Albemarle (ALB) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's Inventory came in at $1.39 billion for Q3 2026, down 9.1% from $1.53 billion a year earlier but up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Albemarle's Inventory was $1.18 billion, down 21.5% from FY2024.
- Inventory carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Inventory was $1.5 billion in FY2024 (-30.5%), $2.16 billion in FY2023 (+4.1%), $2.08 billion in FY2022 (+160.0%) and $798.62 million in FY2021 (+6.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Inventory is $798.62 million (Q4 2021) to $3.66 billion (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Inventory has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 15.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Inventory over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 213.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 51.3%).
- Business Quant data shows ALB's Inventory at $1.38 billion (Q2 2026), $1.35 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.18 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 6.02 Bn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | 7.73 Bn |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | 7.73 Bn |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | - |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 11.20 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 300.72 Mn | 1.39 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 798.62 Mn |
API Access
Albemarle Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();