Albemarle (ALB) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Albemarle
ALB
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
10.2%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $40.27M | −$40.27M | 0.12B | 0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $32.14M | −$32.14M | 0.12B | -0.2% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $36.55M | −$36.55M | 0.12B | -0.0% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $30.47M | −$30.47M | 0.12B | 1.1% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $20.12M | −$20.12M | 0.12B | 9.1% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $22.84M | −$22.84M | 0.11B | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $19.68M | −$19.68M | 0.11B | -2.9% | — |
| 2018 | $500.00M | $15.23M | $484.77M | 0.11B | -2.6% | 6.12% |
| 2017 | $250.00M | $19.40M | $230.60M | 0.11B | -0.8% | 1.77% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $17.03M | −$17.03M | 0.11B | 1.5% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $15.19M | −$15.19M | 0.11B | 41.0% | — |
| 2014 | $150.00M | $14.27M | $135.73M | 0.08B | -6.2% | 3.19% |
| 2013 | $582.30M | $10.16M | $572.13M | 0.08B | -6.2% | 11.31% |
| 2012 | $63.58M | $15.21M | $48.36M | 0.09B | -1.8% | 1.15% |
| 2011 | $178.13M | $27.07M | $151.06M | 0.09B | -0.7% | 3.89% |
| 2010 | $14.95M | $15.69M | −$749.00K | 0.09B | 0.1% | 0.29% |
| 2009 | $5.81M | $307.00K | $5.50M | 0.09B | -0.5% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | $168.95M | $18.47M | $150.49M | 0.09B | -4.8% | 8.29% |
| 2007 | $101.21M | $0.00 | $101.21M | 0.10B | 0.1% | 2.66% |
| 2006 | $31.84M | $0.00 | $31.84M | 0.10B | 1.7% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | 12.3% | — |
| 2004 | $827.00K | $0.00 | $827.00K | 0.09B | 0.9% | 0.05% |
| 2003 | $17.59M | $0.00 | $17.59M | 0.08B | -2.3% | 1.42% |
| 2002 | $93.07M | $0.00 | $93.07M | 0.09B | -7.3% | 7.94% |
| 2001 | $7.58M | $0.00 | $7.58M | 0.09B | -0.2% | 0.73% |
| 2000 | $9.80M | $0.00 | $9.80M | 0.09B | -1.9% | — |
| 1999 | $15.50M | $0.00 | $15.50M | 0.10B | -8.9% | — |
| 1998 | $140.60M | $0.00 | $140.60M | 0.10B | -6.2% | — |
| 1997 | $37.50M | $0.00 | $37.50M | 0.11B | -5.7% | — |
| 1996 | $251.50M | $0.00 | $251.50M | 0.12B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $501.94M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Albemarle buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Albemarle (ALB) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Albemarle diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Albemarle's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 10.2% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).