Genesis Energy, L.P. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE: GEL) today announced its first quarter results.
We generated the following financial results for the first quarter of 2026:
- Net Income Attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P. of $6.8 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to Net Loss Attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P. of $469.1 million for the same period in 2025.
- Cash Flows from Operating Activities of $81.7 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $24.8 million for the same period in 2025.
- We declared cash distributions on our preferred units of $0.9473 for each preferred unit, which equates to a cash distribution of approximately $13.6 million and is reflected as a reduction to Available Cash before Reserves to common unitholders.
- Available Cash before Reserves to common unitholders of $43.8 million for the first quarter of 2026, which provided 1.99X coverage for the quarterly distribution of $0.18 per common unit attributable to the first quarter.
- Total Segment Margin of $156.4 million for the first quarter of 2026.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $140.9 million for the first quarter of 2026.
- Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA of $587.0 million for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 and a bank leverage ratio of 5.38X, both calculated in accordance with our senior secured credit agreement and discussed further in this release.
Grant Sims, CEO of Genesis Energy, said, “Our first quarter results for 2026 in the aggregate came in slightly below our internal expectations. Most of our businesses performed in line with our expectations, with the exception of our offshore pipeline transportation segment, despite being up 40% year over year. Consistent with what we communicated in February, we always thought 2026 was going to be a year shaped by the timing of producer activity and our heavier marine dry-docking calendar, and the first quarter reflects that dynamic rather than any substantive change in the underlying trajectory of our businesses. We continue to see encouraging progress across our businesses and remain constructive on the outlook for the remainder of the year.
In that regard, the broader geopolitical environment remains dynamic, and if traditional global hydrocarbon flows take longer to normalize, we believe these conditions could create incremental opportunities for Genesis, certainly in the second quarter and perhaps over the balance of the year. Taken together, we believe we remain on track to deliver full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA(1) at or near the midpoint of the range we discussed on our year-end call, which contemplated plus or minus 15% to 20% growth over our normalized 2025 baseline of approximately $500 - $510 million.
Turning to our offshore pipeline transportation segment. We expected, and discussed in our year-end call, that, sequentially, we could be down in that segment because of multiple turnarounds scheduled at a few of our customers’ key offshore hubs connected to our offshore infrastructure. One of these turnarounds indeed occurred in the first quarter, and if anything, lasted slightly longer than expected. Also, during the first quarter, we observed some decline in production volumes from the Shenandoah floating production unit (“FPU”), one of the new facilities that started production last year. Such declines are not uncommon, particularly given the unexpectedly high initial production rates exhibited by the Shenandoah wells in the fourth quarter. Based on our updated outlook for Shenandoah throughput over the balance of the year, we now expect approximately $12 million to $15 million less Segment Margin contribution from Shenandoah in 2026 relative to what was contemplated in our original guidance.
Before moving on, let me make a few comments specific to Shenandoah. First, as mentioned above, we do not believe these lower production rates that we now anticipate will keep us from getting to, or near, the midpoint of our previous Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026. Second, and I plan on going into quite a bit more detail in our prepared remarks for the earnings call, we are not necessarily concerned by what we are seeing. If anything, based upon analysis shared with us by the operator, the calculated total oil in place and, importantly, the anticipated recovery percentage of said total oil are both going up, not down, relative to pre-drill expectations over the 20–30-year productive life of the Shenandoah, Monument and Shenandoah South fields.
In the near term, the operator of the Monument project and the Shenandoah South project, which are both sanctioned sub-sea tie-back developments to the Shenandoah FPU, currently has a rig on location to drill, complete and turn to production two wells in the Monument field, with one scheduled by the end of this year and the second sometime early in 2027. Once completed, they plan to use the rig to drill and complete two additional wells at Shenandoah over the remainder of 2027. In addition, a sub-sea pumping system is expected to be installed in early 2028 to further maximize total production from the existing and future Shenandoah wells. At the same time, the Shenandoah South partners are underway with the execution of that project and expect to bring the first producing well from that field across the Shenandoah FPU in the first half of 2028.
Importantly, the Shenandoah FPU operator is currently working to expand the total crude oil handling capability to 140kbd to ensure adequate capacity for all these currently drilling and future wells. While perhaps a little less is expected in 2026 and there is inherent risk in subsurface analysis, we are quite excited about the overall prospects in and around the Shenandoah FPU that will flow exclusively through our 100% owned SYNC lateral for further transportation to shore through our 64% owned CHOPS pipeline for many years ahead.
