Albemarle (ALB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

J. Kent Masters, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15.5M in 2025, up 8% from $14.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 216:1, on median employee pay of $71,667.

Filed
March 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$15.5M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
216:1median $71,667
CEO pay in equity
67%$10.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
69%of votes cast
Operating cash flow increase
86%Reached $1.3 billion in 2025
Cost improvements delivered
$450MExceeded initial targets
CEO target AIP bonus
150%Of annual base salary

How Jr. was paid

$15.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards51%Option awards16%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
J. Kent Masters, Jr.Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$15,513,654
Neal R. SheoreyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,125,939
Melissa H. AndersonExecutive Vice President, Chief Business Transformation Officer$3,228,404
Mark R. MummertExecutive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer$2,477,454
Eric W. NorrisExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$4,212,206
Netha N. Johnson, Jr.Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer$5,312,779

What changed and why

  • $15.5MCEO total compensation increased to $15,513,654 in 2025 from $14,368,498 in 2024.
  • $1.3BOperating cash flow increased by 86% year-over-year to reach $1.3 billion in 2025.
  • $450MCost and productivity improvements totaled approximately $450 million, exceeding initial targets.
  • 69%Following a 69% say-on-pay vote support last year, the committee engaged investors and enhanced programs.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.