Albemarle (ALB) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Albemarle (ALB) posted Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q1 2026, up 143.5% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025.

Albemarle (ALB) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Albemarle's Return on Sales history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Albemarle, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Sales grew 1 bps — and 2024, when it slipped 2 bps.
  • Albemarle's Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then tumbled by 238 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then plunged by 342 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 66 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then surged by 143 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALB's Return on Sales at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.00%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.00%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.00%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.00%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.00%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.00%
10 Albemarle 13.55 Bn 12.46 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%