Growth Metrics

Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Albemarle (ALB) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 16.0% year-over-year to 0.02%, compared with a TTM value of 0.02% through Sep 2025, up 16.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.11%, changed N/A over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.02% for Q3 2025 at Albemarle, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.22% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.13% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -29bps in 2024, then increased 16bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09% in 2021, then soared by 70bps to 0.15% in 2022, then crashed by -79bps to 0.03% in 2023, then tumbled by -236bps to 0.04% in 2024, then soared by 150bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for ALB at 0.02% in Q3 2025, 0.01% in Q2 2025, and 0.03% in Q1 2025.