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Energy Transfer Reports First Quarter 2026 Results and Updates 2026 Financial Guidance

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May 5, 2026

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) (“Energy Transfer” or the “Partnership”) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Energy Transfer reported net income attributable to partners for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of $1.25 billion compared to $1.32 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, net income per common unit (basic) was $0.35.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $4.94 billion compared to $4.10 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 20%.

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $2.70 billion compared to $2.31 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The Partnership now expects its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year of 2026 to range between $18.2 billion and $18.6 billion, compared to the previous range of between $17.45 billion and $17.85 billion. The Partnership expects to invest $5.5 billion to $5.9 billion in growth capital for 2026.

Growth capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2026 were $1.53 billion; maintenance capital expenditures were $175 million.

Operational Highlights

Energy Transfer’s volumes continued to grow during the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025.
- NGL and refined products terminal volumes were up 19%, setting a new Partnership record.
- NGL exports were up 19%, setting a new Partnership record.
- NGL transportation volumes were up 12%.
- NGL fractionation volumes were up 11%, setting a new Partnership record.
- Crude oil transportation volumes were up 8%, setting a new Partnership record.
- Midstream gathered volumes were up 6%, setting a new Partnership record.
In the first quarter, the Partnership’s Gateway NGL Pipeline debottlenecking project was placed into service, providing increased deliveries of Delaware Basin volumes to Energy Transfer’s NGL fractionation complex at Mont Belvieu.
Construction is also underway on a new 3 million barrel ethane storage cavern at Energy Transfer’s NGL fractionation complex at Mont Belvieu. The cavern, which is expected in service in second half of 2027, will support Energy Transfer’s ninth fractionator at Mont Belvieu, as well as future ethane export expansions.
The Partnership has now added connections to serve four new power plant loads in Oklahoma which will deliver approximately 300 MMcf/d of new gas supply. The first of these connections is now in service, with two more expected to be in service in the third quarter of this year, and the remaining connection expected to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2028.
The Partnership’s 275 MMcf/d Mustang Draw I processing plant is currently being commissioned and is expected to be in full service in June 2026.

Strategic Highlights

In February, Florida Gas Transmission (“FGT”), an Energy Transfer operated joint venture, completed Open Seasons on two new projects that are supported by 15- to 25-year agreements with anchor shippers. The FGT Phase IX project includes approximately 90 miles of pipeline looping and compression facilities with an expected capacity of approximately 525 MMcf/d. Subject to conditions precedent and reaching FID, the FGT South Florida project is an approximately 40-mile pipeline extension with an expected capacity of approximately 230 MMcf/d, along with compression and a new meter station.
In March, Transwestern Pipeline initiated the FERC pre-filing process for its Desert Southwest expansion project, as previously scheduled, and expects to file the formal certificate application with FERC in the fourth quarter of this year. In April, as part of its stakeholder engagement program, Energy Transfer hosted 15 open houses in communities along the proposed pipeline route throughout Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Energy Transfer has recently entered into agreements to provide long-term, firm natural gas transportation services through its Texas intrastate system to support the Nexus Hubbard Campus, located in central Texas, where Nexus is constructing a behind-the-meter AI hyperscale campus powered by on-site natural gas generation.
Energy Transfer recently approved the construction of the new Springerville Lateral Project, an approximately 120-mile, 30-inch pipeline with a capacity of approximately 625 MMcf/d that will extend south from ET’s existing Transwestern Pipeline to new natural gas-powered generation that is expected to replace two coal-fired plants. The project is backed by 20-year agreements and is expected to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2029. Total growth capital is expected to be approximately $600 million.
At Nederland, Energy Transfer recently extended the majority of its existing ethane export agreements into 2041, adding 10 years to the current contracts.
Energy Transfer recently approved an expansion of its Bayou Bridge joint venture pipeline, which is expected to increase capacity of the pipeline to approximately 600,000 Bbls/d, depending on destination and product mix. The expansion is underpinned by a 10-year term extension and volume increase from a demand-pull customer and is expected to be in service in the first quarter of 2027.

