Albemarle (ALB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Albemarle (ALB) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.70% for Q2 2026, up 11.28 percentage points from -8.58% a year earlier and up 4.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Albemarle (ALB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Albemarle posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -4.66%, up 6.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -15.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -11.43% in FY2024 (-30.14 pp), 18.71% in FY2023 (-21.52 pp), 40.23% in FY2022 (+36.33 pp) and 3.89% in FY2021 (-6.54 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 37.03 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 50.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -1.87% (Q1 2026), -4.64% (Q4 2025) and 0.21% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.23% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 24.87% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.44% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 21.41% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 34.97% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.21% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 12.48 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 2.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.76% |
API Access
Albemarle Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ALB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();