Albemarle Corporation ALB

109.73 1.48 1.37% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$12.9B
P/E
229×
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Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Debt to equity

Albemarle Corporation's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.2×, down 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (0.3×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3× (fiscal 2025) to 1.1× (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.5× and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 0.3× (5.28%)
FY2024 0.3× (20.04%)
FY2023 0.4× 9.75%
FY2022 0.4× (4.75%)
FY2021 0.4× (48.41%)
FY2020 0.8× 7.29%
FY2019 0.7× 64.26%
FY2018 0.5× (5.76%)
FY2017 0.5× (19.90%)
FY2016 0.6× (46.46%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 0.2× (4.30%)
Mar 2026 0.2× (42.97%)
Dec 2025 0.3× (7.53%)
Sep 2025 0.4× 2.32%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.3× High 1.1×
Ten-year median 0.5×
Current reading's percentile 9

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
ALB Albemarle Corporation 0.2×
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 0.2×
WLK Westlake Corporation compare 0.6×
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 0.6×
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.7×
ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare 0.7×
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 0.8×
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 1.2×
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 1.3×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 0.5×
Basic Materials sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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