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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Chord Energy (CHRD)

Chord Energy Q3 net income rises to $181.6 million; raises 2026 oil volume outlook

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings

Chord Energy reported third-quarter 2026 results, with net income of $181.6 million ($3.29 per diluted share) compared with $130.1 million ($2.26) a year earlier, though below the $525.2 million reported in the second quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 oil volume guidance and expects Adjusted Free Cash Flow to be about $200 million higher than in August, while also announcing a $550.0 million gross Marcellus divestiture expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Key points

  • Net income was $181.6 million ($3.29 per diluted share) in Q3 2026, up from $130.1 million ($2.26) in Q3 2025 and down from $525.2 million in Q2 2026.
  • FY26 oil volume midpoint guidance increased about 1% from 161.0 to 162.5 MBopd; FY26 Adjusted Free Cash Flow expectations rose about $200 million since the August outlook.
  • The company repurchased $205.0 million of shares in Q3 2026 and another $78 million in Q4 2026 through October 30, 2026, and declared a base dividend of $1.30 per share payable December 7, 2026.
  • Marcellus non-operated assets are being divested for total gross consideration of $550.0 million, with closing expected in Q4 2026.

The filing

CompanyChord Energy (CHRD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 5:11 PM ET
Accession number0001486159-26-000046

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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