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PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 August 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and diluted EPS rose: Net income attributable to Par Pacific stockholders was $462.1 million, or $9.35 per diluted share, against $59.5 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, a year earlier. Adjusted Net Income was $499.2 million, or $10.10 per diluted share. Source
  • Refining operating income increased: Refining operating income was $629.9 million, against $81.3 million, and Refining Adjusted EBITDA was $552.0 million, against $108.4 million. Refining throughput was 181 Mbpd, against 187 Mbpd. Source
  • Hawaii turnaround substantially complete: Hawaii throughput was 73 Mbpd, against 88.1 Mbpd a year earlier. Hawaii production costs were $6.43 per throughput barrel, against $4.18. Source
  • Hawaii price lag turned to a benefit: The Hawaii net price lag was a benefit of about $76.5 million, or $11.49 per barrel, after a first-quarter negative impact of about $(125.5) million. Source
  • Operating cash flow absorbed working capital: Net cash provided by operations was $282.6 million, including working capital outflows of $(312.2) million and deferred turnaround expenditures of $(19.5) million. Excluding these items, it was $614.3 million. Source
  • Completed $500 million senior notes offering: The company completed a $500 million Senior Unsecured Notes offering, which reduced term debt by more than $130 million. Source

“With our annual turnaround maintenance substantially complete, we are well positioned to capitalize on the current favorable margin environment.”

Will Monteleone, President and Chief Executive Officer

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Hawaii turnaround reported as substantially complete, with most processing units online. Source
  • New: Completed a $500 million Senior Unsecured Notes offering, which reduced term debt by more than $130 million. Source

Results and earnings drivers

  • Net income and diluted EPS rose: Net income attributable to Par Pacific stockholders was $462.1 million, or $9.35 per diluted share, against $59.5 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, a year earlier. Adjusted Net Income was $499.2 million, or $10.10 per diluted share. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $571.3 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $571.3 million, compared with $137.8 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Revenue and operating income increased: Revenues were $2,968.9 million, against $1,893.4 million, and operating income was $634.6 million, against $96.8 million. Cost of revenues was $2,116.2 million, against $1,593.5 million. Source

Refining segment and Hawaii turnaround

  • Refining operating income increased: Refining operating income was $629.9 million, against $81.3 million, and Refining Adjusted EBITDA was $552.0 million, against $108.4 million. Refining throughput was 181 Mbpd, against 187 Mbpd. Source
  • Hawaii turnaround substantially complete: Hawaii throughput was 73 Mbpd, against 88.1 Mbpd a year earlier. Hawaii production costs were $6.43 per throughput barrel, against $4.18. Source
  • Montana throughput rose, Washington flat: Montana throughput was 53 Mbpd, against 44 Mbpd, while Washington held at 41 Mbpd and Wyoming reached 14 Mbpd, against 13 Mbpd. Source

“We expect a substantial portion of these working capital outflows to reverse as commodity prices normalize and Hawaii inventory returns to more typical levels following the turnaround.”

PAR Pacific Holdings, Inc., press release

Margins and price lag

  • Hawaii price lag turned to a benefit: The Hawaii net price lag was a benefit of about $76.5 million, or $11.49 per barrel, after a first-quarter negative impact of about $(125.5) million. Source
  • Hawaii margin reached $57.00 per barrel: Hawaii Adjusted Gross Margin was $57.00 per barrel, including the price lag, against $10.18 a year earlier. Source
  • Montana and Washington margins higher: Montana Adjusted Gross Margin was $37.22 per barrel, against $22.30, and Washington was $20.31, against $11.47. Wyoming was $34.03 per barrel, including a FIFO impact of about $(3.2) million. Source
  • Hawaii Index higher year on year: The Hawaii Index averaged $46.06 per barrel, against $8.57 a year earlier. The Montana and Washington indices were also higher, at $25.76 and $20.27 per barrel. Source

