Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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