What is Albemarle's goodwill?

Albemarle (ALB) reported goodwill of $1.49B in Q1 2026.

How has Albemarle's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Albemarle's goodwill decreased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $1.61B to $1.49B.

What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Albemarle's goodwill has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.67B to $1.5B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Albemarle ALB Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Energy Storage$1.46B+3.5%

Specialties$32.74M+0.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+32.7%

Gross profit$501.0M+221%

Operating income$233.5M+1,082%

Net income$319.1M+672%

EPS (diluted)$2.34—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-28.2%

Total debt$2.1B-44.3%

Total equity$9.9B-1.8%

Total assets$15.1B-10.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$346.2M-36.7%

CapEx$98.7M-46.0%

Free cash flow$247.6M-32.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.92B+113%

Enterprise value$16.95B+78.0%

P/S2.9×+1.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.4%+14.9pp

Operating margin-2.8%-1.3pp

Net margin-4.2%-1.9pp

FCF margin-2.8%-1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-2.3%-1.0pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.2×

Current ratio2.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Albemarle in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Albemarle’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Albemarle's goodwill?: Albemarle (ALB) reported goodwill of $1.49B in Q1 2026.
How has Albemarle's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Albemarle's goodwill decreased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $1.61B to $1.49B.
What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Albemarle's goodwill has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.67B to $1.5B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.