Energy Transfer Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) (“Energy Transfer” or the “Partnership”) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.


Energy Transfer reported net income attributable to partners for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $1.32 billion compared to $1.24 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net income per common unit (basic) was $0.37.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $4.10 billion compared to $3.88 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $2.31 billion compared to $2.36 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Growth capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2025 were $955 million, while maintenance capital expenditures were $165 million.

Operational Highlights

  • Energy Transfer’s volumes continued to grow during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024.

    • Interstate natural gas transportation volumes were up 3%, setting a new Partnership record.
    • Crude oil transportation volumes were up 10%.
    • NGL transportation volumes were up 4%.
    • NGL and refined products terminal volumes were up 4%.
    • NGL exports were up 5%.
    • Midstream gathered volumes were up more than 2%.
  • In February 2025, Energy Transfer commissioned the first of eight, 10-megawatt natural gas-fired electric generation facilities to support the Partnership’s operations in Texas.
  • During the first quarter of 2025, Energy Transfer commenced construction of Phase I of the Hugh Brinson Pipeline and secured all pipeline steel, which is currently being rolled in U.S. pipe mills.

Strategic Highlights

  • In April 2025, Energy Transfer entered into a Heads of Agreement with MidOcean Energy (“MidOcean”) for the joint development of the Lake Charles LNG project, under which MidOcean would commit to fund 30% of the construction costs and be entitled to receive 30% of the LNG production.
  • In February 2025, Energy Transfer entered into a long-term agreement with Cloudburst Data Centers, Inc. (“CloudBurst”) to provide natural gas to CloudBurst’s flagship AI-focused data center development.
  • In February 2025, Energy Transfer approved construction of an additional natural gas processing plant in the Midland Basin. The Mustang Draw plant will have a processing capacity of approximately 275 MMcf/d and is expected to be in service in the second quarter of 2026.

Financial Highlights

  • In April 2025, Energy Transfer announced a quarterly cash distribution of $0.3275 per common unit ($1.31 annualized) for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which is an increase of more than 3% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
  • As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership’s revolving credit facility had an aggregate $4.37 billion of available borrowing capacity.
  • The Partnership continues to expect its 2025 Adjusted EBITDA to be between $16.1 billion and $16.5 billion, and its 2025 growth capital expenditures to be approximately $5 billion.

Energy Transfer benefits from a portfolio of assets with exceptional product and geographic diversity. The Partnership’s multiple segments generate high-quality, balanced earnings with no single segment contributing more than one-third of the Partnership’s consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The vast majority of the Partnership’s segment margins are fee-based and therefore have limited commodity price sensitivity.

Conference call information:

The Partnership has scheduled a conference call for 3:30 p.m. Central Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 to discuss its first quarter 2025 results and provide an update on the Partnership. The conference call will be broadcast live via an internet webcast, which can be accessed through www.energytransfer.com and will also be available for replay on the Partnership’s website for a limited time.

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States, with more than 130,000 miles of pipeline and associated energy infrastructure. Energy Transfer’s strategic network spans 44 states with assets in all of the major U.S. production basins. Energy Transfer is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate and interstate transportation and storage assets; crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and refined product transportation and terminalling assets; and NGL fractionation. Energy Transfer also owns Lake Charles LNG Company, as well as the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights and approximately 21% of the outstanding common units of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), and the general partner interests and approximately 39% of the outstanding common units of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC). For more information, visit the Energy Transfer LP website at www.energytransfer.com.

Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating in over 40 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Europe, and Mexico. SUN’s midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 100 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements SUN’s fuel distribution operations, which serve approximately 7,400 Sunoco and partner branded locations and additional independent dealers and commercial customers. SUN’s general partner is owned by Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET). For more information, visit the Sunoco LP website at www.sunocolp.com.

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower. USAC partners with a broad customer base composed of producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USAC focuses on providing midstream natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications primarily in high-volume gathering systems, processing facilities, and transportation applications. For more information, visit the USAC website at www.usacompression.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control. An extensive list of factors that can affect future results, including Adjusted EBITDA, and impact current projections, including capital expenditures, are discussed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.

The information contained in this press release is available on our website at www.energytransfer.com.

