Albemarle (ALB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's Debt Ratio came in at 0.12 for Q2 2026, down 43.7% from 0.21 a year earlier and down 5.1% from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Albemarle's Debt Ratio was 0.20, down 7.9% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.21 in FY2024 (-7.2%), 0.23 in FY2023 (+9.6%), 0.21 in FY2022 (-4.6%) and 0.22 in FY2021 (-36.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 45.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 46.1%).
- Business Quant data shows ALB's Debt Ratio at 0.12 (Q1 2026), 0.20 (Q4 2025) and 0.21 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 152.17 Bn | 130.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.33 |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 136.50 Bn | 97.00 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 121.22 Bn | 89.23 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 0.09 |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 92.90 Bn | 76.94 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.16 |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 88.76 Bn | 78.39 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 0.01 |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 66.12 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.09 |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.75 Bn | 48.13 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.19 |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.93 Bn | 24.95 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 10.90 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 0.12 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19 |
API Access
Albemarle Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "ALB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();