Growth Metrics

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

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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

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DateValue
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%