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

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

Albemarle (ALB) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $541.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 519.16% year-over-year to $541.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $524.0 million (up 142.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$146.0 million, up 90.79% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was $541.0 million for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$306.4 million and a median of -$317.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities sank 474.78% — and 2026, when it jumped 519.16%.
  • Albemarle's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$640.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 32.49% to -$848.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 61.3% to -$328.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 46.23% to -$176.6 million in 2025, then surged by 406.25% to $541.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Cash from Investing Activities at $541.0 million in Q1 2026, -$176.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$153.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 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 23.00 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 540.96 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