PITTSBURGH, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montauk Renewables, Inc. ("Montauk" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: MNTK), a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas ("RNG"), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
First Quarter Highlights:
-- Revenues of $46.4 million, increased 9.0 % compared to the first quarter
of 2025
-- Net income increased $0.5 million, year-over-year
-- Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $10.8 million, increased 22.8% year-over-year
-- RNG production of 1.4 million MMBtu, flat compared to first quarter of
2025
-- RINs sold of 12.4 million, increased 2.5 million or 25.5% year-over-year
In March 2026, we entered into a new, five year senior credit facility with a wholly owned subsidiary of Hannon Armstrong Capital LLC ("HASI") that consists of up to $200 million in senior indebtedness. We used this facility to refinance our existing outstanding debt and have $45 million available to borrow subject to terms of the agreement. Additionally, we successfully negotiated a five-year gas rights extension at our Raeger facility. The extension secures our access to biogas feedstock at the site through 2031, supporting the continued operation of the facility. The EPA finalized RFS standards for 2026 and 2027, as well as a partial waiver of the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement. Final cellulosic biofuel volume requirements for 2026 and 2027 were established at 1,360 million and 1,430 million D3 RINs, respectively, representing an increase from the preliminary RFS standards for 2026 and 2027.
We have commissioned our Montauk Ag Renewables project in North Carolina and expect our production and revenue generation activities to commence in May 2026. We expect a ramp-up in production volumes throughout 2026 directly related to additional feedstock collection.
First Quarter Financial Results
Total revenues in the first quarter of 2026 were $46.4 million, an increase of $3.8 million (9.0%) compared to $42.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase is related to environmental attribute revenues from RINs sold related to the distribution of RINs from our GreenWave joint venture which had no RINs distributed and sold in the first quarter of 2025. Our first quarter of 2026 RNG volumes sold under fixed/floor-price contracts decreased approximately 82.1% as compared to first quarter of 2025 as a result of the expiration of fixed price pathway contracts. Our RNG commodity revenue decreased approximately 49.3% which was offset by an increase in RINs sold of 25.5%. Operating and maintenance expenses for our RNG facilities in the first quarter of 2026 were $14.4 million, an increase of $0.3 million (1.8%) compared to $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2025. Our Rumpke facility operating and maintenance expenses increased approximately $0.4 million primarily related to preventative maintenance media changes. Our Apex facility operating and maintenance expenses increased approximately $0.3 million primarily related to increased utility expense which was partially offset by decreased preventative maintenance media changes. Our Atascocita facility operating and maintenance expenses increased approximately $0.2 million primarily related to wellfield operational enhancements. Our Galveston facility operating and maintenance expenses decreased approximately $0.6 million primarily driven by the timing of maintenance of gas processing equipment and preventative maintenance media changes. Our Renewable Electricity Generation operating and maintenance expenses in the first quarter of 2026 were $4.5 million, an increase of $1.1 million (33.8%) compared to $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in non-capitalizable costs of $0.8 million for our Montauk Ag Renewables project and an increase in our Bowerman facility operating and maintenance expenses of approximately $0.4 million, primarily driven by the timing of gas processing preventative maintenance. We recorded approximately $4.2 million of expenses in the first quarter of 2026 related to the cost of RINs distributed from GreenWave and the costs related to pathway dispensing associated with our dispensing RNG in exclusive unique and proprietary pathways. Total general and administrative expenses were $8.0 million in the first quarter of 2026, a decrease of $0.7 million (8.4%) compared to $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2025 driven by vesting of certain restricted share awards in 2025. Operating loss in the first quarter of 2026 was $1.6 million compared to operating income of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. We recognized $3.3 million from our GreenWave joint venture in the first quarter of 2026. Net income in the first quarter of 2026 was $5 thousand compared to a net loss of $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2025.
