Business Segments · Total capital expenditures
Specialties — Total capital expenditures
Albemarle Specialties — Total capital expenditures decreased by 60.2% to $20.42M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 67.2%, from $62.23M to $20.42M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Specialties — Total capital expenditures shows an upward trend with a 16.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending signals growth initiatives or maintenance needs, while lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation or a mature asset base.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the cash outflows used by the Specialties segment to acquire, upgrade, or maintain physical assets...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as 'Capital Expenditures' or 'CapEx' in segment disclosures for industrial companies.
Metric ID:
alb_segment_specialties_total_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $23.05M | $23.05M | $23.05M | $45.91M | $45.91M | $45.91M | $45.91M | $53.51M | $53.51M | $53.51M | $53.51M | $89.15M | $78.17M | $47.51M | $42.85M | $62.23M | $23.73M | $34.03M | $51.25M | $20.42M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +99.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +16.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +66.6% | -12.3% | -39.2% | -9.8% | +45.2% | -61.9% | +43.4% | +50.6% | -60.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +99.2% | +99.2% | +99.2% | +16.5% | +16.5% | +16.5% | +16.5% | +66.6% | +46.1% | -11.2% | -19.9% | -30.2% | -69.6% | -28.4% | +19.6% | -67.2% |
Range$20.42M – $89.15M
CAGR-2.5%
Avg YoY Growth+16.8%
Median YoY Growth+16.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Albemarle's specialties — total capital expenditures?
- Albemarle (ALB) reported specialties — total capital expenditures of $20.42M in Q1 2026.
- How has Albemarle's specialties — total capital expenditures changed year-over-year?
- Albemarle's specialties — total capital expenditures decreased by 67.2% year-over-year, from $62.23M to $20.42M.
- What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's specialties — total capital expenditures?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's specialties — total capital expenditures has grown at a 16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $92.19M to $171.24M.
- What does specialties — total capital expenditures mean?
- The amount of money the segment spends on long-term assets like machinery and facilities.