Key Takeaways:
- Q2 net income attributable to partners rose 80% to $2.09 billion, beating consensus
- Earnings of $0.59 per common unit topped the $0.38 consensus estimate
- Management raised 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance on strong NGL and crude volumes
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Energy Transfer beats Q2 estimates as net income jumps to $2.09B
Energy Transfer reported Q2 net income of $2.09 billion, up 80% from a year earlier and beating the $0.38-per-unit consensus.
"Our projects are supported by long-term contracts," Tom Long, co-chief executive at Energy Transfer, said in May, with agreements extending more than 20 years.
The partnership raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to a full-year range of $18.2 billion to $18.6 billion. First-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $4.94 billion represented 26.8 percent of the midpoint, leaving a quarterly average of about $4.49 billion needed through the rest of the year.
Energy Transfer also increased its quarterly distribution for the 19th consecutive quarter, to $0.34 per unit, an annualized $1.36 that yields 6.68 percent at Friday's close of $20.36. Units finished the week flat, 1.6 percent below the 52-week peak of $20.70. The partnership outperformed peers, with Enterprise Products Partners down 1.76 percent for the week and MPLX off 0.34 percent.
NGL exports climbed 19 percent in the first quarter, with NGL transportation up 12 percent and crude transportation up 8 percent. The Hugh Brinson pipeline, a $2.7 billion project, will add 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of capacity by late 2026 and 2.2 bcf/d by early 2027, underpinned by long-term fee-based contracts. The Nederland expansion adds 240,000 barrels per day of ethane capacity, fully contracted into the 2040s.
Long-term debt stood at $69.3 billion as of March 31, up $1.0 billion from year-end, with first-quarter interest expense climbing 17 percent to $947 million. Growth capital expenditure guidance rose to $5.5 billion to $5.9 billion.
FactSet's average price target of $23.89 implies about 17 percent upside from Friday's close, with targets ranging from $22 to $27. Units trade at roughly 13.7 times the $1.49 per share earnings FactSet forecasts for 2026, and the consensus rating is Buy.
The earnings beat and guidance raise show management expects NGL and crude volumes to keep expanding. Investors will watch the earnings call Tuesday at 9 a.m. EDT for updated segment margins and the distribution record date set for Friday, Aug. 7.
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