Albemarle (ALB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's (ALB) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 35.06% in Q1 2026, up 2055.0% YoY from 1.63% in Q1 2025, and up 152.97% on a QoQ basis from 13.86% in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 35.06% in 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 climbed to 35.06% in Q1 2026, from 13.86% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 49.9% in Q3 2022 to a low of 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 tumbled 6809 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 4110 bps.
- Tracing ALB's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 38.2% in 2022, then tumbled by 178 bps to 29.88% in 2023, then surged by 138 bps to 11.22% in 2024, then increased by 24 bps to 13.86% in 2025, then surged by 153 bps to 35.06% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.06% (Q1 2026), 13.86% (Q4 2025), and 8.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 35.13% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 15.88 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 33.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.01% |