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HF Sinclair Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 18 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarter net loss, adjusted profit: Fourth quarter net loss was $28 million, or $(0.16) per diluted share, against $(1.14) a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $221 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, against an adjusted loss of $(1.02). Source
  • Full-year profit and adjusted EPS: Full-year net income was $579 million, or $3.08 per diluted share, against $177 million, or $0.91 a year earlier. Full-year adjusted diluted EPS was $5.06, against $1.01 in 2024. Source
  • Refining Adjusted EBITDA reached $403 million: Refining Adjusted EBITDA was $403 million, against $(169) million a year earlier. The planned Puget Sound turnaround and an unplanned Artesia event partly offset the gain. Source
  • EPA small refinery RINs waivers: The waivers added $313 million to adjusted refinery gross margins. The total includes $43 million of benefits from waivers received in the third quarter and recognized in the fourth. Source
  • Adjusted refinery margin per barrel rose: Adjusted refinery gross margin was $16.28 per barrel, against $6.68. Full-year adjusted refinery gross margin was $15.37 per barrel, against $10.43 in 2024. Source
  • Audit review does not affect results: The Audit Committee determined that the disclosure-process matters under review do not affect fourth-quarter or full-year 2025 results. Management states that all results in the release are unaudited. Source
  • Annual report filing deferred: The Form 10-K will not be filed with this release. Filing follows completion of the audit process. Source

“For full-year 2025, the Company achieved record earnings in both its Midstream and Marketing businesses and achieved the Company’s lowest annual refining operating expense per barrel.”

HF Sinclair Corp., press release

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Quarterly dividend SourcePayable March 12, 2026$0.50 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Franklin Myers was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President on a temporary basis and continues as Chairperson of the Board. Source
  • New: The 2025 Form 10-K was not filed with this release, pending the Audit Committee's assessment of disclosure processes. Source

Consolidated results

  • Quarter net loss, adjusted profit: Fourth quarter net loss was $28 million, or $(0.16) per diluted share, against $(1.14) a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $221 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, against an adjusted loss of $(1.02). Source
  • Full-year profit and adjusted EPS: Full-year net income was $579 million, or $3.08 per diluted share, against $177 million, or $0.91 a year earlier. Full-year adjusted diluted EPS was $5.06, against $1.01 in 2024. Source
  • EBITDA higher than prior year: Fourth quarter EBITDA was $235 million, against $9 million, and Adjusted EBITDA was $564 million, against $28 million. Full-year EBITDA was $1.8 billion and Adjusted EBITDA was $2.3 billion. Source

Refining and renewables

  • Refining Adjusted EBITDA reached $403 million: Refining Adjusted EBITDA was $403 million, against $(169) million a year earlier. The planned Puget Sound turnaround and an unplanned Artesia event partly offset the gain. Source
  • EPA small refinery RINs waivers: The waivers added $313 million to adjusted refinery gross margins. The total includes $43 million of benefits from waivers received in the third quarter and recognized in the fourth. Source
  • Renewables loss widened, adjusted loss narrowed: Renewables loss before interest and income taxes was $35 million, against $13 million. Renewables Adjusted EBITDA was $(6) million, against $(9) million a year earlier. Source

“The Audit Committee and all other parties are working diligently to complete this review as soon as possible.”

HF Sinclair Corp., press release

Marketing, lubricants and midstream

  • Marketing income rose on margins: Marketing income before interest and income taxes was $14 million, against $13 million. Marketing EBITDA was $22 million, against $21 million, and management credited higher margins and store mix changes. Source
  • Branded network reach extended: The company reported more than 1,700 branded stations and licensing of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations. The third-quarter release cited more than 300 licensed locations. Source
  • Lubricants income fell on volumes: Lubricants income before interest and income taxes was $19 million, against $46 million. EBITDA was $43 million, against Adjusted EBITDA of $70 million, with lower base oil margins and higher operating expenses also cited. Source
  • Midstream income roughly flat: Midstream income before interest and income taxes was $96 million, against $97 million. Midstream EBITDA was $114 million, unchanged from the prior-year quarter. Source

Margins and refinery operations

  • Adjusted refinery margin per barrel rose: Adjusted refinery gross margin was $16.28 per barrel, against $6.68. Full-year adjusted refinery gross margin was $15.37 per barrel, against $10.43 in 2024. Source
  • Crude throughput slightly lower: Crude charge averaged 556,460 barrels per day, against 562,020. Refinery utilization was 82.1%, against 82.9% in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Inventory charge excluded from Adjusted EBITDA: The $313 million lower of cost or market inventory charge is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Reported Refining segment loss before interest and income taxes was $49 million. Source

“Looking forward, the Company remains focused on safe and reliable operations, continued growth in its Midstream, Lubricants and Marketing segments and returning excess cash to the Company’s shareholders.”

HF Sinclair Corp., press release

Cash and shareholder returns

  • Operating cash flow was $8 million: Net cash provided by operations was $8 million for the quarter. The prior release reported $809 million for the third quarter. Source
  • Cash higher than year-end 2024: Cash and cash equivalents were $978 million at year end, up from $800 million at December 31, 2024. The prior release reported $1,451 million at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Dividends and buybacks in fourth quarter: Full-year returns to stockholders through dividends and repurchases totaled $724 million. The company returned $230 million in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Consolidated debt slightly higher: Consolidated debt was $2,769 million at December 31, 2025. The prior release reported $2,768 million at September 30, 2025, and debt was $2,638 million at December 31, 2024. Source

Leadership, audit review and filing

  • CEO on voluntary leave: The Chief Executive Officer and President is on voluntary leave of absence from his duties, and the Board made a temporary appointment announced the same day. Source
  • Audit review does not affect results: The Audit Committee determined that the disclosure-process matters under review do not affect fourth-quarter or full-year 2025 results. Management states that all results in the release are unaudited. Source
  • Annual report filing deferred: The Form 10-K will not be filed with this release. Filing follows completion of the audit process. Source

Coming up, as management said on 18 February 2026

  • Dividend payable March 12: The $0.50 regular dividend is payable March 12, 2026, to holders of record on March 2, 2026. Source
  • Annual report filing expected on time: The company expects to file its Form 10-K on time once the audit is complete. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Volumes: midstream pipelines and terminals (BPD) Source2,070,277 BPD in fourth quarter 2025, against 2,016,204 BPD
Volumes: branded fuel sales Source337 million gallons, against 333 million gallons
Volumes: renewables sales Source57 million gallons, against 62 million gallons

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Fourth-quarter results also reflected the planned Puget Sound turnaround and an unplanned event at the Artesia refinery. Source
  • Demand: The company attributed part of the fourth-quarter result to seasonal weakness in refining crack spreads. Source
  • Regulatory: The Audit Committee is reviewing disclosure processes, which is the reason the Form 10-K was not filed with the release. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The prior release expected greater Producer's Tax Credit value in the fourth quarter. This release states that the company recognized incrementally more value from the credit. 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.