 

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

ASSETS

Current assets

$

15,237

 

 

$

14,202

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

95,239

 

 

 

95,212

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

3,260

 

 

 

3,266

 

Lease right-of-use assets, net

 

829

 

 

 

809

 

Other non-current assets, net

 

2,069

 

 

 

2,017

 

Intangible assets, net

 

5,888

 

 

 

5,971

 

Goodwill

 

3,903

 

 

 

3,903

 

Total assets

$

126,425

 

 

$

125,380

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities

$

13,571

 

 

$

12,656

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

59,782

 

 

 

59,752

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

 

752

 

 

 

730

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,179

 

 

 

4,190

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,561

 

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

418

 

 

 

417

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

Limited Partners:

 

 

 

Preferred Unitholders

 

3,892

 

 

 

3,852

 

Common Unitholders

 

31,364

 

 

 

31,195

 

General Partner

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

64

 

 

 

73

 

Total partners’ capital

 

35,318

 

 

 

35,118

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

10,844

 

 

 

10,899

 

Total equity

 

46,162

 

 

 

46,017

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

126,425

 

 

$

125,380

 

 

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per unit data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

REVENUES

$

21,020

 

 

$

21,629

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

15,571

 

 

 

16,597

 

Operating expenses

 

1,299

 

 

 

1,138

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,367

 

 

 

1,254

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

288

 

 

 

260

 

Impairment loss

 

4

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

18,529

 

 

 

19,249

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

2,491

 

 

 

2,380

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

Interest expense, net of interest capitalized

 

(809

)

 

 

(728

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

92

 

 

 

98

 

Losses on extinguishments of debt

 

(2

)

 

 

(5

)

Gain on interest rate derivative

 

 

 

 

9

 

Other, net

 

(11

)

 

 

27

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

1,761

 

 

 

1,781

 

Income tax expense

 

41

 

 

 

89

 

NET INCOME

 

1,720

 

 

 

1,692

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

384

 

 

 

436

 

Less: Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

13

 

 

 

16

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARTNERS

 

1,323

 

 

 

1,240

 

General Partner’s interest in net income

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Preferred Unitholders’ interest in net income

 

67

 

 

 

129

 

Loss on redemption of preferred units

 

 

 

 

21

 

Common Unitholders’ interest in net income

$

1,255

 

 

$

1,089

 

NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT:

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.37

 

 

$

0.32

 

Diluted

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.32

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

Basic

 

3,431.4

 

 

 

3,368.6

 

Diluted

 

3,452.9

 

 

 

3,390.1

 

 

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(Dollars and units in millions)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow(a):

 

 

 

Net income

$

1,720

 

 

$

1,692

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,367

 

 

 

1,254

 

Interest expense, net of interest capitalized

 

809

 

 

 

728

 

Income tax expense

 

41

 

 

 

89

 

Impairment loss

 

4

 

 

 

 

Gain on interest rate derivative

 

 

 

 

(9

)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

37

 

 

 

46

 

Unrealized losses on commodity risk management activities

 

69

 

 

 

141

 

Inventory valuation adjustments (Sunoco LP)

 

(61

)

 

 

(130

)

Losses on extinguishments of debt

 

2

 

 

 

5

 

Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates

 

167

 

 

 

171

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

(92

)

 

 

(98

)

Other, net

 

35

 

 

 

(9

)

Adjusted EBITDA (consolidated)

 

4,098

 

 

 

3,880

 

Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates(b)

 

(167

)

 

 

(171

)

Distributable cash flow from unconsolidated affiliates(b)

 

111

 

 

 

125

 

Interest expense, net of interest capitalized

 

(809

)

 

 

(728

)

Preferred unitholders’ distributions

 

(72

)

 

 

(118

)

Current income tax expense

 

(57

)

 

 

(22

)

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

(202

)

 

 

(135

)

Other, net

 

22

 

 

 

37

 

Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated)

 

2,924

 

 

 

2,868

 

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to Sunoco LP

 

(310

)

 

 

(171

)

Distributions from Sunoco LP

 

64

 

 

 

61

 

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to USAC (100%)

 

(89

)

 

 

(87

)

Distributions from USAC

 

24

 

 

 

24

 

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to noncontrolling interests in other non-wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries

 

(308

)

 

 

(342

)

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of Energy Transfer

 

2,305

 

 

 

2,353

 

Transaction-related adjustments

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of Energy Transfer, as adjusted

$

2,307

 

 

$

2,356

 

Distributions to partners:

 

 

 

Limited Partners

$

1,124

 

 

$

1,070

 

General Partner

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Total distributions to be paid to partners

$

1,125

 

 

$

1,071

 

Common Units outstanding – end of period

 

3,431.7

 

 

 

3,369.9

 

 
 

(a)

Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures used by industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies to assess the financial performance and the operating results of Energy Transfer’s fundamental business activities and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities or other GAAP measures.

