For the quarter ended December 2025, Albemarle (ALB) reported revenue of $1.43 billion, up 15.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.53, compared to -$1.09 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.8% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.40, the EPS surprise was -33%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Albemarle performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Energy Storage: $759.06 million compared to the $716.89 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.1% year over year.
- Net Sales- Ketjen: $320.07 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $296.35 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.5%.
- Net Sales- Specialties: $348.9 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $348.66 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.8%.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-16.54 million versus $-15.46 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Ketjen: $49.68 million versus $35.01 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Specialties: $68.55 million compared to the $52.12 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Energy Storage: $167.06 million compared to the $159.67 million average estimate based on five analysts.
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Shares of Albemarle have returned -4.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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