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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2026

 

 

 

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36120   80-0162034
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

1615 Wynkoop Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (303) 357-7310

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class on which registered   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange
Common Stock, par value $0.01 Per Share   AR   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 11, 2026, Antero Resources Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing its financial and operational results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.

 

The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
99.1   Antero Resources Corporation press release dated February 11, 2026.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Brendan E. Krueger
    Brendan E. Krueger
    Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer

 

Dated: February 11, 2026

 

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EX-99.1 2 tm265893d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Antero Resources Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Results and 2026 Guidance

 

Denver, Colorado, February 11, 2026—Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) (“Antero Resources,” “Antero,” or the “Company”) today announced its fourth quarter 2025 financial and operating results, year end 2025 estimated proved reserves and 2026 guidance. The relevant consolidated financial statements are included in Antero Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

 

Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights:

· Net production averaged 3.5 Bcfe/d, 2% increase from the year ago period
· Realized a pre-hedge natural gas equivalent price of $3.97 per Mcfe, a $0.42 per Mcfe premium to NYMEX
· Realized a pre-hedge C3+ NGL price of $35.41 per barrel, a $1.52 per barrel premium to Mont Belvieu
· Net income was $194 million and Adjusted Net Income was $133 million (Non-GAAP)
· Adjusted EBITDAX was $422 million (Non-GAAP); net cash provided by operating activities was $371 million
· Adjusted Free Cash Flow before changes in working capital was $204 million (Non-GAAP)
· Achieved a company record averaging 16.1 stages per day over an entire pad

 

2026 Guidance Highlights:

· Closed previously announced HG acquisition in early February
· Production expected to average 4.1 Bcfe/d on $1 billion of D&C capital, including $900 million of maintenance capital and $100 million associated with not entering into a drilling joint venture in 2026
o The $100 million of incremental capital is expected to increase 2027 production to 4.3 Bcfe/d
· In addition to the $1.0 billion, depending on commodity prices, Antero could invest up to $200 million of discretionary growth capital, which could increase production up to 4.5 Bcfe/d in 2027

 

Michael Kennedy, CEO and President of Antero Resources commented, “2025 was a pivotal year for Antero as we took significant steps in increasing our production and drilling inventory. During the year we completed a transaction to acquire higher working interest in our wells, followed by the largest acquisition in our company’s history, acquiring our West Virginia peer, HG Energy. The recent closing of the HG Energy acquisition was ahead of schedule and will increase our scale and dry gas exposure. This larger production base and inventory positions Antero to capture the significant demand opportunities that are expected from LNG exports, data centers and natural gas fired power plants.”

 

Mr. Kennedy continued, “Our 2026 budget highlights these transformational changes as our production base increases from 3.4 Bcfe/d in 2025 to more than 4.2 Bcfe/d by year end 2026. We intend to run 3 drilling rigs and 2 completion crews, which provides us with the optionality to grow our production base further if supported by the commodity price backdrop and in basin demand opportunities.”

 

Brendan Krueger, CFO of Antero Resources added, “The closing of the HG Energy acquisition immediately improves our competitive positioning by significantly reducing our cost structure and increases our local dry gas exposure. These higher margins are hedged and are expected to drive a substantial increase in Adjusted Free Cash Flow and reduce leverage to under 1.0x during the year. We intend to remain focused on debt reduction and continuing to opportunistically repurchase shares.”

 

For a discussion of the non-GAAP financial measures including Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDAX, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

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Transaction Updates

 

The HG Energy acquisition closed in February 2026. The Ohio Utica Shale divestiture is expected to close by the end of February 2026. The timing of these transactions are reflected in the below 2026 guidance.

 

2026 Guidance

 

Antero’s 2026 drilling and completion capital budget is $1 billion and includes $900 million for maintenance capital and $100 million of capital related to not electing to enter into a drilling joint venture during the year. Discretionary growth capital up to $200 million will be based on the commodity price outlook and in basin demand needs throughout the year. This growth capital reflects completing an additional two to three pads in 2026, which could increase production to approximately 4.5 Bcfe/d in 2027. First quarter 2026 production is expected to average approximately 3.8 Bcfe/d, with the second quarter increasing to 4.1 Bcfe/d driven by a full quarter of HG contribution. The second half of 2026 is expected to average approximately 4.2 Bcfe/d. This results in a full year average of approximately 4.1 Bcfe/d. The Company’s land capital guidance is $100 million.

