ALBEMARLE CORPORATION vs Westlake Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ALB and WLK diverge most: on revenue growth, ALB reads +19.1% and WLK reads -4.0%; on net margin, ALB reads 3.8% and WLK reads -10.9%. 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). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ALB | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $117.57 | $70.75 |
| Market cap | $13.9B | $9.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +14.2% | — |
| P/E | 452.2 | — |
| P/B | 1.32 | 0.99 |
| P/S | 2.35 | 0.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.9 | 24.2 |
| Revenue growth | +19.1% | -4.0% |
| Gross margin | 33.9% | 19.9% |
| Operating margin | 26.0% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | -10.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| FCF yield | 9.7% | -2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 3.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.19 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 2.09 | 2.45 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.08 | 2.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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