Albemarle (ALB) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Capital Expenditures of $98.7 million for Q1 2026, down 36.5% on a QoQ basis from $155.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 45.97% year-over-year from $182.6 million in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $98.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 45.97% year-over-year to $98.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $505.9 million (down 60.48% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $589.8 million, down 64.9% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $98.7 million for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, down from $155.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $689.3 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $98.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $340.3 million and a median of $313.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures surged 85.92% — and 2025, when it tumbled 73.51%.
  • Albemarle's Capital Expenditures stood at $445.7 million in 2022, then surged by 54.66% to $689.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 50.27% to $342.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 54.67% to $155.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 36.5% to $98.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Capital Expenditures at $98.7 million in Q1 2026, $155.4 million in Q4 2025, and $132.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 97.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 98.68 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 98.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 98.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 155.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 155.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 132.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 132.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 119.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 119.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 182.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 182.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 342.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 342.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 303.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 303.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 451.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 451.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 583.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 583.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 689.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 689.35 Mn