 

The following is a summary of Antero Resources’ 2026 capital budget.  

 

Capital Budget ($ in Millions)   2026
Drilling & Completion Maintenance Capital   $900
Drilling & Completion No Drilling JV Capital   $100
    Total D&C Capital   $1,000
     
Drilling & Completion Discretionary Growth Capital   Up to $200
Land Capital   $100

 

# of Wells   Net Wells   Average Lateral
Length (Feet)
 
Completed Wells (Net)   70 to 80     14,600  

 

The following is a summary of Antero Resources’ 2026 production, pricing and cash expense guidance:

 

Production Guidance   2026  
Net Daily Natural Gas Equivalent Production (Bcfe/d)     4.1  
   Net Daily Natural Gas Production (Bcf/d)     2.8  
   Total Net Daily Liquids Production (MBbl/d):     213  
      Net Daily C3+ NGL Production (MBbl/d)     125  
      Net Daily Ethane Production (MBbl/d)     80  
      Net Daily Oil Production (MBbl/d)     8  

 

Realized Pricing Guidance (Before Hedges)   Low     High  
Natural Gas Realized Price Premium vs. NYMEX Henry Hub ($/Mcf)   $ 0.10     $ 0.20  
C3+ NGL Realized Price Premium/(Discount) vs. Mont Belvieu ($/Bbl)   $ (0.50 )   $ 0.50  
Ethane Realized Price Premium vs. Mont Belvieu ($/Bbl)   $ 1.00     $ 2.00  
Oil Realized Price (Differential) vs. WTI Oil ($/Bbl)   $ (12.00 )   $ (16.00 )

 

Cash Expense Guidance   Low     High  
Cash Production Expense ($/Mcfe)(1)   $ 2.35     $ 2.45  
Marketing Expense, Net of Marketing Revenue ($/Mcfe)   $ 0.02     $ 0.04  
G&A Expense ($/Mcfe)(2)   $ 0.11     $ 0.13  

 

(1) Includes lease operating, gathering, compression, processing and transportation expenses (“GP&T”) and production and ad valorem taxes.
(2) Excludes equity-based compensation.

 

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Adjusted Free Cash Flow

 

During the fourth quarter of 2025, Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Changes in Working Capital was $204 million.

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2024     2025  
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 278,002       370,743  
Less: Capital expenditures     (128,315 )     (202,909 )
Less: Distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica     (15,651 )     (16,204 )
Plus: Transaction expense           4,386  
Adjusted Free Cash Flow   $ 134,036       156,016  
Changes in Working Capital     24,845       47,910  
Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Changes in Working Capital   $ 158,881       203,926  

 

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results

 

Net daily natural gas equivalent production in the fourth quarter averaged 3.5 Bcfe/d, including 208 MBbl/d of liquids. Antero’s average realized natural gas price before hedges was $3.71 per Mcf, a $0.16 per Mcf premium to the benchmark index price. Antero’s average realized C3+ NGL price before hedges was $35.41 per barrel, representing a $1.52 per barrel premium to the benchmark index price.

 

The following table details average net production and average realized prices for the three months ended December 31, 2025:

 

    Three Months Ended December 31, 2025  
    Natural Gas     Oil     C3+ NGLs     Ethane     Combined
Natural Gas
Equivalent
 
    (MMcf/d)     (Bbl/d)     (Bbl/d)     (Bbl/d)     (MMcfe/d)  
Average Net Production     2,265       8,217       116,065       83,348       3,511  

 

                               
    Three Months Ended December 31, 2025  
    Natural Gas     Oil     C3+ NGLs     Ethane     Combined Natural Gas Equivalent  
Average Realized Prices   ($/Mcf)     ($/Bbl)     ($/Bbl)     ($/Bbl)     ($/Mcfe)  
Average realized prices before settled derivatives (1)   $ 3.71       45.99       35.41       12.54       3.97  
Index price (1)   $ 3.55       59.14       33.89       11.16       3.55  
Premium / (Discount) to Index price   $ 0.16       (13.15 )     1.52       1.38       0.42  
                                         
Settled commodity derivatives   $ 0.01                         0.01  
Average realized prices after settled derivatives (1)   $ 3.72       45.99       35.41       12.54       3.98  
Premium / (Discount) to Index price   $ 0.17       (13.15 )     1.52       1.38       0.43  

 

(1) Please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for more information on these index and average realized prices.

