Albemarle vs Dow
ALB and DOW side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ALB and DOW compare
Dow is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Albemarle ($25.1B against $10.7B).
Albemarle grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.3% versus −1.2% for Dow).
Both pay dividends: Albemarle yields 1.8% and Dow 4.0%.
Albemarle scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 6 for Dow), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ALB | DOW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.7B | $25.1B |
| Share price | $91.00 | $34.70 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.0% | 39.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.6% | −40.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.68 | 0.70 |
| Employees | 7,800 | 35K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 337× | – |
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6× (better) | 15.3× |
| P/FCF | 8.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 12.5% | – |
| Fair value | $117.07 | $27.77 |
| Margin of safety | 22.3% (better) | −25.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.3% (better) | −1.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.4% (better) | 0.73% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.8% (better) | 9.9% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | – |
| Net margin | 3.8% | – |
| FCF margin | 22.7% | – |
| Return on equity | 2.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 1.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.18 (better) | 1.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.27 (better) | 5.26 |
| Current ratio | 2.09 (better) | 1.75 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.24 (better) | 1.56 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | 4.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 85.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.8% | 4.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.3% | 78.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.35% | 0.28% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.4M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.0% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- ALB stock overview
- ALB income statement
- ALB valuation and score
- DOW stock overview
- DOW income statement
- DOW valuation and score
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