Albemarle ALB Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 18.4%+14.9pp | 13%+11.8pp | 12.3%— | 7.8%— | 3.5%— | |
| Operating margin | -2.8%+28.3pp | -7.1%+26.0pp | -3%— | -20.9%— | -31.1%— | |
| Net margin | -4.2%+19.6pp | -9.9%+13.4pp | -1.9%— | -20.1%— | -23.9%— | |
| EBITDA margin | 9.1%+27.9pp | 5.7%+27.8pp | 10.3%— | -7.7%— | -18.7%— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | -2.3%+8.9pp | -5.2%+7.7pp | -1%— | -9.4%— | -11.3%— | |
| Return on assets | -1.4%+5.3pp | -3.1%+4.1pp | -0.6%— | -5.6%— | -6.7%— | |
| Return on invested capital | -1.3%+11.1pp | -3.1%+10.9pp | -1.2%— | -8.2%— | -12.4%— | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.2× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3×+0.2× | 3.3×+0.4× | 2.7×-0.2× | 2.7×-0.3× | 2.8×-0.6× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.1×0.0× | 2.2×+0.3× | 2.3×-0.2× | 2.3×-0.4× | 2.1×-0.7× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.2×0.0× | 1.6×+0.4× | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.5×-0.3× | 1.3×-0.7× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.9×+0.3× | 1×+0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.8×-0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.2×-0.2× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2×— | 6.2×— | 3.8×— | —— | —— | |
| Interest coverage | -0.7×+8.8× | -1.8×+7.0× | -0.9×— | -6.3×— | -9.5×— | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $83.05-2.6% | $81.02-4.4% | $84.94-2.5% | $87.03-8.9% | $85.27-13.2% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $21.16B+150% | $16.65B+64.5% | $9.54B-14.3% | $7.08B-36.9% | $8.47B-45.3% | |
| Enterprise value | $22.19B+106% | $18.46B+45.4% | $11.49B-13.5% | $9.14B-30.6% | $10.75B-37.5% | |
| Price / sales | 3.9×+2.2× | 3.2×+1.4× | 1.9×+0.2× | 1.4×-0.1× | 1.7×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 2.1×+1.3× | 1.7×+0.7× | 1×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.3× | 0.8×-0.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 44.2×— | 63.3×— | 22.6×— | —— | —— | |
| EV / sales | 4×+1.9× | 3.6×+1.2× | 2.3×+0.3× | 1.8×+0.1× | 2.1×+0.1× | |
| Earnings yield | -1.1%+13.2pp | -3.1%+9.3pp | -1%— | -14.2%— | -14.3%— | |
| Dividend yield | 0.9%-1.3pp | 1.1%-0.7pp | 2%+0.3pp | 2.7%+1.0pp | 2.2%+1.0pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Albemarle's profit margins?
- Albemarle (ALB) runs a 18.4% gross margin and a -2.8% operating margin, with a -4.2% net margin.
- Where do Albemarle's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Albemarle's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
