Business Segments · Goodwill
Specialties — Goodwill
Albemarle Specialties — Goodwill increased by 0.1% to $32.74M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.5%, from $32.59M to $32.74M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Specialties — Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a 0.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions, while a decrease indicates impairment charges due to declining business value.
Detailed definition
Represents the intangible asset value recorded when the Specialties segment acquires another business for a price higher...
Peer comparison
Standard across chemical and industrial sectors; peers typically report this as segment-level goodwill.
Metric ID:
alb_segment_specialties_goodwillHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $20.32M | $20.32M | $32.64M | $32.64M | $32.64M | $32.64M | $32.61M | $32.59M | $32.69M | $32.58M | $32.59M | $32.63M | $32.64M | $32.70M | $32.74M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +60.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.3% | -0.3% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | +0.0% | — | — | — | +60.6% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.1% | +0.4% | +0.5% |
Range$20.32M – $32.74M
CAGR+14.6%
Avg YoY Growth+5.6%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Albemarle's specialties — goodwill?
- Albemarle (ALB) reported specialties — goodwill of $32.74M in Q1 2026.
- How has Albemarle's specialties — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Albemarle's specialties — goodwill increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $32.59M to $32.74M.
- What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's specialties — goodwill?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Albemarle's specialties — goodwill has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $130.54M to $130.56M.
- What does specialties — goodwill mean?
- The premium paid for acquiring businesses within the Specialties segment above their net asset value.