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ALB (Albemarle) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.11 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-26), Albemarle's current share price is $60.38. Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $54.46. Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.11.

The historical rank and industry rank for Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ALB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 4.16   Max: 8.46
Current: 1.11

During the past years, Albemarle's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.46. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 4.16.

ALB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
65.17% of 1226 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs ALB: 1.11

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Albemarle's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $66.239. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $54.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Albemarle Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.00 6.78 5.44 3.08 1.62

Albemarle Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.68 1.89 1.82 1.62 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=60.38/54.46
=1.11

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Albemarle's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=66.239/134.9266*134.9266
=66.239

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Albemarle Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 28.336 100.684 37.973
201509 28.025 100.392 37.666
201512 29.000 99.792 39.210
201603 31.526 100.470 42.338
201606 28.086 101.688 37.266
201609 29.334 101.861 38.856
201612 33.727 101.863 44.675
201703 32.845 102.862 43.084
201706 34.068 103.349 44.477
201709 35.285 104.136 45.718
201712 33.240 104.011 43.120
201803 34.312 105.290 43.970
201806 34.061 106.317 43.227
201809 33.232 106.507 42.100
201812 33.947 105.998 43.212
201903 34.660 107.251 43.604
201906 35.866 108.070 44.779
201909 36.183 108.329 45.067
201912 37.083 108.420 46.149
202003 36.475 108.902 45.192
202006 37.846 108.767 46.948
202009 38.747 109.815 47.607
202012 39.949 109.897 49.048
202103 49.233 111.754 59.441
202106 52.722 114.631 62.056
202109 48.678 115.734 56.750
202112 48.073 117.630 55.142
202203 49.752 121.301 55.341
202206 51.957 125.017 56.076
202209 57.473 125.227 61.925
202212 68.130 125.222 73.410
202303 78.541 127.348 83.215
202306 83.648 128.729 87.675
202309 84.342 129.860 87.633
202312 80.202 129.419 83.615
202403 79.109 131.776 81.000
202406 76.471 132.554 77.840
202409 68.110 133.029 69.082
202412 65.723 133.157 66.596
202503 66.239 134.927 66.239

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Albemarle  (NYSE:ALB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Albemarle Business Description

Industry
Address
4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
Executives
J Kent Masters director ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Netha N. Johnson officer: President, Bromine Specialties 3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii officer: VP, Controller & CAO 4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kristin M Coleman officer: EVP, General Counsel 140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey officer: Chief Financial Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons officer: President - Ketjen 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris officer: President, Lithium 1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Sean B. O'hollaren officer: Chief External Affairs Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier officer: EVP & CFO ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford officer: President, Catalysts 4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer director MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Kissam Luther C Iv director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209