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Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 1 lowered, 7 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Compression revenue rose 7.4%: Compression Infrastructure revenue reached $315.1 million, up from $293.5 million a year earlier. Total company revenues were $391.1 million for the quarter. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 21.7%: Adjusted EBITDA was $216.8 million, up from $178.2 million in the second quarter of 2025, with an adjusted EBITDA percentage of 55.4%. Source
  • Power segment in first full quarter: Power Infrastructure revenue was $32.9 million, with adjusted gross margin of $21.2 million, or 64.5% of revenue, following the April 1 DPS closing. Source
  • One gigawatt turbine order placed: Management announced a multi-year order covering one gigawatt of gas turbines. Source
  • Equity offering of 10.6 million shares: Shares were sold at $71.00 each in May 2026. Underwriters exercised their 1.6 million share option in full, and the offering closed May 15. Source
  • Power growth capex midpoint reduced: Management cited updated timing and amount of down payments for future deliveries as the reason for the lower Power growth capital expenditure midpoint. Source
  • Free cash flow turned negative: Free cash flow was negative $87.5 million, compared with positive $37.0 million in the first quarter of 2026. Source

“Our second quarter results highlight the strength of both our established Compression Infrastructure business and the growing momentum of our Power Infrastructure platform”

Mickey McKee, Kodiak’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefull year 2026$830 million to $860 millionRaised from $820 million to $860 million
Discretionary cash flow Sourcefull year 2026$570 million to $600 millionRaised from $520 million to $570 million
Compression Infrastructure revenue Sourcefull year 2026$1,250,000 to $1,280,000 (thousands)Kept
Compression Infrastructure adjusted gross margin percentage Sourcefull year 202669.0% to 70.5%Raised from 68.5% to 70.0%
Power Infrastructure revenue Sourcefull year 2026$95,000 to $125,000 (thousands)Kept
Power Infrastructure adjusted gross margin percentage Sourcefull year 202660.0% to 70.0%Kept
Other Services revenue Sourcefull year 2026$125,000 to $160,000 (thousands)Kept
Other Services adjusted gross margin percentage Sourcefull year 202613.0% to 16.0%Kept
Maintenance capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$80,000 to $90,000 (thousands)Kept
Growth capital expenditures, Compression Infrastructure Sourcefull year 2026$280,000 to $300,000 (thousands)Raised from $245,000 to $275,000 (thousands)
Growth capital expenditures, Power Infrastructure Sourcefull year 2026$400,000 to $450,000 (thousands)Lowered from $400,000 to $500,000 (thousands)
Total growth capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$680,000 to $750,000 (thousands)
Other capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$45,000 to $55,000 (thousands)Kept
Total growth and other capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$725,000 to $805,000 (thousands)

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Adjusted EBITDA guidance and discretionary cash flow guidance were both raised for full year 2026. Source
  • Guidance raised: Compression Infrastructure growth capital expenditure guidance range was raised to $280,000 to $300,000 thousand. Source
  • Guidance lowered: The midpoint of Power Infrastructure growth capital expenditure guidance was reduced. Source
  • New: Power Infrastructure became a separate reportable segment after the DPS acquisition, and Contract Services was renamed Compression Infrastructure. Source
  • New: A multi-year gas turbine order covering one gigawatt was announced. Source
  • New: An underwritten public offering of common stock closed in May 2026. Source
  • New: In July 2026 the company exercised buyout options on leased compression equipment. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Compression revenue rose 7.4%: Compression Infrastructure revenue reached $315.1 million, up from $293.5 million a year earlier. Total company revenues were $391.1 million for the quarter. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 21.7%: Adjusted EBITDA was $216.8 million, up from $178.2 million in the second quarter of 2025, with an adjusted EBITDA percentage of 55.4%. Source
  • Discretionary cash flow rose 40.2%: Net cash provided by operating activities was $99.5 million. Discretionary cash flow was $163.3 million, up from $116.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Diluted EPS of $0.53: Net income attributable to common shareholders was $52.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted share. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.55. Source

