Core Insights - Albemarle reported $1.08 billion in revenue for Q1 2025, a year-over-year decline of 20.9% and below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 billion, resulting in a surprise of -8.07% [1] - The company experienced an EPS of -$0.18, compared to $0.26 a year ago, with an EPS surprise of +70.97% against a consensus estimate of -$0.62 [1] Revenue Performance - Net Sales in Energy Storage were $524.57 million, down 34.5% year-over-year and below the average estimate of $588.57 million [4] - Net Sales for Ketjen were $231.30 million, a decrease of 5.1% year-over-year, compared to the estimated $243.93 million [4] - Net Sales in Specialties reached $321.01 million, showing a slight increase of 1.6% year-over-year, but below the average estimate of $329.98 million [4] EBITDA Analysis - Adjusted EBITDA for Energy Storage was $186.36 million, exceeding the average estimate of $132.93 million [4] - Adjusted EBITDA for Corporate was -$16.47 million, worse than the average estimate of -$9.39 million [4] - Adjusted EBITDA for Ketjen was $38.59 million, surpassing the average estimate of $27.55 million [4] - Adjusted EBITDA for Specialties was $58.67 million, slightly above the average estimate of $55.43 million [4] Stock Performance - Albemarle's shares have returned -17.2% over the past month, contrasting with the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating potential performance in line with the broader market in the near term [3]