Albemarle (ALB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Net Margin of 28.46% for Q1 2026, up 143.5% on a QoQ basis from 65.43% in Q4 2025, and up 2849.0% year-over-year from 0.97% in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Net Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.46% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 2849.0% year-over-year to 28.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.56% (up 1710.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.17%, up 1130.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 28.46% for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, up from 65.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 48.0% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 81.99% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2.26% and a median of 5.83% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Margin plunged 9508 bps — and 2025, when it soared 8781 bps.
  • Albemarle's Net Margin stood at 32.01% in 2022, then sank by 182 bps to 26.22% in 2023, then soared by 110 bps to 2.73% in 2024, then sank by 2498 bps to 65.43% in 2025, then surged by 143 bps to 28.46% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Net Margin at 28.46% in Q1 2026, 65.43% in Q4 2025, and 5.83% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 21.18%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 24.04%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 22.89%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 6.20%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.46%
Dec 31, 2025 -65.43%
Sep 30, 2025 5.83%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.41%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.03%
Dec 31, 2024 2.73%
Sep 30, 2024 -81.99%
Jun 30, 2024 -16.07%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.67%
Dec 31, 2023 -26.22%
Sep 30, 2023 13.09%
Jun 30, 2023 27.43%
Mar 31, 2023 48.00%
Dec 31, 2022 32.01%
Sep 30, 2022 32.14%
Jun 30, 2022 21.12%
Mar 31, 2022 19.43%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.58%
Sep 30, 2021 -48.42%
Jun 30, 2021 55.33%