Albemarle (ALB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's Retained Earnings came in at $5.23 billion for Q2 2026, down 2.5% from $5.37 billion a year earlier but up 8.1% from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Albemarle's Retained Earnings was $4.61 billion, down 15.8% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $5.48 billion in FY2024 (-21.5%), $6.99 billion in FY2023 (+24.7%), $5.6 billion in FY2022 (+80.9%) and $3.1 billion in FY2021 (-1.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Retained Earnings is $3.1 billion (Q4 2021) to $7.65 billion (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 15.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 105.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 28.2%).
- Business Quant data shows ALB's Retained Earnings at $4.84 billion (Q1 2026), $4.61 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.12 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | 49.29 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 8.13 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 582.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.15 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 5.23 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.50 Bn |
| 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 | 6.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.15 Bn |
API Access
Albemarle Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();