Albemarle Corp. (ALB) director Alejandro Daniel Wolff acquired 45 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, as dividends under an automatic dividend reinvestment program for company stock. The reported transaction price was $0.00 per share, and his direct common-stock holdings following the transaction were 13,089 shares.
ALBEMARLE CORP (symbol: ALB) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Norris Eric reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) reported that Chief Commercial Officer Eric Norris received an equity award on September 14, 2026. He was granted 10,867 shares in the form of Restricted Stock Units that vest 100% on March 14, 2028, increasing his directly held position to 64,310 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported in connection with this award.
ALBEMARLE CORP (symbol: ALB) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Mummert Mark Richard reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) reported that Chief Operations Officer Mark Richard Mummert received an equity compensation award of 6,086 shares of Common Stock on September 14, 2026. The award consists of Restricted Stock Units that vest 100% on March 14, 2028, subject to the terms of the award agreement, and increases his directly held shares to 23,601.
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) reported that Chief People Officer Autumn M. Gagarinas acquired 5,217 shares of common stock on September 14, 2026 through a grant of Restricted Stock Units. These RSUs vest 50% on March 14, 2028 and 50% on September 14, 2029, bringing her reported direct holdings to 10,610 shares.
ALBEMARLE CORP (symbol: ALB) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Hood Max reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) reported that Chief Accounting Officer Max Hood received an equity compensation award on September 1, 2026. The award consists of 1,476 shares of common stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units that were granted at no cash purchase price and are held directly. These Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal installments on each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the grant date, and Hood will own the underlying shares as they vest, subject to the terms of the award agreement.
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) announced a CEO succession plan under which Ragnar “Rag” Udd will become President and Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2027 or an earlier mutually agreed date, and will join the Board. J. Kent Masters, Jr. will transition from Chairman and CEO to Executive Chair of the Board at that time.
Under an Executive Employment Agreement, Udd will receive a $1,300,000 annual base salary, an annual target bonus equal to 135% of base salary (capped at 200% of target), and a cash sign-on bonus of $1,400,000, payable 50% at commencement and 50% on July 1, 2027, subject to service and certain termination conditions. He will receive make‑whole RSU and PSU awards with an aggregate grant-date target value of $11,000,000, plus 2027 long-term incentive equity awards targeted at $7,500,000, and will participate in the Executive Officer Severance Plan with severance multiples of 2.0x for certain terminations outside a change in control and 3.0x in connection with a change in control, alongside two-year post-employment restrictive covenants.
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) reported that Max Hood, its Chief Accounting Officer, has filed an initial ownership report on Form 3 as an officer of the company. The filing lists no reportable transactions in ALB securities and notes an Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney authorizing execution of the filing.
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) reported that its Board of Directors appointed Max W. Hood as Chief Accounting Officer, effective August 24, 2026. Upon appointment he will serve as the company’s principal accounting officer.
Hood, age 47, previously served as co-Chief Financial Officer of The ODP Corporation, after earlier roles there as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller and in accounting and treasury. His compensation includes a $400,000 annual base salary, a 2026 target bonus equal to 50% of eligible earnings (prorated for 2026), participation in a long-term incentive plan with a target value of 70% of base salary, and a sign-on grant of restricted stock units valued at $200,000 that vest in three equal annual installments. The company states there are no family relationships, related-party transactions, or special arrangements connected to his appointment.
Albemarle Corporation reported net sales of $1.74 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and net income attributable to the company of $479.9 million, compared with $1.33 billion and $22.9 million a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders were $3.52 versus a loss of $0.16.
For the first half of 2026, net sales were $3.17 billion and net income attributable to the company was $799.1 million, with diluted EPS of $5.87. Operating cash flow rose to $1.06 billion, supporting a reduction of total long‑term debt to $1.88 billion from $3.19 billion at year‑end 2025. The sale of the Refining Solutions business generated $525.2 million of cash and a pre‑tax loss of $95.0 million, while the sale of the 50% Eurecat S.A. stake produced a $42.3 million gain. Energy Storage segment adjusted EBITDA increased to $723.5 million in the quarter, and the Windfield joint venture contributed equity income of $151.6 million in Q2. Albemarle also recorded $33.2 million of restructuring and asset write‑off charges year‑to‑date and expects an additional $70–$90 million of Kemerton Train 1 restructuring costs through 2027. The quarterly common dividend was raised to $0.41 per share beginning with the October 1, 2026 payment.
Albemarle Corporation reported strong second-quarter 2026 results, with net sales of $1.74 billion and net income attributable to the company of $480 million, as higher lithium pricing and growth in Specialties drove performance. Net sales rose 31% from $1.33 billion, while adjusted EBITDA increased 155% to $858 million and adjusted diluted EPS reached $3.75.
The Energy Storage segment generated net sales of $1.28 billion, up 78%, with adjusted EBITDA of $723 million, up 229%, supported by an 11% volume increase to 65 kT LCE and a 60% rise in average realized lithium price to $19.53/kg LCE. Specialties delivered net sales of $423 million, up 20%, and adjusted EBITDA of $118 million, up 61%, helped by higher bromine volumes and pricing and productivity gains.
Operating cash flow in the quarter was $710 million and free cash flow $638 million; first-half 2026 operating cash flow reached $1.06 billion. As of June 30, 2026, Albemarle had about $3.2 billion of liquidity and a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.5. Management outlined 2026 scenarios tied to lithium prices, with total net sales of $4.1–$7.8 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $0.9–$4.4 billion, raised its Specialties outlook, and reduced expected 2026 capital expenditures to roughly $500 million.