ALBAlbemarle Corporation

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Albemarle Corporation was incorporated in Virginia in 1993. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 7,800
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
CEO: J. Kent Masters
Next results: around Feb 10, 2027

ALB and 9 peers, year by year

The 9 Materials companies closest to ALB in revenue over the last twelve months. Every number is from the 10-K and links to it in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer.

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Each company's latest fiscal year
Company	Year	Revenue	Sales growth	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	FCF margin	Return on equity	Debt / equity
ALB Albemarle Corporation	FY2025	$5.1B	−4.4%	13.0%	−7.1%	−9.9%	13.5%	−5.4%	0.33
MLM Martin Marietta Materials	FY2025	$6.2B	+8.6%	30.7%	23.4%	18.5%	15.9%	11.3%	0.53
CF CF Industries	FY2025	$7.1B	+19.3%	38.5%	32.5%	20.5%	25.4%	30.1%	0.66
VMC Vulcan Materials Company	FY2025	$7.9B	+7.1%	27.4%	20.4%	13.6%	14.3%	12.6%	0.51
AVY Avery Dennison	FY2025	$8.9B	+1.1%	28.8%	-	7.8%	8.0%	30.7%	1.66
PKG Packaging Corporation of America	FY2025	$9.0B	+7.2%	21.0%	12.3%	8.6%	8.1%	16.8%	0.87
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	FY2025	$10.9B	−5.2%	36.2%	−3.5%	−3.3%	2.4%	−2.6%	0.42
MOS Mosaic	FY2025	$12.1B	+8.4%	15.8%	6.8%	4.5%	−4.4%	4.5%	0.42
APD Air Products	FY2025	$12.0B	−0.5%	-	−7.3%	−3.3%	−31.3%	−2.6%	1.18
BALL Ball Corporation	FY2025	$13.2B	+11.6%	-	-	6.9%	6.0%	16.8%	1.29

Revenuepeer median $9.0B

Sales growthpeer median +7.2%

Gross marginpeer median 28.8%

Operating marginpeer median 12.3%

Net marginpeer median 7.8%

FCF marginpeer median 8.0%

Return on equitypeer median 12.6%

Debt / equitypeer median 0.66

AVY 1.66
BALL 1.29
APD 1.18
PKG 0.87
CF 0.66
MLM 0.53
VMC 0.51
IFF 0.42
MOS 0.42
ALB 0.33

RevenueSales growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFree cash flowFCF marginReturn on equityDebt / equityEPS (diluted)

Revenue, FY2015 to FY2025

Revenue as reported in the 10-K.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	$2.8B	$2.7B	$3.1B	$3.4B	$3.6B	$3.1B	$7.3B	$9.6B	$5.4B	$5.1B
MLM Dec	$3.5B	$3.8B	$4.0B	$4.2B	$4.7B	$4.7B	$5.4B	$5.9B	$5.7B	$6.2B
CF Dec	$4.3B	$3.7B	$4.1B	$4.4B	$4.6B	$4.1B	$6.5B	$6.6B	$5.9B	$7.1B
VMC Dec	$3.4B	$3.6B	$3.9B	$4.4B	$4.9B	$4.9B	$5.6B	$7.8B	$7.4B	$7.9B
AVY Dec	$6.0B	$6.1B	$6.6B	$7.2B	$7.1B	$7.0B	$8.4B	$8.4B	$8.8B	$8.9B
PKG Dec	$5.7B	$5.8B	$6.4B	$7.0B	$7.0B	$6.7B	$7.7B	$7.8B	$8.4B	$9.0B
IFF Dec	-	$3.1B	$3.4B	$4.0B	$5.1B	$5.1B	$11.7B	$11.5B	$11.5B	$10.9B
MOS Dec	-	-	-	$9.6B	$8.9B	$8.7B	$12.4B	$13.7B	$11.1B	$12.1B
APD Sep	$7.8B	$7.5B	$8.2B	$8.9B	$8.9B	$8.9B	$10.3B	$12.6B	$12.1B	$12.0B
BALL Dec	$8.0B	$9.1B	$11.0B	$11.6B	$11.5B	$11.8B	$13.8B	$14.0B	$11.8B	$13.2B
Peer median	$5.7B	$4.8B	$5.3B	$7.0B	$7.0B	$6.7B	$8.4B	$8.4B	$8.8B	$9.0B

