Albemarle (ALB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Free Cash Flow of $247.6 million for Q1 2026, up 6.21% on a QoQ basis from $233.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 32.1% year-over-year from $364.6 million in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $247.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 32.1% year-over-year to $247.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $575.5 million (up 503.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $692.5 million, up 169.76% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $247.6 million for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, up from $233.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $582.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$786.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$13.5 million and a median of -$25.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 4005.3% — and 2023, when it jumped 1296.5%.
  • Albemarle's Free Cash Flow stood at $511.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 253.85% to -$786.3 million in 2023, then soared by 55.85% to -$347.2 million in 2024, then surged by 167.14% to $233.1 million in 2025, then rose by 6.21% to $247.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Free Cash Flow at $247.6 million in Q1 2026, $233.1 million in Q4 2025, and $223.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
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 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 247.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 247.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 233.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 233.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 223.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 223.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -128.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -128.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 364.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 364.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -347.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -347.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -76.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -76.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -83.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -83.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -485.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -485.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -786.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -786.31 Mn