Following on with what else is going on in our offshore pipeline transportation segment, during the first quarter, the fourth well at Salamanca was successfully brought on-line ahead of schedule, contributing to an increase in aggregate production volumes from Salamanca to slightly more than 40kbd, with a fifth well expected to be on production by the end of this year. In addition, a new well at Argos commenced production late in the first quarter, further reinforcing our steady base of volumes. As we look at the balance of the year, we believe the outlook for offshore volumes remains constructive. At current commodity prices, producers are highly incentivized to maximize throughput and cash flow generation, which we expect will translate into a continued focus on operational reliability and uptime optimization. Importantly, the broader cadence of additional activity remains on track, with multiple incremental wells anticipated to come on-line over the next several quarters, providing additional visibility into strong volumes over not only the remainder of the year but for many years to come.
Turning quickly to our other segments.
We continued to see balanced, if not slightly improving, market conditions in our marine transportation segment. Upon completing the scheduled dry-dockings of our two remaining blue water vessels in the coming months, we will return to full capacity in the third quarter and be in a position to deliver increasing results in the back half of the year simply by having all of our offshore equipment back in service and more total fleet days available to operate.
Our onshore transportation and services segment once again delivered results in line with, if not exceeding, our expectations. During the quarter, throughput volumes remained strong across both our Texas and Raceland onshore terminals and pipeline systems, supported by incremental offshore production continuing to move onshore. We also experienced steady demand at our Baton Rouge terminal, with strong volumes of intermediate products moving through the facility. Looking ahead, our focus remains on providing offshore producers, as well as our broader upstream and downstream customer base, with reliable and efficient access to Gulf Coast refineries and other key downstream markets to ultimately provide them with flow assurance and market optionality.
Our legacy sulfur services business was impacted by operational challenges at our largest and lowest-cost host refinery, which resulted in lower NaHS production during the quarter. As this primary host refinery returns to more consistent operating levels, and to the extent incremental volumes of Venezuelan and/or other heavy sour crudes are processed at our Gulf Coast host refineries, we believe we remain well positioned to benefit from these improving dynamics, with the potential for a recovery in both production volumes and Segment Margin contribution over the balance of the year. We continue to face market challenges from sulfur related competing product imports from China into South America and will continue to monitor this situation, especially given recent increases in the price of sulfur.
Finally, I will take the opportunity to remind you that we took several key steps during the quarter to further strengthen our balance sheet, substantially increase our financial flexibility and ultimately reduce the ongoing financing costs of our business. In February, we utilized some excess liquidity to repurchase $25 million of our high-cost Series A corporate preferred securities. Then, in early March, we completed a $750 million issuance of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2034. We used the net proceeds to fully tender and redeem the $679 million of 7.75% senior unsecured notes due 2028 which extended our debt maturity profile, eliminated any near-term re-financing risk and reduced our cost of capital. Additionally, in March, we successfully amended and extended our senior secured revolving credit facility, increasing the borrowing capacity from $800 million to $900 million and extending the maturity date to March of 2031. The amendment also provided additional covenant flexibility and expanded our permitted investment baskets, enabling us to maintain a disciplined, yet opportunistic approach to our future capital allocation priorities. We subsequently utilized the remaining proceeds from our senior unsecured notes offering, along with free cash flow we generated during the quarter and our enhanced liquidity, to opportunistically repurchase an additional $110 million of our high-cost Series A corporate preferred securities, reducing the outstanding face value to approximately $394 million at the end of the first quarter. The combination of all these efforts is expected to lower our annual financing costs by approximately $12 million and advance our objective of reducing our overall cost of capital while continuing to simplify and strengthen our capital structure.
Looking ahead, our capital allocation priorities remain unchanged. We will continue to focus on further strengthening our balance sheet and lowering our cost of capital by targeting the higher-cost components of our capital structure. We intend to utilize excess free cash flow and liquidity toward the continued redemption of our high-cost Series A corporate preferred securities, while also remaining opportunistic in re-financing our higher-coupon senior unsecured notes as market conditions allow. Over time, these actions are expected to further reduce the on-going cost to finance our business and, when combined with steady and improving performance of our underlying operations, should support a continued move toward our long-term bank-calculated target leverage ratio of approximately 4.0x. This progress should also position us to thoughtfully and prudently grow distributions to our common unitholders over time, while preserving the financial flexibility to pursue attractive organic and inorganic opportunities as they emerge. At the same time, we remain firmly committed to disciplined execution across our business, supporting stable, long-term value creation for all stakeholders in our capital structure.