 

All-in cash expense, which includes lease operating, gathering, compression, processing and transportation and production and ad valorem taxes was $2.56 per Mcfe in the fourth quarter, as compared to $2.45 per Mcfe during the fourth quarter of 2024. Net marketing expense was $0.04 per Mcfe during the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $0.06 during the fourth of 2024.

 

Fourth Quarter 2025 Operating Results

 

Antero placed 18 Marcellus wells to sales during the fourth quarter with an average lateral length of 12,500 feet. Twelve of these wells have been on line for approximately 60 days with an average rate per well of 25 MMcfe/d, including 1,410 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 25% ethane recovery. In addition, Antero set a number of company operational records, including:

 

· One completion crew completed 19 stages in a single day
· Averaged 16.1 stages per day for an entire pad
· One completion crew recorded 457 stages completed in a calendar month with 651 pumping hours

 

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Fourth Quarter 2025 Capital Investment

 

Antero’s drilling and completion capital expenditures for the three months ended December 31, 2025 were $159 million. In addition to capital invested in drilling and completion activities, the Company invested $33 million in land during the fourth quarter. Through this investment, Antero added approximately 7,000 net acres, representing 26 incremental drilling locations at an average cost of approximately $900,000 per location. During 2025, Antero’s organic leasing program has added 102 incremental drilling locations at an average cost of approximately $925,000 per location, more than offsetting the 78 gross locations drilled during the year.

 

Natural Gas Hedge Program

 

Antero added natural gas swaps and basis hedges for the full years 2026 and 2027, including positions acquired from HG Energy, in order to support its acquisition and development program. For more information on our hedge portfolio, please see the presentation titled “Hedges and Guidance Presentation” on Antero’s website. The hedges below include positions executed through February 6, 2026 and reflect Antero stand-alone for the month of January 2026 and inclusive of HG hedges from February to December 2026.

 

Swaps   Natural Gas
(MMBtu/d)
    Weighted
Average Index
Price ($/MMBtu)
 
January 2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Swap     770,000     $ 3.90  
February – December 2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Swap     1,286,000     $ 3.92  
2027 NYMEX Henry Hub Swap     845,000     $ 3.88  

 

          Weighted Average Index  
Collars   Natural Gas
(MMBtu/d)
    Floor Price
($/MMBtu)
    Ceiling Price
($/MMBtu)
 
January 2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Costless Collars     500,000     $ 3.22     $ 5.83  
February – December 2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Costless Collars     553,000     $ 3.24     $ 5.70  
2027 NYMEX Henry Hub Costless Collars     57,000     $ 3.46     $ 4.62  

 

Year End Proved Reserves

 

At December 31, 2025, Antero’s estimated proved reserves were 19.1 Tcfe, a 7% increase from the prior year. Estimated proved reserves were comprised of 61% natural gas, 38% NGLs and 1% oil.

 

Estimated proved developed reserves were 14.4 Tcfe. At year end 2025, Antero’s five year development plan included 296 gross PUD locations. Antero's proved undeveloped locations have an average estimated BTU of 1215, with an average lateral length of 14,650 feet.

 

Antero's 4.7 Tcfe of estimated proved undeveloped reserves will require an estimated $2.3 billion of future development capital over the next five years, resulting in an estimated average future development cost for proved undeveloped reserves of $0.49 per Mcfe.

 

The following table presents a summary of changes in estimated proved reserves (in Tcfe).

 

Proved reserves, December 31, 2024     17.9  
Extensions, discoveries and other additions     0.7  
Revisions of previous estimates     0.5  
Revisions to five-year development plan     0.7  
Price revisions     0.1  
Acquisition of reserves     0.5  
Production     (1.3 )
Proved reserves, December 31, 2025     19.1  

 

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Conference Call

 

A conference call is scheduled on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:00 am MT to discuss the financial and operational results. A brief Q&A session for security analysts will immediately follow the discussion of the results. To participate in the call, dial in at 877-407-9079 (U.S.), or 201-493-6746 (International) and reference “Antero Resources.” A telephone replay of the call will be available until Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 9:00 am MT at 877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (International) using the conference ID: 13758128. To access the live webcast and view the related earnings conference call presentation, visit Antero's website at www.anteroresources.com. The webcast will be archived for replay until Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 9:00 am MT.

