NOG posts $522.8 million Q1 net loss on $521.4 million derivative loss and impairment
Northern Oil and Gas reported a first quarter 2026 GAAP net loss of $522.8 million, or $5.31 per share, driven mainly by a non-cash $521.4 million unrealized derivative loss and a $268.3 million non-cash impairment. Oil and gas sales fell to $539.9 million from $577.0 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA decreased 21% to $342.5 million, though production rose 10% year over year.
Key points
- GAAP net loss of $522.8 million, or $5.31 per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $139.0 million in Q1 2025
- Adjusted Net Income of $74.7 million, or $0.74 per adjusted diluted share, compared with $133.4 million in Q1 2025
- Production averaged 148,303 Boe per day, up 10%, with record natural gas production of 448,444 Mcf per day, up 33%
- Board declared a $0.45 per share cash dividend, payable April 30, 2026 to holders of record as of March 30, 2026
The filing
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