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Calumet, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net loss narrowed for the year: Full-year net loss was $33.8 million, or $0.39 basic loss per share, against $222.0 million, or $2.67, in 2024. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes rose: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $293.3 million against $229.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA alone was $211.2 million against $229.3 million. Source
  • Specialty Products Adjusted EBITDA rose: SPS Adjusted EBITDA was $88.5 million in Q4 against $51.9 million, and $291.8 million for the year against $222.5 million; Q4 margin was 13.1% against 8.0%. Source
  • Record production year in two segments: Management reported record production for 2025 in Specialty Products and Solutions and Montana Renewables. Total facility production was 90,386 bpd in Q4 against 81,377 bpd. Source
  • About $100 million of structural cuts: Management attributed about $100 million of structural cost reductions in 2025, with commercial leadership and record production, to debt paydown and nearly 30% EBITDA growth. Source
  • Renewable diesel margins were low: Management described the renewable diesel environment as challenging, with low industry margins partly offsetting Montana/Renewables' lower operating costs in Q4. Source
  • Operating cash flow was positive in 2025: Net cash from operating activities was $108.9 million for 2025 against $(46.4) million in 2024. Additions to PP&E were $52.3 million against $76.7 million. Source
  • MaxSAF 150 expansion nearing completion: Management said Montana Renewables is poised to complete the MaxSAF 150 expansion in the second quarter of 2026. Source

“Throughout the year, we materially reduced financial risk, strengthened our balance sheet, and positioned the company for its next phase of growth.”

Todd Borgmann, CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
MaxSAF 150 expansion completion Sourcesecond quarter of 2026second quarter of 2026Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: In January 2026 the ABL facility was amended to extend maturity from January 2027 to January 2031; commitments are $500 million, subject to borrowing base limits. Source
  • New: In January 2026, $405 million of 9.75% notes due 2031 closed, upsized from $350 million; proceeds, cash and revolver borrowings redeemed the 2026 and 2027 notes. Source
  • New: Treasury and the IRS issued proposed Section 45Z rules on February 3, 2026, covering credit calculation and eligibility for the clean fuel production credit. Source
  • Ended: The Royal Purple Industrial business was divested in March 2025; its results appear in the prior-year comparison only. Source
  • Guidance kept: The MaxSAF 150 timing stayed at the second quarter from the January release to this release.

Results and growth drivers

  • Net loss narrowed for the year: Full-year net loss was $33.8 million, or $0.39 basic loss per share, against $222.0 million, or $2.67, in 2024. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes rose: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $293.3 million against $229.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA alone was $211.2 million against $229.3 million. Source
  • Year result within January estimate range: The January 5, 2026 preliminary release estimated Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes at $285.0 million to $305.0 million; the reported $293.3 million falls inside that range.
  • Sales declined, gross profit rose: Full-year sales were $4,137.1 million against $4,189.4 million, and gross profit was $245.7 million against $230.8 million. Source
  • Fourth-quarter results against 2024: Q4 net loss was $37.3 million against $40.7 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $48.4 million against $66.6 million, and $69.3 million with Tax Attributes. Source

Segment results

  • Specialty Products Adjusted EBITDA rose: SPS Adjusted EBITDA was $88.5 million in Q4 against $51.9 million, and $291.8 million for the year against $222.5 million; Q4 margin was 13.1% against 8.0%. Source
  • Specialty results cited sales and fixed costs: Management cited specialty product sales, fixed cost reduction, higher production volumes, and year-over-year fuel gains from record production and margins. Source
  • Performance Brands Adjusted EBITDA fell: PB Adjusted EBITDA was $5.4 million in Q4 against $16.3 million, and $47.9 million for the year against $57.4 million. The 2024 quarter included $2.7 million of insurance proceeds that did not repeat. Source
  • TruFuel margins reported in Q4: Management said Q4 margin performance across Performance Brands, including the TruFuel brand, was reflected in the segment results. Source
  • Montana/Renewables Q4 result negative: MR Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $(5.4) million in Q4 against $12.4 million; full year $31.3 million against $22.3 million. Without tax attributes, full-year MR was $(50.8) million. Source
  • Corporate costs and 2024 insurance items: Corporate costs were $(19.2) million in Q4 against $(14.0) million. MR's Q4 2024 included $19.6 million of insurance proceeds that did not recur in Q4 2025. Source

“We enter 2026 with two proven, durable businesses, and a clear line of sight to continued growth and long-term value creation.”

