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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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% |