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) Gross margin
Albemarle Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 23.8%, up 10.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.16% (fiscal 2024) to 42.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 29.2% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 25.1%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.0% | 11.84 |
| FY2024 | 1.16% | (11.17) |
| FY2023 | 12.3% | (29.67) |
| FY2022 | 42.0% | 12.01 |
| FY2021 | 30.0% | (1.81) |
| FY2020 | 31.8% | (3.24) |
| FY2019 | 35.0% | (1.03) |
| FY2018 | 36.1% | 0.06 |
| FY2017 | 36.0% | (0.23) |
| FY2016 | 36.2% | 5.80 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 33.9% | (1.20) |
| Mar 2026 | 35.1% | 21.20 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.9% | 4.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 8.99% | (5.81) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 41.2% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 38.4% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 37.5% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 35.1% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 33.5% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 31.5% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 30.6% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 23.8% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | 9.62% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 29.2% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.1% |
| Market median | 46.2% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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