Segments and regions

  • Compression gross margin up 9.9%: Compression Infrastructure gross margin was $147.6 million. Adjusted gross margin was $220.7 million, up 10.1% from $200.4 million. Source
  • Power segment in first full quarter: Power Infrastructure revenue was $32.9 million, with adjusted gross margin of $21.2 million, or 64.5% of revenue, following the April 1 DPS closing. Source
  • Other Services revenue up 47.1%: Other Services revenue was $43.1 million, up from $29.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Other Services margin fell 32.3%: Other Services gross margin and adjusted gross margin were each $4.9 million, against $7.2 million a year earlier. Adjusted gross margin percentage was 11.3%. Source

“we remain highly constructive on the long-term outlook for our contract compression business.”

Mickey McKee, Kodiak’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Products, customers and utilization

  • One gigawatt turbine order placed: Management announced a multi-year order covering one gigawatt of gas turbines. Source
  • Data center and microgrid work: Power Infrastructure commercial work includes detailed engineering and design on several projects for data center and energy microgrid use. Source
  • Compression utilization at 98.2%: Compression fleet utilization was 98.2%, up 100 basis points from a year earlier. Power Infrastructure utilization was 89.6% in its first full quarter. Source

Margins, costs and interest

  • Compression margin held at 70%: Management linked a second consecutive quarter of 70% compression adjusted gross margin to market dynamics, technology-enabled efficiency and cost discipline. Source
  • Depreciation and SG&A higher: Depreciation and amortization was $78.7 million and SG&A was $40.9 million, against $66.1 million and $35.1 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Interest expense rose: Interest expense was $50.1 million, up from $45.8 million a year earlier. Source

“we believe we are well positioned to drive sustainable growth and create substantial long-term value for our shareholders.”

Mickey McKee, Kodiak’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Capital, debt and liquidity

  • Equity offering of 10.6 million shares: Shares were sold at $71.00 each in May 2026. Underwriters exercised their 1.6 million share option in full, and the offering closed May 15. Source
  • Net proceeds of $836.1 million: Net proceeds from the offering, including the option shares, were approximately $836.1 million. Source
  • Leverage ratio at 3.2x: The credit agreement leverage ratio was 3.2x for the quarter, or 3.1x netting all balance sheet cash against debt. Source
  • Debt $2.8 billion, liquidity $1.7 billion: Total debt was $2.8 billion, with $1.6 billion available under the ABL Facility and $1.7 billion total liquidity including cash. Source
  • Leased compression equipment bought out: In July 2026 Kodiak bought leased equipment totaling about 43,000 horsepower for about $32.8 million and will stop the related lease payments. Source

Capital spending and cash flow

  • Power growth capex midpoint reduced: Management cited updated timing and amount of down payments for future deliveries as the reason for the lower Power growth capital expenditure midpoint. Source
  • Growth and other spending $254.9 million: Growth and other capital expenditures were $254.9 million in the quarter, with $134.4 million in Power Infrastructure and $66.8 million in Compression Infrastructure. Source
  • Free cash flow turned negative: Free cash flow was negative $87.5 million, compared with positive $37.0 million in the first quarter of 2026. Source

Strategy and segment structure

  • Power Infrastructure segment created: After the DPS acquisition, the company formed a Power Infrastructure segment for distributed power generation, and Contract Services became Compression Infrastructure. Source
  • Prior periods recast: Prior-period segment figures were recast to the current presentation; the recast did not change previously reported consolidated results. Source
  • Two gigawatt power target: Management cited a pipeline of customer engagements and a path to more than two gigawatts of power generation capacity by the end of the decade. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • Turbines to be delivered by 2030: The one-gigawatt gas turbine order is to be delivered by 2030. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Discretionary cash flow guidance depends on an assumption that Secured Overnight Financing Rate futures do not change. Source
  • Financial: Management said the projected figures cannot be fully reconciled to GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts, because some components are unpredictable. 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.