Albemarle (ALB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's EBITDA Margin was 46.73% in Q2 2026, up 30.47 percentage points from 16.26% a year earlier and up 7.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Albemarle's EBITDA Margin was 14.37% through Jun 30, 2026, up 21.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.67%, up 27.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -17.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was -22.09% in FY2024 (-29.18 pp), 7.09% in FY2023 (-30.76 pp), 37.85% in FY2022 (+6.23 pp) and 31.62% in FY2021 (+8.04 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.87 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 88.19 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 68.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ALB's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 39.51% (Q1 2026), -53.97% (Q4 2025) and 18.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 66.43% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 26.35% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 16.64% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.94% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 62.11% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.35% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 46.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -53.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -69.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -24.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.31% |
API Access
Albemarle EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();