Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) reported quarterly earnings of $3.75 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.24 by 15.74 percent. This is a 3309.09 percent increase over earnings of $0.11 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.743 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.603 billion by 8.75 percent. This is a 31.15 percent increase over sales of $1.329 billion the same period last year.