Financial Highlights

In April 2026, Energy Transfer announced a quarterly cash distribution of $0.3375 per common unit ($1.35 annualized) for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, which is an increase of more than 3% compared to the first quarter of 2025.
In January 2026, the Partnership completed a $3.00 billion senior notes offering consisting of $1.00 billion of 4.55% senior notes due 2031, $1.00 billion of 5.35% senior notes due 2036, and $1.00 billion of 6.30% senior notes due 2056. The net proceeds of the transaction were used to refinance existing indebtedness.
As of March 31, 2026, the Partnership’s revolving credit facility had an aggregate $3.45 billion of available borrowing capacity.

Energy Transfer benefits from a portfolio of assets with exceptional product and geographic diversity. The Partnership’s multiple segments generate high-quality, balanced earnings with no single business segment contributing more than one-third of the Partnership’s consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026. In addition, Energy Transfer generates approximately 40% of its Adjusted EBITDA from natural gas-related assets. The vast majority of the Partnership’s segment margins are fee-based and therefore have limited commodity price sensitivity.

Conference call information:

The Partnership has scheduled a conference call for 8:00 a.m. Central Time/9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 to discuss its first quarter 2026 results and provide an update on the Partnership. The conference call will be broadcast live via an internet webcast, which can be accessed through www.energytransfer.com and will also be available for replay on the Partnership’s website for a limited time.

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States, with approximately 140,000 miles of pipeline and associated energy infrastructure. Energy Transfer’s strategic network spans 44 states with assets in all of the major U.S. production basins. Energy Transfer is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate and interstate transportation and storage assets; crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and refined product transportation and terminalling assets; and NGL fractionation. Energy Transfer also owns the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights and approximately 28 million common units (representing 15% of the aggregate outstanding common units and Class D units) of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), the managing member interests in SunocoCorp LLC (NYSE: SUNC), and the general partner interests and approximately 46 million common units (representing 32% of the outstanding common units) of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC). For more information, visit the Energy Transfer LP website at www.energytransfer.com.

Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 32 countries and territories in North America, the Greater Caribbean, and Europe. SUN’s midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 160 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements SUN’s fuel distribution operations, which distribute over 15 billion gallons annually to approximately 11,000 Sunoco and partner-branded locations, as well as independent dealers and commercial customers. SUN’s general partner is owned by Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET). For more information, visit the Sunoco LP website at www.sunocolp.com.

SunocoCorp LLC (NYSE: SUNC) is a publicly traded limited liability company that owns a direct limited partner interest in Sunoco LP. For more information, visit the Sunoco LP website at www.sunocolp.com.

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower. USAC partners with a broad customer base composed of producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USAC focuses on providing midstream natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications primarily in high-volume gathering systems, processing facilities, and transportation applications. For more information, visit the USAC website at www.usacompression.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control. An extensive list of factors that can affect future results, including Adjusted EBITDA, and impact current projections, including capital expenditures, are discussed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.

The information contained in this press release is available on our website at www.energytransfer.com.

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions) (unaudited)

	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Current assets	$	22,263		$	18,233

Property, plant and equipment, net		104,042			102,142

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		3,646			3,589
Lease right-of-use assets, net		1,943			1,841
Other non-current assets, net		2,689			2,591
Intangible assets, net		7,294			7,438
Goodwill		5,605			5,452
Total assets	$	147,482		$	141,286
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities	$	19,043		$	14,955

Long-term debt, less current maturities		69,317			68,308
Non-current operating lease liabilities		1,569			1,515
Deferred income taxes		5,591			5,307
Other non-current liabilities		1,973			1,941

Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		252			250

Equity:
Limited Partners:
Preferred Unitholders		3,388			3,356
Common Unitholders		31,004			30,930
General Partner		(2	)		(2	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		72			82
Total partners’ capital		34,462			34,366
Noncontrolling interests		15,275			14,644
Total equity		49,737			49,010
Total liabilities and equity	$	147,482		$	141,286

