Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Albemarle's (ALB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.09% in Q1 2026, up 1671.0% YoY from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and up 138.15% on a QoQ basis from 2.56% in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Albemarle (ALB) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.09% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1671.0% year-over-year to 6.09% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.09% (up 1671.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.5%, up 898.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 6.09% in Q1 2026, from 2.56% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 25.07% in Q1 2023 to a low of 16.43% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3.73% and a median of 2.56% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 3127 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1768 bps.
- Tracing ALB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 20.75% in 2022, then tumbled by 92 bps to 1.68% in 2023, then slumped by 803 bps to 11.79% in 2024, then jumped by 122 bps to 2.56% in 2025, then jumped by 138 bps to 6.09% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.09% (Q1 2026), 2.56% (Q4 2025), and 1.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.35% |