HF Sinclair Reports 2026 Third Quarter Results and Announces Regular Cash Dividend

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HF Sinclair Corporation (NYSE and NYSE Texas, Inc.: DINO) (“HF Sinclair” or the “Company”) today reported Net income attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders of $2,015 million, or $11.38 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared to Net income attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders of $403 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release table, adjusted net income attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders for the third quarter of 2026 was $2,079 million, or $11.75 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders of $459 million, or $2.44 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025.

HF Sinclair’s Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Myers, commented, “Our third quarter performance reflects the strength and continued focus on safe, reliable execution of all our businesses. Importantly, we returned $572 million to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases, reinforcing our commitment to disciplined capital allocation and stockholder returns. Looking forward, we remain focused on safe and reliable operations, advancing our strategic priorities and positioning HF Sinclair to create long-term value for our stockholders.”

Refining segment income before interest and income taxes was $2,435 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to income of $476 million for the third quarter of 2025. The segment reported Adjusted EBITDA of $2,582 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to $661 million for the third quarter of 2025. This increase was driven principally by the tight supply of transportation fuels across the markets, elevated crack spreads and benefits from the small refinery RINs waivers granted by the EPA. Additionally, stronger transportation fuel sales in the West region were offset by lower sales in the Mid-Continent region due to the planned turnaround at our El Dorado refinery. Adjusted refinery gross margin was $54.22 per produced barrel sold, a 183% increase compared to $19.16 for the third quarter of 2025. Crude charge averaged 614,060 barrels per day (“BPD”) for the third quarter of 2026 compared to 639,050 BPD for the third quarter of 2025.

Renewables segment income before interest and income taxes was $123 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to a loss of $55 million for the third quarter of 2025. Excluding the Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment benefit of $30 million, the segment reported Adjusted EBITDA of $109 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $(13) million in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted renewables gross margins increased as a result of improved RINs prices, higher Producer’s Tax Credit benefits and increased sales volumes compared to the third quarter of 2025. Total sales volumes were 63 million gallons for the third quarter of 2026 compared to 57 million gallons for the third quarter of 2025.

Marketing segment income before interest and income taxes was $31 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to $22 million for the third quarter of 2025. The segment reported EBITDA of $39 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to $29 million for the third quarter of 2025. Total branded fuel sales volumes were 420 million gallons for the third quarter of 2026 compared to 360 million gallons for the third quarter of 2025.

Lubricants & Specialties segment income before interest and income taxes was $38 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to $52 million for the third quarter of 2025. The third quarter results reflect special items related to the decision to retire our Mississauga, Ontario base oil refining assets (the “Mississauga Refinery”), with the transition expected to be substantially completed in the second half of 2027 (the “Mississauga Asset Retirement”). The Mississauga Asset Retirement costs include an impairment charge for the abandonment of certain assets under construction of $27 million, severance costs totaling $28 million and incremental accelerated depreciation and amortization charges of $54 million. Excluding these items, the segment reported Adjusted EBITDA of $174 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to EBITDA of $78 million for the third quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily driven by sales mix optimization and strong product and base oil prices in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025. During the third quarter of 2026, we recognized a FIFO benefit of $22 million compared to a FIFO benefit of $2 million during the third quarter of 2025.

Midstream segment income before interest and income taxes was $87 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to $98 million for the third quarter of 2025. The segment reported Adjusted EBITDA of $101 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to EBITDA of $114 million for the third quarter of 2025.

For the third quarter of 2026, net cash provided by operations totaled $1,784 million. At September 30, 2026, the Company’s Cash and cash equivalents totaled $3,333 million, a $2,355 million increase compared to Cash and cash equivalents of $978 million at December 31, 2025. During the third quarter of 2026, the Company announced and paid a regular dividend of $0.525 per share to stockholders totaling $93 million and spent $479 million on share repurchases. Additionally, at September 30, 2026, the Company’s consolidated debt was $2,774 million.

On October 28, 2026, our Board declared a regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.525 per share, payable on December 2, 2026 to holders of record of common stock on November 12, 2026.

In July 2026, we announced plans to pursue a separation of our Lubricants & Specialties segment through the capital markets, creating a new independent, publicly traded company (the “Planned Separation”). The Planned Separation is expected to be executed in a tax-efficient manner. We expect the Planned Separation will be in the form of a distribution of at least 80.1% of the Lubricants & Specialties company’s stock and will be substantially completed over the course of 2027. Additional information can be found in the related press release and investor presentation at https://investor.hfsinclair.com/investor-relations/events-and-presentations.

