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Delek US Holdings, 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 raised, 2 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth quarter net income and EPS: Net income attributable to Delek was $78.3 million, or $1.26 per diluted share. Adjusted net income was $143.0 million, or $2.31 per share, and adjusted EBITDA $374.8 million. Source
  • Refining segment EBITDA turned positive: Refining segment Adjusted EBITDA was $314.1 million, against $(68.7) million in the same quarter of 2024. The company links the change to higher refining margin. Source
  • Benchmark crack spreads rose 66%: Benchmark crack spreads averaged 66.0% above prior-year levels in the fourth quarter, according to the release. Source
  • Delek Logistics reported record performance: Delek Logistics reported record financial performance for the quarter, according to the release. Source
  • RIN relief cut cost of materials: Regulatory relief under renewable fuel standards reduced cost of materials by $75.3 million in the quarter and by $356.1 million year to date. Source
  • Net debt at year end: Cash was $625.8 million and long-term debt $3,233.1 million, leaving consolidated net debt of $2,607.3 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • EOP progress and objectives advanced: Management said it further advanced the key objectives of the Enterprise Optimization Plan and recognized about $50 million of improvements in the fourth quarter. Source

“2025 has been a transformational year for DK in improving its cash flow profile through successful implementation of the Enterprise Optimization Plan”

Avigal Soreq, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek US

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Enterprise Optimization Plan annual run-rate cash flow improvements Sourceannual run-rate~$200 millionRaised from at least $180 million
Delek Logistics adjusted EBITDA Source2026$520 million to $560 millionNew
Free cash flow from Inventory Intermediation Agreement restructuring Sourcenot statedat least $40 millionNew
Quarterly dividend per share Sourcequarter paid March 9, 2026$0.255 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: The Enterprise Optimization Plan annual run-rate cash flow improvement figure was increased to about $200 million from at least $180 million. Source
  • New guidance: Delek Logistics started 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $520 million to $560 million; the prior release gave a 2025 range of $500 to $520 million. Source
  • New: The Inventory Intermediation Agreement was restructured in the quarter, with the company citing lower costs and more free cash flow. Source
  • New: Asset purchase agreements were entered into in January 2026 with Delek Logistics for a Tyler refinery tank and El Dorado tank and terminal assets. Source

Quarter results and drivers

  • Fourth quarter net income and EPS: Net income attributable to Delek was $78.3 million, or $1.26 per diluted share. Adjusted net income was $143.0 million, or $2.31 per share, and adjusted EBITDA $374.8 million. Source
  • Results excluding SRE effects: Excluding the impacts of small refinery exemptions, adjusted EPS was $0.44 per share and adjusted EBITDA was $225.5 million. Source
  • Full-year 2025 loss per share: For 2025 as a whole, net loss attributable to Delek was $(22.8) million, or $(0.38) per diluted share, against $(8.77) in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the year was $1,353.0 million. Source

Refining segment and refineries

  • Refining segment EBITDA turned positive: Refining segment Adjusted EBITDA was $314.1 million, against $(68.7) million in the same quarter of 2024. The company links the change to higher refining margin. Source
  • Benchmark crack spreads rose 66%: Benchmark crack spreads averaged 66.0% above prior-year levels in the fourth quarter, according to the release. Source
  • Krotz Springs production margin rose: Krotz Springs production margin was $71.6 million, against $12.5 million a year earlier, with throughput of 81,156 bpd. Source
  • El Dorado production margin rose: El Dorado production margin was $54.4 million, against $4.0 million a year earlier, and was $8.37 per barrel of throughput. Source
  • Tyler production margin rose: Tyler production margin was $91.9 million, against $40.6 million a year earlier. Source

“DKL continues to strengthen its premier position in the Permian Basin, supported by the ongoing ramp-up of our gas processing facilities and continued investment in sour gas handling, treating, and processing capabilities.”

