Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Albemarle has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 25.07% in Q1 2023, with the low at 16.43% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.73% across 5 years, with a median of 2.56% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 3127 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1768 bps.
• Albemarle's Return on Capital Employed 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.