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 operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Albemarle's operating margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 10.0%. For fiscal 2025 it was -7.1%, against -33.0% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 33.7% in fiscal 2022.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | -7.1% | +25.9 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -33.0% | −35.7 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 2.6% | −31.1 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 33.7% | +9.8 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 24.0% | +7.8 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 16.2% | −2.4 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 18.6% | −8.5 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 27.0% | +8.4 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 18.6% | −3.8 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 22.4% | +10.2 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 12.2% | +1.1 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 11.1% | −13.0 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 24.1% | +8.2 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | 15.9% | −2.2 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 18.0% | +1.0 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | 17.0% | +7.7 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | 9.3% | +0.3 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | 9.0% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 9.5% | +26.1 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 26.0% | +22.4 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 16.3% | +14.5 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | -15.2% | −15.6 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | -16.6% | +65.3 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 3.6% | +38.0 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 1.8% | +15.0 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 0.4% | +36.4 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | -81.9% | −75.8 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | -34.4% | −40.3 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | -13.2% | −55.9 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | -36.1% | −67.9 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | -6.1% | −48.7 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 5.9% | −23.4 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 42.7% | +15.0 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 31.8% | +35.3 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 42.6% | +26.8 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 29.3% | −40.7 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 27.7% | +8.9 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | -3.5% | −17.7 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 15.8% | −3.5 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 70.1% | +55.4 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 18.8% | +2.0 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 14.2% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 19.3% | −1.8 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 14.7% | −6.3 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 16.8% | −1.9 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 14.0% | −5.0 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 21.2% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 21.0% | −24.7 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 18.6% | −3.6 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 19.0% | −0.2 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 21.1% | +1.5 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 45.7% | +27.0 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 22.2% | +5.4 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 19.2% | +3.4 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 19.5% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 18.7% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 16.9% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 15.8% | – |
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