Albemarle (XSWX:ALB) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio: N/A (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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XSWX:ALB Albemarle Corp XSWX:ALB
75 GF Score
Price CHF102.94
GF Value CHF69.22
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What is Albemarle 1-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past year. As of today (2026-07-14), Albemarle's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio is Not available.

Albemarle  (XSWX:ALB) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average monthly excess return divided by its standard deviation over the past year. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.

Albemarle 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Related Terms

XSWX:ALB vs RPM, LYB, SOLS: 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Sharpe 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 1-Year Sharpe Ratio vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Albemarle's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio falls into.


XSWX:ALB
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Albemarle 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the one-year returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over one year.

Is Albemarle (XSWX:ALB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Albemarle stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF102.94 is trading 48.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF69.22.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:ALB:

  • 1-Year Sharpe Ratio: N/A
  • GF Value™: CHF69.22 vs. price of CHF102.94 (48.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:ALB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Albemarle Business Description

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.
75GF Score

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