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Summit Midstream Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 10 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 12% sequentially: Adjusted EBITDA was $60.7 million, up 12% from $54.2 million in the first quarter and close to the $61.1 million of the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Net income positive after prior-year loss: Net income was $4.6 million, with diluted EPS of $0.11, against a net loss of $4.2 million and diluted EPS of $(0.66) a year earlier. Source
  • Rockies earnings rose on oil prices: Rockies Adjusted EBITDA was $30.4 million, up $4.0 million from the first quarter, on 6.3% higher liquids volume and higher realized crude oil and NGL prices; natural gas volume fell 3.0%. Source
  • Mid-Con gas volume up 9.9%: Mid-Con Adjusted EBITDA was $21.4 million, up $2.0 million, on natural gas throughput up 9.9% to 523 MMcf/d from Barnett and Arkoma well connections. Source
  • Piceance earnings fell on volume: Piceance Adjusted EBITDA was $8.7 million, down $0.9 million, on a 5.7% volume decline in the quarter. Source
  • Seventeen Williston wells connected after quarter end: Since the end of the second quarter, 17 new Williston wells were connected, nine of them served with both crude oil and produced water gathering. Source
  • Double E open season extended to August: The Double E Mainline Compression Expansion open season was extended to the end of August, and management expects to make a final investment decision before it closes. Source

“Customer activity ramped up meaningfully across our footprint during the second quarter with 36 new well connections, driving a 12% increase in Adjusted EBITDA relative to the first quarter.”

Heath Deneke, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefull-year 2026$235 million to $255 million
Total capital expenditures Sourcefull-year 2026$100 million to $120 millionRaised from $85 million to $105 million
Williston well connections Sourcemainly fourth quarter 2026approximately 30 incremental well connectionsNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance raised to $100 million to $120 million from $85 million to $105 million. Source
  • New: A $35 million share repurchase program was established, with about $34.0 million remaining at June 30, 2026. Source
  • New: New firm transportation agreements on Double E and a new crude gathering agreement in Divide County, North Dakota were executed. Source

Quarter results and cash flow

  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 12% sequentially: Adjusted EBITDA was $60.7 million, up 12% from $54.2 million in the first quarter and close to the $61.1 million of the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Net income positive after prior-year loss: Net income was $4.6 million, with diluted EPS of $0.11, against a net loss of $4.2 million and diluted EPS of $(0.66) a year earlier. Source
  • Distributable cash flow and FCF: DCF was $36.8 million, up from $26.9 million in the first quarter. FCF was $9.4 million, down from $11.4 million in the first quarter and up slightly from $9.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • Revenue rose on gas and NGL sales: Total revenues were $155.0 million against $140.2 million a year earlier. Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales were $84.1 million, against $66.3 million; gathering fees were $62.7 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow higher year on year: Net cash provided by operating activities was $43.9 million, against $37.2 million a year earlier. Source

Segment results and volumes

  • Rockies earnings rose on oil prices: Rockies Adjusted EBITDA was $30.4 million, up $4.0 million from the first quarter, on 6.3% higher liquids volume and higher realized crude oil and NGL prices; natural gas volume fell 3.0%. Source
  • Mid-Con gas volume up 9.9%: Mid-Con Adjusted EBITDA was $21.4 million, up $2.0 million, on natural gas throughput up 9.9% to 523 MMcf/d from Barnett and Arkoma well connections. Source
  • Piceance earnings fell on volume: Piceance Adjusted EBITDA was $8.7 million, down $0.9 million, on a 5.7% volume decline in the quarter. Source
  • Permian earnings rose on Double E: Permian Adjusted EBITDA was $9.4 million, up $0.6 million, on a 6.7% rise in Double E volume throughput. Source
  • Aggregate volumes rose from first quarter: Aggregate natural gas throughput on wholly owned, operated systems was 899 MMcf/d, up 3.3%; liquids were 68 Mbbl/d, up 6.3%, both versus the first quarter. Source

“Mid-Con delivered a nearly 10% volume increase on strong well performance in both the Barnett and Arkoma, giving us added confidence in the segment's trajectory for the remainder of the year.”

