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Archrock Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results and Provides 2026 Financial Guidance

HOUSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Archrock, Inc. (NYSE: AROC) (“Archrock” or the “Company”) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Highlights

  • Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $377.1 million compared to $326.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Revenue for 2025 was $1,489.8 million compared to $1,157.6 million in 2024.
  • Net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $116.8 million and EPS was $0.67, an increase of approximately 95% and 97%, respectively, compared to $59.8 million and $0.34, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for 2025 was $322.3 million and EPS was $1.83, compared to $172.2 million and $1.05, respectively, in 2024.
  • Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure defined below) for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $118.3 million and adjusted EPS (a non-GAAP measure defined below) was $0.69, compared to $61.5 million and $0.35, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted net income for 2025 was $332.7 million and adjusted EPS was $1.90 compared to $185.2 million and $1.13, respectively, in 2024.
  • Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure defined below) for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $269.4 million compared to $183.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 was $900.9 million compared to $595.4 million in 2024.
  • Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2025, approximately 16% higher compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, resulting in dividend coverage of 4.9x.
  • Returned $211.8 million to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases during 2025 compared to $123.7 million in 2024.

Full Year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA Exceeds Guidance Midpoint

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $116.8 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $269.4 million, driving net income for the full year 2025 to $322.3 million and adjusted EBITDA to $900.9 million. Underlying business performance exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter 2025; results further benefited from discrete items, including: (1) a $22.9 million cash net benefit related to prior period sales and use tax audit settlements and credits, recorded in cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, and (2) $31.6 million of net gains from the sale of compression and other assets completed at year-end. These items were not included in the 2025 annual guidance provided with our third quarter 2025 earnings release. Excluding these impacts, full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA would have been $846.4 million, compared to our most recent adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $835 million to $850 million.1

Management Commentary and Outlook

“Archrock finished 2025 strong, reporting adjusted EBITDA above the midpoint of guidance, after raising our outlook twice during the year—underscoring the strength of our natural-gas-driven strategy and the dedication of our team,” said Brad Childers, Archrock’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“During 2025, we grew our active horsepower by 8% compared to 2024, delivered our fifth consecutive quarter of contract operations adjusted gross margin above 70%, and increased AMS adjusted gross margin dollars by 23%. We also reduced our leverage ratio to 2.7x from 3.3x at year-end 2024 and returned $212 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases—up more than 70% year over year. These results were achieved while completing our second accretive acquisition in 18 months and executing asset sales of 325,000 horsepower for $192 million, which we redeployed into high-return new build investments as we continue to high-grade and standardize our fleet.

“Looking ahead to 2026, U.S. natural gas production is expected to reach record levels for the sixth consecutive year. Against this backdrop, we expect continued steady demand for our natural gas compression services—particularly in the large-horsepower and electric-motor-drive segments where we strategically focus our capital.

“We plan approximately $250 million to $275 million of growth capex in 2026 to support our customers’ expansion plans, which will also drive substantial free cash flow generation. Our year-opening dividend increase of 16% over our fourth quarter 2024 dividend level still leaves significant capacity for additional shareholder returns in the future as we continue to execute our returns-based capital allocation strategy.

“As we look forward, we are leveraging our high-quality portfolio, financial strength and flexibility and innovative technology to profitably capture market opportunities presented by sustained natural gas demand growth driven by LNG exports and the accelerating power needs of AI data centers,” concluded Childers.

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1 Updated full year 2025 guidance provided on October 28, 2025. Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in guidance to their most directly comparable GAAP comparable financial measures are included in the third quarter 2025 earnings release date October 28, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and on the Archrock website.
   

Contract Operations

For the fourth quarter of 2025, contract operations segment revenue totaled $327.1 million, an increase of 14% compared to $286.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Total operating horsepower at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 was 4.6 million compared to 4.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Archrock sold approximately 123,000 total horsepower of which approximately 84,000 was active, for cash proceeds totaling $78 million. Archrock maintained full fleet utilization during the fourth quarter of 2025, ending at 95.5%.

Adjusted gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $256.6 million, up 28% from $200.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted gross margin percentage for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 78%, compared to 70% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding the aforementioned $22.9 million cash net benefit related to prior period sales and use tax audit settlements and credits during the fourth quarter of 2025, adjusted gross margin percentage for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 71.5%.

