Albemarle (ALB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.65% for Q3 2026, up 4.52 percentage points from 0.13% a year earlier and up 2.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Albemarle's Return on Assets [ROA] was -2.82%, up 3.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -7.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -6.51% in FY2024 (-16.42 pp), 9.91% in FY2023 (-11.40 pp), 21.30% in FY2022 (+19.44 pp) and 1.87% in FY2021 (-2.53 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 19.83 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 28.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ALB's Return on Assets [ROA] at 1.79% (Q2 2026), -1.18% (Q1 2026) and -2.78% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 10.74% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 8.30% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 18.30% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 11.20 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 300.72 Mn | 4.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.83% |
API Access
Albemarle Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();