Albemarle (ALB-PA) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Albemarle (ALB-PA) reported Research & Development of $12.4 million for Q2 2025, down 40.09% on a YoY basis from $20.8 million in Q2 2024, and down 11.74% quarter-over-quarter from $14.1 million in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB-PA) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $12.4 million in Q2 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2025, Research & Development fell 40.09% year-over-year to $12.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2025 stood at $69.0 million (down 21.76% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $51.4 million, down 40.73% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2025 stood at $12.4 million, down from $14.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $23.5 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $12.1 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $18.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $19.2 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 66.22% — and 2025, when it slumped 40.09%.
  • Albemarle's Research & Development stood at $12.1 million in 2021, then jumped by 66.22% to $20.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.9% to $22.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 12.01% to $20.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 37.85% to $12.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $12.4 million (Q2 2025), $14.1 million (Q1 2025), and $20.0 million (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
10 Albemarle - - 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2025 12.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 20.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 21.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 21.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 18.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 16.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 14.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 15.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 13.53 Mn