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In millions, except per unit data) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026			2025
REVENUES	$	27,771		$	21,020
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of products sold		21,149			15,571
Operating expenses		1,695			1,299
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		1,583			1,367
Selling, general and administrative		361			288
Impairment loss		—			4
Total costs and expenses		24,788			18,529
OPERATING INCOME		2,983			2,491
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized		(947	)		(809	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		110			92
Losses on extinguishments of debt		(7	)		(2	)
Other, net		(28	)		(11	)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE		2,111			1,761
Income tax expense		135			41
NET INCOME		1,976			1,720
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		715			384
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests		7			13
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARTNERS		1,254			1,323
General Partner’s interest in net income		1			1
Preferred Unitholders’ interest in net income		59			67
Common Unitholders’ interest in net income	$	1,194		$	1,255
NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT:
Basic	$	0.35		$	0.37
Diluted	$	0.35		$	0.36
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING:
Basic		3,440.6			3,431.4
Diluted		3,457.4			3,452.9

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Dollars and units in millions) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026			2025
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow^(a):
Net income	$	1,976		$	1,720
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		1,583			1,367
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized		947			809
Income tax expense		135			41
Impairment loss		—			4
Non-cash compensation expense		42			37
Unrealized losses on commodity risk management activities		536			69
Inventory valuation adjustments (Sunoco LP)		(444	)		(61	)
Losses on extinguishments of debt		7			2
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates		196			167
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		(110	)		(92	)
Other, net		69			35
Adjusted EBITDA (consolidated)		4,937			4,098
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates^(b)		(196	)		(167	)
Distributable cash flow from unconsolidated affiliates^(b)		135			111
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized		(947	)		(809	)
Preferred unitholders’ distributions ^(c)		(88	)		(72	)
Current income tax expense		(43	)		(57	)
Maintenance capital expenditures		(277	)		(202	)
Other, net		26			22
Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated)		3,547			2,924
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to Sunoco LP and SunocoCorp ^(d)		(526	)		(310	)
Distributions from Sunoco LP		99			64
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to USAC (100%)		(131	)		(89	)
Distributions from USAC		24			24
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to noncontrolling interests in other non-wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries		(309	)		(308	)
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of Energy Transfer		2,704			2,305
Transaction-related adjustments		—			2
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of Energy Transfer, as adjusted	$	2,704		$	2,307
Distributions to partners:
Limited Partners	$	1,161		$	1,124
General Partner		1			1
Total distributions to be paid to partners	$	1,162		$	1,125
Common Units outstanding – end of period		3,441.1			3,431.7

(a)		Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures used by industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies to assess the financial performance and the operating results of Energy Transfer’s fundamental business activities and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities or other GAAP measures.

		There are material limitations to using measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow, including the difficulty associated with using either as the sole measure to compare the results of one company to another, and the inability to analyze certain significant items that directly affect a company’s net income or loss or cash flows. In addition, our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow may not be consistent with similarly titled measures of other companies and should be viewed in conjunction with measures that are computed in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operating activities.

		Definition of Adjusted EBITDA

		We define Adjusted EBITDA as total partnership earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items, such as non-cash compensation expense, gains and losses on disposals of assets, the allowance for equity funds used during construction, unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk management activities, inventory valuation adjustments, non-cash impairment charges, losses on extinguishments of debt, certain foreign currency transaction gains and losses and other non-operating income or expense items. Inventory valuation adjustments that are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA represent only the changes in lower of cost or market reserves on inventory that is carried at last-in, first-out (“LIFO”). These amounts are unrealized valuation adjustments applied to Sunoco LP’s fuel volumes remaining in inventory at the end of the period.

		Adjusted EBITDA reflects amounts for unconsolidated affiliates based on the same recognition and measurement methods used to record equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates excludes the same items with respect to the unconsolidated affiliate as those excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, such as interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items. Although these amounts are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates, such exclusion should not be understood to imply that we have control over the operations and resulting revenues and expenses of such affiliates. We do not control our unconsolidated affiliates; therefore, we do not control the earnings or cash flows of such affiliates. The use of Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates as an analytical tool should be limited accordingly.

		Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to determine our operating performance and, along with other financial and volumetric data, as internal measures for setting annual operating budgets, assessing financial performance of our numerous business locations, as a measure for evaluating targeted businesses for acquisition and as a measurement component of incentive compensation.

