Archrock Q3 Net Income Rises 18.6% to $84.5 Million; 2026 EBITDA Outlook Reaffirmed
Archrock's third-quarter profit rose 18.6% to $84.5 million as its core compression rental business held firm, and the natural gas compression provider reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook of $865 million to $885 million.
EPS rose to $0.48 from $0.40 a year earlier, according to the earnings release Archrock filed with an 8-K on Monday evening. Adjusted EPS was $0.49, up 16.7% from $0.42. Revenue fell 3.0% to $370.8 million from $382.4 million, pulled down by weaker aftermarket services sales.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.4% to $228.4 million from $220.9 million.
"We achieved our strongest bookings quarter since the second quarter of 2023, including strong bookings in the Permian Basin," President and CEO Brad Childers said in the release. He added that customer maintenance deferrals affected aftermarket activity and that higher lube oil prices created near-term cost pressure.
Contract operations steady
Contract operations revenue grew 1.5% to $331.2 million. Adjusted gross margin was $238.7 million, compared with $239.6 million, for a 72% margin versus 73%. The year-ago quarter included a $9.9 million benefit from sales and use tax audit settlements; excluding it, last year's adjusted gross margin was $229.7 million.
Operating horsepower stood at 4.5 million at quarter-end, compared with 4.7 million a year earlier, reflecting 94.3% fleet utilization and the sale of an estimated 112,000 non-strategic operating horsepower since the prior-year period, the company said.
Aftermarket slump
Aftermarket services revenue fell 29.4% to $39.7 million from $56.2 million, which Archrock attributed primarily to reduced customer demand for major maintenance work and lower parts sales. Segment adjusted gross margin declined to $9.1 million from $13.0 million.
Dividend and balance sheet
The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, or $0.92 annualized, up an estimated 10% from the third quarter of 2025, the company said. It is payable Nov. 10 to stockholders of record on Nov. 3. Dividend coverage was 3.8 times.
Archrock repurchased no shares in the quarter and had $113.2 million left under its buyback program at Sept. 30. Its leverage ratio improved to 2.5 times from 3.1 times a year earlier, with $2.3 billion of long-term debt and $637 million of available liquidity.
By the numbers
- Revenue: $370.8 million, down 3.0%
- Net income: $84.5 million, up 18.6%
- Adjusted EPS: $0.49, up 16.7%
- Adjusted EBITDA: $228.4 million, up 3.4%
- Quarterly dividend: $0.23 per share
- 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook: $865 million to $885 million, reaffirmed
Sources
- Archrock Form 8-K with third-quarter 2026 earnings release, filed Nov. 2, 2026 (accession 0001389050-26-000036)
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