Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Albemarle's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.52% in Q2 2026, up 8.35 percentage points from -6.83% a year earlier and up 4.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Albemarle came in at -2.50%, up 8.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -8.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -11.48% in FY2024 (-13.37 pp), 1.89% in FY2023 (-21.69 pp), 23.58% in FY2022 (+14.55 pp) and 9.03% in FY2021 (+2.98 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 17.40 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 31.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ALB's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -2.85% (Q1 2026), -5.29% (Q4 2025) and 0.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.34 Bn | 6.33 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 1.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.97% |
| 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% |
API Access
Albemarle Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ALB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();