Talos raised 2026 production guidance to 68,000 to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and 92,500 to 94,500 BOE per day, after approximately $186 million of adjusted free cash flow and closing a $420 million Gulf of America acquisition.
TALO · Talos Energy Inc.
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Talos Energy reported third-quarter revenue of $595,991 thousand, versus $450,053 thousand, and Adjusted EBITDA attributable of $406,067 thousand versus $301,240 thousand. It closed the Coulomb and Na Kika Acquisition; available liquidity reached $1,076.3 million.
Talos Energy Inc. generated $186.3 million of Adjusted Free Cash Flow in the third quarter, completed Shell assets for $420 million, and raised 2026 production guidance to 68 to 70 MBo/d and 92.5 to 94.5 MBoe/d.
Talos Energy Inc. appointed Barbara J. Faulkenberry to its Board of Directors effective October 1, 2026, expanding the Board to seven directors.
Talos Energy Inc. completed the acquisition on September 22, 2026, acquiring a 50% working interest and operatorship in Coulomb and a 25% working interest in the BP-operated Na Kika platform and related fields for $420 million net cash consideration.
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Quarterly results
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Q3 FY26 earnings call · Nov 4, 2026TL;DR. Talos exceeded production guidance, raised full-year production guidance, generated $186 million of adjusted free cash flow, maintained 0.6x leverage and returned capital through buybacks. The quarter nevertheless included an $81.2 million GAAP net loss, higher operating and abandonment-spend guidance, a 7 MBoe/d hurricane impact and continued Daenerys appraisal uncertainty.
- + Third-quarter production exceeded guidance, and full-year 2026 production guidance was increased.
- + Strong adjusted free cash flow of $186 million supported another production-guidance increase.
- + Adjusted EBITDA margins excluding hedges were approximately $52 per BOE and remained in the E&P sector's top decile.
- + The Gulf of America acquisition added oil-weighted production and infrastructure-led growth opportunities.
- + Talos maintained a strong balance sheet with $410.2 million of cash, an undrawn credit facility and 0.6x leverage.
- + Talos repurchased 1.4 million shares for $23.6 million during the third quarter.
- − Talos reported a third-quarter net loss of $81.2 million, or $0.49 per diluted share.
- − 2026 cash operating expense and workover guidance increased to 580-600 from 560-590.
- − 2026 plugging, abandonment and decommissioning expenditure guidance increased to 135-145 from 100-130.
- − Hurricane Isaias is expected to reduce fourth-quarter 2026 production by approximately 7 MBoe/d.
- − Daenerys still requires additional appraisal activity to better understand the reservoir and determine its development path.
- − Price risk management activities generated a $120,576 thousand expense in the third quarter.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| EBITDA non-GAAP | $499.17M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income (loss) 149.89M
+39.16M Interest expense
+44.84M Income tax (benefit) expense
+229.37M Depreciation, depletion and amortization
+35.91M Accretion expense
= EBITDA 499.17M
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| Natural gas production volume | 107.7 | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| NGL production volume | 7.2 | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Oil production volume | 68.6 | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Total production volume | 93.7 | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 402.4M | Q2 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP EBITDA 499.17M
+0K Impairment of oil and natural gas properties
+1.34M Transaction and other (income) expenses
+215K Decommissioning obligations
-30.55M Derivative fair value (gain) loss
-74.15M Net cash received (paid) on settled derivative instruments
+6.41M Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
= Adjusted EBITDA 402.44M
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| Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. non-GAAP | $402.18M | June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted EBITDA 402.44M
-258K Less: adjustment for noncontrolling interest
= Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. 402.18M
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| Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. excluding hedges non-GAAP | $476.33M | June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. 402.18M
+74.15M Add: Net cash (received) paid on settled derivative instruments
= Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. excluding hedges 476.33M
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| Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. excluding hedges per Boe non-GAAP | $55.85 | June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. per Boe non-GAAP | $47.15 | June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | 231.6M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow attributable to Talos Energy Inc. (before changes in working capital) non-GAAP | $231.58M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. 402.18M
-112.52M Capital expenditures
-18.7M Plugging & abandonment
-221K Decommissioning obligations settled
-39.16M Interest expense
= Adjusted Free Cash Flow attributable to Talos Energy Inc. (before changes in working capital) 231.58M
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| Adjusted General & Administrative Expenses non-GAAP | 36.87M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Total General and administrative expense 44.63M
-1.34M Transaction expenses
-6.41M Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
= Adjusted General & Administrative Expenses 36.87M
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| Adjusted General & Administrative Expenses per Boe non-GAAP | $4.32 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP | 97.8M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income (Loss) attributable to Talos Energy Inc. non-GAAP | $97.78M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net Income (loss) attributable to Talos Energy Inc. 149.67M
+1.34M Transaction and other (income) expenses
+215K Decommissioning obligations
-30.55M Derivative fair value (gain) loss
-74.15M Net cash received (paid) on settled derivative instruments
+44.84M Non-cash income tax benefit
+6.41M Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
= Adjusted Net Income (Loss) attributable to Talos Energy Inc. 97.78M
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| Adjusted Net Income per diluted share non-GAAP | $0.57 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Average realized price (excluding hedges) | $77.95 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Capital expenditures, excluding plugging and abandonment and settled decommissioning obligations | 112.5M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Lease operating expense per Boe | $18.25 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| LTM Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Talos Energy Inc. non-GAAP | $1.24B | LTM ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 300.6M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Net Debt non-GAAP | 672.4M | June 30, 2026 | — |
| Plugging & Abandonment and Decommissioning Obligations Settled | $18.92M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total Capital Expenditures | $112.52M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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At a glance
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Talos Energy reported third-quarter revenue of $595,991 thousand, versus $450,053 thousand, and Adjusted EBITDA attributable of $406,067 thousand versus $301,240 thousand. It closed the Coulomb and Na Kika Acquisition; available liquidity reached $1,076.3 million.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| TALO | +9.6% | -8.5% | +9.9% | -10.8% | +47.6% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +7.0% | -7.3% | +9.4% | -10.6% | +36.9% |
Capital returns
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