Avigal Soreq, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek US

Logistics segment and Delek Logistics

  • Logistics segment EBITDA rose: Logistics segment Adjusted EBITDA was $141.9 million, against $114.3 million. The company cites the W2W dropdown, the H2O Midstream and Gravity acquisitions, and higher wholesale margins. Source
  • Delek Logistics reported record performance: Delek Logistics reported record financial performance for the quarter, according to the release. Source
  • Delek Logistics separating economically: Growing third-party cash flows have let Delek Logistics largely separate economically from DK while maintaining organic growth. Source

Costs, margins and inventory effects

  • Other inventory impacts in EBITDA: Other inventory impacts were $41.0 million in the quarter, against $43.9 million in the prior-year quarter, and favorably affected refining Adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Refining operating expenses per barrel: Refining operating expenses were $5.42 per barrel of throughput, compared with $5.46 a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted refining margin totals: Total adjusted refining margin, a non-GAAP measure, was $382.9 million, against $56.3 million. Source
  • G&A excluding transaction and restructuring: General and administrative expenses excluding transaction and restructuring costs were $43.4 million for the quarter. Source
  • Restructuring costs recorded: Restructuring costs were $18.8 million pre-tax and $14.6 million after tax in the quarter, under the business transformation the company announced in 2022. Source

“We are very proud of the continuous improvement culture we are building at Delek and look forward to driving incremental free cash flow improvement through continued operational excellence, cost optimization, and disciplined capital allocation.”

Avigal Soreq, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek US

Renewable fuel obligations and SREs

  • RIN relief cut cost of materials: Regulatory relief under renewable fuel standards reduced cost of materials by $75.3 million in the quarter and by $356.1 million year to date. Source
  • SRE-related shortfall as adjusting item: A renewable volume obligation shortfall tied to small refinery exemptions of $74.0 million was an adjusting item in the quarter. Source
  • Adjusted measures assume 50% exemptions: Adjusted measures include the benefit of receiving exemptions equal to about 50% of the recorded current-period obligation, while the full obligation is recorded. Source

Cash, debt and shareholder returns

  • Net debt at year end: Cash was $625.8 million and long-term debt $3,233.1 million, leaving consolidated net debt of $2,607.3 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Net debt excluding Delek Logistics: Excluding Delek Logistics, the company had $614.9 million of cash and $888.7 million of long-term debt, a $273.8 million net debt position. Source
  • Operating cash flow in quarter: Net cash provided by operating activities was $502.8 million in the quarter, against negative $163.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Share purchases and dividends paid: Delek US purchased about $20 million of DK common stock in the quarter and paid $15.3 million of dividends. Source
  • Inventory agreement obligation reduced: The obligation under the Inventory Intermediation Agreement was reduced by $289.2 million between December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Source

Enterprise Optimization Plan and sum-of-the-parts

  • EOP progress and objectives advanced: Management said it further advanced the key objectives of the Enterprise Optimization Plan and recognized about $50 million of improvements in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Inventory agreement and DKL separation: Management tied the Inventory Intermediation Agreement restructuring and the economic separation from Delek Logistics to cash flow improvement. Source
  • Sum-of-the-parts goals listed: Management listed advancing the sum-of-the-parts strategy, enhancing cash flow and delivering shareholder value among its goals. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 February 2026

  • Tyler tank purchase closing: The Tyler tank purchase is expected to close April 1, 2026, and the El Dorado terminal purchase October 1, 2027. Source
  • Dividend payment date: The regular quarterly dividend of $0.255 per share is scheduled for payment on March 9, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Throughput Source294,763 bpd (fourth quarter 2025, refining total)
Refining margin per barrel Source$10.49 per barrel of throughput
Utilization Source86.5% of nameplate capacity

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Expired RINs from prior-year SRE grants had no value and are the subject of ongoing litigation, according to the release. Source
  • Operational: Management names safe and reliable operation and completion of the ongoing Big Spring turnaround as current focus areas. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said 2025 included successful implementation of the Enterprise Optimization Plan. Source
  • Not stated: Restructuring costs recorded in the quarter relate to the business transformation the company announced in 2022. 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.