Sales growth, FY2015 to FY2025

Revenue against the fiscal year before.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	-	−5.3%	+14.7%	+9.9%	+6.4%	−12.8%	+120%	+31.4%	−44.1%	−4.4%
MLM Dec	-	+7.9%	+3.8%	+7.0%	+11.7%	−0.2%	+14.5%	+10.0%	−3.2%	+8.6%
CF Dec	-	−14.5%	+12.1%	+7.2%	+3.6%	−10.2%	+58.5%	−40.7%	−10.5%	+19.3%
VMC Dec	-	+5.0%	+8.3%	+12.7%	+12.5%	−1.5%	+14.3%	+6.4%	−4.7%	+7.1%
AVY Dec	-	+2.0%	+8.7%	+8.2%	−1.2%	−1.4%	+20.6%	−7.5%	+4.7%	+1.1%
PKG Dec	-	+0.6%	+11.5%	+8.8%	−0.7%	−4.4%	+16.1%	−8.0%	+7.4%	+7.2%
IFF Dec	-	-	+9.1%	+17.0%	+29.2%	−1.1%	+129%	−7.7%	0.0%	−5.2%
MOS Dec	-	-	-	-	−7.1%	−2.5%	+42.3%	−28.4%	−18.8%	+8.4%
APD Sep	-	−4.1%	+9.1%	+9.1%	−0.1%	−0.7%	+16.6%	−0.8%	−4.0%	−0.5%
BALL Dec	-	+13.3%	+21.2%	+5.9%	−1.4%	+2.7%	+17.2%	−9.8%	−2.2%	+11.6%
Peer median	-	+2.0%	+9.1%	+8.5%	−0.1%	−1.4%	+17.2%	−7.7%	−3.2%	+7.2%

Gross margin, FY2015 to FY2025

Gross profit / revenue.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	30.4%	36.2%	36.0%	36.1%	35.0%	31.8%	42.0%	12.3%	1.2%	13.0%
MLM Dec	20.5%	23.9%	24.5%	22.8%	24.9%	26.5%	24.9%	29.8%	28.9%	30.7%
CF Dec	35.9%	22.9%	10.5%	20.7%	25.6%	19.4%	36.5%	38.4%	34.6%	38.5%
VMC Dec	25.1%	27.5%	25.5%	25.1%	25.5%	26.4%	24.7%	25.0%	27.0%	27.4%
AVY Dec	27.6%	27.9%	27.4%	26.8%	26.9%	27.6%	27.5%	27.2%	28.9%	28.8%
PKG Dec	21.0%	22.1%	22.8%	23.5%	23.6%	20.6%	24.2%	21.8%	21.3%	21.0%
IFF Dec	-	44.8%	43.3%	42.3%	41.1%	41.0%	32.0%	32.1%	35.9%	36.2%
MOS Dec	-	-	-	15.6%	10.1%	12.3%	25.9%	16.1%	13.6%	15.8%
APD Sep	37.8%	31.0%	29.8%	30.7%	32.7%	33.9%	-	-	-	-
BALL Dec	16.2%	15.7%	16.0%	15.5%	15.5%	-	-	-	-	-
Peer median	25.1%	25.7%	25.0%	23.5%	25.5%	26.4%	25.9%	27.2%	28.9%	28.8%

Operating margin, FY2015 to FY2025

Operating income / revenue.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	12.2%	22.4%	18.6%	27.0%	18.6%	16.2%	33.7%	2.6%	−33.0%	−7.1%
MLM Dec	14.0%	17.7%	17.7%	16.3%	18.7%	21.3%	18.0%	22.8%	43.8%	23.4%
CF Dec	27.7%	3.7%	5.7%	17.3%	21.9%	15.1%	26.4%	33.6%	29.4%	32.5%
VMC Dec	16.1%	18.5%	16.4%	17.1%	17.8%	18.4%	18.2%	18.3%	18.4%	20.4%
AVY Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PKG Dec	13.1%	13.6%	14.5%	15.2%	15.1%	10.9%	16.1%	13.8%	13.1%	12.3%
IFF Dec	-	17.7%	16.3%	14.7%	12.9%	11.1%	5.0%	−18.4%	6.7%	−3.5%
MOS Dec	-	-	-	9.7%	−12.3%	4.8%	20.0%	9.8%	5.6%	6.8%
APD Sep	15.8%	20.5%	17.6%	22.0%	24.0%	25.3%	22.1%	19.8%	36.9%	−7.3%
BALL Dec	7.6%	5.1%	7.3%	8.0%	8.1%	8.5%	9.3%	9.1%	-	-
Peer median	14.9%	17.7%	16.3%	15.7%	16.5%	13.1%	18.1%	16.1%	18.4%	12.3%

