Albemarle (ALB) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.53 for Q1 2026, up 131.7% on a QoQ basis from 1.09 in Q4 2025, and up 526.56% year-over-year from 0.4 in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.53 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 526.56% year-over-year to 2.53 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.36 (up 174.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.77, down 72.79% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.53 for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, up from 1.09 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 41.15 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 24.72 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 2.48 and a median of 1.09 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 386.37% — and 2025, when it soared 3341.74%.
  • Albemarle's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 8.7 in 2022, then tumbled by 384.16% to 24.72 in 2023, then soared by 100.13% to 0.03 in 2024, then surged by 3341.74% to 1.09 in 2025, then soared by 131.7% to 2.53 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Interest Coverage Ratio at 2.53 in Q1 2026, 1.09 in Q4 2025, and 2.31 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 234.96 Bn 231.01 Bn 4.26 Bn 39.34
2 Sherwin Williams 76.59 Bn 76.37 Bn 2.78 Bn 5.08
3 Ecolab 74.26 Bn 73.64 Bn 1.85 Bn 8.59
4 Air Products & Chemicals 73.40 Bn 74.95 Bn 987.40 Mn 15.21
5 Ppg Industries 25.35 Bn 23.87 Bn 1.66 Bn 6.26
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.96 Bn 20.44 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.55
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.81 Bn 18.30 Bn 778.60 Mn -15.41
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 18.89 Bn 18.36 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.62
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.77 Bn 18.88 Bn 602.00 Mn 1.44
10 Albemarle 13.78 Bn 12.95 Bn 500.97 Mn 2.53

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.53
Dec 31, 2025 1.09
Sep 30, 2025 2.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.25
Mar 31, 2025 0.40
Dec 31, 2024 0.03
Sep 30, 2024 -23.22
Jun 30, 2024 -14.00
Mar 31, 2024 -4.73
Dec 31, 2023 -24.72
Sep 30, 2023 -4.77
Jun 30, 2023 5.47
Mar 31, 2023 41.15
Dec 31, 2022 8.70
Sep 30, 2022 30.01
Jun 30, 2022 10.48
Mar 31, 2022 11.21
Dec 31, 2021 -5.90
Sep 30, 2021 25.61
Jun 30, 2021 75.83