What is ALB's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 23.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Albemarle Corporation (ALB) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

ALB's EV/EBITDA of 14.7x is lower than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

ALB year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	36.3×	99%
Dec 30, 2024	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 25, 2023	8.3×	17%
Dec 26, 2022	14.6×	46%
Dec 27, 2021	23.9×	82%
Dec 28, 2020	24.9×	99%
Dec 30, 2019	10.1×	31%
Dec 31, 2018	8.4×	1%
Dec 25, 2017	21.7×	79%
Dec 26, 2016	14.7×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

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ECLEcolab	23.0×	58%
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances	16.8×	27%
PPGPPG Industries	Unavailable	Unranked
SHWSherwin-Williams	19.5×	46%

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What is ALB's current EV/EBITDA?: ALB's EV/EBITDA of 14.7x is lower than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is ALB's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 23.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.