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

Albemarle (ALB) reported Debt to Equity of $0.19 for Q1 2026, down 44.54% on a YoY basis from $0.34 in Q1 2025, and down 41.48% quarter-over-quarter from $0.33 in Q4 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.55 in Q2 2022, with the low at $0.19 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.36 across 5 years, with a median of $0.35 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt to Equity surged 70.84% — and 2026, when it sank 44.54%.
  • Albemarle's Debt to Equity stood at $0.39 in 2022, then gained by 9.76% to $0.43 in 2023, then fell by 20.04% to $0.34 in 2024, then slipped by 5.29% to $0.33 in 2025, then slumped 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 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.10
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.84
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.11
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.87
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.41
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.22
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.26
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19

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