Albemarle (ALB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Retained Earnings of $4.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 1546.61% on a QoQ basis from -$334.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 10.86% year-over-year from $5.4 billion in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 10.86% year-over-year to $4.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.8 billion (down 10.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$334.8 million, down 106.11% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $4.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, up from -$334.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $7.7 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$717.3 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.3 billion and a median of $4.8 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings tumbled 122.8% — and 2023, when it soared 1558.39%.
  • Albemarle's Retained Earnings stood at -$560.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 1346.21% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 21.54% to $5.5 billion in 2024, then plunged by 106.11% to -$334.8 million in 2025, then soared by 1546.61% to $4.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Retained Earnings at $4.8 billion in Q1 2026, -$334.8 million in Q4 2025, and $5.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -586.80 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -2.18 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.29 Bn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 4.84 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -334.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -364.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -469.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 7.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 7.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -513.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -560.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -717.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -507.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -392.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -328.00 Mn