What is Albemarle's operating income?

Albemarle (ALB) reported operating income of $233.51M in Q1 2026.

How has Albemarle's operating income changed year-over-year?

Albemarle's operating income increased by 1081.7% year-over-year, from $19.76M to $233.51M.

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

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's operating income has grown at a -23.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $829.72M to -$367.08M.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Albemarle ALB Operating Income

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+32.7%

Gross profit$501.0M+221%

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:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 operating income?: Albemarle (ALB) reported operating income of $233.51M in Q1 2026.
How has Albemarle's operating income changed year-over-year?: Albemarle's operating income increased by 1081.7% year-over-year, from $19.76M to $233.51M.
What is the long-term trend for Albemarle's operating income?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Albemarle's operating income has grown at a -23.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $829.72M to -$367.08M.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.