Albemarle Corporation ALB

109.73 1.48 1.37% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$12.9B
P/E
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Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Return on assets

Albemarle Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.35%, up 4.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−4.11%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.55% (fiscal 2024) to 20.4% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is in line with the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.35% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 −4.11% 3.44
FY2024 −7.55% (16.88)
FY2023 9.33% (11.02)
FY2022 20.4% 19.20
FY2021 1.15% (2.55)
FY2020 3.70% (2.41)
FY2019 6.11% (2.94)
FY2018 9.05% 8.36
FY2017 0.69% (6.56)
FY2016 7.25% 2.73

Against its own ten years

Low −7.55% High 20.4%
Ten-year median 4.52%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 10.8%
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 8.17%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 7.10%
ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare 3.31%
ALB Albemarle Corporation 0.35%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 0.19%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare −1.01%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −6.10%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 0.35%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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