Seasonality
ALB seasonality — Albemarle Corporation
Over the last 11 years, ALB's strongest month on average has been November (+10.4%) and its weakest March (-6.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.19% | +6.18% | 60% | +29.8% | -20.6% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.67% | -0.70% | 50% | +20.1% | -11.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -6.26% | -6.78% | 30% | +12.9% | -31.1% | 10 |
| Apr | -2.34% | -2.67% | 50% | +15.1% | -18.7% | 10 |
| May | +3.52% | +0.62% | 50% | +35.0% | -15.7% | 10 |
| Jun | -3.08% | +0.86% | 60% | +15.3% | -23.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.78% | +5.21% | 60% | +22.3% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Aug | +5.12% | +5.54% | 70% | +25.2% | -15.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.20% | -1.61% | 40% | +17.2% | -21.6% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.34% | +1.69% | 60% | +21.1% | -25.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +10.37% | +6.40% | 56% | +45.9% | -4.7% | 9 |
| Dec | -3.29% | -3.36% | 40% | +19.1% | -22.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ALB
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -10.3 | -23.5 | -12.9 | 14.7 | -21.6 | -14.0 | 9.1 | -29.8% | |
| 2025 | -2.2 | -8.5 | -6.5 | -18.7 | -4.8 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 25.2 | -4.5 | 21.1 | 32.3 | 8.8 | +64.3% |
| 2024 | -20.6 | 20.1 | -4.4 | -8.7 | 1.9 | -22.1 | -1.9 | -3.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 13.7 | -20.1 | -40.4% |
| 2023 | 29.8 | -9.6 | -13.1 | -16.1 | 4.3 | 15.3 | -4.8 | -6.4 | -14.4 | -25.4 | -4.3 | 19.1 | -33.4% |
| 2022 | -5.6 | -11.3 | 12.9 | -12.8 | 35.0 | -19.8 | 16.9 | 9.7 | -1.3 | 5.8 | -0.7 | -22.0 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3 | -3.4 | -7.1 | 15.1 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 22.3 | 14.9 | -7.5 | 14.4 | 6.4 | -12.3 | +58.5% |
| 2020 | 9.9 | 2.0 | -31.1 | 9.0 | 24.6 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 10.4 | -1.9 | 4.4 | 45.9 | 8.5 | +102.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 13.1 | -10.2 | -8.4 | -15.7 | 11.2 | 3.6 | -15.4 | 12.6 | -12.6 | 7.6 | 11.7 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | -12.8 | -10.0 | -7.7 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.6 | -2.9 | -20.0 | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -7.1 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 17.2 | 3.4 | -4.7 | -4.8 | +48.6% |
| 2016 | -1.9 |