Albemarle (ALB) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle (ALB) reported Payables of $1.62 billion for Q2 2026, up 55.8% from $1.04 billion a year earlier and up 29.6% from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Albemarle posted Payables of $1.11 billion, down 4.0% from FY2024.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $1.16 billion in FY2024 (-57.0%), $2.68 billion in FY2023 (+70.0%), $1.58 billion in FY2022 (+144.6%) and $645.96 million in FY2021 (+23.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payables since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Payables gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 16.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 268.4%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 62.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.25 billion (Q1 2026), $1.11 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.09 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | -8.48 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 871.90 Mn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 3.82 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 12.93 Bn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 1.62 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 891.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 645.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 591.37 Mn |
API Access
Albemarle Payables 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();