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) 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 3.78% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| 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
Low −18.3%
High 20.1%
Ten-year median
−1.65%
Current reading's percentile
91
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 22.9% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 10.1% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 8.88% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 5.48% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 4.40% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 4.27% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | −2.35% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.78% |
| 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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