Albemarle (ALB-PA) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB-PA) reported Debt Ratio of 0.12 for Q1 2026, down 40.3% on a YoY basis from 0.21 in Q1 2025, and down 36.27% quarter-over-quarter from 0.2 in Q4 2025.

Albemarle (ALB-PA) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.12 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 40.3% year-over-year to 0.12; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.12 (down 40.3% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.2, down 7.87% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.12, down from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.28 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.12 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.2 across 5 years, with a median of 0.21 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio soared 45.82% — and 2026, when it slumped 40.3%.
  • Albemarle's Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then rose by 9.57% to 0.23 in 2023, then retreated by 7.18% to 0.21 in 2024, then declined by 7.87% to 0.2 in 2025, then sank by 36.27% to 0.12 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.12 (Q1 2026), 0.2 (Q4 2025), and 0.21 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.35
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.32
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.37
10 Albemarle - - 500.97 Mn 0.12

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.12
Dec 31, 2025 0.20
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 0.21
Mar 31, 2025 0.21
Dec 31, 2024 0.21
Sep 30, 2024 0.20
Jun 30, 2024 0.19
Mar 31, 2024 0.19
Dec 31, 2023 0.23
Sep 30, 2023 0.19
Jun 30, 2023 0.18
Mar 31, 2023 0.18
Dec 31, 2022 0.21
Sep 30, 2022 0.24
Jun 30, 2022 0.28
Mar 31, 2022 0.22
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.19
Jun 30, 2021 0.19