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) Return on invested capital
Albemarle Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 1.46%, up 3.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−2.02%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.87% (fiscal 2024) to 15.6% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.75% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.02% | 6.85 |
| FY2024 | −8.87% | (10.09) |
| FY2023 | 1.22% | (14.36) |
| FY2022 | 15.6% | 9.15 |
| FY2021 | 6.43% | 2.10 |
| FY2020 | 4.33% | (2.04) |
| FY2019 | 6.37% | (5.24) |
| FY2018 | 11.6% | 3.70 |
| FY2017 | 7.91% | (1.38) |
| FY2016 | 9.29% | 6.21 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 16.9% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 13.2% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 12.7% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 5.20% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 2.84% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 1.46% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | −6.26% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.75% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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