Albemarle (ALB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle (ALB) recorded Net Margin of 28.64% in Q2 2026, up 30.05 percentage points from -1.41% a year earlier and up 5.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Albemarle (ALB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Albemarle's Net Margin came in at 4.71% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 26.67 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -13.17%, up 11.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of -25.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Net Margin came in at -24.47% in FY2024 (-40.84 pp), 16.36% in FY2023 (-20.38 pp), 36.75% in FY2022 (+33.03 pp) and 3.72% in FY2021 (-8.29 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.26 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 90.18 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 95.08 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 23.03% (Q1 2026), -28.13% (Q4 2025) and -11.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 38.94% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 35.99% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.92% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.00% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 35.75% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.12% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 28.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.31% |
| 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 | 43.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 42.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -47.29% |
Albemarle Net Margin 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();