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Calumet, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and EPS reported: Net income was $273.3 million, or $2.91 basic EPS, against $313.4 million and $3.61 a year earlier. The nine-month result was a net loss of $139.6 million. Source
  • Specialty Adjusted EBITDA rose: SPS Adjusted EBITDA was $248.1 million against $80.2 million. SPS sales were $1,071.2 million, giving an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.2% against 11.8%. Source
  • Montana/Renewables Adjusted EBITDA with TA rose: MR Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $110.6 million against $17.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Performance Brands margins compressed by price lag: Management attributes compressed PB margins to a normal price lag, as price increases followed ongoing feedstock cost escalation. Source
  • Specialty market described as constructive: Management attributes SPS results to a constructive market, a global shortage in specialty products, production and commercial execution. Source
  • Debt retirement about $265 million since July: Management reports about $265 million of debt retired since July and links the retirement to lower interest expense. Source
  • MaxSAF expansion advancing: Management says the MaxSAF expansion is advancing with lower risk and high capital efficiency, alongside debt reduction. Source

“The third quarter was exceptional for Calumet, with both of our businesses delivering outstanding results and our deleveraging and growth strategy accelerating by years,”

Todd Borgmann, CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
MaxSAF expansion target Sourceyear-end 2028approximately 200 million gallons of annual SAF production and 17,000 barrels per day of total product salesNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Company redeemed $150 million of 9.75% Senior Notes due 2028 (issued June 2023) on October 25, 2026, at 102.438% of principal plus accrued interest. Source
  • New: Forward-looking statements now list the redeployment and long-term lease of certain CMR assets and a dual reactor system as part of MaxSAF. The second quarter list did not include them. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income and EPS reported: Net income was $273.3 million, or $2.91 basic EPS, against $313.4 million and $3.61 a year earlier. The nine-month result was a net loss of $139.6 million. Source
  • Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA higher: Adjusted EBITDA was $322.0 million against $69.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $347.2 million against $92.5 million. Source
  • Sales rose on higher gross profit: Sales were $1,682.9 million against $1,078.0 million. Gross profit was $543.2 million against $373.7 million, and operating profit was $453.7 million against $322.9 million. Source
  • Nine-month Adjusted EBITDA higher: Nine-month Adjusted EBITDA was $508.9 million against $162.8 million. Nine-month Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $572.6 million against $224.0 million. Source

Segments and regions

  • Specialty Adjusted EBITDA rose: SPS Adjusted EBITDA was $248.1 million against $80.2 million. SPS sales were $1,071.2 million, giving an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.2% against 11.8%. Source
  • Performance Brands Adjusted EBITDA fell: PB Adjusted EBITDA was $9.1 million against $13.2 million. The quarter included $7.0 million of business interruption insurance proceeds. Source
  • Montana/Renewables Adjusted EBITDA with TA rose: MR Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes was $110.6 million against $17.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Montana Renewables per-gallon figure given: Montana Renewables reported Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes of $80.4 million, or $1.86 per gallon, in its first full quarter of operations since the SET2 RVO. Source
  • Corporate expense rose year on year: Corporate expenses were $(20.6) million of Adjusted EBITDA against $(18.0) million a year earlier. Source

“We are converting this earnings power into lasting shareholder value, retiring over $265 million of high-cost debt in the past four months, reducing interest expense, and advancing a lower risk, highly capital-efficient MaxSAF (TM) expansion.”

Todd Borgmann, CEO

Products, volumes and customers

  • Specialty production fell year on year: SPS facility production was 62,228 bpd against 64,703 bpd in the prior-year quarter. Nine-month SPS production was 60,275 bpd against 58,337 bpd. Source
  • Total sales volume near prior level: Total sales volume was 90,759 bpd against 91,605 bpd. Nine-month sales volume was 88,517 bpd against 88,662 bpd. Source
  • Renewable fuel output fell: Renewable fuels output was 10,888 bpd against 11,187 bpd. Nine-month output was 8,595 bpd against 11,059 bpd. Source
  • Performance Brands output rose: PB facility production was 1,924 bpd against 1,583 bpd in the prior-year quarter. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Performance Brands margins compressed by price lag: Management attributes compressed PB margins to a normal price lag, as price increases followed ongoing feedstock cost escalation. Source
  • Specialty adjusted gross profit rose: SPS adjusted gross profit was $283.5 million against $89.5 million. SPS gross profit was $420.1 million against $276.3 million. Source
  • General and administrative expense more than doubled: G&A expense was $70.1 million against $31.4 million. Selling expense was $13.3 million against $10.9 million. Source

“With momentum accelerating across both businesses, Calumet is extremely well-positioned to continue executing our strategy.”

Todd Borgmann, CEO

Demand and supply conditions

  • Specialty market described as constructive: Management attributes SPS results to a constructive market, a global shortage in specialty products, production and commercial execution. Source
  • Supply chain disruptions cited as driver: Management cited lasting industry supply chain disruptions, alongside the market environment, as drivers of SPS Adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Renewables margin drove Montana results: Management says MR results mainly reflected the renewables margin, while specialty asphalts benefited from higher asphalt and conventional fuel margins. Source

Cash, debt and interest

  • Debt retirement about $265 million since July: Management reports about $265 million of debt retired since July and links the retirement to lower interest expense. Source
  • Interest expense declined year on year: Interest expense was $50.8 million against $53.6 million in the quarter, and $153.9 million against $165.0 million for nine months. Source
  • Operating cash flow for nine months: Net cash provided by operating activities was $224.6 million for the nine months, against $(7.6) million a year earlier. Source

Strategy and growth projects

  • MaxSAF expansion advancing: Management says the MaxSAF expansion is advancing with lower risk and high capital efficiency, alongside debt reduction. Source
  • CMR asset redeployment and lease: Forward-looking statements list the redeployment and long-term lease of certain CMR assets as part of the MaxSAF plan. Source
  • Deleveraging and growth accelerating together: Management says its deleveraging and growth strategy is accelerating across both businesses. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Throughput (total facility production) Source88,283 bpd
Refining margin per barrel Source$48.04 per barrel (Specialty Products and Solutions, adjusted gross profit)
Refining margin per barrel Source$44.58 per barrel (Montana/Renewables, adjusted gross profit)
Capital expenditure Source$63.3 million (nine months ended September 30, 2026)

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Net income was affected by non-cash items: an unrealized loss on derivatives and non-cash RINs related items, as management stated. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management refers to the July 15, 2026 redemption of the 2028 Mirror Notes as previously announced. The release gives no status for it. 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.