Albemarle reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.6 billion, up 19% from a year earlier, and net income attributable to the company of $297 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $1.72 per share in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 Specialties adjusted EBITDA outlook to $350-$375 million and cut its capital expenditure forecast to $300-$350 million, but said fourth-quarter net sales and adjusted EBITDA are expected to decline sequentially on lower lithium market pricing.
Q3 2026 net sales were $1,553.1 million, up 18.8% from $1,307.8 million in Q3 2025; adjusted EBITDA was $645.5 million, up 186.1%.
Diluted EPS was $2.15; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.58, compared with an adjusted loss of $0.19 in Q3 2025.
Full-year 2026 Specialties adjusted EBITDA outlook was raised to $350-$375 million from $275-$325 million.
Full-year 2026 capital expenditure forecast was reduced to $300-$350 million from approximately $500 million; Q4 2026 net sales and adjusted EBITDA are expected to decrease sequentially.
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From Albemarle Corporation's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$5.14B
-4.4%
$-5.76
—
-9.9%
FY2024
$5.38B
-44.1%
$-11.20
-183.8%
-21.9%
FY2023
$9.62B
+31.4%
$13.36
-41.5%
16.4%
FY2022
$7.32B
+120.0%
$22.84
+2054.7%
36.7%
FY2021
$3.33B
+6.4%
$1.06
-69.9%
3.7%
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What did Albemarle earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Albemarle reported diluted EPS of $2.15 on revenue of $1.55B (+18.8%).
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