In closing, the management team and board of directors remain steadfast in our commitment to building long-term value for everyone in the capital structure, and we believe the decisions we are making reflect this commitment and our confidence in Genesis moving forward. I would once again like to thank our entire workforce for their continued dedication to safe, reliable, and responsible operations. I’m proud to have the opportunity to work alongside each and every one of you.”
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of the forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA projections contained in this press release to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure because the information necessary for quantitative reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not available to us without unreasonable efforts. The probable significance of providing this forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA measure without a directly comparable GAAP financial measure is that such non-GAAP financial measure may be materially different from the corresponding GAAP financial measure. |
Financial Results
Segment Margin
Segment Margin
Variances between the first quarter of 2026 (the “2026 Quarter”) and the first quarter of 2025 (the “2025 Quarter”) in our reportable segments are explained below.
Segment Margin results for the 2026 Quarter and 2025 Quarter were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
|
| 2026 |
|
| 2025 |
| (in thousands) | ||||
Offshore pipeline transportation | $ | 107,088 |
| $ | 76,548 |
Marine transportation |
| 27,917 |
|
| 30,021 |
Onshore transportation and services |
| 21,435 |
|
| 14,826 |
Total Segment Margin | $ | 156,440 |
| $ | 121,395 |
Offshore pipeline transportation Segment Margin for the 2026 Quarter increased $30.5 million, or 40%, from the 2025 Quarter primarily due to: (i) production volumes associated with the deepwater Shenandoah FPU, which ties into our 100% owned SYNC Pipeline for further transportation downstream to our 64% owned CHOPS Pipeline, that began producing in July 2025; and (ii) production volumes from the Salamanca FPU, which ties into our existing 100% owned SEKCO Pipeline for further transportation downstream on our 64% owned Poseidon Pipeline, that began producing in September 2025. In addition, the 2025 Quarter was impacted by producer downtime from several wells being shut in due to certain sub-sea operational and technical challenges, which were mostly resolved by our producer customers as we exited 2025. These increases to the 2026 Quarter were partially offset by a scheduled turnaround at a key third party production platform, which was completed in early April.
Marine transportation Segment Margin for the 2026 Quarter decreased $2.1 million, or 7%, from the 2025 Quarter primarily due to slightly lower day rates in our inland barge business during the 2026 Quarter and the impacts to our offshore barge business as a result of planned dry-dockings in our offshore fleet during the 2026 Quarter. During the third quarter of 2025, we experienced a decline in day rates due to a decrease in Midwest refinery demand for black oil equipment as a result of changing crude slates. Day rates have recovered at a slower pace than anticipated, and rates in the 2026 Quarter have not reached the levels we saw in the 2025 Quarter. In our offshore barge business, revenues for the 2026 Quarter were impacted by several required and planned regulatory dry-dockings, which included the dry-docking of one of our two largest vessels that is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2026. These decreases in Segment Margin were partially offset by an increase in adjusted utilization from our inland and offshore fleets and a contractual rate increase on our M/T American Phoenix during the 2026 Quarter compared to the 2025 Quarter.
Onshore transportation and services Segment Margin for the 2026 Quarter increased $6.6 million, or 45%, from the 2025 Quarter primarily due to an increase in volumes transported on our onshore crude oil pipeline systems and increased activity and volumes in our crude oil marketing business. We experienced an increase in volumes on our Texas pipeline system which is a key destination point for various grades of crude oil produced in the Gulf of America including those transported on our 64% owned CHOPS Pipeline, and also benefited from an increase in refined product volumes at our Baton Rouge terminal. In our sulfur services business, we experienced a decrease in NaHS sales volumes primarily as a result of operational challenges at our largest and lowest-cost host refinery, which was partially offset by an increase in index-based NaHS sales prices.
Other Components of Net Income (Loss)
We reported Net Income from Continuing Operations of $19.1 million in the 2026 Quarter compared to Net Loss from Continuing Operations of $36.6 million in the 2025 Quarter.
Net Income from Continuing Operations in the 2026 Quarter was impacted by an increase in operating income from our reportable segments, primarily from our offshore pipeline transportation segment as discussed above, a decrease in general and administrative expenses of $23.1 million, and a decrease in interest expense, net of $2.1 million. This increase was partially offset by an increase in other expense of $2.7 million and an increase in depreciation and amortization of $2.7 million during the 2026 Quarter.
We reported Net Loss from Discontinued Operations, net of tax of $423.7 million during the 2025 Quarter associated with the Alkali Business that was sold on February 28, 2025.
