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Albemarle (MIC:ALB-RM) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -2.30% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Albemarle 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Albemarle's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.30%.

MIC:ALB-RM's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
52.81% of 977 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: -1.9 vs MIC:ALB-RM: -2.30

Competitive Comparison of Albemarle's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Albemarle's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Albemarle 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Albemarle (MIC:ALB-RM) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Albemarle Business Description

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Address
4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
Website
https://www.albemarle.com
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.

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