Heath Deneke, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Well activity and rig count

  • Eight rigs running in Rockies: Eight rigs were running in the Rockies, six in the Williston Basin and two in the DJ Basin, with about 75 DUCs behind the systems. The prior release reported five rigs. Source
  • Seventeen Williston wells connected after quarter end: Since the end of the second quarter, 17 new Williston wells were connected, nine of them served with both crude oil and produced water gathering. Source
  • Quarter well connections totaled 36: The company connected 36 new wells in the quarter, including 16 in the DJ Basin and 20 in the Mid-Con segment. Source

Costs and interest

  • Gas and NGL costs rose sharply: Cost of natural gas and NGLs was $49.1 million, up from $35.9 million a year earlier. Operation and maintenance was $39.8 million, against $39.2 million. Source
  • G&A and D&A declined: General and administrative expense was $13.7 million, against $15.5 million, and depreciation and amortization was $26.9 million, against $30.1 million. Source
  • Interest expense rose year on year: Interest expense was $27.4 million, against $23.9 million a year earlier. Income from equity method investees was $5.8 million, against $4.8 million. Source
  • Transaction and integration costs fell: Transaction costs were $19 thousand, against $1.1 million, and acquisition integration costs were $0.6 million, against $4.2 million, a year earlier. Source

“With a solid first half behind us and customer activity accelerating across the footprint, we have better visibility into our second-half volume profile.”

Heath Deneke, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Capital, liquidity and shareholder returns

  • Quarter capital spending of $25.0M: Capital expenditures were $25.0 million, including $4.1 million of maintenance, mainly for pad connections in the Rockies and Mid-Con segments. Source
  • Liquidity from cash and ABL availability: Cash was $21.0 million, with $79 million drawn on the $500 million ABL Revolver and $418 million available for borrowing. Source
  • Permian term loan balance rose: The Summit Permian Transmission Term Loan Facility balance was $350 million and is non-recourse to SMC; Summit Midstream Permian held $10.8 million of cash. Source
  • Common dividend still suspended: The board continued to suspend common dividends. The six-month dividend total includes $46.3 million of accrued preferred payments made in the first quarter. Source
  • Buybacks continued in quarter: SMC repurchased 34,624 shares for about $1.0 million in the quarter, leaving about $34.0 million under the $35 million program. Source

Double E and commercial progress

  • Double E open season extended to August: The Double E Mainline Compression Expansion open season was extended to the end of August, and management expects to make a final investment decision before it closes. Source
  • Double E throughput and earnings: Double E averaged 859 MMcf/d gross, up from 682 a year earlier, and contributed $9.4 million of Adjusted EBITDA net to SMC. Source
  • Customer interest in expansion ongoing: Management reported ongoing customer interest in the Double E expansion open season. Source

Piceance and minimum volume payments

  • MVC shortfall billings of $4.2M: SMC billed $4.2 million of minimum volume commitment shortfall payments and recognized the same amount as gathering revenue and Adjusted EBITDA contribution. Source
  • No MVC adjustments recorded: No adjustments to MVC shortfall payments were recorded in the quarter, so the amount billed equals the amount recognized. Source
  • Piceance shut-ins resumed by July: Shut-ins and natural declines continued in Piceance during the quarter with no new well connections. All previous shut-in production had resumed by the end of July. Source

Coming up, as management said on 10 August 2026

  • Double E final investment decision by August: Management expects to decide on the Double E expansion before the open season closes at the end of August. Source
  • Preferred dividend record date September 1: The Series A Preferred quarterly dividend for the period ending September 14, 2026 is payable to holders of record on September 1, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Capital plan: full-year 2026 capital expenditures Source$100 million to $120 million

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Total leverage was about 4.1x at June 30, against 4.2x at March 31; covenants were met, with interest coverage of 2.7x against a 2.0x minimum. Source
  • Financial: Minimum volume commitments covering substantially all Piceance shortfall payments expire at the end of the third quarter of 2026. Source
  • Demand: The Double E expansion depends on further firm transportation agreements, which management said it is still working to finalize. Source
  • Financial: Common dividends remain suspended and cannot be paid until accrued preferred dividends are paid in full. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: First-quarter release expected results to trend toward the midpoint of the $225 million to $265 million range; second-quarter guidance of $235 million to $255 million has the same midpoint.
  • Not stated: The first-quarter release expected 40 second-quarter well connections, 20 in the Mid-Con; the second-quarter release reports 36 connections in total.
  • Not stated: The first-quarter release expected shut-in production to resume from the third quarter; the second-quarter release says all previous shut-in production had resumed by end of July.
  • Not stated: The first-quarter release said management remained optimistic on commercial support for the approximately 800 MMcf/d expansion; the second quarter extended the open season.

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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.