---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915913-26-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALB"
cik: "0000915913"
company_name: "ALBEMARLE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:06:22.621365+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albemarle Q1 net sales up 33% to $1.4B; adjusted EPS $2.95 vs ($0.18) YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $1.4B (+33% YoY); net income $319M ($2.34 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $2.95.
- Adjusted EBITDA $664M, up 148% on higher pricing/volumes in Energy Storage and Specialties.
- Energy Storage net sales $891M (+70%), adjusted EBITDA $551M (+196%) on higher lithium pricing.
- Paid down $1.3B debt after closing sale of Eurecat and Ketjen for $648M net cash proceeds.
- 2026 outlook: at ~$20/kg LCE, expects sales $5.7-6.0B and Adj. EBITDA $2.4-2.6B, up vs prior.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915913-26-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALB
- cik: 0000915913
- company_name: ALBEMARLE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000070/0000915913-26-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000070/alb-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: dda4e92540a7d39d91d5164b2b3cfdce189ddf5a
  claim: ALBEMARLE CORP reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.4 billion, net income $319 million, EPS $2.34 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 and Recent Highlights (Unless otherwise stated, all percentage changes represent year-over-year comparisons) • Net sales of $1.4 billion, up 33% due to higher volumes and pricing in Energy Storage (volumes +14%, price +51%) and Specialties (volumes +7%, price +2%). • Net income of $319 million, or $2.34 per
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000070/0000915913-26-000070-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.