ALB vs AMAT Stock Comparison

Scores Breakdown

Metric	ALB	AMAT
📈 Growth	27/30	28/30
💰 Profitability	15/20	18/20
🏦 Financial Health	18/20	19/20
💵 Valuation	14/20	12/20
⚠️ Risk (lower is better)	7/10	8/10
Overall Score	77/100	79/100

Side-by-Side Summaries

ALB Analysis	AMAT Analysis
📈 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	📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Eight quarters from 2024 Q4 to 2026 Q3 show revenue rising from about $7.04B to about $9.12B, a roughly 29% gain. Net income grew from about $1.73B to about $2.54B, though 2025 Q1 dipped to around $1.19B before rebounding. Gross margin expanded from about 47% to about 50%, and operating margin advanced into the low 30s by 2026. The trajectory reflects sustained top-line growth and improving profitability. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross margin improved from roughly 47% to around 50%. Operating margin rose to the low-to-mid 30s in the latest quarter. Net cash flow from operating activities remained positive through the period, peaking around roughly $3.04B in 2026 Q3, while investing and financing cash flows were routinely negative, yielding a modest quarterly net cash flow. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Assets near $43.5B in 2026 Q3 with Equity ~$25.6B and Liabilities ~$17.9B; Current assets ~$25.1B vs Current liabilities ~$10.36B; Current ratio ~2.4. Noncurrent liabilities around $7.54B; liquidity remains solid and balance sheet is asset-light with conservative leverage. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: AI/data-center equipment demand; ongoing semiconductor capex cycle. Risks: cyclicality of semiconductor equipment, valuation sensitivity to earnings trajectory.

ALB Analysis

AMAT Analysis

📈 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

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Eight quarters from 2024 Q4 to 2026 Q3 show revenue rising from about $7.04B to about $9.12B, a roughly 29% gain. Net income grew from about $1.73B to about $2.54B, though 2025 Q1 dipped to around $1.19B before rebounding. Gross margin expanded from about 47% to about 50%, and operating margin advanced into the low 30s by 2026. The trajectory reflects sustained top-line growth and improving profitability.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross margin improved from roughly 47% to around 50%.
Operating margin rose to the low-to-mid 30s in the latest quarter.
Net cash flow from operating activities remained positive through the period, peaking around roughly $3.04B in 2026 Q3, while investing and financing cash flows were routinely negative, yielding a modest quarterly net cash flow.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Assets near $43.5B in 2026 Q3 with Equity ~$25.6B and Liabilities ~$17.9B; Current assets ~$25.1B vs Current liabilities ~$10.36B; Current ratio ~2.4. Noncurrent liabilities around $7.54B; liquidity remains solid and balance sheet is asset-light with conservative leverage.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: AI/data-center equipment demand; ongoing semiconductor capex cycle.
Risks: cyclicality of semiconductor equipment, valuation sensitivity to earnings trajectory.

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