Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
S&P 500 · Materials · data since 1994-02-22 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-1.76%
7d
-4.91%
30d
-22.31%
YTD
-18.39%
1y
+38.28%
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20.6 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 9.6 | -10.3 | -23.3 | -14.9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -2.2 | -8.5 | -6.0 | -18.7 | -4.8 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 25.2 | -4.0 | 21.1 | 32.3 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | -20.6 | 20.1 | -4.1 | -8.7 | 1.9 | -21.8 | -1.9 | -3.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 13.7 | -19.8 |
| 2023 | 29.8 | -9.6 | -12.9 | -16.1 | 4.3 | 15.5 | -4.8 | -6.4 | -14.2 | -25.4 | -4.3 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | -5.6 | -11.3 | 13.1 | -12.8 | 35.0 | -19.6 | 16.9 | 9.7 | -1.2 | 5.8 | -0.7 | -21.9 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | -3.4 | -6.8 | 15.1 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 22.3 | 14.9 | -7.3 | 14.4 | 6.4 | -12.1 |
| 2020 | 9.9 | 2.0 | -30.8 | 9.0 | 24.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 10.4 | -1.5 | 4.4 | 45.9 | 8.8 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 13.1 | -9.8 | -8.4 | -15.7 | 11.8 | 3.6 | -15.4 | 13.2 | -12.6 | 7.6 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | -12.8 | -10.0 | -7.4 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.6 | -2.9 | -19.7 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -6.8 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 3.4 | -4.7 | -4.5 |
| 2016 | -6.0 | 6.8 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 18.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 | -5.0 | 7.3 | -2.3 | 5.1 | -1.6 |
| 2015 | -19.7 | 17.2 | -6.1 | 13.0 | 0.8 | -7.7 | -1.9 | -16.6 | -1.8 | 21.4 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | -14.2 | 3.6 | -7.0 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 6.2 | -3.6 | -2.0 | 9.3 | -6.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | -7.4 |
| 2012 | 24.9 | 3.4 | -3.6 | 2.2 | -7.0 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -6.0 | -3.4 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 18.0 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -3.8 | -23.8 | -20.0 | 31.9 | 2.3 | -5.2 |
| 2010 | -1.8 | 5.0 | 14.1 | 7.1 | -5.7 | -7.5 | 9.8 | -8.1 | 17.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | -0.2 | -13.0 | 13.3 | 23.2 | 5.2 | -9.0 | 16.2 | 8.5 | 7.8 | -8.7 | 6.9 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | -12.1 | 4.7 | -3.4 | 2.4 | 18.9 | -10.0 | -2.5 | 2.1 | -22.1 | -21.0 | -16.5 | 10.3 |
| 2007 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -4.3 | -4.9 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 8.1 | -7.6 | -6.3 |
| 2006 | 14.1 | -3.0 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 8.9 | -0.7 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | -9.3 | 8.2 | -3.9 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -3.7 | 4.5 | -4.7 | 4.3 | -6.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | -1.3 | -4.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 10.5 | -2.7 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 11.1 | -2.5 |
| 2003 | -7.7 | -6.7 | 0.1 | 10.9 | -0.8 | 5.0 | -2.4 | 2.4 | -1.3 | -2.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | -2.3 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | -3.2 | -3.9 | 4.3 | -17.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | -8.3 |
| 2001 | 1.2 | -4.8 | -5.3 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 1.8 | -10.4 | 1.8 | -8.8 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 8.4 |
| 2000 | -5.9 | -16.6 | 38.7 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -9.8 | 25.0 | 0.5 | -18.3 | 14.9 | -4.8 | 12.8 |
| 1999 | -2.4 | 1.9 | -11.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -22.4 | -3.5 | 16.9 | -11.8 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | -7.3 | 10.2 | 4.0 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -8.9 | -12.5 | -12.9 | 12.5 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 30.7 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 4.7 | -8.6 | -1.4 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -3.7 | 3.1 | -4.2 |
| 1996 | -3.9 | 3.4 | 16.5 | 4.5 | -3.7 | -18.7 | -8.2 | -3.7 | 6.7 | -5.8 | 12.4 | 0.4 |
| 1995 | -5.4 | 8.6 | -10.2 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 14.8 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 5.8 |
| 1994 | · | -8.6 | 11.7 | -1.7 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -13.7 | -3.8 | 6.1 | -11.5 | 3.2 |
| Avg | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 | -2.3 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.3% | +1.2% | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.4% | -2.3% | +2.0% | -0.4% | +0.5% | +2.7% | +5.0% | +1.4% |
| Win rate | 41%/32 | 64%/33 | 52%/33 | 73%/33 | 61%/33 | 48%/33 | 47%/32 | 59%/32 | 50%/32 | 59%/32 | 69%/32 | 59%/32 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-83.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±10.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+45.87%
2020-11
Worst month
-30.75%
2020-03
Longest streaks
9▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation supplies the raw ingredients everyone else takes credit for — with price receipts on this site going back to 1994. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1994) would be about $3,494 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +45.87%; its worst, March 2020 at -30.75%.
- It has closed April in the green 24 out of 33 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.