Albemarle ALB
Albemarle is the 479th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $11.1 billion. 11 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 8 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 12.9% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- J. Kent Masters
- Sector
- Materials
- Sub-industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Founded
- 1994
- More
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- Market cap
- $11.1B
- 479th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 2.1
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $1.4M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 2
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Albemarle. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
2 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (11) | |
| J. Kent MastersChairman & CEO | |
| Laurie BrlasDirector | |
| Michelle T. CollinsDirector | |
| Ralf Hans CramerDirector | |
| Bartolomeo Eduardo DesallesDirector | |
| Holly Van DeursenDirector | |
| Glenda J. MinorDirector | |
| Diarmuid B. O'ConnellDirector | |
| Gerald A. SteinerDirector | |
| Mark R. WidmarDirectorAlso at First Solar | |
| Alejandro Daniel WolffDirector | |
| Officers (8) | |
| Neal Ravi SheoreyChief Financial OfficerLast filed 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Melissa H. AndersonChief Bus..Transformation OffAlso at Vulcan Materials CompanyLast filed 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Autumn M. GagarinasChief People OfficerLast filed 16 Sep 2026 | |
| Max HoodChief Accounting OfficerLast filed 3 Sep 2026 | |
| Ander C. KrupaGeneral Counsel & SecLast filed 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Cynthia Renee LimaSVP, Ext. Affairs & CommLast filed 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Mark Richard MummertChief Operations OfficerLast filed 16 Sep 2026 | |
| Eric NorrisChief Commercial OfficerLast filed 16 Sep 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Albemarle
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- First Solar FSLR
- Mark R. Widmar: Director here, Chief Executive Officer there
- Vulcan Materials Company VMC
- Melissa H. Anderson: Chief Bus..Transformation Off here, Director there
Albemarle's market cap since December 2008
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $11.1B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $17.7B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $10.4B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $17.0B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $25.4B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $27.4B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $15.9B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $7.6B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $8.2B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $14.1B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $9.7B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $6.3B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $4.8B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $5.2B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $5.4B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $4.6B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $5.1B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $3.4B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $1.8B |
Download Albemarle's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 7,800
As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 7,800 employees, including employees of our consolidated joint ventures, of whom 3,100, or 40%, are employed in the U.S.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $7.4 million of stock in 6 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026Sale | J. Kent MastersChairman & CEO | $3.0M |
| 10 Mar 2026Sale | J. Kent MastersChairman & CEO | $2.0M |
| 20 Feb 2026Sale | Eric NorrisChief Commercial Officer | $942K |
| 13 Feb 2026Sale | Melissa H. AndersonChief Bus..Transformation Off | $1.4M |
| 24 Oct 2025Sale | Ander C. KrupaGeneral Counsel & Sec | $18K |
| 9 Oct 2025Sale | Ander C. KrupaGeneral Counsel & Sec | $11K |
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
6 people disclosed 6 purchases and 9 sales of Albemarle stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 15 May 2026 | John BoozmanSenate, R-AR 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 12 May 2025 | Jefferson ShreveHouse, R-IN 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Jefferson ShreveHouse, R-IN 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 15 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.