Albemarle (ALB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle posted quarterly FCF Margin of 17.33% for Q1 2026, down 1653.0% year-on-year from 1.12% in Q1 2025, and up 6.15% on a QoQ basis from 16.32% in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 17.33% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1653.0% year-over-year to 17.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.47% (up 1327.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.46%, up 3192.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.33%, up from 16.32% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 33.86% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 35.68% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.26% (2022), against an average of 1.15%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin plunged 5287 bps; it then surged 6954 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 19.5% in 2022, then slumped by 271 bps to 33.37% in 2023, then rose by 16 bps to 28.19% in 2024, then soared by 158 bps to 16.32% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 17.33% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 17.33% (Q1 2026), 16.32% (Q4 2025), and 17.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 18.06% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 34.80% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.48% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -7.48% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 17.33% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.73% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -28.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -28.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -50.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -18.19% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.38% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.30% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.88% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -31.90% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.14% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -19.38% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -6.41% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -4.84% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.48% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.25% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.54% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.24% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -24.50% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 32.45% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 24.38% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 17.44% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.65% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.88% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.51% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.71% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 16.40% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.34% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 20.92% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 14.86% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 18.07% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.38% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 17.47% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 9.66% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 19.57% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 11.04% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 8.61% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.98% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 21.45% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 16.59% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 14.68% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 25.06% |