Albemarle (ALB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

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

Albemarle (ALB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.46% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 1502.0% year-over-year to 28.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.38% (up 4137.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.74%, up 2206.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 28.46% for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 6.46% and a median of 7.1% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin plunged 15494 bps — and 2025, when it soared 12859 bps.
  • Albemarle's EBT Margin stood at 32.93% in 2022, then tumbled by 219 bps to 39.09% in 2023, then sank by 396 bps to 194.03% in 2024, then soared by 66 bps to 65.43% in 2025, then surged by 143 bps to 28.46% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's EBT Margin at 28.46% in Q1 2026, 65.43% in Q4 2025, and 5.83% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.68%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 12.00%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 15.74%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 27.85%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.16%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.90%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 39.02%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 7.62%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 10.77%
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%

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%