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ALB Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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ALB
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ALB Dividend answer
ALB (ALB) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 1.80%, or $1.64 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.79%, from $1.63 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.41 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 18, 2026. Payment date: Jan 4, 2027. Next dividend status: announced at $0.41 per share.
ALB Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next ALB Dividend Date
When ALB next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next ALB dividend
ALB's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest ALB Dividend Dates
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ALB Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
ALB Annual Dividend History
ALB Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.41, event yield 1.33%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 1.02%
- Cohort rank
- #342
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Basic Materials rank
- #22
- 2020 regular DPS
- $1.540
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.620
- Absolute change
- $0.080
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
ALB's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 1.02% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #342 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
ALB Dividend Yield
How ALB's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
ALB's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent ALB dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $0.41 | $0.41 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $1.63 | Jul 21, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 95.06% | Quarterly | $1.62 | May 5, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 1.02% | Quarterly | $1.62 | Feb 26, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $1.62 | Oct 27, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 2.13% | Quarterly | $1.62 | Jul 22, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
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| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 2.67% | Quarterly | $1.62 | May 6, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 2.15% | Quarterly | $1.62 | Feb 27, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 1.62% | Quarterly | $1.61 | Oct 28, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $1.61 | Jul 16, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.55% | Quarterly | $1.60 | May 7, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $1.60 | Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $1.60 | Oct 23, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 86.23% | Quarterly | $1.60 | Jul 18, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 68.86% | Quarterly | $1.59 | May 2, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 | Jul 3, 2023 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 73.85% | Quarterly | $1.59 | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 17, 2023 | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $0.395 | $0.395 | 65.70% | Quarterly | $1.58 | Oct 24, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | $0.395 | $0.395 | 54.93% | Quarterly | $1.58 | Jul 18, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.395 | $0.395 | 64.94% | Quarterly | $1.57 | May 3, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | $0.395 | $0.395 | 79.70% | Quarterly | $1.57 | Feb 24, 2022 | Mar 18, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $0.39 | $0.39 | 67.56% | Quarterly | $1.56 | Oct 25, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | $0.39 | $0.39 | 67.24% | Quarterly | $1.56 | Jul 20, 2021 | Sep 17, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.39 | $0.39 | 92.38% | Quarterly | $1.55 | May 4, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | $0.39 | $0.39 | 95.80% | Quarterly | $1.55 | Feb 25, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | $0.385 | $0.385 | 1.09% | Quarterly | $1.54 | Oct 27, 2020 | Dec 11, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | $0.385 | $0.385 | 1.52% | Quarterly | $1.52 | Jul 14, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | $0.385 | $0.385 | 2.02% | Quarterly | $1.51 | May 5, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | $0.385 | $0.385 | 2.30% | Quarterly | $1.49 | Feb 28, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $0.3675 | $0.3675 | 2.16% | Quarterly | $1.47 | Oct 29, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Jan 2, 2020 |
| Sep 12, 2019 | $0.3675 | $0.3675 | 2.07% | Quarterly | $1.44 | Jul 24, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | $0.3675 | $0.3675 | 1.93% | Quarterly | $1.41 | May 8, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.3675 | $0.3675 | 1.62% | Quarterly | $1.37 | Feb 26, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.335 | $0.335 | 1.52% | Quarterly | $1.34 | Oct 30, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $0.335 | $0.335 | 1.32% | Quarterly | $1.33 | Jul 26, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.335 | $0.335 | 1.40% | Quarterly | $1.31 | May 8, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jul 2, 2018 |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $0.335 | $0.335 | 1.29% | Quarterly | $1.30 | Feb 23, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 1.00% | Quarterly | $1.28 | Nov 6, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 1.00% | Quarterly | $1.27 | Jul 10, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 1.11% | Quarterly | — | May 12, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 3, 2017 |
| Mar 13, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 1.18% | Quarterly | — | Feb 23, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Dec 13, 2016 | $0.305 | $0.305 | 1.34% | Quarterly | — | Nov 3, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | Jan 2, 2017 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.305 | $0.305 | 1.58% | Quarterly | — | Jul 11, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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ALB Dividends FAQ
Does ALB pay a dividend?
ALB (ALB) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.41 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is ALB's dividend yield?
ALB's trailing dividend yield is 1.79%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is ALB's next dividend?
ALB's next announced dividend is $0.41 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 18, 2026 and payment date of Jan 4, 2027.
When is ALB's ex-dividend date?
ALB's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 18, 2026.
How has ALB's dividend changed?
ALB's one-year dividend growth is 0.31% based on comparable covered dividend history.