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Mach Natural Resources LP: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 12 March 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year earnings and EBITDA: Full-year 2025 net income was $143 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $593 million. Source
  • Acquisitions brought $1.3 billion of assets: Multiple acquisitions totaling $1.3 billion of oil and gas assets were completed in 2025. Source
  • Lease operating expense per Boe rose: Lease operating expense was $7.50 per Boe in the fourth quarter, against $6.82 in the third quarter; the full year was $6.99. Source
  • Realized prices by product: Fourth-quarter realized prices, excluding derivatives, were $58.14 per barrel of oil, $2.54 per thousand cubic feet of gas and $21.28 per barrel of NGLs. Source
  • Development spending and reinvestment rate: Full-year 2025 development costs were $252 million, with a reinvestment rate of 47%. Source
  • Distributions paid in 2025: The company paid $244 million to unitholders in 2025, or $1.94 per common unit. Source
  • Proved reserves rose 109%: Proved reserves increased 109% to 705 MMBoe, with a PV-10 of $3.1 billion, at year-end 2025. Source
  • 2026 production and capital reiterated: The company reiterated its 2026 production forecast and development capital plan and revised its other guidance. Source

“2025 was a pivotal year for Mach as we anchored positions in two additional basins and transformed the Company into a scaled, multi-basin operator.”

Tom L. Ward, Chief Executive Officer of Mach Natural Resources

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total capital for development SourceFull year 2026$315 million to $360 millionKept
Total net production SourceFull year 2026150 MBoe/d to 157 MBoe/dKept
Reinvestment rate Source2026no more than 50% of operating cash flowKept

Results and growth drivers

  • Full-year earnings and EBITDA: Full-year 2025 net income was $143 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $593 million. Source
  • Revenue for fourth quarter and year: Fourth-quarter total revenue was $388 million with net income of $73 million; full-year total revenue was $1.2 billion. Source
  • Operating cash flow for the year: Net cash provided by operating activities was $507 million for 2025 and $129 million in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Pro forma cash return on capital: Pro forma cash return on capital invested was 23%, a non-GAAP measure the company defines in its release. Source

Segments and regions

  • Acquisitions brought $1.3 billion of assets: Multiple acquisitions totaling $1.3 billion of oil and gas assets were completed in 2025. Source
  • Permian and San Juan deals integrated: The two acquisitions, located in the Permian Basin and San Juan Basin, were integrated, according to the release. Source
  • Operations across three basins: The company operates across the Anadarko, Permian and San Juan Basins. Source
  • Deep Anadarko wells lift gas volume: Three additional Deep Anadarko wells, with three-mile laterals totaling about 45,000 feet, reached a combined peak of about 40 MMcf/d. Source

“Building upon last year’s momentum, our 2026 plan is designed to maximize distributions while staying true to our proven reinvestment approach.”

Tom L. Ward, Chief Executive Officer of Mach Natural Resources

Production mix and well activity

  • Fourth-quarter output mix: Average production was 154 Mboe/d, made up of 17% oil, 68% natural gas and 15% NGLs. Source
  • Fourth-quarter production revenue split: Production revenue from oil, natural gas and NGLs sales totaled $331 million in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Wells spud and brought online: The company spud 5 gross operated wells and brought 13 gross operated wells online in the fourth quarter. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Lease operating expense per Boe rose: Lease operating expense was $7.50 per Boe in the fourth quarter, against $6.82 in the third quarter; the full year was $6.99. Source
  • Gathering costs per Boe: Gathering and processing expense was $3.22 per Boe in the fourth quarter, against $3.83 per Boe in the third quarter. Source
  • Realized prices by product: Fourth-quarter realized prices, excluding derivatives, were $58.14 per barrel of oil, $2.54 per thousand cubic feet of gas and $21.28 per barrel of NGLs. Source
  • Production taxes and G&A: Production taxes were about 4.6% of oil, gas and NGL sales in the fourth quarter; G&A excluding equity compensation was $11 million. Source
  • Impairment and debt loss recorded: The full-year 2025 reconciliation shows $90,430 thousand of impairment of oil and gas properties and $18,540 thousand loss on debt extinguishment. Source

“With a continued focus on optimizing base production volumes and applying our operational expertise across the Company’s holdings, we are confident in Mach’s ability to deliver consistent value across all commodity cycles.”

