Growth Metrics

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

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

Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $247.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 32.1% year-over-year to $247.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $575.5 million (up 503.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $692.5 million, up 169.76% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $247.6 million, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$25.5 million (2022), against an average of -$13.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 4005.3%; it then jumped 1296.5% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $511.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 253.85% to -$786.3 million in 2023, then surged by 55.85% to -$347.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 167.14% to $233.1 million in 2025, then increased by 6.21% to $247.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $247.6 million (Q1 2026), $233.1 million (Q4 2025), and $223.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
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 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 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
Sep 30, 2023 82.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 82.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -429.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -429.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 305.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 305.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 511.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 511.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 581.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 581.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -416.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -416.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -25.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -25.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -447.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -447.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -151.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -151.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -21.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -21.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 108.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 108.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 51.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 51.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -243.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -243.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -59.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -59.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 130.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 130.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -46.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -46.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -55.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -55.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -161.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -161.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -59.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -59.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -37.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -37.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -46.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -46.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -10.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -10.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 98.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 98.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 39.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 39.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -180.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -180.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 28.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 28.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 226.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 226.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 159.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 159.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 38.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 38.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 114.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 114.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -19.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -19.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 130.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 130.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 32.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 32.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -10.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -10.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 28.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 28.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 105.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 105.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 122.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 122.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 125.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 125.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 95.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 95.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 106.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 106.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 32.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 32.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 43.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 43.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 120.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 120.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 29.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 29.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -10.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -10.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 68.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 68.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 138.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 138.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 79.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 79.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 63.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 63.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 14.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 14.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 30.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 30.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 125.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 125.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 98.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 98.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 1.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 1.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 81.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 81.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 129.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 129.14 Mn