Albemarle Corporation (ALB): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Albemarle Corporation, an S&P 500 component in the Materials sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $117.70 |
| Sector (GICS) | Materials |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | -16.66% |
| Total return over period | -41.94% |
| Annualized volatility | 58.18% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.35 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.50 |
| Max drawdown | -74.95% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -8.04% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.45 |
| Period range | $49.76 – $215.07 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Albemarle Corporation (ALB) has posted an annualized return of -16.66% with annual volatility of 58.18%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -74.95%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.45, which means it moves moderately in step with the index.
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