What is Albemarle's R&D?

Albemarle (ALB) reported R&D of $9.17M in Q1 2026.

How has Albemarle's R&D changed year-over-year?

Albemarle's R&D decreased by 35.0% year-over-year, from $14.1M to $9.17M.

What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's R&D has grown at a -1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54.03M to $51.4M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Albemarle ALB R&D

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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:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

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 R&D?: Albemarle (ALB) reported R&D of $9.17M in Q1 2026.
How has Albemarle's R&D changed year-over-year?: Albemarle's R&D decreased by 35.0% year-over-year, from $14.1M to $9.17M.
What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's R&D has grown at a -1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54.03M to $51.4M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.