 

There are material limitations to using measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow, including the difficulty associated with using either as the sole measure to compare the results of one company to another, and the inability to analyze certain significant items that directly affect a company’s net income or loss or cash flows. In addition, our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow may not be consistent with similarly titled measures of other companies and should be viewed in conjunction with measures that are computed in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operating activities.

 

Definition of Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as total partnership earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items, such as non-cash compensation expense, gains and losses on disposals of assets, the allowance for equity funds used during construction, unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk management activities, inventory valuation adjustments, non-cash impairment charges, losses on extinguishments of debt and other non-operating income or expense items. Inventory valuation adjustments that are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA represent only the changes in lower of cost or market reserves on inventory that is carried at last-in, first-out (“LIFO”). These amounts are unrealized valuation adjustments applied to Sunoco LP’s fuel volumes remaining in inventory at the end of the period.

 

Adjusted EBITDA reflects amounts for unconsolidated affiliates based on the same recognition and measurement methods used to record equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates excludes the same items with respect to the unconsolidated affiliate as those excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, such as interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items. Although these amounts are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates, such exclusion should not be understood to imply that we have control over the operations and resulting revenues and expenses of such affiliates. We do not control our unconsolidated affiliates; therefore, we do not control the earnings or cash flows of such affiliates. The use of Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates as an analytical tool should be limited accordingly.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to determine our operating performance and, along with other financial and volumetric data, as internal measures for setting annual operating budgets, assessing financial performance of our numerous business locations, as a measure for evaluating targeted businesses for acquisition and as a measurement component of incentive compensation.

 

Definition of Distributable Cash Flow

We define Distributable Cash Flow as net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items, less distributions to preferred unitholders and maintenance capital expenditures. Non-cash items include depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash compensation expense, amortization included in interest expense, gains and losses on disposals of assets, the allowance for equity funds used during construction, unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk management activities, inventory valuation adjustments, non-cash impairment charges, losses on extinguishments of debt and deferred income taxes. For unconsolidated affiliates, Distributable Cash Flow reflects the Partnership’s proportionate share of the investees’ distributable cash flow.

 

Distributable Cash Flow is used by management to evaluate our overall performance. Our partnership agreement requires us to distribute all available cash, and Distributable Cash Flow is calculated to evaluate our ability to fund distributions through cash generated by our operations.

 

On a consolidated basis, Distributable Cash Flow includes 100% of the Distributable Cash Flow of Energy Transfer’s consolidated subsidiaries. However, to the extent that noncontrolling interests exist among our subsidiaries, the Distributable Cash Flow generated by our subsidiaries may not be available to be distributed to our partners. In order to reflect the cash flows available for distributions to our partners, we have reported Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, which is calculated by adjusting Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated), as follows:

 
  • For subsidiaries with publicly traded equity interests, Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated) includes 100% of Distributable Cash Flow attributable to such subsidiary, and Distributable Cash Flow attributable to our partners includes distributions to be received by the parent company with respect to the periods presented.
  • For consolidated joint ventures or similar entities, where the noncontrolling interest is not publicly traded, Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated) includes 100% of Distributable Cash Flow attributable to such subsidiaries, but Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners reflects only the amount of Distributable Cash Flow of such subsidiaries that is attributable to our ownership interest.

For Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, certain transaction-related adjustments and non-recurring expenses that are included in net income are excluded.

 
(b)

These amounts exclude Sunoco LP’s Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow related to its investment in the ET-S Permian joint venture, which amounts are eliminated in the Energy Transfer consolidation.

