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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 31.1%, EPS grew 2,425.0%, free cash flow grew 708.4% and total debt fell 48.2%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Free cash flow margin
Albemarle Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 22.9%, up 8.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.3% (fiscal 2021) to 20.1% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.76% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.1% | 32.02 |
| FY2024 | −17.9% | (9.31) |
| FY2023 | −8.61% | (17.44) |
| FY2022 | 8.83% | 27.14 |
| FY2021 | −18.3% | (16.66) |
| FY2020 | −1.65% | 1.75 |
| FY2019 | −3.40% | 1.16 |
| FY2018 | −4.56% | (4.11) |
| FY2017 | −0.45% | (20.58) |
| FY2016 | 20.1% | 15.42 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 22.9% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 17.3% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 10.1% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 9.50% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 4.40% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 4.27% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | −2.35% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.76% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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