First Quarter Operational Results
We produced 1.4 million Metric Million British Thermal Units ("MMBtu") of RNG during the first quarter of 2026, flat compared to 1.4 million MMBtu produced in the first quarter of 2025. Our Galveston facility produced 41 thousand MMBtu fewer in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 as a result of landfill host assuming responsibility of wellfield operations and maintenance beginning in the first quarter of 2026. Our McCarty facility produced 88 thousand MMBtu fewer in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 as a result of landfill host wellfield bifurcation and changes to the wellfield collection system. Our Atascocita facility produced 43 thousand MMBtu more in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 as a result of landfill host wellfield operational and collection system enhancements. Our Apex facility produced 37 thousand MMBtu more in the first quarter of 2026 as compared to first quarter of 2025 as a result of the June 2025 commissioning of our second Apex facility and increased feedstock gas from improvements we are making to the landfill collection system. We produced approximately 43 thousand megawatt hours ("MWh") in Renewable Electricity in the first quarter of 2026, a decrease of 3 thousand MWh compared to 46 thousand MWh produced in the first quarter of 2025. Our Pico facility produced approximately 2 thousand MWh fewer in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. The decrease is primarily related to decommissioning of one our engines in the second quarter of 2025 due to the shift towards boiler heat for our digestion process. Our Bowerman facility produced approximately 1 thousand MWh fewer in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. The decrease is primarily related to the non-linear timing of original equipment manufacturer required lifecycle maintenance on our engines, beginning in the first quarter of 2026.
2026 Full Year Outlook
-- RNG revenues are expected to range between $175 and $190 million
(unchanged)
-- RNG production volumes are expected to range between 5.8 and 6.0 million
MMBtu (unchanged)
-- REG revenues are expected to range between $33 and $37 million
-- REG production volumes are expected to range between 195 and 207 thousand
MWh (unchanged)
The reduction in REG revenues outlook relates to our current expectations on the commencement of revenue generation for our Montauk Ag Renewables facility.
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call May 7, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results. The registration for the conference call will be available via the following link:
-- https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIa109b4ab08264ba7b4aacd5776761b8f
Please register for the conference call and webcast using the above link in advance of the call start time. The webcast platform will register your name and organization as well as provide dial-ins numbers and a unique access pin. The conference call will be broadcast live and be available for replay at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/yttdhevu/ and on the Company's website at https://ir.montaukrenewables.com after 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on the same day through May 7, 2027.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the accompanying tables include references to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are Non-GAAP financial measures. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe the measures assist investors in analyzing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.
In addition, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measurements of performance that management and the board of directors use in their financial and operational decision-making and in the determination of certain compensation programs. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental performance measures that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or a measure of our liquidity or profitability.
About Montauk Renewables, Inc.
Montauk Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTK) is a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into RNG. The Company captures methane, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid ("Renewable Electricity"). The Company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, develops, operates and manages landfill methane-fueled renewable energy projects. The Company has current operations at 13 operating projects and on going development projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The Company sells RNG and Renewable Electricity, taking advantage of Environmental Attribute premiums available under federal and state policies that incentivize their use. For more information, visit https://ir.montaukrenewables.com
Company Contact:
John Ciroli
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) & Secretary
investor@montaukrenewables.com
(412) 747-8700
Investor Relations Contact:
Georg Venturatos
Gateway Investor Relations
MNTK@gateway-grp.com
(949) 574-3860
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements refer to our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, strategies, future performance, and business. Forward-looking statements may include words such as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "can have," "contemplate," "continue," "strive," "aim," "could," "design," "due," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal, " "intend," "likely," "may," "might," "objective," "plan," "predict," "project," "potential," "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operational performance or other events. For example, all statements we make relating to our future results of operations, financial condition, expectations and plans, including those related to the Montauk Ag project in North Carolina, the GreenWave joint venture, the Bowerman RNG Facility, the development of a biogenic carbon dioxide facility and the related offtake, the Emvolon collaboration and pilot project, the Rumpke RNG Relocation project, the Tulsa facility project, the resolution of gas collection issues at the McCarty facility, the delays and cancellations of landfill host wellfield expansion projects, the mitigation of wellfield extraction environmental factors at the Rumpke and Apex facilities, how we may monetize RNG production and weather-related anomalies