Albemarle (ALB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.19 for Q1 2026, down 47.32% on a QoQ basis from 0.37 in Q4 2025, and up 286.36% year-over-year from 0.05 in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.19 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 286.36% year-over-year to 0.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.45 (up 854.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.33, up 979.13% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.19 for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, down from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.37 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 1.79 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.15 and a median of 0.08 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 995.41% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 499.79% in 2024.
  • Albemarle's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2022, then slumped by 112.16% to 0.03 in 2023, then surged by 995.41% to 0.3 in 2024, then rose by 22.33% to 0.37 in 2025, then plunged by 47.32% to 0.19 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.19 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.21 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
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 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.19
Dec 31, 2025 0.37
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 -0.60
Mar 31, 2025 0.05
Dec 31, 2024 0.30
Sep 30, 2024 -0.62
Jun 30, 2024 -0.56
Mar 31, 2024 -0.10
Dec 31, 2023 -0.03
Sep 30, 2023 -0.17
Jun 30, 2023 -0.09
Mar 31, 2023 0.17
Dec 31, 2022 0.27
Sep 30, 2022 -0.08
Jun 30, 2022 -0.11
Mar 31, 2022 -1.79
Dec 31, 2021 -0.26
Sep 30, 2021 -0.12
Jun 30, 2021 0.24