Alcoa (AA) vs Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

• Alcoa AA 41.46 ▲ +2.57%
• Albemarle Corporation ALB 95.48 ▼ −2.75%

Alcoa and Albemarle Corporation are both in the Basic Materials sector (Aluminum and Specialty Chemicals). Alcoa and Albemarle Corporation are of similar size ($11.6B and $10.7B). Alcoa trades at the lower P/E: 8.5× against 199×. Albemarle Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.3% against 6.46%. Alcoa has the higher net margin (9.39% vs 0.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.72% vs 1.46%). Both pay a dividend; Albemarle Corporation yields more (1.70% vs 0.96%). Across the 22 metrics below, Alcoa leads on 11 and Albemarle Corporation on 11.