Albemarle (ALB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's Gross Margin came in at 19.36% for Q3 2026, up 10.37 percentage points from 8.99% a year earlier but down 14.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Albemarle reported Gross Margin of 25.84%, up 13.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.00%, up 11.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -18.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 1.16% in FY2024 (-11.17 pp), 12.33% in FY2023 (-29.67 pp), 42.00% in FY2022 (+12.01 pp) and 29.99% in FY2021 (-1.81 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is -29.88% (Q4 2023) to 49.90% (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +17.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 41.10 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 68.09 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ALB's Gross Margin at 33.86% (Q2 2026), 35.06% (Q1 2026) and 13.86% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 20.68% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 65.95% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 66.32% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 22.32% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 60.10% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 33.75% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 53.46% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 11.20 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 300.72 Mn | 19.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.36% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 49.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.46% |
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Albemarle Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();