Todd Borgmann, CEO

Production and sales volumes

  • Record production year in two segments: Management reported record production for 2025 in Specialty Products and Solutions and Montana Renewables. Total facility production was 90,386 bpd in Q4 against 81,377 bpd. Source
  • Renewable fuels output increased: Renewable fuels output was 11,895 bpd in Q4 against 7,865 bpd, and 11,270 bpd for 2025 against 9,848 bpd. Source
  • Specialty fuels and by-products output up: Fuels, asphalt and other by-products output in SPS was 45,937 bpd in Q4 against 39,812 bpd; lubricating oils were 12,922 bpd against 12,591 bpd. Source
  • Sales volume rose year over year: Total sales volume was 95,829 bpd in Q4 against 85,882 bpd, and 90,468 bpd for 2025 against 88,007 bpd. Sales volume includes purchased blendstocks and crude resales. Source
  • Reliability work added barrels: The January release said reliability initiatives drove 1.3 million barrels of increased annual production.

Costs and cost reduction

  • About $100 million of structural cuts: Management attributed about $100 million of structural cost reductions in 2025, with commercial leadership and record production, to debt paydown and nearly 30% EBITDA growth. Source
  • Cost reduction estimate rose from January: The January release cited over $70 million of structural annual cost improvements and about $20 million of crude supply chain efficiencies, against about $100 million reported now.
  • G&A and selling expenses declined: Full-year G&A was $123.8 million against $145.5 million, and selling $47.9 million against $55.7 million. Q4 G&A was $39.2 million against $44.5 million. Source

Margins and pricing

  • Renewable diesel margins were low: Management described the renewable diesel environment as challenging, with low industry margins partly offsetting Montana/Renewables' lower operating costs in Q4. Source
  • RINs items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA: Q4 RINs incurrence expense was $25.4 million against $10.0 million, and RINs mark-to-market was a $10.9 million loss against a $40.3 million gain. Both are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • LCM and LIFO losses increased: LCM and LIFO loss was $16.8 million in Q4 against $3.4 million, and $19.9 million for the year against $12.3 million. Source

Cash, debt and capital

  • Operating cash flow was positive in 2025: Net cash from operating activities was $108.9 million for 2025 against $(46.4) million in 2024. Additions to PP&E were $52.3 million against $76.7 million. Source
  • Cost reductions cited for free cash flow: Management said free cash flow was driven by about $100 million of cost reduction initiatives in 2025. Source
  • Recourse debt reduced by $222 million: Management said the 2025 cost and production gains enabled a $222 million paydown of recourse debt. Source
  • January 2031 notes and ABL extension: A $405 million 9.75% notes due 2031 closed in January and, with cash and revolver borrowings, redeemed the 2026 and 2027 notes; the ABL maturity moved to January 2031. Source
  • DOE loan cut Montana debt service: Management said the first DOE loan on Montana Renewables eliminated about $80 million of annual cash debt service.
  • Over $90 million of tax credits monetized: Management said Montana Renewables monetized over $90 million of producer tax credits during 2025.

Strategy, expansion and tax credits

  • MaxSAF 150 expansion nearing completion: Management said Montana Renewables is poised to complete the MaxSAF 150 expansion in the second quarter of 2026. Source
  • Faster, more cost-effective expansion path: The January release said the company had established a faster, more cost-effective expansion path for MaxSAF 150.
  • Proposed 45Z rules issued February 3: Treasury and the IRS issued proposed Section 45Z regulations on February 3, 2026, covering credit calculation and eligibility. Source
  • Tax attributes follow credit notional value: Tax attributes equal the notional value of clean fuel credits generated, less any sale discounts; 2025 tax attributes were $82.1 million. Source
  • Extra $8.4 million of 2025 credits: Management said estimate updates generated an additional $8.4 million of 2025 clean fuel credits; the release dates those updates to the first quarter of 2026. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 February 2026

  • MaxSAF 150 expansion completion: Management expects the MaxSAF 150 expansion at Montana Renewables to be completed in the second quarter of 2026. Source
  • Possible D4 volume increase: Management cited an anticipated increase in the D4 Renewable Volume Obligation as a regulatory development expected for 2026.
  • Deleveraging and cash flow in 2026: Management said its cost program positions the company for durable free cash flow generation and continued deleveraging in 2026.

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Throughput SourceTotal facility production 90,386 bpd in Q4 2025 (81,377 in Q4 2024); 83,895 bpd for 2025 (79,654 in 2024)
Refining margin per barrel SourceSPS Adjusted gross profit per barrel $15.39 in Q4 2025 (vs $10.43); $14.13 for 2025 (vs $10.64)
Refining margin per barrel SourceMontana/Renewables Adjusted gross profit (loss) per barrel $(7.85) in Q4 2025 (vs $9.87); $(3.66) for 2025 (vs $6.60)
Capital expenditure SourceAdditions to property, plant and equipment $52.3 million in 2025 (vs $76.7 million in 2024)

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said low industry renewable diesel margins partly offset Montana/Renewables' lower operating costs in the quarter. Source
  • Regulatory: Management referred to proposed Treasury rules on how the clean fuel credit is calculated and who qualifies; the release does not describe their effect. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said the MaxSAF 150 expansion was on track for the second quarter of 2026, the same timing as in the January release. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.