Albemarle (ALB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Gross Margin of 35.06% for Q1 2026, up 152.97% on a QoQ basis from 13.86% in Q4 2025, and up 2055.0% year-over-year from 1.63% in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 2055.0% year-over-year to 35.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.44% (up 1491.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.0%, up 1184.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 35.06% for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, up from 13.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 49.9% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 29.88% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 17.98% and a median of 14.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin slumped 6809 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 4110 bps.
  • Albemarle's Gross Margin stood at 38.2% in 2022, then sank by 178 bps to 29.88% in 2023, then jumped by 138 bps to 11.22% in 2024, then gained by 24 bps to 13.86% in 2025, then jumped by 153 bps to 35.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Gross Margin at 35.06% in Q1 2026, 13.86% in Q4 2025, and 8.99% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%

Historic Data

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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%
Sep 30, 2021 30.01%
Jun 30, 2021 32.10%