are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expect and, therefore, you should not unduly rely on such statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause those actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: our ability to develop and operate new renewable energy projects, including with livestock farms, and related challenges associated with new projects, such as achieving anticipated levels of energy output on a sustained basis on the announced timeline, identifying suitable locations, obtaining and refinancing or otherwise repaying acquisition financing and unexpected delays in construction and development; reduction or elimination of government loans, subsidies and other economic incentives to the renewable energy market, as a result of the current presidential administration and otherwise; the inability to complete strategic development opportunities; widespread manmade, natural and other disasters (including severe weather events), health emergencies, dislocations, geopolitical instabilities or events (including the current unrest in the Middle East), domestic protests and other forms of civil unrest, terrorist activities, international hostilities, government shutdowns, political elections, security breaches, cyberattacks or other extraordinary events that impact general economic conditions, energy markets, financial markets and/or our business and operating results; taxes, tariffs, duties or other assessments on equipment necessary to generate or deliver renewable energy or continued inflation that raise our operating costs and increase the construction costs of our existing or new projects; rising interest rates increase the borrowing costs of indebtedness; the failure to attract and retain qualified personnel or a possible increased reliance on third-party contractors as a result, and the potential unenforceability of non-compete clauses with our employees; the length of development and optimization cycles for new projects, including the design and construction processes for our livestock farm and other renewable energy projects; dependence on third parties for the manufacture of products and services and our landfill operations; the quantity, quality and consistency of our feedstock volumes from both landfill and livestock farm operations; reliance on interconnections with and access to electric utility distribution and transmission facilities and gas transportation pipelines for our Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation segments; our ability to renew pathway provider sharing arrangements at historical counterparty share percentages; our projects not producing expected levels of output; potential benefits associated with the combustion-based oxygen removal condensate neutralization technology; concentration of revenues from a small number of customers and projects; our outstanding indebtedness, ability to refinance indebtedness at acceptable rates or at all and restrictions under existing and future indebtedness; our ability to extend our fuel supply agreements prior to expiration; our ability to meet milestone requirements under our power purchase agreements; existing regulations and changes to regulations and policies that effect our operations; expected impacts of the Production Tax Credit and other tax credit benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; decline in public acceptance and support of renewable energy development and projects; our expectations regarding Environmental Attribute volume requirements and prices and commodity prices; our expectations regarding the period during which we qualify as an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ("JOBS Act"); our expectations regarding future capital expenditures, including for the maintenance of facilities; our expectations regarding the use of net operating losses before expiration; our expectations regarding more attractive carbon intensity scores by regulatory agencies for our livestock farm projects; market volatility and fluctuations in commodity prices and the market prices of Environmental Attributes and the impact of any related hedging activity; regulatory changes in federal, state and international environmental attribute programs and the need to obtain and maintain regulatory permits, approvals, and consents; profitability of our planned livestock farm projects; sustained demand for renewable energy; potential liabilities from contamination and environmental conditions; potential exposure to costs and liabilities due to extensive environmental, health and safety laws; impacts of climate change, extreme and changing weather patterns and conditions and natural disasters; failure of our information technology and data security systems; increased competition in our markets; ability to keep up with technology innovations; concentrated stock ownership by a few stockholders and related control over the outcome of all matters subject to a stockholder vote; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC.
We make many of our forward-looking statements based on our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as others made in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made by us in the context of these risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law
MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except
share data)
as of March 31, as of December 31,
ASSETS 2026 2025
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Current assets:
Cash and cash
equivalents $ 25,947 $ 23,752
Accounts and other
receivables 5,226 9,167
Current restricted cash 8 8
Income tax receivable 622 702
Current portion of
derivative instruments -- 220
Prepaid insurance and
other current assets 3,888 3,306
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Total current assets $ 35,691 $ 37,155
Non-current restricted cash $ 2,725 $ 430
Property, plant and
equipment, net 371,490 341,395
Goodwill and intangible
assets, net 19,337 19,605
Deferred tax assets 5,930 5,550
Operating lease
right-of-use assets 8,226 9,082
Finance lease right-of-use
assets 20 39
Equity method investment 3,774 3,824
Other assets 20,587 18,380
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Total assets $ 467,780 $ 435,460
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 27,446 $ 15,638
Accrued liabilities 11,620 11,735
Current portion of
operating lease
liability 2,899 3,287
Current portion of
