SuperworthAlbemarle profit margin ALB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 4.3%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +22.4 pts
- Peer median
- 5.4%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Albemarle kept 3.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.3% and a gross margin of 23.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 21.8%.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 5.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −9.9% | −7.1% | 13.0% |
| FY2024 | −21.9% | −33.0% | 1.2% |
| FY2023 | 16.4% | 2.6% | 12.3% |
| FY2022 | 36.7% | 33.7% | 42.0% |
| FY2021 | 3.7% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| FY2020 | 12.0% | 16.2% | 31.8% |
| FY2019 | 14.9% | 18.6% | 35.0% |
| FY2018 | 20.6% | 27.0% | 36.1% |
| FY2017 | 1.8% | 18.6% | 36.0% |
| FY2016 | 24.0% | 21.5% | 36.3% |
| FY2015 | 11.8% | 13.8% | 30.4% |
| FY2014 | 5.5% | 11.1% | 31.5% |
| FY2013 | 17.3% | n/a | 35.5% |
| FY2012 | 11.3% | n/a | 33.1% |
| FY2011 | 13.7% | 20.5% | 33.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 3.8% | +22.4 pts | 4.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −4.2% | +18.2 pts | −2.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −9.9% | +12.0 pts | −7.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −0.4% | +28.4 pts | −2.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −18.6% | −11.9 pts | −20.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −22.4% | −26.4 pts | −31.0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −21.9% | −38.3 pts | −33.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −28.8% | −62.4 pts | −40.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −6.7% | −47.3 pts | −22.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 4.0% | −37.9 pts | −12.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 16.4% | −20.4 pts | 2.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 33.6% | +5.9 pts | 19.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Albemarle's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| ALBAlbemarle | 3.8% |
| ESIElement Solutions | 5.7% |
| EMNEastman Chemical | 5.0% |
| DDDuPont de Nemours | 0.8% |
| HXLHexcel | 7.8% |
| BCPCBalchem | 15.1% |
| DOWDow | −3.1% |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 10.3% |
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| Peer median | 5.4% |
Where Albemarle ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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