ALBEMARLE CORPORATION vs CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ALB and CF diverge most: on p/e, ALB reads 389.2 and CF reads 8.3; on return on equity, ALB reads 2.1% and CF reads 28.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ALB's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What CF's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ALB | CF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $101.19 | $111.52 |
| Market cap | $11.9B | $17.2B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +12.1% | — |
| P/E | 389.2 | 8.3 |
| P/B | 1.13 | 1.92 |
| P/S | 2.02 | 2.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.6 | 4.8 |
| Revenue growth | +19.1% | +20.2% |
| Gross margin | 33.9% | 51.5% |
| Operating margin | 26.0% | 50.5% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 32.3% |
| Return on equity | 2.1% | 28.0% |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | 16.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.6% | 20.8% |
| FCF yield | 11.2% | 11.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.18 | 0.36 |
| Current ratio | 2.09 | 4.86 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.08 | 7.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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