Growth Metrics

Albemarle (ALB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle posted quarterly EBT Margin of 28.46% for Q1 2026, up 1502.0% year-on-year from 1.78% in Q1 2025, and up 143.5% on a QoQ basis from 65.43% in Q4 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 28.46% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 1502.0% year-over-year to 28.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.38% (up 4137.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.74%, up 2206.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 28.46%, up from 65.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 44.86% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 194.03% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 7.1% (2023), against an average of 6.46%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBT Margin tumbled 15494 bps; it then soared 12859 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 32.93% in 2022, then plunged by 219 bps to 39.09% in 2023, then slumped by 396 bps to 194.03% in 2024, then surged by 66 bps to 65.43% in 2025, then jumped by 143 bps to 28.46% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 28.46% (Q1 2026), 65.43% (Q4 2025), and 5.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.68%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 39.02%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 12.00%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 15.74%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 27.85%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.16%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.90%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 10.77%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 7.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.46%
Dec 31, 2025 -65.43%
Sep 30, 2025 5.83%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.67%
Mar 31, 2025 13.45%
Dec 31, 2024 -194.03%
Sep 30, 2024 15.14%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 69.16%
Mar 31, 2021 14.87%
Dec 31, 2020 5.51%
Sep 30, 2020 16.27%
Jun 30, 2020 11.53%
Mar 31, 2020 15.63%
Dec 31, 2019 7.89%
Sep 30, 2019 18.61%
Jun 30, 2019 18.88%
Mar 31, 2019 18.49%
Dec 31, 2018 14.07%
Sep 30, 2018 19.87%
Jun 30, 2018 43.54%
Mar 31, 2018 16.87%
Dec 31, 2017 16.55%
Sep 30, 2017 17.17%
Jun 30, 2017 16.52%
Mar 31, 2017 7.40%
Dec 31, 2016 10.07%
Sep 30, 2016 17.12%
Jun 30, 2016 15.75%
Mar 31, 2016 34.65%
Dec 31, 2015 18.07%
Sep 30, 2015 9.70%
Jun 30, 2015 8.21%
Mar 31, 2015 7.35%
Dec 31, 2014 -8.14%
Sep 30, 2014 14.18%
Jun 30, 2014 16.62%
Mar 31, 2014 11.72%
Dec 31, 2013 33.98%
Sep 30, 2013 20.12%
Jun 30, 2013 17.19%
Mar 31, 2013 17.98%
Dec 31, 2012 2.53%
Sep 30, 2012 21.02%
Jun 30, 2012 26.24%
Mar 31, 2012 25.26%
Dec 31, 2011 -8.14%
Sep 30, 2011 25.78%
Jun 30, 2011 18.74%
Mar 31, 2011 19.11%
Dec 31, 2010 15.24%
Sep 30, 2010 19.78%
Jun 30, 2010 16.86%
Mar 31, 2010 12.29%
Dec 31, 2009 9.94%
Sep 30, 2009 11.08%
Jun 30, 2009 5.88%