Albemarle (ALB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.15 for Q1 2026, up 32.34% year-on-year from 0.11 in Q1 2025, and up 128.28% on a QoQ basis from 0.54 in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.15 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 32.34% year-over-year to 0.15; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02 (up 102.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.03, up 121.22% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.15, up from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.05 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.62 in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02 (2023), against an average of 0.01.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio soared 447.37%; it then slumped 3410.8% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.28 in 2022, then tumbled by 121.15% to 0.06 in 2023, then soared by 187.74% to 0.05 in 2024, then sank by 1121.71% to 0.54 in 2025, then soared by 128.28% to 0.15 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.15 (Q1 2026), 0.54 (Q4 2025), and 0.21 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.83 |
| 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 | 246.38 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -8.37 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -0.42 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.15 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.63 |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.11 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.05 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.66 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.07 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.35 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -0.97 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -1.39 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.72 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -1.06 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.31 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.98 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.72 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.48 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 5.87 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.09 |