Albemarle Corporation
ALB Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Albemarle Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.1 billion, down 4.37% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +18.8%
- EPS
- +225.6%
- Free cash flow
- +708.4%
- Total debt
- −48.1%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Debt to equity
Albemarle Corporation's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 0.2×, down 0.2× 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 0.6× and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.2×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0.2× | (2.41%) |
| Jun 2026 | 0.2× | (4.30%) |
| Mar 2026 | 0.2× | (42.97%) |
| Dec 2025 | 0.3× | (7.53%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 0.2× |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | 0.6× |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 0.6× |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.7× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 0.7× |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 1.1× |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 0.6× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.2× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
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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