ALB — what changed in the latest 10-Q

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06

• The following discussion should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Albemarle Corporation’s (“Albemarle,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and the condensed consolidated f…

• We are a world leader in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. Our purpose is to enable a more resilient world. We partner to pioneer new ways to move, power, connect, and protect. The end markets we serve include grid storage, aut…

• Secular trends favorably impacting demand within the end markets that we serve combined with our diverse product portfolio, cost discipline, broad geographic presence and customer-focused solutions will continue to be key drivers of our future earnings. We continue to build upon our existing portfol…

• In the first quarter of 2026, we completed the sale of our controlling ownership in the Refining Solutions business, as well as the sale of our 50% ownership interest in the Eurecat S.A. joint venture for combined pre-tax cash proceeds of approximately $648 million, net of cash sold, while initially…

• Our net sales for the quarter were $1.4 billion, an increase of 33% year-over-year that was primarily driven by a 25% year-over-year increase in pricing and 7% volume growth. Adjusted EBITDA improved 148% year-over-year, driven by results in both Energy Storage and Specialties. Cash flows from opera…

Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05

• Some of the information presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on our cu…

• These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from the results a…

• •changes in financial and operating performance of our major customers and industries and markets served by us;

• •fluctuations in lithium market pricing, which could impact our revenues and profitability particularly due to our increased exposure to index-referenced and variable-priced contracts for battery grade lithium sales;

• •inflationary trends in our input costs, such as raw materials, transportation and energy, and their effects on our business and financial results;

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06

• Our financial instruments, which are subject to foreign currency exchange risk, primarily consist of foreign currency forward contracts with an aggregate notional value of $1.6 billion and with a fair value representing a liability position of $7.9 million at March 31, 2026. Fluctuations in the valu…

• foreign currency forward contracts. The sensitivity of the fair value of our foreign currency hedge portfolio represents changes in fair values estimated based on market conditions as of March 31, 2026, without reflecting the effects of underlying anticipated transactions. When those anticipated tra…

Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05

• Our financial instruments, which are subject to foreign currency exchange risk, primarily consist of foreign currency forward contracts with an aggregate notional value of $3.9 billion and with a fair value representing a net liability position of $6.6 million at September 30, 2025. Fluctuations in …

• underlying exposures being hedged. We conducted a sensitivity analysis on the fair value of our foreign currency hedge portfolio assuming an instantaneous 10% change in select foreign currency exchange rates from their levels as of September 30, 2025, with all other variables held constant. A 10% ap…