Net margin, FY2015 to FY2025

Net income / revenue.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	11.8%	24.0%	1.8%	20.6%	14.9%	12.0%	36.7%	16.4%	−21.9%	−9.9%
MLM Dec	8.2%	11.1%	18.0%	11.1%	12.9%	15.2%	13.0%	20.0%	35.2%	18.5%
CF Dec	16.2%	−7.5%	8.7%	6.5%	10.7%	7.7%	14.0%	23.0%	20.5%	20.5%
VMC Dec	6.5%	11.7%	15.5%	11.8%	12.5%	12.0%	12.1%	12.0%	12.3%	13.6%
AVY Dec	4.6%	5.3%	4.3%	6.5%	4.3%	8.0%	8.8%	6.0%	8.1%	7.8%
PKG Dec	7.6%	7.8%	10.4%	10.5%	10.0%	6.9%	10.9%	9.8%	9.6%	8.6%
IFF Dec	-	13.0%	8.7%	8.5%	8.9%	7.1%	2.3%	−22.6%	2.3%	−3.3%
MOS Dec	-	-	-	4.9%	−12.0%	7.7%	13.2%	8.5%	1.6%	4.5%
APD Sep	16.3%	8.4%	36.6%	16.8%	19.7%	21.3%	20.3%	18.3%	31.6%	−3.3%
BALL Dec	3.5%	2.9%	3.4%	3.9%	4.9%	5.0%	6.4%	5.0%	34.0%	6.9%
Peer median	7.6%	8.1%	9.5%	8.5%	10.0%	7.7%	12.1%	9.8%	12.3%	7.8%

Free cash flow, FY2015 to FY2025

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	$133.2M	$538.9M	−$13.7M	−$153.8M	−$132.4M	−$51.6M	$646.2M	−$828.0M	−$992.7M	$692.5M
MLM Dec	$262.4M	$301.7M	$247.3M	$329.1M	$572.6M	$690.4M	$714.6M	$878.0M	$604.0M	$978.0M
CF Dec	−$1.3B	−$1.6B	$1.2B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$922.0M	$2.4B	$2.3B	$1.8B	$1.8B
VMC Dec	$230.3M	$294.4M	$185.1M	$363.7M	$600.0M	$708.2M	$560.6M	$664.2M	$806.1M	$1.1B
AVY Dec	$337.9M	$405.2M	$455.2M	$231.2M	$527.1M	$549.9M	$791.8M	$560.7M	$730.0M	$712.4M
PKG Dec	$454.1M	$532.6M	$513.1M	$628.7M	$807.9M	$611.6M	$489.0M	$845.4M	$521.5M	$728.6M
IFF Dec	$366.3M	$423.7M	$261.8M	$267.5M	$463.0M	$522.0M	$1.0B	$952.0M	$607.0M	$256.0M
MOS Dec	$1.0B	$417.1M	$115.4M	$455.3M	−$176.8M	$412.0M	$898.4M	$1.0B	$47.4M	−$534.6M
APD Sep	$884.6M	$1.4B	$1.5B	$978.8M	$980.2M	$755.7M	$871.0M	−$1.4B	−$3.1B	−$3.8B
BALL Dec	$479.0M	−$413.0M	$922.0M	$750.0M	$950.0M	$319.0M	$34.0M	$818.0M	−$369.0M	$788.0M
Peer median	$366.3M	$405.2M	$455.2M	$455.3M	$600.0M	$611.6M	$791.8M	$845.4M	$604.0M	$728.6M

FCF margin, FY2015 to FY2025

Free cash flow / revenue.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	4.7%	20.1%	−0.4%	−4.6%	−3.7%	−1.6%	8.8%	−8.6%	−18.5%	13.5%
MLM Dec	7.4%	7.9%	6.2%	7.8%	12.1%	14.6%	13.2%	15.0%	10.7%	15.9%
CF Dec	−29.3%	−43.3%	28.0%	24.3%	24.0%	22.4%	36.1%	34.1%	29.5%	25.4%
VMC Dec	6.7%	8.2%	4.8%	8.3%	12.2%	14.6%	10.1%	8.5%	10.9%	14.3%
AVY Dec	5.7%	6.7%	6.9%	3.2%	7.5%	7.9%	9.4%	6.7%	8.3%	8.0%
PKG Dec	7.9%	9.2%	8.0%	9.0%	11.6%	9.2%	6.3%	10.8%	6.2%	8.1%
IFF Dec	-	13.6%	7.7%	6.7%	9.0%	10.3%	9.0%	8.3%	5.3%	2.4%
MOS Dec	-	-	-	4.7%	−2.0%	4.7%	7.3%	7.3%	0.4%	−4.4%
APD Sep	11.3%	18.0%	18.2%	11.0%	11.0%	8.5%	8.4%	−11.3%	−26.0%	−31.3%
BALL Dec	6.0%	−4.6%	8.4%	6.4%	8.3%	2.7%	0.2%	5.8%	−3.1%	6.0%
Peer median	6.7%	8.0%	7.8%	7.8%	11.0%	9.2%	9.0%	8.3%	6.2%	8.0%

