Albemarle (ALB) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Net Cash Flow of -$526.1 million for Q1 2026, down 63.82% on a QoQ basis from -$321.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 276.47% year-over-year from $298.1 million in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$526.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 276.47% year-over-year to -$526.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$522.2 million (up 1.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $302.1 million, down 12.4% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$526.1 million for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, down from -$321.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $1.2 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$548.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $33.9 million and a median of $35.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Cash Flow slumped 3387.58% — and 2024, when it soared 1756.02%.
  • Albemarle's Net Cash Flow stood at $16.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 3387.58% to -$548.9 million in 2023, then gained by 22.43% to -$425.8 million in 2024, then increased by 24.57% to -$321.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 63.82% to -$526.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Net Cash Flow at -$526.1 million in Q1 2026, -$321.2 million in Q4 2025, and $112.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 16.20 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.32 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -73.20 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -580.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -784.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -21.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn -526.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -526.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -526.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -321.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -321.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 112.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 112.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 213.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 213.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 298.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 298.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -425.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -425.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -199.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -199.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -204.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -204.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -548.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -548.89 Mn