Aftermarket Services

For the fourth quarter of 2025, aftermarket services segment revenue totaled $50.0 million, compared to $40.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $12.0 million, compared to $9.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted gross margin percentage for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 24%, compared to 23% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Balance Sheet

Long-term debt was $2.4 billion and our available liquidity totaled $579 million at December 31, 2025. Our leverage ratio was 2.69x as of December 31, 2025, down from 3.3x as of December 31, 2024.

On January 21, 2026, we completed a private offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% senior notes due 2034 and received net proceeds of $789.4 million after deducting issuance costs. The net proceeds were used to repay borrowings under our $1.5 billion asset-based revolving credit facility due May 2028.

Shareholder Returns

Quarterly Dividend

Our Board of Directors recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock, or $0.88 per share on an annualized basis for the year ended December 31, 2025. Dividend coverage in the fourth quarter of 2025 was 4.9x. The fourth quarter 2025 dividend was paid on February 18, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2026.

Share Repurchase Program

During the fourth quarter of 2025, we repurchased 647,480 shares of common stock at an average price of $24.44 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $15.8 million. Since April 2023 and through December 31, 2025, we have repurchased 4,461,311 shares of common stock at an average price of $20.72 per share for an aggregate of $92.4 million.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s share repurchase program by an additional $100 million through December 31, 2026, resulting in available capacity of $117.7 million as of December 31, 2025.

2026 Annual Guidance

The full year 2026 guidance below incorporates the fourth quarter divestiture of certain compression assets totaling 123,000 horsepower, including 84,000 operating horsepower; these assets generated estimated annualized EBITDA of approximately $12 million.

(in thousands, except percentages and ratios)

             
  Full Year 2026 Guidance  
    Low     High  
Net income (1) (2) $ 306,000   $ 356,000  
Adjusted EBITDA(3)   865,000     915,000  
Cash available for dividend(4) (5)   572,000     602,000  
             
Segment            
Contract operations revenue $ 1,320,000   $ 1,355,000  
Contract operations adjusted gross margin percentage (3)   71.5 %   72.5 %
Aftermarket services revenue $ 200,000   $ 220,000  
Aftermarket services adjusted gross margin percentage (3)   22.0 %   23.0 %
             
Selling, general and administrative $ 145,000   $ 140,000  
             
Capital expenditures            
Growth capital expenditures $ 250,000   $ 275,000  
Maintenance capital expenditures   125,000     135,000  
Other capital expenditures   25,000     35,000  

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(1) 2026 annual guidance for net income does not include the impact of long-lived and other asset impairment because due to its nature, it cannot be accurately forecasted. Long-lived and other asset impairment does not impact adjusted EBITDA or cash available for dividend, however it is a reconciling item between these measures and net income. Long-lived and other asset impairment for the years 2025 and 2024 was $18.3 million and $10.7 million, respectively.
(2) Reflects an estimate of expenses incurred related to the acquisitions of Total Operations and Production Services, LLC (“TOPS”) and Natural Gas Compression Systems, Inc. and NGCSE, Inc. (“NGCS”).
(3) Management believes adjusted EBITDA and adjusted gross margin percentage provide useful information to investors because this non-GAAP measure, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses this non-GAAP measure as a supplemental measure to review current period operating performance, comparability measure and performance measure for period-to-period comparisons.
(4) Management uses cash available for dividend as a supplemental performance measure to compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned dividends.
(5) A forward-looking estimate of cash provided by operating activities is not provided because certain items necessary to estimate cash provided by operating activities, including changes in assets and liabilities, are not estimable at this time. Changes in assets and liabilities were $(58.9) million and $(25.8) million for the years 2025 and 2024, respectively.
   

Summary Metrics

(in thousands, except percentages and ratios)

                                 
  Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,     December 31,   December 31,  
  2025   2025   2024     2025   2024  
Net income $ 116,772   $ 71,248   $ 59,758     $ 322,290   $ 172,231  
Adjusted net income (1) $ 118,253   $ 73,187   $ 61,533     $ 332,693   $ 185,211  
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 269,447   $ 220,944   $ 183,844     $ 900,914   $ 595,434  
                                 
Contract operations revenue $ 327,088   $ 326,269   $ 286,466     $ 1,272,081   $ 980,405  
Contract operations adjusted gross margin (1) $ 256,613   $ 239,559   $ 200,245     $ 928,945   $ 657,353  
Contract operations adjusted gross margin percentage (1)   78 %   73 %   70 %     73 %   67 %
                                 