 

Presentation

 

An updated presentation will be posted to the Company's website before the conference call. The presentation can be found at www.anteroresources.com on the homepage. Information on the Company's website does not constitute a portion of, and is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

Adjusted Net Income as set forth in this release represents net income, adjusted for certain items. Antero believes that Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors in evaluating operational trends of the Company and its performance relative to other oil and gas producing companies. Adjusted Net Income is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income as an indicator of financial performance. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted Net Income is net income. The following table reconciles net income to Adjusted Net Income (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended December 31,  
    2024     2025  
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation   $ 149,649       193,683  
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests     9,164       9,235  
Unrealized commodity derivative (gains) losses     20,122       (88,196 )
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP     (6,812 )     (6,368 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets     1,989       (408 )
Impairment of property and equipment     28,475       5,215  
Equity-based compensation     17,169       14,311  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     (23,925 )     (10,205 )
Contract termination and loss contingency     937       3,153  
Transaction expense           4,386  
Tax effect of reconciling items (1)     (8,257 )     17,292  
      188,511       142,098  
Martica adjustments (2)     (7,858 )     (9,235 )
Adjusted Net Income   $ 180,653       132,863  
                 
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (3)     314,165       311,077  

 

(1) Deferred taxes were approximately 22% for 2024 and 2025.
(2) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above
(3) Diluted weighted average shares outstanding does not include securities that would have had an anti-dilutive effect on the computation of diluted earnings per share. Anti-dilutive weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2024 were 0.3 million. There were no anti-dilutive weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2025.

 

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Net Debt

 

Net Debt is calculated as total long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents. Management uses Net Debt to evaluate the Company’s financial position, including its ability to service its debt obligations.

 

The following table reconciles consolidated total long-term debt to Net Debt as used in this release (in thousands):

 

    December 31,  
    2024     2025  
Credit Facility   $ 393,200       438,600  
8.375% senior notes due 2026     96,870        
7.625% senior notes due 2029     407,115       365,353  
5.375% senior notes due 2030     600,000       600,000  
Unamortized debt issuance costs     (7,955 )     (5,977 )
Total long-term debt   $ 1,489,230       1,397,976  
Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash           (210,000 )
Net Debt   $ 1,489,230       1,187,976  

 

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

 

Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance not calculated under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow from operating, investing, or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flow or as a measure of liquidity. The Company defines Adjusted Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less capital expenditures, which includes additions to unproved properties, drilling and completion costs and additions to other property and equipment, less distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica, plus transaction expenses.

 

The Company has not provided projected net cash provided by operating activities or a reconciliation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow to projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company is unable to project net cash provided by operating activities for any future period because this metric includes the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities related to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. The Company is unable to project these timing differences with any reasonable degree of accuracy without unreasonable efforts.

 

Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a useful indicator of the Company’s ability to internally fund its activities, service or incur additional debt and estimate our ability to return capital to shareholders. There are significant limitations to using Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect the Company’s net income, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Adjusted Free Cash Flow reported by different companies. Adjusted Free Cash Flow does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, land acquisitions and lease renewals, other capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations.

 

Adjusted EBITDAX

 

Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income, adjusted for certain items detailed below.

 

Adjusted EBITDAX as used and defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income or loss, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing, and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX provides no information regarding our capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures, working capital movement, or tax position. Adjusted EBITDAX does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations. However, our management team believes Adjusted EBITDAX is useful to an investor in evaluating our financial performance because this measure:

 

· is widely used by investors in the oil and natural gas industry to measure operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which may vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired, among other factors;
· helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the effect of our capital and legal structure from our operating structure;
· is used by our management team for various purposes, including as a measure of our operating performance, in presentations to our Board of Directors, and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting: and
· is used by our Board of Directors as a performance measure in determining executive compensation.

 

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There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDAX as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effects of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect our net income or loss, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies, and the different methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDAX reported by different companies.

 

The GAAP measures most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDAX are net income and net cash provided by operating activities. The following table represents a reconciliation of Antero’s net income, including noncontrolling interest, to Adjusted EBITDAX and a reconciliation of Antero’s Adjusted EBITDAX to net cash provided by operating activities per our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, in each case, for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands). Adjusted EBITDAX also excludes the noncontrolling interests in Martica, and these adjustments are disclosed in the table below as Martica related adjustments.

