Ovintiv reports 2025 net earnings of $1.2 billion and $3.0 billion buyback plan
Ovintiv reported full-year 2025 net earnings of $1.2 billion, or $4.78 per diluted share, up from $1.125 billion, or $4.21 per diluted share, in 2024. The company also authorized a share buyback program totaling $3.0 billion and said 2026 shareholder returns will be at least 75% of full-year Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow, which increases the share of cash returned to shareholders.
Key points
- Full-year 2025 net earnings of $1.2 billion ($4.78 per diluted share), compared with $1.1 billion ($4.21) in 2024
- Fourth-quarter 2025 net earnings of $946 million ($3.70 per diluted share)
- Board authorized a share buyback program totaling $3.0 billion; buybacks expected to begin immediately
- Quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, payable March 31, 2026, to holders of record on March 13, 2026
The filing
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