The Company has scheduled a webcast conference call for today, October 28, 2026, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss third quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/281593554. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above-noted link through November 11, 2026.

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states, and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,850 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. In addition, we produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries.

The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts, including statements relating to the Company’s expectations regarding its business strategy, are “forward-looking statements” based on management’s beliefs and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All statements concerning our expectations for future results of operations are based on forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. 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Any differences could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the demand for and supply of feedstocks, crude oil and refined products, including uncertainty regarding societal expectations that companies address climate impacts and greenhouse gas emissions; risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers and transporters of refined petroleum products or lubricant and specialty products in the Company’s markets; the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil; the possibility of constraints on the transportation of crude oil, refined products or lubricant and specialty products; the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery or other production facility operations or pipelines, whether due to reductions in demand, accidents, unexpected leaks or spills, unscheduled shutdowns, infection in the workforce, weather events, global health events, civil unrest, expropriation of assets, and other economic, diplomatic, legislative, or political events or developments, terrorism, cyberattacks, vandalism or other catastrophes or disruptions affecting the Company’s operations, production facilities, machinery, pipelines and other logistics assets, equipment, or information systems, or any of the foregoing at the Company’s suppliers, customers, or third-party providers, and any potential asset impairments resulting from, or the failure to have adequate insurance coverage for or receive insurance recoveries from, such actions; the effects of current and/or future governmental and environmental regulations and policies, including compliance with, or exemptions from, existing, new and changing environmental and health and safety laws and regulations, related reporting requirements and pipeline integrity programs; the availability and cost of financing to the Company; the effectiveness of the Company’s capital investments and marketing strategies; the Company’s efficiency in carrying out and consummating construction projects, including the Company’s ability to complete announced capital projects on time and within capital guidance; the Company’s ability to timely obtain or maintain permits, including those necessary for operations or capital projects; the ability of the Company to acquire complementary assets or businesses to the Company’s existing assets and businesses on acceptable terms and to integrate any existing or future acquired operations and realize the expected synergies of any such transaction on the expected timeline; the possibility of vandalism or other disruptive activity, or terrorist or cyberattacks and the consequences of any such activities or attacks; uncertainty regarding the effects and duration of global hostilities, war or any associated military campaigns, including those in oil producing regions, such as the ongoing military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, which may disrupt crude oil supplies and markets for the Company’s refined products and create instability in the financial markets that could restrict the Company’s ability to raise capital; general economic conditions, including uncertainties regarding trade policies, such as the imposition or implementation of tariffs, or economic slowdowns caused by a local or national recession or other adverse economic conditions, such as periods of increased or prolonged inflation; limitations on the Company’s ability to make future dividend payments or effectuate share repurchases due to market conditions and corporate, tax, regulatory and other considerations; the possibility that strategic transactions related to our Lubricants & Specialties segment may not be completed on the contemplated terms or timeline, or may not be completed at all, and the possibility that, if completed, such strategic transactions will not achieve the intended financial, strategic and operational benefits; the possibility that asset retirements may incur significant costs, charges and liabilities beyond our expectations, may not be completed on the contemplated timeline, or may not be completed at all; the operation, financing and distribution decisions of our joint ventures that we do not control; the possibility that our joint ventures may not achieve the intended or expected financial, strategic and operational benefits; and other business, financial, operational and legal risks. Additional information on risks and uncertainties that could affect our business prospects and performance is provided in the reports filed by us with the SEC. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)

Balance Sheet Data

Segment Information

Our operations are organized into five reportable segments: Refining, Renewables, Marketing, Lubricants & Specialties and Midstream. Our operations that are not included in one of these five reportable segments are included in Corporate and Other. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are included in Eliminations. Corporate and Other and Eliminations are aggregated and presented under the Corporate, Other and Eliminations column.

The Refining segment represents the operations of our El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Woods Cross, Puget Sound, Parco and Casper refineries and HF Sinclair Asphalt Company LLC (“Asphalt”). Refining activities involve the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. These petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest geographic regions of the United States. Asphalt operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

The Renewables segment represents the operations of our Cheyenne renewable diesel unit (“RDU”), Artesia RDU, Sinclair RDU and the pre-treatment unit at our Artesia, New Mexico facility.