 

(1) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above.

 

             
    Three Months Ended December 31,  
    2024     2025  
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDAX:            
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation   $ 149,649       193,683  
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests     9,164       9,235  
Unrealized commodity derivative (gains) losses     20,122       (88,196 )
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP     (6,812 )     (6,368 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets     1,989       (408 )
Interest expense, net     27,061       22,128  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt            
Income tax expense (benefit)     (104,170 )     69,947  
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion     194,899       188,021  
Impairment of property and equipment     28,475       5,215  
Exploration expense     702       830  
Equity-based compensation expense     17,169       14,311  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     (23,925 )     (10,205 )
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate     31,314       31,314  
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements     937       3,153  
Transaction expense and other     467       4,424  
      347,041       437,084  
Martica related adjustments (1)     (15,105 )     (14,939 )
Adjusted EBITDAX   $ 331,936       422,145  
                 
Reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDAX to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Adjusted EBITDAX   $ 331,936       422,145  
Martica related adjustments (1)     15,105       14,939  
Interest expense, net     (27,061 )     (22,128 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other     520       24  
Exploration expense     (702 )     (830 )
Changes in current assets and liabilities     (39,944 )     (37,833 )
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements     (736 )     788  
Transaction expense and other     (1,116 )     (6,362 )
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 278,002       370,743  

 

(1) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above.

 

Drilling and Completion Capital Expenditures

 

For a reconciliation between cash paid for drilling and completion capital expenditures and drilling and completion accrued capital expenditures during the period, please see the capital expenditures section below (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2024     2025  
Drilling and completion costs (cash basis)   $ 105,552       162,166  
Change in accrued capital costs     14,912       (3,284 )
Adjusted drilling and completion costs (accrual basis)   $ 120,464       158,882  

 

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Notwithstanding their use for comparative purposes, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

 

This release includes "forward-looking statements." Words such as “may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “position,” “predict,” “strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,” or “continue,” “goal,” “target,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are not under Antero Resources’ control. All statements, except for statements of historical fact, made in this release regarding activities, events or developments Antero Resources expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as those regarding our financial strategy, future operating results, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, potential acquisitions, dispositions or other strategic transactions, including the pending Ohio Utica Shale divestiture, the timing thereof, and our ability to integrate acquired assets and achieve the intended operational, financial and strategic benefits from any such transactions, projected costs, estimated realized natural gas, NGL and oil prices, prospects, plans and objectives of management, return of capital program, expected results, impacts of geopolitical, including the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and world health events, future commodity prices, future production targets, including those related to certain levels of production, future earnings, leverage targets and debt repayment, future capital spending plans, improved and/or increasing capital efficiency, expected drilling and development plans, projected well costs and cost savings initiatives, operations of Antero Midstream, future financial position, the participation level of our drilling partner and the financial and production results to be achieved as a result of that drilling partnership, the other key assumptions underlying our projections, the impact of recently enacted legislation, and future marketing opportunities, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Although Antero Resources believes that the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements. Except as required by law, Antero Resources expressly disclaims any obligation to and does not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

Antero Resources cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, incidental to our business, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Antero Resources’ control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, supply chain or other disruption, availability and cost of drilling, completion and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and completion and other operating risks, marketing and transportation risks, regulatory changes or changes in law, changes in emission calculation methods, the uncertainty inherent in estimating natural gas, NGLs and oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flows and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, conflicts of interest among our stockholders, impacts of geopolitical, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and world health events, cybersecurity risks, the state of markets for, and availability of, verified quality carbon offsets and the other risks described under the heading " Risk Factors" in Antero Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

 

For more information, contact Daniel Katzenberg, Director - Finance and Investor Relations of Antero Resources at (303) 357-7219 or dkatzenberg@anteroresources.com.

