Growth Metrics

Albemarle (ALB) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle posted quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.19 for Q1 2026, down 44.54% year-on-year from $0.34 in Q1 2025, and down 41.48% on a QoQ basis from $0.33 in Q4 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.19 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 44.54% year-over-year to $0.19; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.19 (down 44.54% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.33, down 5.29% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.19, down from $0.33 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.55 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $0.19 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.35 (2025), against an average of $0.36.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity surged 70.84%; it then tumbled 44.54% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.39 in 2022, then advanced by 9.76% to $0.43 in 2023, then retreated by 20.04% to $0.34 in 2024, then dropped by 5.29% to $0.33 in 2025, then sank by 41.48% to $0.19 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.19 (Q1 2026), $0.33 (Q4 2025), and $0.36 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.62
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.58
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.10
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.84
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.11
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.87
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.26
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.22
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.41

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.19
Dec 31, 2025 0.33
Sep 30, 2025 0.36
Jun 30, 2025 0.35
Mar 31, 2025 0.34
Dec 31, 2024 0.34
Sep 30, 2024 0.34
Jun 30, 2024 0.31
Mar 31, 2024 0.30
Dec 31, 2023 0.43
Sep 30, 2023 0.36
Jun 30, 2023 0.35
Mar 31, 2023 0.34
Dec 31, 2022 0.39
Sep 30, 2022 0.48
Jun 30, 2022 0.55
Mar 31, 2022 0.41
Dec 31, 2021 0.41
Sep 30, 2021 0.34
Jun 30, 2021 0.32
Mar 31, 2021 0.34
Dec 31, 2020 0.80
Sep 30, 2020 0.82
Jun 30, 2020 0.84
Mar 31, 2020 0.78
Dec 31, 2019 0.75
Sep 30, 2019 0.48
Jun 30, 2019 0.48
Mar 31, 2019 0.47
Dec 31, 2018 0.45
Sep 30, 2018 0.46
Jun 30, 2018 0.42
Mar 31, 2018 0.37
Dec 31, 2017 0.48
Sep 30, 2017 0.44
Jun 30, 2017 -5.06
Mar 31, 2017 -4.22
Dec 31, 2016 0.60
Sep 30, 2016 1.00
Jun 30, 2016 -10,394.03
Mar 31, 2016 -4,742.54
Dec 31, 2015 1.12
Sep 30, 2015 1.17
Jun 30, 2015 -200.43
Mar 31, 2015 2.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.97
Sep 30, 2014 0.66
Jun 30, 2014 0.65
Mar 31, 2014 0.62
Dec 31, 2013 0.62
Sep 30, 2013 0.68
Jun 30, 2013 0.74
Mar 31, 2013 0.37
Dec 31, 2012 0.36
Sep 30, 2012 0.38
Jun 30, 2012 0.42
Mar 31, 2012 0.42
Dec 31, 2011 0.45
Sep 30, 2011 0.53
Jun 30, 2011 0.43
Mar 31, 2011 0.46
Dec 31, 2010 0.58
Sep 30, 2010 0.53
Jun 30, 2010 0.64
Dec 31, 2009 0.65