Earnings Conference Call
We will broadcast our Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Central time (10:00 a.m. Eastern time). This call can be accessed at www.genesisenergy.com. Choose the Investor Relations button. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the event and remain available on our website for 30 days. There is no charge to access the event.
Genesis Energy, L.P. is a diversified midstream energy master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas. Genesis’ operations include offshore pipeline transportation, marine transportation and onshore transportation and services. Genesis’ operations are primarily located in the Gulf of America and in the Gulf Coast region of the United States.
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED | |||||||
(in thousands, except unit amounts) | |||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
|
| 2026 |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
REVENUES | $ | 446,555 |
|
| $ | 398,311 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |
|
|
| ||||
Costs of sales and operating costs |
| 293,509 |
|
|
| 279,525 |
|
General and administrative |
| 17,524 |
|
|
| 40,642 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
| 58,909 |
|
|
| 56,171 |
|
OPERATING INCOME |
| 76,613 |
|
|
| 21,973 |
|
Equity in earnings of equity investees |
| 14,162 |
|
|
| 12,492 |
|
Interest expense, net |
| (67,978 | ) |
|
| (70,038 | ) |
Other expense |
| (3,540 | ) |
|
| (844 | ) |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |
| 19,257 |
|
|
| (36,417 | ) |
Income tax expense |
| (112 | ) |
|
| (144 | ) |
NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
| 19,145 |
|
|
| (36,561 | ) |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
| — |
|
|
| 8,448 |
|
Loss from disposal of discontinued operations |
| — |
|
|
| (432,193 | ) |
NET LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX |
| — |
|
|
| (423,745 | ) |
NET INCOME (LOSS) |
| 19,145 |
|
|
| (460,306 | ) |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
| (12,345 | ) |
|
| (8,769 | ) |
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. | $ | 6,800 |
|
| $ | (469,075 | ) |
Less: Accumulated distributions and returns attributable to Class A Convertible Preferred Units |
| (13,583 | ) |
|
| (28,402 | ) |
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS | $ | (6,783 | ) |
| $ | (497,477 | ) |
NET LOSS PER COMMON UNIT: |
|
|
| ||||
Net loss attributable to common unitholders per common unit from continuing operations - Basic and Diluted | $ | (0.06 | ) |
| $ | (0.60 | ) |
Net loss per common unit from discontinued operations - Basic and Diluted |
| — |
|
|
| (3.46 | ) |
Net loss per common unit - Basic and Diluted | $ | (0.06 | ) |
| $ | (4.06 | ) |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE OUTSTANDING COMMON UNITS: |
|
|
| ||||
Basic and Diluted |
| 122,464,318 |
|
|
| 122,464,318 |
|
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. OPERATING DATA - UNAUDITED | |||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
| 2026 |
| 2025 | ||
Offshore Pipeline Transportation Segment |
|
|
| ||
Crude oil pipelines (average barrels/day): |
|
|
| ||
CHOPS(1) | 425,247 |
|
| 312,976 |
|
Poseidon(1) | 269,827 |
|
| 244,323 |
|
Odyssey(1) | 65,750 |
|
| 63,738 |
|
GOPL | 1,402 |
|
| 1,682 |
|
Offshore crude oil pipelines total | 762,226 |
|
| 622,719 |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Natural gas transportation volumes (MMBtus/day)(1) | 391,922 |
|
| 401,764 |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Marine Transportation Segment |
|
|
| ||
Inland Barge Utilization Percentage(2) | 95.9 | % |
| 93.6 | % |
Offshore Barge Utilization Percentage(2) | 99.1 | % |
| 96.2 | % |
|
|
|
| ||
Onshore Transportation and Services Segment |
|
|
| ||
Crude oil pipelines (average barrels/day): |
|
|
| ||
Texas(3) | 119,998 |
|
| 61,924 |
|
Jay | 8,683 |
|
| 4,328 |
|
Mississippi | 1,016 |
|
| 1,189 |
|
Louisiana(4) | 60,548 |
|
| 38,173 |
|
Onshore crude oil pipelines total | 190,245 |
|
| 105,614 |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Crude oil product sales (average barrels/day) | 22,158 |
|
| 19,968 |
|
Rail unload volumes (average barrels/day) | 20,214 |
|
| 20,492 |
|
|
|
|
| ||
NaHS volumes (Dry short tons “DST” sold) | 19,783 |
|
| 25,873 |
|