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    December 31,  
    2024     2025  
Assets                
Current assets:                
Restricted cash   $       210,000  
Accounts receivable     34,413       33,773  
Accrued revenue     453,613       473,453  
Derivative instruments     1,050       68,913  
Prepaid expenses     12,423       14,554  
Current assets held for sale           20,269  
Other current assets     6,047       10,818  
Total current assets     507,546       831,780  
Property and equipment:                
Oil and gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):                
Unproved properties     879,483       796,705  
Proved properties     14,395,680       14,049,003  
Gathering systems and facilities     5,802        
Other property and equipment     105,871       113,020  
      15,386,836       14,958,728  
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization     (5,699,286 )     (5,753,416 )
Property and equipment, net     9,687,550       9,205,312  
Operating leases right-of-use assets     2,549,398       2,132,509  
Derivative instruments     1,296       12,524  
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate     231,048       245,653  
Assets held for sale           754,737  
Other assets     33,212       62,892  
Total assets   $ 13,010,050       13,245,407  
Liabilities and Equity                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 62,213       49,514  
Accounts payable, related parties     111,066       101,454  
Accrued liabilities     402,591       338,847  
Revenue distributions payable     315,932       384,777  
Derivative instruments     31,792        
Short-term lease liabilities     493,894       516,256  
Deferred revenue, VPP     25,264       23,502  
Current liabilities held for sale           62,310  
Other current liabilities     3,175       26,653  
Total current liabilities     1,445,927       1,503,313  
Long-term liabilities:                
Long-term debt     1,489,230       1,397,976  
Deferred income tax liability, net     693,341       907,306  
Derivative instruments     17,233        
Long-term lease liabilities     2,050,337       1,612,288  
Deferred revenue, VPP     35,448       11,946  
Liabilities held for sale           39,789  
Other liabilities     62,001       57,140  
Total liabilities     5,793,517       5,529,758  
Commitments and contingencies                
Equity:                
Stockholders' equity:                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized - 50,000 shares; none issued            
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized - 1,000,000 shares; 311,165 and 308,510 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, respectively     3,111       3,085  
Additional paid-in capital     5,909,373       5,865,447  
Retained earnings     1,109,166       1,682,295  
Total stockholders' equity     7,021,650       7,550,827  
Noncontrolling interests     194,883       164,822  
Total equity     7,216,533       7,715,649  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 13,010,050       13,245,407  

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    (Unaudited)              
    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2024     2025     2024     2025  
Revenue and other:                                
Natural gas sales   $ 543,794       773,596       1,818,297       2,873,241  
Natural gas liquids sales     555,722       474,259       2,066,975       1,986,840  
Oil sales     49,128       34,772       230,027       150,158  
Commodity derivative fair value gains (losses)     (21,498 )     90,068       731       111,049  
Marketing     33,971       31,697       179,069       125,900  
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP     6,812       6,368       27,101       25,264  
Other revenue and income     822       869       3,396       3,371  
Total revenue     1,168,751       1,411,629       4,325,596       5,275,823  
Operating expenses:                                
Lease operating     30,216       31,479       118,693       135,124  
Gathering, compression, processing and transportation     682,024       749,684       2,702,930       2,857,426  
Production and ad valorem taxes     60,147       44,122       207,671       163,135  
Marketing     52,142       44,380       244,906       190,206  
Exploration and mine expenses     702       830       2,618       2,990  
General and administrative (including equity-based compensation expense)     59,421       55,954       229,338       232,526  
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     193,694       186,956       762,068       749,675  
Impairment of property and equipment     28,475       5,215       47,433       29,358  
Accretion of asset retirement obligations     1,205       1,065       3,759       3,892  
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements     937       3,153       4,468       28,012  
Gain on sale of assets     1,989       (408 )     862       (266 )
Other operating expense     20       25       390       99  
Total operating expenses     1,110,972       1,122,455       4,325,136       4,392,177  
Operating income     57,779       289,174       460       883,646  
Other income (expense):                                
Interest expense, net     (27,061 )     (22,128 )     (118,207 )     (83,682 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     23,925       10,205       93,787       98,484  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt                 (528 )     (3,628 )
Transaction expense           (4,386 )           (4,386 )
Total other expense     (3,136 )     (16,309 )     (24,948 )     6,788  
Income before income taxes     54,643       272,865       (24,488 )     890,434  
Income tax benefit (expense)     104,170       (69,947 )     118,185       (215,867 )
Net income and comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests     158,813       202,918       93,697       674,567  
Less: net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests     9,164       9,235       36,471       40,149  
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation   $ 149,649       193,683       57,226       634,418  
                                 