		Definition of Distributable Cash Flow

		We define Distributable Cash Flow as net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items, less distributions to preferred unitholders and maintenance capital expenditures. Non-cash items include depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash compensation expense, amortization included in interest expense, gains and losses on disposals of assets, the allowance for equity funds used during construction, unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk management activities, inventory valuation adjustments, non-cash impairment charges, losses on extinguishments of debt and deferred income taxes. For unconsolidated affiliates, Distributable Cash Flow reflects the Partnership’s proportionate share of the investees’ distributable cash flow.

		Distributable Cash Flow is used by management to evaluate our overall performance. Our partnership agreement requires us to distribute all available cash, and Distributable Cash Flow is calculated to evaluate our ability to fund distributions through cash generated by our operations.

		On a consolidated basis, Distributable Cash Flow includes 100% of the Distributable Cash Flow of Energy Transfer’s consolidated subsidiaries. However, to the extent that noncontrolling interests exist among our subsidiaries, the Distributable Cash Flow generated by our subsidiaries may not be available to be distributed to our partners. In order to reflect the cash flows available for distributions to our partners, we have reported Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, which is calculated by adjusting Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated), as follows:

		For subsidiaries with publicly traded equity interests, Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated) includes 100% of Distributable Cash Flow attributable to such subsidiary, and Distributable Cash Flow attributable to our partners includes distributions to be received by the parent company with respect to the periods presented. For consolidated joint ventures or similar entities, where the noncontrolling interest is not publicly traded, Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated) includes 100% of Distributable Cash Flow attributable to such subsidiaries, but Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners reflects only the amount of Distributable Cash Flow of such subsidiaries that is attributable to our ownership interest.
		For Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, certain transaction-related adjustments and non-recurring expenses that are included in net income are excluded.

(b)		These amounts exclude Sunoco LP’s Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow related to its investment in the ET-S Permian and J.C. Nolan joint ventures, which amounts are eliminated in the Energy Transfer consolidation.

(c)		For the three months ended March 31, 2026, preferred unitholders’ distributions include $30 million of distributions on Sunoco LP’s Series A preferred units, which were issued in September 2025.

(d)		Beginning with the three months ended December 31, 2025, this amount includes the distributable cash flow of Sunoco LP and SunocoCorp, eliminating the distributable cash flow of Sunoco LP that is attributable to SunocoCorp.

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF QUARTERLY RESULTS BY SEGMENT (Tabular dollar amounts in millions) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026		2025
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Intrastate transportation and storage	$	437	$	344
Interstate transportation and storage		519		512
Midstream		887		925
NGL and refined products transportation and services		1,163		978
Crude oil transportation and services		869		742
Investment in Sunoco LP		858		458
Investment in USAC		188		150
All other		16		(11	)
Adjusted EBITDA (consolidated)	$	4,937	$	4,098

The following analysis of segment operating results includes a measure of segment margin. Segment margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is presented herein to assist in the analysis of segment operating results and particularly to facilitate an understanding of the impacts that changes in sales revenues have on the segment performance measure of Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment margin is similar to the GAAP measure of gross margin, except that segment margin excludes charges for depreciation, depletion and amortization. Among the GAAP measures reported by the Partnership, the most directly comparable measure to segment margin is Segment Adjusted EBITDA; a reconciliation of segment margin to Segment Adjusted EBITDA is included in the following tables for each segment where segment margin is presented.

*Intrastate Transportation and Storage*
	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026			2025
Natural gas transported (BBtu/d)		13,782			14,220
Withdrawals from storage natural gas inventory (BBtu)		19,678			8,225
Revenues	$	1,156		$	1,294
Cost of products sold		710			964
Segment margin		446			330
Unrealized losses on commodity risk management activities		63			76
Operating expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense		(65	)		(57	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense		(13	)		(14	)
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates		5			6
Other		1			3
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	437		$	344

Contacts

Investor Relations:
Bill Baerg, Brent Ratliff, Lyndsay Hannah, 214-981-0795

Media Relations:
Vicki Granado, 214-840-5820

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