Albemarle (ALB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's (ALB) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.13 in Q1 2026, down 37.93% YoY from 0.21 in Q1 2025, and down 35.24% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.13 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 37.93% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.13 (down 37.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.2, down 15.32% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio eased to 0.13 in Q1 2026, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.28 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.02 in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.2 and a median of 0.21 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio plunged 94.2% — and 2024, when it surged 1095.41%.
- Tracing ALB's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.21 in 2022, then rose by 9.57% to 0.23 in 2023, then increased by 3.33% to 0.24 in 2024, then fell by 15.32% to 0.2 in 2025, then slumped by 35.24% to 0.13 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.13 (Q1 2026), 0.2 (Q4 2025), and 0.24 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 226.95 Bn | 222.05 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.84 Bn | 84.55 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.45 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 79.28 Bn | 74.15 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.12 Bn | 67.14 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.45 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.41 Bn | 23.81 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.34 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.48 Bn | 19.62 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.30 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.22 Bn | 19.59 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.37 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.57 Bn | 21.00 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.09 Bn | 17.35 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 16.53 Bn | 14.90 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 0.12 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| 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 | 0.02 |
| 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 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19 |