EOG Resources Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

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Record Q2 results: EOG reported adjusted EPS of $5.70, adjusted cash flow from operations per share of $8.29 and $2.8 billion in free cash flow. The company returned more than $1.8 billion to shareholders and reaffirmed its commitment to return at least 70% of 2026 free cash flow.

Production and cost performance remained strong: EOG exceeded the midpoint of its production guidance while lowering operating and well costs, and maintained its $6.5 billion full-year capital spending plan, 5% oil-growth target and 14% total-production growth target.

UAE exploration exceeded early expectations: Two unconventional wells averaged more than 25,000 barrels of oil each during their first 30 days, prompting plans for longer laterals and additional testing across EOG’s 900,000-acre concession, though the project remains in the exploration phase.

EOG Resources NYSE: EOG reported record second-quarter financial results for 2026, supported by higher oil prices, lower operating costs and production volumes above the midpoint of its guidance range. The company also highlighted early production results from its United Arab Emirates exploration program and reaffirmed its full-year capital spending plan. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ezra Yacob said adjusted earnings per share, adjusted cash flow per share and free cash flow each reached record levels during the quarter. He said the results reflected both favorable commodity pricing and “consistent, high-quality execution across the company.”

Chief Financial Officer Ann Janssen said EOG generated adjusted earnings per share of $5.70 and adjusted cash flow from operations per share of $8.29. Free cash flow totaled $2.8 billion in the quarter. The company returned just over $1.8 billion to shareholders, including $540 million through its regular dividend and $1.3 billion in share repurchases. Janssen said EOG had $11.7 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization as of June 30 and reiterated its commitment to return at least 70% of annual free cash flow to investors in 2026.

EOG ended the quarter with $4.9 billion of cash, an increase of about $1.1 billion from the first quarter, and net debt of $3 billion. Using strip pricing and the midpoint of its guidance, Janssen said the company’s 2026 plan is expected to generate $8 billion of free cash flow and has a WTI breakeven price below $50 per barrel.

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Leitzell said total company volumes exceeded the midpoint of EOG’s guidance, while lease operating expenses and gathering, processing and transportation expenses were lower than expected. Initial production from UAE exploration wells contributed nearly 500 barrels of oil per day to the company’s international segment. Second-quarter capital expenditures were below the midpoint of guidance, mainly because of timing shifts in operations, particularly in the Gulf States, Leitzell said. EOG maintained its full-year 2026 capital expenditure plan of $6.5 billion and continues to expect 5% oil production growth and 14% total production growth. In the Delaware Basin, EOG said year-to-date drilling feet per day increased 13% and completed lateral feet per day rose 5%. Direct well costs have fallen by $15 per foot year to date, averaging less than $710 per foot. The company’s Janus gas processing plant has averaged more than 99% utilization year to date and has provided a netback uplift of more than $0.65 per Mcf, accordi...