Expand Energy — Jul 29, 2025 release
Fiscal 2025 second-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0000895126-25-000083
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Base dividend payable per common share
“$ 0.575”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Declared action
Source
Guidance table
All guidance in this release · 23
Total capital expenditures for FY2025
“~$2.9 billion”
Annual synergy outlook for FY2026
“$600 million”
Incremental free cash flow for FY2025
“~$425 million”
Net debt paydown for FY2025
“$1.0 billion”
Free cash flow growth vs. original expectati… for FY2025
“approximately 30% more”
Free cash flow growth vs. original expectati… for FY2026
“approximately 20% more”
Annual synergies for FY2025
“approximately $500 million”
Annual synergies for FY2026
“$600 million”
Rig count for FY2025
“approximately 11 rigs”
Capital expenditures for FY2025
“approximately $2.6 billion”
Capital investment for FY2025
“approximately $2.6 billion”
Estimated daily production for FY2025
“approximately 7.1 Bcfe/d”
Incremental productive capacity capital for FY2025
“an additional $275 million”
Incremental capital investment for FY2025
“$275 million”
Year-end 2025 exit rate production for FY2025
“approximately 7.2 Bcfe/d”
Average production for FY2026
“approximately 7.5 Bcfe/d”
Shareholder returns for Q2 FY2026
“$448 million”
Quarterly base dividend for Q2 FY2026
“$137 million”
Variable dividend for Q2 FY2026
“$211 million”
Share repurchases for Q2 FY2026
“$100 million”
Variable dividend payable per common share for FY2025
“$ 0.89”
Base dividend payable per common share for FY2025
“$ 0.575”
Total dividend payable per common share for FY2025
“$ 1.465”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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4 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) ($ in millions, except per share data) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 731 $ 317 Restricted cash 75 78 Accounts receivable, net 1,074 1,226 Derivative assets 46 84 Other current assets 346 292 Total current assets 2,272 1,997 Property and equipment: Natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method Proved natural gas and oil properties 24,755 23,093 Unproved properties 5,563 5,897 Other property and equipment 679 654 Total property and equipment 30,997 29,644 Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (6,825) (5,362) Total property and equipment, net 24,172 24,282 Long-term derivative assets 13 1 Deferred income tax assets 457 589 Other long-term assets 854 1,025 Total assets $ 27,768 $ 27,894 Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 747 $ 777 Current maturities of long-term debt, net — 389 Accrued interest 107 100 Derivative liabilities 155 71 Other current liabilities 1,915 1,786 Total current liabilities 2,924 3,123 Long-term debt, net 5,122 5,291 Long-term derivative liabilities 85 68 Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion 513 499 Long-term contract liabilities 1,083 1,227 Other long-term liabilities 104 121 Total liabilities 9,831 10,329 Contingencies and commitments Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized: 237,437,223 and 231,769,886 shares issued 2 2 Additional paid-in capital 13,716 13,687 Retained earnings 4,219 3,876 Total stockholders' equity 17,937 17,565 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 27,768 $ 27,894 5 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 ($ in millions, except per share data) Revenues and other: Natural gas, oil and NGL $ 2,021 $ 378 $ 4,321 $ 967 Marketing 788 136 1,698 448 Natural gas, oil and NGL derivatives 877 (11) (137) 161 Gains on sales of assets 4 2 4 10 Total revenues and other 3,690 505 5,886 1,586 Operating expenses: Production 151 49 298 108 Gathering, processing and transportation 563 154 1,126 327 Severance and ad valorem taxes 49 18 97 47 Exploration 20 3 27 5 Marketing 791 141 1,710 464 General and administrative 40 47 87 94 Separation and other termination costs — 23 — 23 Depreciation, depletion and amortization 769 348 1,480 747 Other operating expense, net 38 16 60 33 Total operating expenses 2,421 799 4,885 1,848 Income (loss) from operations 1,269 (294) 1,001 (262) Other income (expense): Interest expense (60) (20) (119) (39) Gains (losses) on purchases, exchanges or extinguishments of debt 3 (2) 3 (2) Other income, net 16 21 24 41 Total other income (expense) (41) (1) (92) — Income (loss) before income taxes 1,228 (295) 909 (262) Income tax expense (benefit) 260 (68) 190 (61) Net income (loss) $ 968 $ (227) $ 719 $ (201) Earnings (loss) per common share: Basic $ 4.07 $ (1.73) $ 3.04 $ (1.53) Diluted $ 4.02 $ (1.73) $ 2.99 $ (1.53) Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands): Basic 237,973 131,168 236,213 131,030 Diluted 240,560 131,168 240,628 131,030 6 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, ($ in millions) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss) $ 968 $ (227) $ 719 $ (201) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 769 348 1,480 747 Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 171 (68) 134 (61) Derivative (gains) losses, net (877) 11 137 (161) Cash receipts (payments) on derivative settlements, net 16 260 (29) 488 Share-based compensation 13 10 22 19 Gains on sales of assets (4) (2) (4) (10) Contract amortization (72) — (124) — (Gains) losses on purchases, exchanges or extinguishments of debt (3) 2 (3) 2 Other 20 6 16 (7) Changes in assets and liabilities 321 (131) 70 (55) Net cash provided by operating