Company data
Albemarle Corporation employees and revenue per employee
ALB · Chemicals - Specialty · $12.3B market cap
Albemarle Corporation had 7,800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 6.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $5.14B, down 4.4% from a year earlier, or $659K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
7,800
-6.0% YoY
Revenue
$5.14B
-4.4% YoY
Revenue / employee
$659K
Peer median $612K
Rank in industry
7 of 14
Chemicals - Specialty
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 7,800 | $5.14B | $659K | -6.0% | -4.4% |
| Dec 2024 | 8,300 | $5.38B | $648K | -7.8% | -44.1% |
| Dec 2023 | 9,000 | $9.62B | $1.07M | +21.6% | +31.4% |
| Dec 2022 | 7,400 | $7.32B | $989K | +23.3% | +120.0% |
| Dec 2021 | 6,000 | $3.33B | $555K | +1.7% | +6.4% |
| Dec 2020 | 5,900 | $3.13B | $530K | -1.7% | -12.8% |
| Dec 2019 | 6,000 | $3.59B | $598K | +1.7% | +6.4% |
| Dec 2018 | 5,900 | $3.37B | $572K | +9.3% | +9.9% |
| Dec 2017 | 5,400 | $3.07B | $569K | +8.0% | +14.7% |
| Dec 2016 | 5,000 | $2.68B | $535K | — | — |
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Albemarle Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Chemicals - Specialty.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 3,000 | $10.9B | $3.63M | Contracting |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | 2,050 | $2.73B | $1.33M | Contracting |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | 4,100 | $3.89B | $948K | — |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | 14,600 | $11.2B | $765K | Contracting |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | 13,000 | $8.75B | $673K | Contracting |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 7,800 | $5.14B | $659K | Contracting |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc | 5,200 | $2.55B | $491K | Leaner |
| RPM RPM International Inc. | 17,546 | $7.86B | $448K | Leaner |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 12,300 | $5.12B | $416K | Contracting |
Questions about Albemarle Corporation
- How many employees does Albemarle Corporation have?
- Albemarle Corporation reported 7,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 11, 2026. That is down 6.0% from a year earlier.
- What is Albemarle Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Albemarle Corporation brought in $5.14B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $659K per employee. That ranks 7 of 14 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $612K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Albemarle Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 11, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ALB.