secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK:        0000915913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000915913-26-000070
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000070/0000915913-26-000070-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000070/alb-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-26-000070

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