 

ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF QUARTERLY RESULTS BY SEGMENT

(Tabular dollar amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2025

 

2024

Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

Intrastate transportation and storage

$

344

 

 

$

438

Interstate transportation and storage

 

512

 

 

 

483

Midstream

 

925

 

 

 

696

NGL and refined products transportation and services

 

978

 

 

 

989

Crude oil transportation and services

 

742

 

 

 

848

Investment in Sunoco LP

 

458

 

 

 

242

Investment in USAC

 

150

 

 

 

139

All other

 

(11

)

 

 

45

Adjusted EBITDA (consolidated)

$

4,098

 

 

$

3,880

 

The following analysis of segment operating results includes a measure of segment margin. Segment margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is presented herein to assist in the analysis of segment operating results and particularly to facilitate an understanding of the impacts that changes in sales revenues have on the segment performance measure of Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment margin is similar to the GAAP measure of gross margin, except that segment margin excludes charges for depreciation, depletion and amortization. Among the GAAP measures reported by the Partnership, the most directly comparable measure to segment margin is Segment Adjusted EBITDA; a reconciliation of segment margin to Segment Adjusted EBITDA is included in the following tables for each segment where segment margin is presented.

 

Intrastate Transportation and Storage

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

Natural gas transported (BBtu/d)

 

14,220

 

 

 

14,177

 

Withdrawals from storage natural gas inventory (BBtu)

 

8,225

 

 

 

8,230

 

Revenues

$

1,294

 

 

$

918

 

Cost of products sold

 

964

 

 

 

487

 

Segment margin

 

330

 

 

 

431

 

Unrealized losses on commodity risk management activities

 

76

 

 

 

64

 

Operating expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense

 

(57

)

 

 

(53

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense

 

(14

)

 

 

(12

)

Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates

 

6

 

 

 

7

 

Other

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

$

344

 

 

$

438

 

 

Transported volumes of gas on our Texas and Oklahoma intrastate pipelines increased primarily due to more third party transportation, partially offset by lower gas production from the Haynesville area. Transported volumes reported above exclude volumes attributable to purchases and sales of gas for our pipelines’ own accounts and the optimization of any unused capacity.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period last year, Segment Adjusted EBITDA related to our intrastate transportation and storage segment decreased due to the net impact of the following:

  • a decrease of $122 million in realized natural gas sales and other primarily due to lower pipeline optimization as a result of lower volatility in natural gas prices; and
  • an increase of $4 million in operating expenses primarily due to increases in project costs, employee costs and ad valorem taxes; partially offset by
  • an increase of $26 million in storage margin primarily due to higher storage optimization; and
  • an increase of $8 million in retained fuel margin primarily due to higher gas prices.
 

Interstate Transportation and Storage

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

Natural gas transported (BBtu/d)

 

18,204

 

 

 

17,665

 

Natural gas sold (BBtu/d)

 

33

 

 

 

23

 

Revenues

$

621

 

 

$

602

 

Cost of products sold

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Segment margin

 

619

 

 

 

601

 

Operating expenses, excluding non-cash compensation, amortization, accretion and other non-cash expenses

 

(189

)

 

 

(203

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash compensation, amortization and accretion expenses

 

(37

)

 

 

(33

)

Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates

 

119

 

 

 

118

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

$

512

 

 

$

483

 

 

Transported volumes increased primarily due to more capacity sold and higher utilization on our Panhandle, Trunkline and Gulf Run systems due to increased demand.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period last year, Segment Adjusted EBITDA related to our interstate transportation and storage segment increased due to the net impact of the following:

  • an increase of $18 million in segment margin primarily due to a $9 million increase in operational gas sales resulting from higher prices, a $5 million increase in storage and parking revenue and a $4 million increase in transportation revenue from several of our interstate pipeline systems due to higher contracted volumes at higher rates;
  • a decrease of $14 million in operating expenses primarily due to lower maintenance costs; and
  • an increase of $1 million in Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates primarily due to an increase from our Southeast Supply Header joint venture; partially offset by
  • an increase of $4 million in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily due to an increase in employee costs.
 

Midstream

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

Gathered volumes (BBtu/d)

 

20,411

 

 

 

19,922

 

NGLs produced (MBbls/d)

 

1,090

 

 

 

890

 

Equity NGLs (MBbls/d)

 

60

 

 

 

52

 

Revenues

$

3,656

 

 

$

2,774

 

Cost of products sold

 

2,260

 

 

 

1,719

 

Segment margin

 

1,396

 

 

 

1,055

 

Operating expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense

 

(421

)

 

 

(323

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense

 

(56

)

 

 

(44

)

Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

Other

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

$

925

 

 

$

696

 

 

Contacts

Energy Transfer

Investor Relations:
Bill Baerg, Brent Ratliff, Lyndsay Hannah, 214-981-0795

or

Media Relations:
Vicki Granado, 214-840-5820

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