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) Net margin
Albemarle Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.97%, up 14.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−13.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.5% (fiscal 2024) to 36.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.89% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.66%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.2% | 11.30 |
| FY2024 | −24.5% | (40.83) |
| FY2023 | 16.4% | (20.39) |
| FY2022 | 36.8% | 33.03 |
| FY2021 | 3.72% | (8.29) |
| FY2020 | 12.0% | (2.85) |
| FY2019 | 14.9% | (5.69) |
| FY2018 | 20.6% | 18.76 |
| FY2017 | 1.79% | (22.25) |
| FY2016 | 24.0% | 12.19 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 25.1% | 5.72 |
| Mar 2026 | 19.4% | 51.34 |
| Dec 2025 | −31.9% | (16.45) |
| Sep 2025 | −15.5% | (14.06) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 17.8% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 15.7% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 8.89% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 8.63% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 5.67% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 5.13% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 0.97% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.79% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | −10.9% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.89% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.66% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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