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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Kosmos Energy Ltd. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Kosmos Energy Ltd. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 5, 2026 Audio replay
May 5, 2026 46:13 51 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
46:13
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Kosmos posted record quarterly production of ~74,800 boepd, up ~25% year-on-year, with operating costs down ~22%, while raising its full-year net debt reduction target from 10% to ~20% and completing a $350 million Nordic bond, ~$200 million equity raise, and the Equatorial Guinea asset sale.

GTA / Senegal 39 Ghana / Jubilee Operations 27 Pricing and Market Dynamics 19 Net Debt and Leverage 18 Cost Reduction 13 Hedging and Derivatives 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we're making excellent progress against all these goals”
  • “we've seen record production, record prices and record differentials”
  • “Compared to the same quarter last year, production is up around 25% and absolute operating costs are down around 22%”
  • “We're further down the process, having delivered strongly in the first four to five months of the year”

Forward guidance

2 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $370.73M +27.8% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.45
Net income -$225.57M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Net production ~74,800 boepd, up ~25% versus Q1 2025, a record quarterly level.
  • Production expense ~$131 million ($19.66/boe), down ~22% year-on-year from ~$167 million.
  • GTA gross production averaged ~2.85 mtpa, above the 2.7 mtpa nameplate capacity.
  • Full-year net debt reduction target raised from 10% to ~20% versus year-end 2025 (already down ~7%).
  • Completed $350 million Nordic senior secured bond, ~$200 million equity raise, and up to ~$220 million Equatorial Guinea sale to accelerate debt paydown.
  • Took final investment decision on the operated Tiberius project in the Gulf of America.

Risks & pressure points

  • Q1 2026 GAAP net loss of $226 million ($0.45 per diluted share); adjusted net loss of $36 million ($0.07 per diluted share).
  • ~$250 million mark-to-market loss on oil derivatives in the quarter; only ~$30 million cash impact.
  • 2Q Ghana production expected in the mid-70s kbopd gross, with a gap in new well additions before the June-July start-ups.
  • March Jubilee cargo had already been hedged, so it did not benefit from the late-Q1 price rise; GTA and Gulf sales price in with multi-month lags.

Key moments

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“So, in summary, we've seen record production, record prices and record differentials. But given the pricing structure we have in our various sales contracts, we won't see the benefit of higher prices that started in late 1Q until the second and third quarters.” Andrew Inglis, Chairman
“Despite the higher pricing we have seen so far in 2026, our capital allocation for the year remains unchanged. We remain focused on increasing our financial resilience and utilizing our free cash flow to accelerate debt paydown with deleveraging.” Neal Shah, CFO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 5, 2026.

Metric Guided
Full year 2026 capital expenditure guidance
Full year 2026
$350M
Full-year debt reduction target
full-year 2026
20%

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Ghana Segment$201.26M +33.1% YoY
Gulf of America$94.80M -6.9% YoY
Mauritania and Senegal$52.27M +1838% YoY
Equatorial Guinea Segment$22.39M -34.9% YoY
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