Albemarle (ALB) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)
Albemarle posted quarterly Inventory Average of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 20.03% year-on-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.85% on a QoQ basis from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) has 17 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Inventory Average fell 20.03% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (down 20.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.3 billion, down 26.8% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average for Q1 2026 stood at $1.3 billion, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $3.5 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $906.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $1.6 billion (2025), against an average of $1.9 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Inventory Average surged 206.7%; it then tumbled 51.04% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then jumped by 50.81% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 43.22% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then fell by 14.19% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then retreated 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 1.84 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 778.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.58 Bn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 1.26 Bn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 1.19 Bn |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 709.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 718.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 789.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 839.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 852.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 811.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 785.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 808.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 785.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 728.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 713.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 696.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 666.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 629.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 601.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 588.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 542.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 484.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 477.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 511.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 524.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 485.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 534.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 615.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 611.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 489.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 363.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 369.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 395.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 428.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 460.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 265.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 45.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 236.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 460.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 495.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 480.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 446.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 453.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 459.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 423.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 396.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 381.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 349.05 Mn |