What is Albemarle's interest expense?

Albemarle (ALB) reported interest expense of $1.53M in Q1 2026.

How has Albemarle's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Albemarle's interest expense decreased by 5.7% year-over-year, from $1.62M to $1.53M.

What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's interest expense has grown at a 35.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $61.48M to $207.65M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

Albemarle ALB Interest Expense

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+32.7%

Gross profit$501.0M+221%

Operating income$233.5M+1,082%

Net income$319.1M+672%

EPS (diluted)$2.34—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-28.2%

Total debt$2.1B-44.3%

Total equity$9.9B-1.8%

Total assets$15.1B-10.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$346.2M-36.7%

CapEx$98.7M-46.0%

Free cash flow$247.6M-32.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.35B+65.7%

Enterprise value$14.37B+42.2%

P/S2.4×+0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.4%+14.9pp

Operating margin-2.8%-1.3pp

Net margin-4.2%-1.9pp

FCF margin-2.8%-1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-2.3%-1.0pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.2×

Current ratio2.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Albemarle in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:FinanceLeaseInterestExpense.

The official record: Albemarle’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Albemarle's interest expense?: Albemarle (ALB) reported interest expense of $1.53M in Q1 2026.
How has Albemarle's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Albemarle's interest expense decreased by 5.7% year-over-year, from $1.62M to $1.53M.
What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's interest expense has grown at a 35.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $61.48M to $207.65M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.