Return on equity, FY2015 to FY2025

Net income / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	10.3%	17.0%	1.5%	19.3%	13.6%	8.8%	33.7%	16.7%	−11.8%	−5.4%
MLM Dec	7.1%	10.3%	15.2%	9.5%	11.4%	12.2%	10.7%	14.6%	21.1%	11.3%
CF Dec	17.3%	−8.3%	10.0%	9.8%	17.0%	10.8%	28.6%	26.7%	24.4%	30.1%
VMC Dec	5.0%	9.2%	12.1%	9.9%	11.0%	9.7%	10.2%	12.5%	11.2%	12.6%
AVY Dec	28.4%	34.7%	27.3%	48.9%	25.2%	37.4%	38.5%	23.6%	30.5%	30.7%
PKG Dec	26.7%	25.5%	30.6%	27.6%	22.7%	14.2%	23.3%	19.1%	18.3%	16.8%
IFF Dec	26.4%	24.9%	17.6%	5.6%	7.3%	5.8%	1.3%	−17.7%	1.9%	−2.6%
MOS Dec	10.5%	3.1%	−1.1%	4.5%	−11.6%	7.0%	15.4%	9.5%	1.5%	4.5%
APD Sep	17.6%	8.9%	29.7%	13.8%	15.9%	15.6%	15.5%	16.1%	22.5%	−2.6%
BALL Dec	22.5%	7.7%	9.5%	13.1%	19.2%	17.9%	24.2%	18.8%	68.4%	16.8%
Peer median	17.6%	9.2%	15.2%	9.9%	15.9%	12.2%	15.5%	16.1%	21.1%	12.6%

Debt / equity, FY2015 to FY2025

Total debt / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	1.17	0.62	0.50	0.48	0.78	0.84	0.40	0.44	0.35	0.33
MLM Dec	0.39	0.41	0.65	0.63	0.52	0.45	0.78	0.54	0.57	0.53
CF Dec	1.37	1.73	1.31	1.59	1.37	1.36	1.08	0.52	0.60	0.66
VMC Dec	0.44	0.43	0.57	0.56	0.50	0.55	0.59	0.52	0.65	0.51
AVY Dec	1.10	1.40	1.53	2.02	1.37	1.41	1.61	1.38	1.12	1.66
PKG Dec	1.41	1.51	1.21	0.93	0.81	0.77	0.69	0.72	0.57	0.87
IFF Dec	0.67	0.81	0.97	0.76	0.71	0.70	0.54	0.68	0.64	0.42
MOS Dec	0.40	0.40	0.54	0.44	0.50	0.48	0.40	0.31	0.37	0.42
APD Sep	0.78	0.72	0.39	0.32	0.27	0.63	0.54	0.72	0.84	1.18
BALL Dec	4.04	2.19	1.77	1.95	2.65	2.38	2.13	2.27	0.97	1.29
Peer median	0.78	0.81	0.97	0.76	0.71	0.70	0.69	0.68	0.64	0.66

EPS (diluted), FY2015 to FY2025

Diluted earnings per share, on today's share count after splits.

Company	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
ALB Dec	$3.00	$5.68	$0.49	$6.34	$5.02	$3.52	$22.84	$13.36	−$11.20	−$5.76
MLM Dec	$4.29	$6.63	$11.25	$7.43	$9.74	$11.54	$11.22	$18.82	$32.41	$18.77
CF Dec	$2.96	−$1.19	$1.53	$1.24	$2.23	$1.47	$4.24	$7.87	$6.74	$8.97
VMC Dec	$1.64	$3.09	$4.46	$3.85	$4.63	$4.39	$5.02	$6.98	$6.85	$8.11
AVY Dec	$2.95	$3.54	$3.13	$5.28	$3.57	$6.61	$8.83	$6.20	$8.73	$8.79
PKG Dec	$4.47	$4.75	$7.07	$7.80	$7.34	$4.84	$8.83	$8.48	$8.93	$8.58
IFF Dec	$5.16	$5.05	$3.72	$3.79	$4.00	$3.21	$1.10	−$10.14	$1.04	−$1.41
MOS Dec	$2.78	$0.85	−$0.31	$1.22	−$2.78	$1.75	$4.27	$3.50	$0.55	$1.70
APD Sep	$5.88	$2.89	$13.65	$6.78	$7.94	$8.49	$9.43	$10.33	$17.18	−$1.77
BALL Dec	$1.00	$0.81	$1.05	$1.29	$1.66	$1.76	$2.65	$2.23	$13.00	$3.30
Peer median	$2.96	$3.09	$3.72	$3.85	$4.00	$4.39	$5.02	$6.98	$8.73	$8.11

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