Albemarle Corporation ALB
- Market cap
- $12.9B
- P/E
- 229×
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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
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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