NaOH (caustic soda) volumes (DST sold) | 8,609 |
|
| 8,545 | |
| (1) | As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, we owned 64% of CHOPS, 64% of Poseidon and 29% of Odyssey, as well as equity interests in various other entities. Volumes are presented above on a 100% basis for all periods. | ||
| (2) | Utilization rates are based on a 365-day year, as adjusted for planned downtime and dry-dockings. | ||
| (3) | Our Texas pipeline and infrastructure is a destination point for many pipeline systems in the Gulf of America, including the CHOPS Pipeline. | ||
| (4) | Total daily volumes for the 2026 Quarter and 2025 Quarter include 32,876 and 18,609 Bbls/day, respectively, of intermediate refined petroleum products and 25,857 and 19,564 Bbls/day, respectively, of crude oil associated with our Port of Baton Rouge Terminal pipelines. |
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
(in thousands, except unit amounts) | |||||||
| March 31, 2026 |
| December 31, 2025 | ||||
| (unaudited) |
|
| ||||
ASSETS |
|
|
| ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,210 |
|
| $ | 6,437 |
|
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
| 628,603 |
|
|
| 608,221 |
|
Inventories |
| 39,224 |
|
|
| 55,366 |
|
Other |
| 30,782 |
|
|
| 17,442 |
|
Total current assets |
| 702,819 |
|
|
| 687,466 |
|
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation |
| 3,431,322 |
|
|
| 3,465,323 |
|
Equity investees |
| 215,610 |
|
|
| 218,631 |
|
Intangible assets, net of amortization |
| 73,323 |
|
|
| 75,606 |
|
Goodwill |
| 301,959 |
|
|
| 301,959 |
|
Right of use assets, net |
| 56,839 |
|
|
| 57,670 |
|
Other assets, net of amortization |
| 54,842 |
|
|
| 54,048 |
|
Total assets | $ | 4,836,714 |
|
| $ | 4,860,703 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL |
|
|
| ||||
Accounts payable - trade | $ | 508,348 |
|
| $ | 490,712 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
| 212,355 |
|
|
| 208,980 |
|
Total current liabilities |
| 720,703 |
|
|
| 699,692 |
|
Senior secured credit facility |
| 74,100 |
|
|
| 6,400 |
|
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issuance costs and discount |
| 3,102,076 |
|
|
| 3,040,415 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
| 17,217 |
|
|
| 17,405 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
| 387,112 |
|
|
| 388,707 |
|
Total liabilities |
| 4,301,208 |
|
|
| 4,152,619 |
|
Mezzanine capital: |
|
|
| ||||
Class A Convertible Preferred Units |
| 411,547 |
|
|
| 552,523 |
|
Partners’ capital (deficit): |
|
|
| ||||
Common unitholders |
| (343,173 | ) |
|
| (314,346 | ) |
Noncontrolling interests |
| 467,132 |
|
|
| 469,907 |
|
Total partners’ capital |
| 123,959 |
|
|
| 155,561 |
|
Total liabilities, mezzanine capital and partners’ capital | $ | 4,836,714 |
|
| $ | 4,860,703 |
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Common Units Data: |
|
|
| ||||
Total common units outstanding |
| 122,464,318 |
|
|
| 122,464,318 |
|
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. RECONCILIATION OF INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES TO TOTAL SEGMENT MARGIN - UNAUDITED | |||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
|
Three Months Ended
| ||||||
|
| 2026 |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 19,257 |
|
| $ | (36,417 | ) |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
| (12,345 | ) |
|
| (8,769 | ) |
Corporate general and administrative expenses |
| 17,238 |
|
|
| 41,676 |
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
| 61,148 |
|
|
| 59,011 |
|
Interest expense, net |
| 67,978 |
|
|
| 70,038 |
|
Adjustment to include distributable cash generated by equity investees not included in income and exclude equity in investees net income(1) |
| 5,521 |
|
|
| 6,092 |
|
Unrealized losses (gains) on derivative transactions excluding fair value hedges, net of changes in inventory value |
| 815 |
|
|
| (71 | ) |
Other non-cash items |
| (4,618 | ) |
|
| (2,722 | ) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
| 3,540 |
|
|
| 844 |
|
Differences in timing of cash receipts for certain contractual arrangements(2) |
| (2,094 | ) |
|
| (8,287 | ) |
Total Segment Margin(3) | $ | 156,440 |
|
| $ | 121,395 |
|
Contacts
Genesis Energy, L.P.
Dwayne Morley
Vice President - Investor Relations
(713) 860-2536
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