TTM
18.5%
YoY change
+11.94pp
Trough year (2024)
1.1%
Peak year (2022)
42.2%
Latest annual
13.1%
Gross Margin history chart for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
Latest: 13.1%
Gross Margin change chart for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
Latest: +11.94pp
Gross Margin history table for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
| 2025 | 13.1% | +11.94pp | ||
| 2024 | 1.1% | -11.37pp | ||
| 2023 | 12.5% | -29.66pp | ||
| 2022 | 42.2% | +11.85pp | ||
| 2021 | 30.3% | -1.51pp | ||
| 2020 | 31.8% | -3.25pp | ||
| 2019 | 35.1% | -1.11pp | ||
| 2018 | 36.2% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.32pp | ||
| 2016 | 36.3% | +5.82pp | ||
| 2015 | 30.4% | -1.09pp | ||
| 2014 | 31.5% | -4.46pp | ||
| 2013 | 36.0% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2012 | 36.1% | +2.07pp | ||
| 2011 | 34.1% | +2.49pp | ||
| 2010 | 31.6% | +7.44pp | ||
| 2009 | 24.1% | -0.50pp | ||
| 2008 | 24.6% | -2.01pp | ||
| 2007 | 26.6% | +3.39pp | ||
| 2006 | 23.3% | +3.04pp | ||
| 2005 | 20.2% | -0.64pp | ||
| 2004 | 20.9% | -0.62pp | ||
| 2003 | 21.5% | -1.59pp | ||
| 2002 | 23.1% | -0.41pp | ||
| 2001 | 23.5% | -6.11pp | ||
| 2000 | 29.6% | -10.64pp | ||
| 1999 | 40.2% | -0.69pp | ||
| 1998 | 40.9% | +1.09pp | ||
| 1997 | 39.8% | +3.07pp | ||
| 1996 | 36.8% | +6.93pp | ||
| 1995 | 29.8% | -1.52pp | ||
| 1994 | 31.3% | +0.25pp | ||
| 1993 | 31.1% | — |
- 202513.1%+11.94pp
- 20241.1%-11.37pp
- 202312.5%-29.66pp
- 202242.2%+11.85pp
- 202130.3%-1.51pp
- 202031.8%-3.25pp
- 201935.1%-1.11pp
- 201836.2%-0.39pp
- 201736.6%+0.32pp
- 201636.3%+5.82pp
- 201530.4%-1.09pp
- 201431.5%-4.46pp
- 201336.0%-0.15pp
- 201236.1%+2.07pp
- 201134.1%+2.49pp
- 201031.6%+7.44pp
- 200924.1%-0.50pp
- 200824.6%-2.01pp
- 200726.6%+3.39pp
- 200623.3%+3.04pp
- 200520.2%-0.64pp
- 200420.9%-0.62pp
- 200321.5%-1.59pp
- 200223.1%-0.41pp
- 200123.5%-6.11pp
- 200029.6%-10.64pp
- 199940.2%-0.69pp
- 199840.9%+1.09pp
- 199739.8%+3.07pp
- 199636.8%+6.93pp
- 199529.8%-1.52pp
- 199431.3%+0.25pp
- 199331.1%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Albemarle's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Albemarle (ALB)
According to Albemarle's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 18.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Albemarle (ALB) gross margin totalled 13.06% – expanded 11.9 percentage points year-over-year.
42.15% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2022, against a low of 1.12% during 2024.
Albemarle Gross Margin by Year
Albemarle Gross Margin 2025: 13.1%
In 2025, Albemarle reported gross margin of 13.06%, expanded 11.9 percentage points from 2024.
Albemarle Gross Margin 2024: 1.1%
Albemarle gross margin in 2024 was 1.12%, contracted 11.4 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Albemarle Gross Margin 2023: 12.5%
2023's gross margin for Albemarle came in at 12.49%, contracted 29.7 percentage points from 2022.
Albemarle Gross Margin 2022: 42.2%
Albemarle posted gross margin of 42.15% in 2022, expanded 11.8 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Albemarle Gross Margin 2021: 30.3%
Albemarle gross margin in 2021 was 30.30%.
See more financial history for Albemarle (ALB).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Albemarle (ALB), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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