The Marketing segment represents branded fuel sales to Sinclair branded sites in the United States and licensing fees for the use of the Sinclair brand at additional locations throughout the country. Branded fuel is also sold to non-Sinclair branded sites and includes revenues from other marketing activities. Our branded sites are located in several states across the United States with the highest concentration of sites in our West and Mid-Continent regions. In February 2026, we formed the joint venture Green Trail Fuels, LLC in which we hold a 50% non-operating economic interest. The joint venture includes various retail sites across Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma and is supplied fuel by our proximate regional refineries.

The Lubricants & Specialties segment includes Petro-Canada Lubricants’ production operations in Mississauga, Ontario, which produce lubricant products such as base oils, white oils, specialty products and finished lubricants, as well as Petro-Canada Lubricants’ marketing operations, which distribute products to both retail and wholesale outlets through a global sales network with locations in Canada, the United States and Europe. Additionally, the Lubricants & Specialties segment includes the Sinclair Lubricants brand and specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa facilities that are marketed throughout North America and distributed in Central and South America, and the operations of Red Giant Oil, one of the leading suppliers of locomotive engine oil in North America. The Lubricants & Specialties segment also includes Sonneborn, a producer of specialty hydrocarbon chemicals such as white oils, petrolatums and waxes with manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe, and Industrial Oils Unlimited, a producer of high-quality lubricants and specialty fluids with blending, warehousing and terminal facilities in the United States.

The Midstream segment includes all of the operations of our wholly-owned subsidiary Holly Energy Partners, L.P., which owns and operates logistics and refinery assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines, and terminals, tankage and loading rack facilities in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountains geographic regions of the United States. The Midstream segment also includes 50% ownership interests in each of Osage Pipeline Company, LLC, the owner of a pipeline running from Cushing, Oklahoma to El Dorado, Kansas, and Cushing Connect Pipeline & Terminal LLC, the owner of a pipeline running from Cushing, Oklahoma to Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 26.08% ownership interest in Saddle Butte Pipeline III, LLC, the owner of a pipeline running from the Powder River Basin to Casper, Wyoming, and a 49.995% ownership interest in Pioneer Investments Corp., the owner of a pipeline running from Sinclair, Wyoming to the North Salt Lake City, Utah terminal. In August 2026, we entered into a joint venture with affiliates of Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan to form the proposed Western Gateway Pipeline system. Revenues and other income from the Midstream segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations, and revenues relating to pipeline transportation, terminalling operations and tankage facilities provided for our refining operations.

Refining Segment Operating Data

The following tables set forth information, including non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) performance measures, about our consolidated refinery operations. Adjusted refinery gross margin per produced barrel sold is total Refining segment gross margin plus Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, Depreciation and amortization and Operating expenses, divided by sales volumes of produced refined products. This margin measure does not include the non-cash effects of Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, which relate to inventory held at the end of the period. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.

The disaggregation of our refining geographic operating data is presented in two regions, Mid-Continent and West, to best reflect the economic drivers of our refining operations. The Mid-Continent region is comprised of the El Dorado and Tulsa refineries. The West region is comprised of the Puget Sound, Navajo, Woods Cross, Parco and Casper refineries.

Renewables Segment Operating Data

The following table sets forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures, about our renewables operations. Adjusted renewables gross margin per produced gallon sold is total Renewables segment gross margin plus Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, Depreciation and amortization and Operating expenses, divided by sales volumes of produced renewables products. This margin measure does not include the non-cash effects of Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, which relate to volumes in inventory at the end of the period. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.

Marketing Segment Operating Data

The following table sets forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures, about our marketing operations and includes our Sinclair branded fuel business. Adjusted marketing gross margin per gallon sold is total Marketing segment gross margin plus Depreciation and amortization, divided by sales volumes of marketing products. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.

Lubricants & Specialties Segment Operating Data

The following table sets forth information about our lubricants and specialties operations.

Midstream Segment Operating Data

The following table sets forth information about our midstream operations.

Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Reconciliations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and EBITDA excluding special items (“Adjusted EBITDA”) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the financial statements.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, referred to as EBITDA, is calculated as Net income attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders plus (i) Interest expense, net of Interest income, (ii) Income tax expense and (iii) Depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA plus or minus (i) Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, (ii) asset impairments, (iii) severance costs, (iv) separation costs, (v) acquisition integration and regulatory costs, (vi) decommissioning and closure costs, (vii) loss on early extinguishment of debt and (viii) loss on sale of equity method investment.