Net income per common share—basic   $ 0.48       0.63       0.18       2.05  
Net income per common share—diluted   $ 0.48       0.62       0.18       2.03  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                                
Basic     311,145       308,486       309,489       309,719  
Diluted     314,165       311,077       313,414       312,361  

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2023     2024     2025  
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:                        
Net income including noncontrolling interests   $ 297,329       93,697       674,567  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                        
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion     750,093       765,827       753,567  
Impairment of property and equipment     51,302       47,433       29,358  
Commodity derivative fair value gains     (166,324 )     (731 )     (111,049 )
Settled commodity derivative gains (losses)     (25,383 )     10,154       (17,068 )
Payments for derivative monetizations     (202,339 )            
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)     62,039       (118,640 )     213,965  
Equity-based compensation expense     59,519       66,462       60,812  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     (82,952 )     (93,787 )     (98,484 )
Dividends of earnings from unconsolidated affiliate     125,138       125,197       125,255  
Amortization of deferred revenue     (30,552 )     (27,101 )     (25,264 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other     2,264       2,420       937  
Settlement of asset retirement obligations     (718 )     (3,571 )     (270 )
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements     12,100       5,344       15,370  
Loss (gain) on sale of assets     (447 )     862       (266 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt           528       3,628  
Loss on convertible note inducements     374              
Changes in current assets and liabilities:                        
Accounts receivable     7,550       25,410       (142 )
Accrued revenue     306,880       (52,808 )     (39,239 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     14,890       8,680       (6,990 )
Accounts payable including related parties     (16,837 )     35,301       (2,345 )
Accrued liabilities     (62,419 )     1,280       (44,984 )
Revenue distributions payable     (106,429 )     (45,849 )     85,975  
Other current liabilities     (357 )     3,180       13,597  
Net cash provided by operating activities     994,721       849,288       1,630,930  
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:                        
Additions to unproved properties     (151,135 )     (90,995 )     (129,247 )
Drilling and completion costs     (964,346 )     (614,855 )     (685,468 )
Additions to other property and equipment     (16,382 )     (10,929 )     (5,407 )
Acquisitions of oil and gas properties                 (253,128 )
Proceeds from asset sales     447       9,499       16,277  
Change in other assets     (9,351 )     (6,873 )     (20,840 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,140,767 )     (714,153 )     (1,077,813 )
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:                        
Repurchases of common stock     (75,355 )           (136,404 )
Repayment of senior notes                 (141,733 )
Borrowings on Credit Facility     4,501,400       4,130,900       4,909,000  
Repayments on Credit Facility     (4,119,000 )     (4,154,900 )     (4,863,600 )
Payment of debt issuance costs     (605 )     (6,138 )     (8,983 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests     (128,823 )     (74,286 )     (70,210 )
Employee tax withholding for settlement of equity-based compensation awards     (30,367 )     (29,605 )     (29,649 )
Convertible note inducements     (374 )            
Other     (830 )     (1,106 )     (1,538 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     146,046       (135,135 )     (343,117 )
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                 210,000  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period                  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period   $             210,000  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                        
Cash paid during the period for interest   $ 113,910       120,058       88,079  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for additions to property and equipment   $ (60,762 )     10,525       (27,325 )
Increase in other current liabilities for acquisitions of oil and gas properties   $             7,479  

 

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The following table sets forth selected financial data for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands):

 

