Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Albemarle posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.09% for Q1 2026, up 1671.0% year-on-year from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and up 138.15% on a QoQ basis from 2.56% in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.09% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1671.0% year-over-year to 6.09%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.09% (up 1671.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.5%, up 898.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.09%, up from 2.56% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 25.07% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 16.43% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.56% (2025), against an average of 3.73%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 3127 bps; it then soared 1768 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.75% in 2022, then slumped by 92 bps to 1.68% in 2023, then sank by 803 bps to 11.79% in 2024, then surged by 122 bps to 2.56% in 2025, then surged 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.12% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.05% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.54% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.77% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.48% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.32% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.35% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 14.11% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.32% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.88% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.20% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.32% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.87% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.78% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 6.77% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.43% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.13% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.59% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 19.98% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.22% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 17.22% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 18.74% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.62% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 13.03% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.85% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 13.26% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.93% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 15.62% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.71% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 18.26% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.12% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 18.09% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 17.19% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 15.24% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 14.76% |