finance lease
liability 13 32
Current portion of
long-term debt -- 2,733
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Total current
liabilities $ 41,978 $ 33,425
Long-term debt, less
current portion 149,494 126,000
Non-current portion of
operating lease
liability 5,423 5,880
Non-current portion of
finance lease
liability 8 8
Asset retirement
obligations 7,087 6,960
Other liabilities 17 39
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Total liabilities $ 204,007 $ 172,312
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par
value, authorized
690,000,000 shares;
143,912,811 shares issued
at March 31, 2026 and
December 31, 2025;
143,244,544 shares
outstanding at March 31,
2026 and December 31,
2025 1,431 1,431
Treasury stock, at cost,
2,521,886 shares March 31,
2026 and December 31,
2025 (21,681) (21,681)
Additional paid-in capital 226,922 226,302
Retained earnings 57,101 57,096
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Total stockholders'
equity 263,773 263,148
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Total liabilities and
stockholders'
equity $ 467,780 $ 435,460
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MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and
per share data) Three Months Ended March 31,
--------------------------------
2026 2025
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Total operating revenues $ 46,428 $ 42,603
Operating expenses:
Operating and maintenance
expenses 23,155 17,557
General and administrative
expenses 8,019 8,754
Royalties, transportation,
gathering and production
fuel 8,037 7,571
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization 8,373 6,264
Impairment loss 443 2,047
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Total operating expenses $ 48,027 $ 42,193
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Operating (loss) income $ (1,599) $ 410
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense $ 1,336 $ 1,243
Income from equity investment (3,320) --
Loss on extinguishment of
debt 944 --
Other income (266) (52)
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Total other (income)
expenses (1,306) 1,191
Loss before income taxes $ (293) $ (781)
Income tax benefit (298) (317)
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Net income (loss) $ 5 $ (464)
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Income (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.00 $ (0.00)
Diluted $ 0.00 $ (0.00)
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding:
Basic 143,244,544 142,711,797
Diluted 143,258,120 142,711,797
MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
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Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income (loss) $ 5 $ (464)
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization 8,373 6,264
Benefit for deferred income
taxes (380) (333)
Loss on extinguishment of
debt 944 --
Stock-based compensation 635 1,274
Derivative mark-to-market
adjustments and settlements 220 214
Net (gain) loss on sale or
disposal of assets (13) 15
Decrease in earn-out liability -- (425)
Accretion of asset retirement
obligations 127 118
Amortization of debt issuance
costs 142 97
Impairment loss 443 2,047
Non-cash expense - RINs from
equity method investment 3,370 --
Income from equity method
investment (3,320) --
Cash provided (used) by
changes in assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable 3,941 (319)
Royalty offset long term
receivable (2,132) (739)
Income tax receivable 80 (215)
Critical spare inventory (131) (303)
Accounts payable and Accrued
liabilities 3,916 2,213
Other (374) (304)
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Net cash provided by
operating activities $ 15,846 $ 9,140
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Capital expenditures $ (30,867) $ (11,632)
Proceeds from sale of assets 33 --
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Net cash used in investing
activities $ (30,834) $ (11,632)
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Repayments of long-term debt (44,000) (3,000)
Borrowings of long-term debt 155,000 --
Repayments of revolver (105,000) --
Borrowings of revolver 20,000 --
Debt extinguishment costs (944) --
Debt issuance costs (5,560) --
Finance lease payments (18) (18)
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Net cash provided (used) in
financing activities $ 19,478 $ (3,018)
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents and
restricted cash $ 4,490 $ (5,510)
Cash and cash equivalents and
restricted cash at beginning of
period $ 24,190 $ 46,004
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Cash and cash equivalents and
restricted cash at end of
period $ 28,680 $ 40,494
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Reconciliation of cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash
at end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 25,947 $ 40,111
Restricted cash and cash
equivalents - current 8 8
Restricted cash and cash
equivalents - non-current 2,725 375
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$ 28,680 $ 40,494
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Supplemental cash flow
information:
Cash paid for interest, net of
$1,579 and $0 capitalized
respectively $ 1,853 $ 1,055
Cash paid for income taxes 2 319
Accrual for purchase of property,
plant and equipment included in
accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 19,562 8,534
Non-cash RIN distribution from 3,370 --
equity method investment
MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
(in thousands):
The following table provides our EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA, as well as a reconciliation to net income
(loss) which is the most directly comparable GAAP
measure for the three months ended March 31, 2026
and 2025, respectively:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
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Net income (loss) $ 5 $ (464)
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization 8,373 6,264
Interest expense 1,336 1,243
Income tax benefit (298) (317)
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Consolidated EBITDA 9,416 6,726
Impairment loss 443 2,047
Loss on extinguishment of debt 944 --
Net (gain) loss on disposal of
assets (13) 15
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 10,790 $ 8,788
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