Albemarle Corporation Common Stock (ALB)

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Lithium pricing strength and cost savings drive record profitability gains.

Albemarle's Q2 2026 earnings beat estimates with adjusted EPS up over 3,300% year over year and 30% revenue growth, driven by higher lithium prices and rising global demand.

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) reported higher second-quarter sales, earnings and cash generation as lithium pricing improved and its specialties business benefited from stronger pricing and volumes. Second-quarter net sales rose 31% from a year earlier to $1.7 billion, while adjusted EBITDA more than double

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