Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%