Growth Metrics

Albemarle (ALB) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of $541.0 million for Q1 2026, up 519.16% year-on-year from $87.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 406.25% on a QoQ basis from -$176.6 million in Q4 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at $541.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 519.16% year-over-year to $541.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $524.0 million (up 142.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$146.0 million, up 90.79% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at $541.0 million, up from -$176.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $541.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$848.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$317.1 million (2024), against an average of -$306.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities plunged 474.78%; it then jumped 519.16% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$640.8 million in 2022, then sank by 32.49% to -$848.9 million in 2023, then soared by 61.3% to -$328.5 million in 2024, then soared by 46.23% to -$176.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 406.25% to $541.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at $541.0 million (Q1 2026), -$176.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$153.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 540.96 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 540.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 540.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -176.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -176.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -152.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -152.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 312.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 312.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -129.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -129.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -328.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -328.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -317.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -317.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -459.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -459.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -480.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -480.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -848.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -848.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -662.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -662.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -513.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -513.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -539.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -539.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -640.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -640.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -313.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -313.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -271.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -271.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -228.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -228.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -307.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -307.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -256.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -256.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 72.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 72.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -174.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -174.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -220.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -220.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -202.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -202.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -205.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -205.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -234.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -234.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -192.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -192.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -199.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -199.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -207.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -207.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -227.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -227.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -201.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -201.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 258.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 258.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -132.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -132.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -133.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -133.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -95.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -95.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -48.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -48.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -80.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -80.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 2.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 -41.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -41.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -38.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -38.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 168.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 168.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -60.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -60.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 51.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 51.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -58.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -58.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -2.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -67.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -67.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 67.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 67.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -24.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -24.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -21.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -21.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -23.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -23.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -31.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -31.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -48.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -48.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -54.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -54.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -56.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -56.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -104.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -104.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -84.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -84.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -56.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -56.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -65.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -65.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -64.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -64.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -41.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -41.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -41.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -41.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -31.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -14.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -14.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -17.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -17.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -27.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -27.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -19.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -19.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -28.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -28.39 Mn