---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915913-25-000128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALB"
cik: "0000915913"
company_name: "ALBEMARLE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T23:26:47.681734+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albemarle Q2 net income $22.9M vs loss a year ago; cuts capex to $650-700M

## Summary
- Net sales of $1.33B, down 7% YoY; Energy Storage -13.5%, Specialties +5.1%, Ketjen -1.8%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $336.5M, down 12.9% YoY, but up sequentially on cost savings and mix.
- Diluted EPS attributable to common shareholders ($0.16) loss; adjusted EPS $0.11 vs $0.04.
- First-half cash from ops $538M; expects positive free cash flow for full year 2025.
- Full-year outlook maintained assuming ~$9/kg LCE lithium price; capex reduced to $650-700M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915913-25-000128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALB
- cik: 0000915913
- company_name: ALBEMARLE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591325000128/0000915913-25-000128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591325000128/alb-20250730.htm

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