2026 EBITDA guidance raised to top end, implying ~$1B growth
Targa reported record Q2 2026 results, with EBITDA up 14% QoQ driven by volume growth and strong marketing optimization. Management raised full-year EBITDA guidance to the top end of the range and highlighted a robust Permian outlook with all gas-price-related shut-ins returned to service by late July. Adjusted EBITDA of $1.603B in Q2 2026, 14% higher than Q1.
Buzzberg read2026 EBITDA guidance raised to top end, implying ~$1B growthTarga reported record Q2 2026 results, with EBITDA up 14% QoQ driven by volume growth and strong marketing optimization. Management raised full-year EBITDA guidance to the top end of the range and highlighted a robust Permian outlook with all gas-price-related shut-ins returned to service by late July. Adjusted EBITDA of $1.603B in Q2 2026, 14% higher than Q1.Read full analysisCollapse analysis
Targa reported record Q2 2026 results, with EBITDA up 14% QoQ driven by volume growth and strong marketing optimization. Management raised full-year EBITDA guidance to the top end of the range and highlighted a robust Permian outlook with all gas-price-related shut-ins returned to service by late July. Adjusted EBITDA of $1.603B in Q2 2026, 14% higher than Q1.
Permian volumes at record 7.2 bcf/d, up 450 mmcf/d QoQ despite widespread shut-ins.
Record NGL transport (1.1 MBPD), fractionation (1.2 MBPD), and LPG exports (14.8 MMbbl/month).
Guidance raised to top end of $5.7-$5.9B range, implying near $1B growth over 2025.
Revenue$4.4401B
+8% QoQ
EPS$3.54
reported
Gross margin48.15%
reported
Op margin27.8%
reported
What changed this quarter
01
Guidance
2026 EBITDA guidance raised to top end, implying ~$1B growth
Guidance tone
02
Demand
Permian volumes record 7.2 Bcf/d, up 450 MMcf/d QoQ
Management highlighted record Permian volumes and a strong demand environment, with producer activity tracking ahead of expectations and continued growth anticipated into 2027. LPG export volumes hit records amid heightened global demand for U.S. hydrocarbons, and long-term…
03
Margins
Marketing outperformance of ~$250M in first half
Reported gross margin was 48.15%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.
04
Execution
East Driver plant starts ahead of schedule
Record NGL transport (1.1 MBPD), fractionation (1.2 MBPD), and LPG exports (14.8 MMbbl/month).
Demand & capex
Demand
Bookings & conversion
Management highlighted record Permian volumes and a strong demand environment, with producer activity tracking ahead of expectations and continued growth anticipated into 2027. LPG export volumes hit records amid heightened global demand for U.S. hydrocarbons, and long-term contracts are being added across the system.
Capex
Investment and capacity
Management reiterated net growth capital for 2026 of approximately $4.5 billion, with multiple projects underway across the Permian gathering and processing, NGL transportation, fractionation, and LPG export. They continue to invest in integrated high-return projects and are evaluating the timing of the next Midland processing plant.
Tone · Upbeat
Management repeatedly emphasized record results, upward guidance revisions, and confidence in continued growth, while acknowledging conservative assumptions for marketing margins.
Bottlenecks
Permittingpersistent
Natural gas egress constraints in the Permian have led to producer shut-ins, though recent projects are easing the situation.
Egress constraints caused producer shut-ins and supported marketing margins, but improving takeaway capacity is expected to shift dynamics.
The $250 million marketing outperformance in H1 2026 was driven by hauling the company's own barrels on third-party NGL pipelines and optimizing gas in a constrained Waha environment; this is not expected to repeat, setting up a potential Q3-Q4 earnings headwind.
“part of that margin comes from our transport position. So we forecast that pretty conservative in the back half of the year. We don't have a very significant assumption for continued marketing gains.”
Targa's 5 new processing plants in the Permian are set to add ~240,000 bpd of NGL supply, and management suggests the future plant cadence could be higher than the illustrative 3 plants per year due to commercial wins.
“our ability to expand Speedway from call it 500,000 barrels a day to a million barrels a day by just adding incremental pumps”
All gas-price-driven producer shut-ins have returned to Targa's system by early August, and July was a record month for volumes despite the Q2 constraints.
“the vast, vast majority of what I'd call price-related shut-ins are back on our system. We've got a little bit that's still coming back on.”
Permian gas volumes are expanding faster than anticipated, but infrastructure like Blackcomb and Traverse pipelines remain on schedule, with Traverse not coming online until mid-2027.
“Blackcomb and Traverse, two natural gas pipelines in which we have an equity interest, remain on track for the fourth quarter of 2026 and mid-2027”
Analyst framed Exxon's tech as a potential driver of Permian volumes; management deferred to producers on tech details but sees itself as a beneficiary.
“On the last earnings call, Exxon talked about 40 different technologies that they're deploying in Permian”
Perfect. My quick follow-up here is a little bit. On the last earnings call, Exxon talked about 40 different technologies that they're deploying in Permian and they're basically saying those are stackable and what they say is it will materially improve recovery within the Permian. And Chevron, through its advanced chemicals, is saying they are seeing material decline in terms of rates when they have deployed these chemicals. So I'm trying to understand, besides the price and other things, do you see technology driving significantly higher Permian volumes? Because once Exxon and Chevron catch on to it, others would also. So trying to understand, are you seeing anything out there, a technological perspective, which could drive higher Permian recovery, which would benefit you guys? Thank you.
Perfect. My quick follow-up here is a little bit. On the last earnings call, Exxon talked about 40 different technologies that they're deploying in Permian and they're basically saying those are stackable and what they say is it will materially improve recovery within the Permian. And Chevron, through its advanced chemicals, is saying they are seeing material decline in terms of rates when they have deployed these chemicals. So I'm trying to understand, besides the price and other things, do you see technology driving significantly higher Permian volumes? Because once Exxon and Chevron catch on to it, others would also. So trying to understand, are you seeing anything out there, a technological perspective, which could drive higher Permian recovery, which would benefit you guys? Thank you.
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