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Golar LNG Q1 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q1 2026 earnings summary20 May, 2026

Executive summary

  • Achieved record LNG production and strong operational performance in Q1 2026, with Hilli at 100% uptime and Gimi producing 19% above contractual capacity and day rates.

  • Advanced FLNG growth strategy, including a 10% investment in San Matías Pipeline and progress on MKII FLNG, which remains on schedule and budget for delivery by year-end 2027.

  • Strategic review launched to accelerate FLNG growth and maximize stakeholder value, with Goldman Sachs engaged as advisor.

  • Strong commercial pipeline development, with plans to order a fourth FLNG unit within 2026.

  • SESA and SEFE signed an eight-year LNG sale and purchase agreement starting 2027.

Financial highlights

  • Total operating revenues rose to $138 million in Q1 2026, up 4% sequentially and 120% year-over-year.

  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 16% quarter-over-quarter to $106 million, up 158% year-over-year.

  • Net income surged to $102 million in Q1 2026, up from $91 million in Q4 2025 and $8.2 million in Q1 2025.

  • Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share for Q1 2026.

  • Cash balance exceeded $1 billion; net interest-bearing debt at $1.7 billion as of Q1 2026.

Outlook and guidance

  • Expect annual run-rate EBITDA to exceed $800 million once all three FLNG units are operational, before commodity upside.

  • Targeting the order of a fourth FLNG unit in 2026, with potential for a fifth due to strong demand.

  • Pathway toward $5 per share of annual free cash flow and dividend run rate as new projects come online.

  • FLNG Hilli to be redeployed to Argentina for a 20-year contract starting H2 2027, with significant EBITDA upside linked to commodity prices.

  • MKII FLNG expected to commence operations in Argentina in H2 2028, with $400 million annual Adjusted EBITDA potential.

Strategic alternatives under Goldman evaluation
Progress on MKII asset level debt financing
Golar's commodity exposure for Argentina assets
SESA contract EBITDA sensitivity to LNG prices
Debottlenecking initiatives for the GTA project
MKII FLNG conversion status and funding
Fourth FLNG unit order timeline and design
SESA commodity exposure and hedging strategy
Gimi production outperformance and seasonality
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