Albemarle (ALB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Debt Ratio of 0.13 for Q1 2026, down 35.24% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q4 2025, and down 37.93% year-over-year from 0.21 in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.13 for 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 was 0.13 for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, down from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.28 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 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 tumbled 94.2% — and 2024, when it surged 1095.41%.
  • Albemarle's Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then advanced by 9.57% to 0.23 in 2023, then gained by 3.33% to 0.24 in 2024, then decreased by 15.32% to 0.2 in 2025, then plunged by 35.24% to 0.13 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Debt Ratio at 0.13 in Q1 2026, 0.2 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 234.96 Bn 231.01 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Sherwin Williams 76.59 Bn 76.37 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.44
3 Ecolab 74.26 Bn 73.64 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
4 Air Products & Chemicals 73.40 Bn 74.95 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
5 Ppg Industries 25.35 Bn 23.87 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.35
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.96 Bn 20.44 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.34
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.81 Bn 18.30 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 18.89 Bn 18.36 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.77 Bn 18.88 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
10 Albemarle 13.78 Bn 12.95 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.13

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 0.19