Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 12.34.
Forward PE Ratio (12.34) = Close Price ($143.25) / Consensus Forward EPS ($11.61)
FORWARD PE RATIO
12.34
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
19.59
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-37.02%
vs the sector median at left
Albemarle Corporation
Market Cap
$16.89B
Forward PE Ratio
12.34
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Corporation (ALB) | $16.89B | 12.34 |
| CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX)vs › | $16.12B | 13.11 |
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD)vs › | $18.68B | N/A |
| Carlisle Companies Incorporated (CSL)vs › | $14.88B | 17.48 |
| Masco Corporation (MAS)vs › | $14.45B | 16.18 |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS)vs › | $19.80B | 16.82 |
| RPM International Inc. (RPM)vs › | $13.88B | 19.74 |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF)vs › | $19.92B | 8.48 |
| Alcoa Corporation (AA)vs › | $13.68B | 7.89 |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)vs › | $21.52B | 24.60 |
Trailing P/E
N/A
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
12.3
consensus next-FY EPS
At today's $143.25 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts |
|---|
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| Implied P/E |
|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $11.61 | $10.25 – $14.18 | 10 | 12.3x |
| 2027-12-31 | $10.26 | $6.90 – $13.71 | 10 | 14.0x |
| 2028-12-31 | $11.35 | $6.30 – $16.09 | 3 | 12.6x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
