Albemarle (ALB) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Albemarle posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $149.3 million for Q2 2025, down 69.02% year-on-year from $482.0 million in Q2 2024, and up 9.38% on a QoQ basis from $136.5 million in Q1 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $149.3 million in Q2 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2025, Operating Expenses fell 69.02% year-over-year to $149.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $149.3 million (down 91.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $609.1 million, down 66.88% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2025 stood at $149.3 million, up from $136.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.0 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $107.8 million in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $151.1 million (2022), against an average of $234.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses jumped 415.42%; it then sank 69.02% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $135.4 million in 2021, then rose by 24.28% to $168.3 million in 2022, then rose by 28.93% to $217.0 million in 2023, then sank by 38.34% to $133.8 million in 2024, then rose by 11.61% to $149.3 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $149.3 million (Q2 2025), $136.5 million (Q1 2025), and $133.8 million (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 931.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -48.90 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 248.80 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 6.96 Bn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 302.00 Mn |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 599.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | 149.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 136.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 133.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 482.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 218.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 217.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 194.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 418.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 174.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 168.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 152.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 146.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 128.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 135.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 116.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 135.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 107.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 140.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 109.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 121.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 117.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 199.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 123.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 140.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 128.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 137.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 116.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 139.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 122.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 139.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 128.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 133.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 133.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 130.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 114.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 125.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 121.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 84.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 139.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 109.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 162.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 180.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 98.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 92.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 114.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 26.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 80.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 83.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 84.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 155.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 73.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 177.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 93.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 145.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 97.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 102.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 90.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 93.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 76.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 81.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 88.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 74.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 71.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 66.43 Mn |