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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected1M Return
  • ALBAlbemarle Corp+ 21.19%
  • ECLEcolab Inc+ 0.96%

    Partial Period · Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

ALB+ 21.2%ECL+ 1.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricALBECL
Return
Last Price126.28279.28
Daily Change− 4.45%+ 0.11%
Period ReturnPast Month
+ 21.19%
+ 0.96%Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026
Valuation
Market Cap$14.9 B$78.6 B
P/E Ratio94.9837.49
Dividend Yield1.24%1.13%
Net MarginTrailing 12M3.8%12.6%
Risk
Beta1.330.88
52-Week Range71.25 — $221.00243.15 — $309.27

Company

  • ALBMaterials · Chemicals
  • ECLMaterials · Chemicals

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