Albemarle (ALB-PA) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle posted quarterly Gross Margin of 35.06% for Q1 2026, up 2055.0% year-on-year from 1.63% in Q1 2025, and up 152.97% on a QoQ basis from 13.86% in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB-PA) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 35.06% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 2055.0% year-over-year to 35.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.44% (up 1491.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.0%, up 1184.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 35.06%, up from 13.86% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 49.9% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 29.88% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 14.51% (2025), against an average of 17.98%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin sank 6809 bps; it then jumped 4110 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 38.2% in 2022, then slumped by 178 bps to 29.88% in 2023, then soared by 138 bps to 11.22% in 2024, then rose by 24 bps to 13.86% in 2025, then soared by 153 bps to 35.06% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.06% (Q1 2026), 13.86% (Q4 2025), and 8.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 48.49% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 44.24% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 49.07% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 44.03% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 31.13% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 42.11% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 9.74% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 35.81% |
| 10 | Albemarle | - | - | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 49.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 32.10% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 31.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.19% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 34.02% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 30.54% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 32.76% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 34.10% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 35.22% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 36.82% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 34.07% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 34.76% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 36.07% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 36.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 37.12% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 35.41% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 36.52% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 36.89% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 35.31% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 34.59% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 36.54% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 37.07% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 36.90% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 32.90% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 31.60% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.52% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 27.64% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 27.14% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 31.98% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 34.29% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 32.61% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 39.60% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 35.46% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 33.23% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 33.40% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 27.92% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 32.93% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 36.40% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 35.26% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 29.24% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 36.02% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 34.01% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 33.79% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 32.47% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 33.64% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 31.76% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 28.34% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 26.77% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 26.02% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 24.66% |