ADM vs ALB Stock Comparison

Scores Breakdown

Metric	ADM	ALB
📈 Growth	26/30	27/30
💰 Profitability	16/20	15/20
🏦 Financial Health	18/20	18/20
💵 Valuation	14/20	14/20
⚠️ Risk (lower is better)	7/10	7/10
Overall Score	77/100	77/100

Side-by-Side Summaries

ADM Analysis	ALB Analysis
📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over the 8 quarters, Revenues progressed from about $21.50B (2024 Q4) to $22.68B (2026 Q2), with a mid-period trough in 2025 Q4 near $18.56B. Net income rose from about $0.42B to roughly $0.91B by 2026 Q2, though 2025 saw a dip before the rebound. The 8-quarter trend shows growth, albeit choppy, culminating in a clear earnings acceleration on a year-over-year basis. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross margin expanded from the mid single digits (roughly 6.4%–7%) to around 9% in 2026 Q1 and roughly 8.5% in 2026 Q2, signaling better product mix and leverage. Operating margin ran in the low-to-mid single digits, reflecting ongoing efficiency gains amid revenue volatility. Operating cash flow remained positive for most quarters; 2026 Q1 shows strong cash from operations, while 2026 Q2 recorded a net cash outflow driven by investing/financing activities. Investing cash flow remained negative as capex/activity persisted. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Assets of about $52–53B supported by equity around $22–23B and liabilities of roughly $29–30B, yielding solid leverage metrics. Current assets > current liabilities in most periods, with a healthy liquidity cushion and modest long-term debt (~$7.6B). ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Demand in food/agri value chain; favorable margin trajectory from mix improvement and cost discipline. Risks: Commodity/price cycles and cyclicality; potential valuation sensitivity to commodity and macro shifts.	📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Across eight quarters, ALBEMARLE shows modest revenue growth from about $1.43B in 2024-Q2 to $1.74B in 2026-Q2, a gain of ~22%. Net income evolved from a loss of about -$176.6M to a positive $499.2M in 2026-Q2, with a mid-2025 dip, then a clear recovery into 2026. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross margin expanded from a negative figure in 2024-Q2 to roughly 35% in 2025-Q1 and remained around the high 30% into 2026. Operating leverage benefited from higher margin production in later quarters. Net cash flow from operating activities, continuing, stayed strong, with $709.997M in 2026-Q2 and positive quarterly cash generation overall. Free cash flow was primarily consumed by investing activities, which were negative but the company still reported a positive overall cash flow in 2026-Q2. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Total assets of about $15.9B and equity of ~$10.5B support a solid balance sheet. Current assets of roughly $3.9B and current liabilities of $1.89B yield a healthy current ratio around 2.1x. Long-term debt remains moderate at about $1.88B, keeping balance-sheet risk contained. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Lithium/alloy battery demand; EV and energy-storage deployment Risks: commodity-price cyclicality; execution/valuation sensitivity to macro conditions

ADM Analysis

ALB Analysis

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over the 8 quarters, Revenues progressed from about $21.50B (2024 Q4) to $22.68B (2026 Q2), with a mid-period trough in 2025 Q4 near $18.56B. Net income rose from about $0.42B to roughly $0.91B by 2026 Q2, though 2025 saw a dip before the rebound. The 8-quarter trend shows growth, albeit choppy, culminating in a clear earnings acceleration on a year-over-year basis.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross margin expanded from the mid single digits (roughly 6.4%–7%) to around 9% in 2026 Q1 and roughly 8.5% in 2026 Q2, signaling better product mix and leverage.
Operating margin ran in the low-to-mid single digits, reflecting ongoing efficiency gains amid revenue volatility.
Operating cash flow remained positive for most quarters; 2026 Q1 shows strong cash from operations, while 2026 Q2 recorded a net cash outflow driven by investing/financing activities. Investing cash flow remained negative as capex/activity persisted.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Assets of about $52–53B supported by equity around $22–23B and liabilities of roughly $29–30B, yielding solid leverage metrics. Current assets > current liabilities in most periods, with a healthy liquidity cushion and modest long-term debt (~$7.6B).

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Demand in food/agri value chain; favorable margin trajectory from mix improvement and cost discipline.
Risks: Commodity/price cycles and cyclicality; potential valuation sensitivity to commodity and macro shifts.

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Across eight quarters, ALBEMARLE shows modest revenue growth from about $1.43B in 2024-Q2 to $1.74B in 2026-Q2, a gain of ~22%. Net income evolved from a loss of about -$176.6M to a positive $499.2M in 2026-Q2, with a mid-2025 dip, then a clear recovery into 2026.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross margin expanded from a negative figure in 2024-Q2 to roughly 35% in 2025-Q1 and remained around the high 30% into 2026. Operating leverage benefited from higher margin production in later quarters. Net cash flow from operating activities, continuing, stayed strong, with $709.997M in 2026-Q2 and positive quarterly cash generation overall. Free cash flow was primarily consumed by investing activities, which were negative but the company still reported a positive overall cash flow in 2026-Q2.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total assets of about $15.9B and equity of ~$10.5B support a solid balance sheet. Current assets of roughly $3.9B and current liabilities of $1.89B yield a healthy current ratio around 2.1x. Long-term debt remains moderate at about $1.88B, keeping balance-sheet risk contained.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Lithium/alloy battery demand; EV and energy-storage deployment
Risks: commodity-price cyclicality; execution/valuation sensitivity to macro conditions

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