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Albemarle: revenue, profit and dividends

In fiscal 2025, Albemarle had revenue of $5.14B, up 6.2% a year on average since 2015, and a net loss of $511M. Its dividend per share has gone up 17 years in a row, to $1.62. It has 5% more shares than in 2015.

Revenue, fiscal 2025

$5.14B+6.2% a year

average annual revenue growth since 2015 · −4.4% vs 2024

Net income, 2025
−$511M
−9.9% of revenue
Diluted EPS, 2025
−$5.76
Dividend per share, 2025
$1.62
raised every year since 2009
Revenue growth, 5 years
10.4% a year
since 2020
Shares, 2025
118M
+5.5% since 2015
Free cash flow, 2025
$692M
$1.28B from operations − $590M capex
Ticker
ALB · NYSE
Sector
Materials
Sub-industry
Specialty Chemicals
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Founded
1994
In the S&P 500 since
July 1, 2016
Latest fiscal year
2025, ended December 31, 2025
SEC filer
Albemarle Corp · CIK 0000915913

Revenue and net income

Revenue went from $2.47B in 2008 to $5.14B in 2025. Net loss in 2024–2025.

RevenueNet income
Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted EPS went from $2.09 in 2008 to −$5.76 in 2025.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Dividends per share

Raised every year in the data: 17 years in a row, from 2009 to 2025. Ten-year growth: 3.4% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Shares outstanding

5.5% more shares in 2025 than in 2015 (112M → 118M): new shares outweighed buybacks.

Fiscal years · diluted weighted-average shares, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $692M in 2025, 13.5% of revenue. Negative in 2017–2021, 2023–2024.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Year by year

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet marginDiluted EPSDividendSharesOperating cash flowCapexFree cash flow
2025$5.14B−$511M−9.9%−$5.76$1.62118M$1.28B$590M$692M
2024$5.38B−$1.18B−21.9%−$11.20$1.61118M$688M$1.68B−$993M
2023$9.62B$1.57B16.4%$13.36$1.60118M$1.33B$2.15B−$828M
2022$7.32B$2.69B36.7%$22.84$1.58118M$1.91B$1.26B$646M
2021$3.33B$124M3.7%$1.06$1.56117M$344M$954M−$609M
2020$3.13B$376M12.0%$3.52$1.54107M$799M$850M−$51.6M
2019$3.59B$533M14.9%$5.02$1.47106M$719M$852M−$132M
2018$3.37B$694M20.6%$6.34$1.34109M$546M$700M−$154M
2017$3.07B$54.9M1.8%$0.49$1.28112M$304M$318M−$13.7M
2016$2.68B$644M24.0%$5.68$1.22113M$736M$197M$539M
2015$2.83B$335M11.8%$3.00$1.16112M$361M$228M$133M
2014$2.45B$133M5.5%$1.69$1.1079.1M$493M$111M$382M
2013$2.39B$413M17.3%$4.90$0.9684.3M$433M$155M$278M
2012$2.52B$312M12.4%$3.47$0.8089.9M$489M$281M$208M
2011$2.87B$392M13.7%$4.28$0.6791.5M$487M$191M$297M
2010$2.36B$316M13.4%$3.43$0.5692.2M$331M$75.5M$256M
2009$2.01B$178M8.9%$1.94$0.5092M$359M$101M$258M
2008$2.47B$194M7.9%$2.09$0.4892.7M$327M$99.7M$227M

Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.

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