Albemarle (ALB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle (ALB) posted FCF Margin of 36.61% for Q2 2026, up 46.29 percentage points from -9.67% a year earlier and up 19.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Albemarle was 22.72%, up 26.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 13.46%, up 31.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +15.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Albemarle's FCF Margin was -18.46% in FY2024 (-9.85 pp), -8.61% in FY2023 (-17.50 pp), 8.89% in FY2022 (+27.20 pp) and -18.31% in FY2021 (-16.66 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly FCF Margin in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +19.83 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 69.54 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 62.31 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 17.33% (Q1 2026), 16.32% (Q4 2025) and 17.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 36.51% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 36.04% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 15.83% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.43% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 54.67% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 7.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 36.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.61% |
| 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% |
API Access
Albemarle FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "ALB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();