    (Unaudited)              
    Three Months Ended     Amount of        
    December 31,     Increase     Percent  
    2024     2025     (Decrease)     Change  
Revenue:                                
Natural gas sales   $ 543,794       773,596       229,802       42 %
Natural gas liquids sales     555,722       474,259       (81,463 )     (15 )%
Oil sales     49,128       34,772       (14,356 )     (29 )%
Commodity derivative fair value gains (losses)     (21,498 )     90,068       111,566       *  
Marketing     33,971       31,697       (2,274 )     (7 )%
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP     6,812       6,368       (444 )     (7 )%
Other revenue and income     822       869       47       6 %
Total revenue     1,168,751       1,411,629       242,878       21 %
Operating expenses:                                
Lease operating     30,216       31,479       1,263       4 %
Gathering and compression     225,267       242,523       17,256       8 %
Processing     267,538       291,128       23,590       9 %
Transportation     189,219       216,033       26,814       14 %
Production and ad valorem taxes     60,147       44,122       (16,025 )     (27 )%
Marketing     52,142       44,380       (7,762 )     (15 )%
Exploration     702       830       128       18 %
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)     42,252       41,643       (609 )     (1 )%
Equity-based compensation     17,169       14,311       (2,858 )     (17 )%
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     193,694       186,956       (6,738 )     (3 )%
Impairment of property and equipment     28,475       5,215       (23,260 )     (82 )%
Accretion of asset retirement obligations     1,205       1,065       (140 )     (12 )%
Contract termination and loss contingency     937       3,153       2,216       236 %
Loss (gain) on sale of assets     1,989       (408 )     (2,397 )     *  
Other operating expense     20       25       5       25 %
Total operating expenses     1,110,972       1,122,455       11,483       1 %
Operating income     57,779       289,174       231,395       400 %
Other earnings (expenses):                                
Interest expense, net     (27,061 )     (22,128 )     4,933       (18 )%
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     23,925       10,205       (13,720 )     (57 )%
Transaction expenses           (4,386 )     (4,386 )     *  
Total other expense     (3,136 )     (16,309 )     (13,173 )     420 %
Income before income taxes     54,643       272,865       218,222       399 %
Income tax (expense) benefit     104,170       (69,947 )     (174,117 )     *  
Net income and comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests     158,813       202,918       44,105       28 %
Less: net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests     9,164       9,235       71       1 %
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation   $ 149,649       193,683       44,034       29 %
                                 
Adjusted EBITDAX   $ 331,936       422,145       90,209       27 %

 

* Not meaningful

 

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The following table sets forth selected financial data for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2025:

 

    Unaudited              
    Three Months Ended     Amount of        
    December 31,     Increase     Percent  
    2024     2025     (Decrease)     Change  
Production data (1) (2):                                
Natural gas (Bcf)     196       208       12       6 %
C2 Ethane (MBbl)     8,518       7,668       (850 )     (10 )%
C3+ NGLs (MBbl)     10,563       10,678       115       1 %
Oil (MBbl)     850       756       (94 )     (11 )%
Combined (Bcfe)     316       323       7       2 %
Daily combined production (MMcfe/d)     3,431       3,511       80       2 %
Average prices before effects of derivative settlements (3):                                
Natural gas (per Mcf)   $ 2.77       3.71       0.94       34 %
C2 Ethane (per Bbl)   $ 10.31       12.54       2.23       22 %
C3+ NGLs (per Bbl)   $ 44.29       35.41       (8.88 )     (20 )%
Oil (per Bbl)   $ 57.80       45.99       (11.81 )     (20 )%
Weighted Average Combined (per Mcfe)   $ 3.64       3.97       0.33       9 %
Average realized prices after effects of derivative settlements (3):                                
Natural gas (per Mcf)   $ 2.76       3.72       0.96       35 %
C2 Ethane (per Bbl)   $ 10.31       12.54       2.23       22 %
C3+ NGLs (per Bbl)   $ 44.43       35.41       (9.02 )     (20 )%
Oil (per Bbl)   $ 57.69       45.99       (11.70 )     (20 )%
Weighted Average Combined (per Mcfe)   $ 3.63       3.98       0.35       10 %
Average costs (per Mcfe):                                
Lease operating   $ 0.10       0.10             *  
Gathering and compression   $ 0.71       0.75       0.04       6 %
Processing   $ 0.85       0.90       0.05       6 %
Transportation   $ 0.60       0.67       0.07       12 %
Production and ad valorem taxes   $ 0.19       0.14       (0.05 )     (26 )%
Marketing expense, net   $ 0.06       0.04       (0.02 )     (33 )%
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)   $ 0.13       0.13             *  
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion   $ 0.62       0.58       (0.04 )     (6 )%

 

* Not meaningful

(1) Production data excludes volumes related to VPP transaction.
(2) Oil and NGLs production was converted at 6 Mcf per Bbl to calculate total Bcfe production and per Mcfe amounts. This ratio is an estimate of the equivalent energy content of the products and may not reflect their relative economic value.
(3) Average prices reflect the before and after effects of our settled commodity derivatives. Our calculation of such after effects includes gains (losses) on settlements of commodity derivatives, which do not qualify for hedge accounting because we do not designate or document them as hedges for accounting purposes.

 

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