Tom L. Ward, Chief Executive Officer of Mach Natural Resources

Capital, cash and distributions

  • Development spending and reinvestment rate: Full-year 2025 development costs were $252 million, with a reinvestment rate of 47%. Source
  • Fourth-quarter development split: Fourth-quarter development costs included $68 million of upstream capital and $9 million of other capital, including midstream and land. Source
  • Liquidity after year-end borrowings: At December 31, 2025, cash was $43 million and $705 million was drawn on the $1.0 billion revolver, leaving about $338 million available. Source
  • Distributions paid in 2025: The company paid $244 million to unitholders in 2025, or $1.94 per common unit. Source
  • Fourth-quarter distribution up 96%: The fourth-quarter 2025 distribution was $89 million, or $0.53 per common unit, 96% above the third-quarter $0.27 per unit. Source
  • Cumulative distributions since IPO: Since the IPO, $643 million of cash distributions has been paid, including the fourth-quarter 2025 payment; $1.3 billion since inception. Source

Reserves and reserve value

  • Proved reserves rose 109%: Proved reserves increased 109% to 705 MMBoe, with a PV-10 of $3.1 billion, at year-end 2025. Source
  • Reserve mix by product: Year-end proved reserves were 69% natural gas, 16% NGLs and 15% oil. Source
  • Pricing basis for reserves: Reserves use 12-month first-day-of-month average prices, adjusted for property-level differentials, fuel and shrinkage. Source
  • Texas franchise tax effect: Texas franchise taxes of about $18 million are shown as income taxes in the Standardized Measure; PV-10 is stated before tax. Source

Strategy and 2026 plan

  • 2026 production and capital reiterated: The company reiterated its 2026 production forecast and development capital plan and revised its other guidance. Source
  • Maximize distributions in 2026 plan: The 2026 plan is designed to maximize distributions while keeping the proven reinvestment approach and optimizing base production. Source
  • Four-pillar strategy over eight years: The company says adherence to its four pillars has served it over an eight-year history. Source
  • Capital cut in November update: The November 2025 update cut 2026 drilling and completion capital by 18%, or $63 million, while holding prior production guidance.

Coming up, as management said on 12 March 2026

  • Seven wells in progress at year-end: At year-end 2025 the company had 7 gross operated wells in various stages of drilling and completion. Source
  • Form 10-K available on website: The Form 10-K is on the company’s website, and a printed copy with audited financial statements is available free on written request. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Production volume Source154 Mboe/d, fourth quarter 2025 average
Realized oil price Source$58.14 per barrel, fourth quarter 2025, excluding derivatives
Realized natural gas price Source$2.54 per thousand cubic feet, fourth quarter 2025, excluding derivatives
Realized NGL price Source$21.28 per barrel, fourth quarter 2025, excluding derivatives
Proved reserves Source705 MMBoe at December 31, 2025
PV-10 Source$3.1 billion at December 31, 2025
Development capital Source$252 million, full year 2025
Lease operating expense per Boe Source$7.50 fourth quarter 2025; $6.99 full year 2025
Gathering and processing per Boe Source$3.22, fourth quarter 2025
Cash distributions paid Source$244 million; $1.94 per common unit, full year 2025
2026 development capital plan Source$315 million to $360 million
2026 total net production forecast Source150 MBoe/d to 157 MBoe/d

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The company says it first announced its 2026 guidance on November 6, 2025, and reiterated the production and capital parts today. Source
  • Not stated: The company says it is upholding its targeted reinvestment rate of no more than 50% of operating cash flow. Source
  • Met: The company says the fourth-quarter 2025 distribution was previously announced and has been paid. Source
  • Met: The November 2025 release said integration was the focus; this release says the two acquisitions were integrated. 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.