Albemarle (ALB) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Operating Income of $501.0 million for Q1 2026, up 153.1% on a QoQ basis from $197.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 2435.12% year-over-year from $19.8 million in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $501.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income rose 2435.12% year-over-year to $501.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $864.0 million (up 154.78% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$367.1 million, up 79.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $501.0 million for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, up from $197.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $107.6 million and a median of $117.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Income slumped 691.94% — and 2025, when it soared 4396.46%.
  • Albemarle's Operating Income stood at $833.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 202.02% to -$849.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 100.52% to $4.4 million in 2024, then surged by 4396.46% to $197.9 million in 2025, then surged by 153.1% to $501.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Operating Income at $501.0 million in Q1 2026, $197.9 million in Q4 2025, and $117.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 810.90 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 712.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 752.70 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 657.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 827.50 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 273.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 300.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 500.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 500.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 197.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 117.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 19.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -492.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -179.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -849.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -140.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 140.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 833.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 890.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 434.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 311.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -31.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 131.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 542.33 Mn