For the quarter ended September 2025, Albemarle (ALB) reported revenue of $1.31 billion, down 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.19, compared to -$1.55 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.23% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.92, the EPS surprise was +79.35%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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: $708.76 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $677.78 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.6%.
- Net Sales- Ketjen: $254.11 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $248.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.7%.
- Net Sales- Specialties: $344.96 million compared to the $348.57 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.8% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-7.56 million compared to the $-15.73 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Ketjen: $33.57 million compared to the $25.81 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Specialties: $75.54 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $68.89 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Energy Storage: $124.08 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $112.09 million.
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Shares of Albemarle have returned -2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor Stock
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