Albemarle (ALB) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)
Albemarle posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 143.5% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Albemarle (ALB) has 18 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.0% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.0% (2025), against an average of 0.0%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Sales gained 1 bps; it then fell 2 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then plunged by 238 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then sank by 342 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 66 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 143 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.00% |