Albemarle Corp (ALB.PA) stock
ALB.PANYSEPlastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan ElastomersFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as ALB
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 19/3036% below fair value
$43.96+1.77 (+4.20%)
Close on Nov 5, 2026Market cap $11.61BP/E 23.8Yield 1.65%
Albemarle gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Albemarle's gross margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 25.8%. For fiscal 2025 it was 13.0%, against 1.2% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 42.0% in fiscal 2022.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 13.0% | +11.8 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 1.2% | −11.2 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 12.3% | −29.7 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 42.0% | +12.0 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 30.0% | −1.8 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 31.8% | −3.2 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 35.0% | −1.0 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 36.1% | +0.1 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 36.0% | −0.2 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 36.2% | +5.8 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 30.4% | −1.1 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 31.5% | −4.0 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 35.5% | −0.2 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | 35.7% | +2.4 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 33.3% | +1.9 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | 31.4% | +7.3 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | 24.1% | −0.5 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | 24.6% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 19.4% | +10.4 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 33.9% | +19.1 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 35.1% | +20.5 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 13.9% | +2.6 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 9.0% | +16.7 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 14.8% | +15.5 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 14.5% | +11.7 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 11.2% | +41.1 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | -7.7% | −10.1 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | -0.7% | −24.3 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 2.9% | −46.6 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | -29.9% | −68.1 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 2.4% | −47.5 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 23.6% | −15.7 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 49.5% | +9.7 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 38.2% | +11.7 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 49.9% | +19.9 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 39.2% | +7.1 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 39.8% | +8.0 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 26.5% | −3.7 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 30.0% | −4.0 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 32.1% | +1.6 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 31.8% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 30.2% | −3.9 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 34.0% | −1.2 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 30.5% | −6.3 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 32.8% | −1.3 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 34.1% | −0.7 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 35.2% | −0.8 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 36.8% | +0.4 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 34.1% | −3.0 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 34.8% | −0.6 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 36.1% | −0.4 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 36.5% | −0.4 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 37.1% | +1.8 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 35.4% | +0.8 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 36.5% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 36.9% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 35.3% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 34.6% | – |
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