activities 1,322 209 2,418 761 Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (657) (302) (1,220) (723) Receipts of deferred consideration 56 56 116 116 Contributions to investments (5) (26) (9) (45) Proceeds from divestitures of property and equipment 15 6 15 12 Net cash used in investing activities (591) (266) (1,098) (640) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from Credit Facility 100 — 825 — Payments on Credit Facility (100) — (825) — Proceeds from warrant exercise 1 1 22 1 Debt issuance and other financing costs — (4) — (4) Cash paid to repurchase and retire common stock (99) — (99) — Cash paid to purchase debt (117) — (553) — Cash paid for common stock dividends (137) (99) (279) (176) Net cash used in financing activities (352) (102) (909) (179) Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 379 (159) 411 (58) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 427 1,254 395 1,153 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 806 $ 1,095 $ 806 $ 1,095 Cash and cash equivalents $ 731 $ 1,019 $ 731 $ 1,019 Restricted cash 75 76 75 76 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 806 $ 1,095 $ 806 $ 1,095 7 NATURAL GAS, OIL AND NGL PRODUCTION AND AVERAGE SALES PRICES (unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Natural Gas Oil NGL Total MMcf per day $/Mcf MBbl per day $/Bbl MBbl per day $/Bbl MMcfe per day $/Mcfe Haynesville 2,978 3.12 — — — — 2,978 3.12 Northeast Appalachia 2,662 2.65 — — — — 2,662 2.65 Southwest Appalachia 956 3.11 18 54.47 83 23.19 1,562 3.75 Total 6,596 2.93 18 54.47 83 23.19 7,202 3.08 Average NYMEX Price 3.44 63.74 Average Realized Price (including realized derivatives) 2.98 55.89 23.08 3.14 Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Natural Gas Oil NGL Total MMcf per day $/Mcf MBbl per day $/Bbl MBbl per day $/Bbl MMcfe per day $/Mcfe Haynesville 1,191 1.70 — — — — 1,191 1.70 Northeast Appalachia 1,554 1.35 — — — — 1,554 1.35 Total 2,745 1.51 — — — — 2,745 1.51 Average NYMEX Price 1.89 — Average Realized Price (including realized derivatives) 2.51 — — 2.51 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Natural Gas Oil NGL Total MMcf per day $/Mcf MBbl per day $/Bbl MBbl per day $/Bbl MMcfe per day $/Mcfe Haynesville 2,798 3.29 — — — — 2,798 3.29 Northeast Appalachia 2,665 3.20 — — — — 2,665 3.20 Southwest Appalachia 963 3.24 16 58.34 79 26.66 1,533 4.01 Total 6,426 3.24 16 58.34 79 26.66 6,996 3.41 Average NYMEX Price 3.55 67.58 Average Realized Price (including realized derivatives) 3.24 59.30 26.04 3.40 8 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Natural Gas Oil NGL Total MMcf per day $/Mcf MBbl per day $/Bbl MBbl per day $/Bbl MMcfe per day $/Mcfe Haynesville 1,334 1.88 — — — — 1,334 1.88 Northeast Appalachia 1,637 1.71 — — — — 1,637 1.71 Total 2,971 1.79 — — — — 2,971 1.79 Average NYMEX Price 2.07 — Average Realized Price (including realized derivatives) 2.69 — — 2.69 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ACCRUED (unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 ($ in millions) Drilling and completion capital expenditures: Haynesville $ 348 $ 131 $ 634 $ 326 Northeast Appalachia 117 93 220 198 Southwest Appalachia 138 — 303 — Total drilling and completion capital expenditures 603 224 1,157 524 Non-drilling and completion - field 86 39 142 74 Non-drilling and completion - corporate 38 30 90 49 Total capital expenditures $ 727 $ 293 $ 1,389 $ 647 9 SHAREHOLDER RETURNS (unaudited) The total common stock dividend, including the variable and base components, is calculated as follows: ($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts) Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) $ 2,418 Less cash capital expenditures (1,220) Less contributions to investments (9) Less cash paid for common stock base dividends (Tranche 1) (274) Less net debt reduction (Tranche 2) (500) Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) after Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 415 Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) available for additional returns to equity (Tranche 3) (1) 311 Less common stock repurchases (100) Amount available for variable dividend $ 211 Common shares outstanding at 7/24/25 (2) 238 Variable dividend payable per common share in September 2025 $ 0.89 Base dividend payable per common share in September 2025 $ 0.575 Total dividend payable per common share in September 2025 $ 1.465 (1) Represents approximately 75% of the free cash flow after Tranche 1 and Tranche 2. (2) Basic common shares outstanding as of 7/24/2025 assumes no exercise of warrants between 7/24/2025 and dividend record date. 10 NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES As a supplement to the financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Expand Energy’s quarterly earnings releases contain certain financial measures that are not prepared or presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share, Adjusted EBITDAX, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. A reconciliation of each financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included in the tables below. Management believes these adjusted financial measures are a meaningful adjunct to earnings and cash flows calculated in accordance with GAAP because (a) management uses these financial measures to evaluate the Company’s trends and performance, (b) these financial measures are comparable to estimates provided by securities analysts, and (c) items excl
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