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Albemarle stock buybacks

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—No share repurchases in the company’s standard SEC financial data for the last twelve months.

Albemarle’s filings haven’t reported share repurchases in standard form since Q4 2019.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$1$1Q3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20$0
Q4 '20$0
Q1 '21$0
Q2 '21$0
Q3 '21$0
Q4 '21$0
Q1 '22$0
Q2 '22$0
Q3 '22$0
Q4 '22$0
Q1 '23$0
Q2 '23$0
Q3 '23$0
Q4 '23$0
Q1 '24$0
Q2 '24$0
Q3 '24$0
Q4 '24$0
Q1 '25$0
Q2 '25$0
Q3 '25$0
Q4 '25$0
Q1 '26$0
Q2 '26$0
Diluted shares outstanding
108.2M121.5M134.9MQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20106.9M
Q4 '20107.3M
Q1 '21113.3M
Q2 '21117.4M
Q3 '21117.0M
Q4 '21118.4M
Q1 '22117.7M
Q2 '22117.7M
Q3 '22117.9M
Q4 '22117.9M
Q1 '23117.8M
Q2 '23117.8M
Q3 '23117.8M
Q4 '23117.7M
Q1 '24117.5M
Q2 '24117.5M
Q3 '24117.5M
Q4 '24117.5M
Q1 '25117.6M
Q2 '25117.7M
Q3 '25117.7M
Q4 '25117.7M
Q1 '26118.6M
Q2 '26136.2M
$0last quarter (Q2 2026)
−$38Mnet of stock compensation ($38M)
+15.8%diluted shares, 1 year
+10.2%diluted shares, 5 years
$191Mdividends, 12 months
0%of free cash flow ($1.3B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
118.0Mshares outstanding (Jul 29, 2026)

Albemarle Corporation’s recent filings don’t report repurchases in the standard XBRL fields we read. That usually means it didn’t buy back stock, but some companies report buybacks only in custom fields. Check its latest 10-Q to be sure.

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2020$0$162M$23M−$52M106.8M10-K
2019$0$152M$20M−$132M106.3M10-K
2018$500M$145M$15M−$154M109.5M10-K
2017$250M$141M$19M−$14M112.4M10-K
2016$0$135M$17M$539M113.2M10-K
2015$0$119M$15M$133M111.6M10-K
2014$150M$84M$14M$382M79.1M10-K
2013$582M$78M$10M$278M84.3M10-K
2012$64M$69M$15M$208M89.9M10-K
2011$178M$58M$27M$297M91.5M10-K

Questions

Does Albemarle Corporation buy back its stock?
Albemarle’s filings haven’t reported share repurchases in standard form since Q4 2019.
How much did Albemarle Corporation spend on buybacks in fiscal 2020?
$0, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2020.
Is Albemarle Corporation's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed +10.2% over five fiscal years and +15.8% over the last year.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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