ALB Stock — Albemarle Corp.

Albemarle Corp. (ALB)

ALB is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.19%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 3192.6% over the past 32.5 years, 402.7 points ahead of SPY at 2789.9%.

At the current 1.19% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $119 per year, or $9.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Albemarle Corporation is a specialty chemicals company that provides energy storage solutions, particularly lithium compounds for batteries in electric vehicles and consumer electronics, along with bromine-based products, lithium specialties, and catalyst technologies serving automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets. The company pays a modest quarterly dividend. Albemarle appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the energy transition and specialty chemicals sectors.

ALB performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 3192.6% over the past 32.5 years, 402.7 points ahead of SPY at 2789.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 47.4%.

ALB key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

77 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.92%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/22/1994

Distribution rate

1.19%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.18%

5-year average yield

1.18

Last close

$137.36

Market cap

$15,872,859,136

Average volume

1445917.0

Last dividend

$0.4100

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

1.317

Payout ratio

0.2717

P/E ratio

498.1852

Forward P/E

17.8891

EPS

$0.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.19%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.18%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ALB risks and drawbacks

ALB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 47.4%.

Who may consider ALB — and who may not

ALB may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ALB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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