Albemarle (ALB-PA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Albemarle (ALB-PA) reported Operating Expenses of $149.3 million for Q2 2025, down 69.02% on a YoY basis from $482.0 million in Q2 2024, and up 9.38% quarter-over-quarter from $136.5 million in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB-PA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $149.3 million in Q2 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2025, Operating Expenses fell 69.02% year-over-year to $149.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $149.3 million (down 91.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $609.1 million, down 66.88% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2025 stood at $149.3 million, up from $136.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.0 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at $107.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $234.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $151.1 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses jumped 415.42% — and 2025, when it tumbled 69.02%.
  • Albemarle's Operating Expenses stood at $135.4 million in 2021, then increased by 24.28% to $168.3 million in 2022, then increased by 28.93% to $217.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 38.34% to $133.8 million in 2024, then increased by 11.61% to $149.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $149.3 million (Q2 2025), $136.5 million (Q1 2025), and $133.8 million (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
10 Albemarle - - 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2025 149.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 136.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 133.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 482.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 218.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 217.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 194.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 418.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 174.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 168.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 152.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 146.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 128.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 135.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 116.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 135.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 107.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 140.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 109.62 Mn