Albemarle (ALB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted FCF Margin of 17.33% for Q1 2026, up 6.15% on a QoQ basis from 16.32% in Q4 2025, and down 1653.0% year-over-year from 1.12% in Q1 2025.

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

Albemarle's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.33% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 1653.0% year-over-year to 17.33% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.47% (up 1327.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.46%, up 3192.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 17.33% for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 1.15% and a median of 2.26% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin sank 5287 bps — and 2025, when it surged 6954 bps.
  • Albemarle's FCF Margin stood at 19.5% in 2022, then sank by 271 bps to 33.37% in 2023, then gained by 16 bps to 28.19% in 2024, then jumped by 158 bps to 16.32% in 2025, then grew by 6 bps to 17.33% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's FCF Margin at 17.33% in Q1 2026, 16.32% in Q4 2025, and 17.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 10.23%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 18.06%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 34.80%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.48%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 5.84%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 17.33%

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%