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Golar LNG Q2 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2026 earnings summary13 Aug, 2026
Executive summary
Q2 revenue was $130 million; Adjusted EBITDA was $127 million, up 20% QoQ and 159% YoY, while net income attributable to shareholders rose 145% YoY to $38 million.
Hilli completed its eight-year Cameroon contract with 100% economic uptime and 156 cargoes; Gimi produced 15% above contracted volumes, and Esperanza construction remained on schedule and budget.
FID and an EPC agreement were confirmed for a fourth 3.5 MTPA Mark II FLNG, with delivery targeted by year-end 2029.
Contracted backlog for Hilli, Gimi and Esperanza totals $17 billion before commodity upside and inflation adjustments; three-unit run-rate EBITDA is expected to reach ~$800 million by 2028.
A $0.25-per-share quarterly dividend was declared, and a $600 million revolving credit facility was secured.
Financial highlights
Q2 operating revenue was $130 million, up 72% YoY and from $127 million in Q1; Adjusted EBITDA was $127 million, up 159% YoY from $106 million in Q1.
Net income was $56 million in Q2; net income attributable to shareholders was $38 million, up from $15.6 million in Q2 2025.
Hilli generated $37 million of commodity-linked earnings in Q2 versus $10 million in Q1; its Cameroon contract generated more than $650 million over eight years before hedging proceeds.
Adjusted EBITDA backlog stands at ~$17 billion before commodity upside.
A $0.25-per-share dividend was declared for Q2 2026.
Outlook and guidance
Hilli is expected to start its 20-year Argentina contract in H2 2027, generating $285 million of annual EBITDA before commodity upside; refurbishment and redeployment budget is ~$350 million.
Esperanza’s 20-year Argentina contract is expected to start in H2 2028; sail-away is targeted by year-end 2027, with conversion on schedule and on budget.
Hilli, Gimi and Esperanza are expected to generate ~$800 million annual run-rate EBITDA by 2028; a comparable fourth-unit charter could lift annual potential to more than $1.2 billion by 2030.
Fourth-unit delivery is targeted by year-end 2029; advanced charter discussions are underway, with a target contract duration of ~20 years and stated CapEx-to-EBITDA guidance of 5x–6x.
For Hilli and Esperanza, each $1/MMBtu above $8/MMBtu can generate up to ~$100 million of incremental annual earnings.
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- 2024 net income $81M, $11B+ EBITDA backlog, FLNG Gimi commissioning, and full Hilli ownership.GLNGQ4 2024
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Golar LNG Limited is a midstream liquefied natural gas company engaged in transportation and floating storage regasification unit business. The Company's segments include Vessel operations, FLNG, Power and other. The Vessel operations segment includes spot-related charter hire or fixed fee services earned by the vessels. The FLNG segment includes Chapter 11 reorganization cases of Golar Hilli LLC and its subsidiary, Golar Hilli Corporation, relating to the construction contracts for the Hilli Episeyo FLNG vessel. The Power segment includes power generation assets under development. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.