Albemarle (ALB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's EBT Margin was 37.79% in Q2 2026, up 38.46 percentage points from -0.67% a year earlier and up 9.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Albemarle (ALB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Albemarle's EBT Margin was 3.51% through Jun 30, 2026, up 26.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -10.74%, up 22.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -22.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was -32.80% in FY2024 (-35.37 pp), 2.57% in FY2023 (-30.68 pp), 33.24% in FY2022 (+29.23 pp) and 4.02% in FY2021 (-7.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.43 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 103.78 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 80.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ALB's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 28.46% (Q1 2026), -65.43% (Q4 2025) and 5.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 60.61% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 49.02% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 11.23% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 27.46% |
| 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 | 52.34% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.63% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 5.14% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 37.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -65.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -87.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -34.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -39.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 44.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -62.22% |
Albemarle EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();