Retail and Logistics segments

  • Retail earnings declined: Retail operating income was $14.6 million, against $20.8 million, and Retail Adjusted EBITDA was $17.3 million, against $23.3 million. Source
  • Retail fuel volumes and inside sales: Fuel sales were 30.7 million gallons, against 30.8 million. Same store fuel volumes fell 0.8% and inside sales revenue rose 1.0%. Source
  • Logistics Adjusted EBITDA flat: Logistics operating income was $22.5 million, against $23.7 million. Adjusted Gross Margin was $35.1 million, against $34.4 million, and Adjusted EBITDA was $29.8 million in both periods. Source

Laramie Energy results

  • Laramie posted a net loss: Laramie posted a net loss of $(6.7) million, including unrealized derivative losses of $(7.2) million, against net income of $0.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Equity line recorded a loss: Par recorded $(1.7) million of equity losses from Laramie in the quarter, against $1.9 million of equity earnings a year earlier. Source
  • Laramie Adjusted EBITDAX rose: Laramie Adjusted EBITDAX was $17.9 million, against $12.4 million a year earlier. Source

Costs and taxes

  • Operating and G&A costs rose: Operating expense excluding depreciation was $157.1 million, against $148.7 million, and general and administrative expense was $28.0 million, against $23.6 million. Source
  • Deferred tax charge lifted tax expense: Income tax expense was $144.0 million, against $16.9 million. The company recognized a non-cash deferred tax expense of $122.3 million for the quarter, driven by higher 2026 taxable income. Source
  • Depreciation and equity earnings: Depreciation and amortization was $36.5 million, against $34.7 million. Equity earnings from refining and logistics investments were $7.5 million, against $7.3 million. Source

Cash flow and liquidity

  • Operating cash flow absorbed working capital: Net cash provided by operations was $282.6 million, including working capital outflows of $(312.2) million and deferred turnaround expenditures of $(19.5) million. Excluding these items, it was $614.3 million. Source
  • Cash, debt and liquidity at quarter end: Cash was $185.0 million at June 30, 2026. Gross term debt was $505.7 million and net term debt $320.7 million, and total liquidity was $1.4 billion. Source
  • Operating cash flow higher than last year: Net cash provided by operations was $133.6 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source

Capital, financing and debt

  • Completed $500 million senior notes offering: The company completed a $500 million Senior Unsecured Notes offering, which reduced term debt by more than $130 million. Source
  • Investing outflow mainly capital spending: Net cash used in investing activities was $(39.7) million, consisting primarily of capital expenditures, against $(45.9) million a year earlier. Source
  • Financing outflow larger than last year: Net cash used in financing activities was $(223.0) million, against $(52.3) million. Debt extinguishment and commitment costs were $11.5 million, and interest expense and financing costs, net, were $14.3 million, against $22.1 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 August 2026

  • Working capital outflows expected to reverse: Management expects a substantial portion of the working capital outflows to reverse as commodity prices normalize and Hawaii inventory returns to typical levels after the turnaround. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Refining throughput (Mbpd) Source181.4
Refined product sales volume (Mbpd) Source201.3
Hawaii refinery throughput (Mbpd) Source73.2
Hawaii production cost per throughput barrel ($) Source6.43
Montana production cost per throughput barrel ($) Source10.16
Refining Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput barrel ($) Source41.22
Brent crude average ($ per barrel) Source96.68
Net cash used in investing activities, mainly capital expenditures ($ million) Source(39.7)

Risks management discussed

  • External: Hawaii margin moves with the direction of product prices: rising prices produce a negative net price lag, and declining prices produce a positive one. Source
  • Demand: Retail same store fuel volumes declined 0.8%, while inside sales revenue rose 1.0% over the same period. Source
  • Financial: Laramie's results included unrealized derivative losses that moved its quarterly net income to a net loss. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The first quarter release expected the negative net price lag to reverse as product prices fell. The second quarter release reports a partial reversal of that impact.

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.