Albemarle (ALB) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)
Albemarle's (ALB) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 20.03% YoY from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.85% on a QoQ basis from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Albemarle (ALB) has 17 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Inventory Average fell 20.03% year-over-year to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (down 20.03% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.3 billion, down 26.8% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average retreated to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $3.5 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of $906.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.9 billion and a median of $1.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Inventory Average surged 206.7% — and 2024, when it sank 51.04%.
- Tracing ALB's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then soared by 50.81% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then plunged by 43.22% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then declined by 14.19% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then fell by 6.85% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 226.79 Bn | 221.89 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.71 Bn | 84.42 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.50 Bn |
| 3 | Ecolab | 79.02 Bn | 73.89 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.28 Bn | 67.30 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 759.75 Mn |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.40 Bn | 23.80 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.61 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 1.84 Bn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.21 Bn | 19.58 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.63 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.88 Bn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.07 Bn | 17.33 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 1.21 Bn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 16.94 Bn | 15.31 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 1.37 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 906.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 772.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 739.08 Mn |