Aftermarket services revenue $ 49,985   $ 56,161   $ 39,950     $ 217,737   $ 177,186  
Aftermarket services adjusted gross margin (1) $ 11,954   $ 13,046   $ 9,054     $ 51,448   $ 41,737  
Aftermarket services adjusted gross margin percentage (1)   24 %   23 %   23 %     24 %   24 %
                                 
Selling, general, and administrative $ 36,679   $ 37,676   $ 42,234     $ 147,806   $ 139,121  
                                 
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 214,477   $ 164,530   $ 124,338       622,107     429,591  
Cash available for dividend(1) $ 188,866   $ 135,737   $ 118,089     $ 581,905   $ 364,595  
Cash available for dividend coverage (2)   4.9 x   3.7 x   3.5 x     4.0 x   3.1 x
                                 
Adjusted free cash flow (1)(3) $ 199,962   $ 113,843   $ 68,945       15,208     (730,472 )
Adjusted free cash flow after dividend (1) (3) $ 163,086   $ 76,922   $ 38,255       (126,394 )   (840,846 )
                                 
Total available horsepower (at period end) (4)   4,788     4,845     4,401       4,788     4,401  
Total operating horsepower (at period end) (5)   4,571     4,651     4,227       4,571     4,227  
Horsepower utilization spot (at period end) (6)   95.5 %   96.0 %   96.1 %     95.5 %   96.1 %

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(1) Management believes adjusted net income, adjusted EBITDA, cash available for dividend, adjusted free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow after dividend provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period-to-period comparisons.
(2) Defined as cash available for dividend divided by dividends declared for the period.
(3) Reflects $294.6 million cash paid in the NGCS acquisition, net of cash acquired, during the year ended December 31, 2025, and $866.2 million cash paid in TOPS Acquisition, net of cash acquired, during the year ended December 31, 2024.
(4) Defined as idle and operating horsepower and includes new compressor units completed by a third-party manufacturer that have been delivered to us.
(5) Defined as horsepower that is operating under contract and horsepower that is idle but under contract and generating revenue such as standby revenue.
(6) Defined as total operating horsepower divided by total available horsepower at period end.
   

Conference Call Details

Archrock will host a conference call on February 25, 2026, to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results. The call will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To listen to the call via a live webcast, please visit Archrock’s website at www.archrock.com. The call will also be available by dialing 1 (800) 715-9871 in the United States or 1 (646) 307-1963 for international calls. The access code is 4749623.

A replay of the webcast will be available on Archrock’s website for 90 days following the event.

The company may from time to time publish additional materials for investors at the same website address.

Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income excluding restructuring charges, transaction-related costs and debt extinguishment loss adjusted for income taxes. A reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted net income, and a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share, appear below.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income excluding interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, long-lived and other asset impairment, unrealized change in fair value of investment in unconsolidated affiliate, restructuring charges, debt extinguishment loss, transaction-related costs, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, amortization of capitalized implementation costs and other items. A reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation of our full year 2026 net income to adjusted EBITDA guidance, appear below.

Adjusted gross margin, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as total revenue less cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization. Adjusted gross margin percentage, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as adjusted gross margin divided by revenue. A reconciliation of net income to adjusted gross margin, and a reconciliation of gross margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin percentage, appear below.

Cash available for dividend, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income excluding interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, long-lived and other asset impairment, unrealized change in fair value of investment in unconsolidated affiliate, restructuring charges, debt extinguishment loss, transaction-related costs, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, amortization of capitalized implementation costs and other items, less maintenance capital expenditures, other capital expenditures, cash taxes and cash interest expense. Reconciliations of net income and net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measures, to cash available for dividend, and a reconciliation of our full year 2026 net income to cash available for dividend guidance, appear below.

Adjusted free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash used in investing activities. A reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted free cash flow, appears below.

Adjusted free cash flow after dividend, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash used in investing activities less dividends paid to stockholders. A reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted free cash flow after dividend, appears below.

About Archrock

Archrock is an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping its customers produce, compress and transport natural gas in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment. For more information on how Archrock embodies its purpose, WE POWER A CLEANER AMERICA, visit www.archrock.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this release (and oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release) other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements, many of which are outside the control of Archrock. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to statements regarding: guidance or estimates related to Archrock’s results of operations or of financial condition; fundamentals of Archrock’s industry, including the attractiveness of returns and valuation, stability of cash flows, demand dynamics and overall outlook, and Archrock’s ability to realize the benefits thereof; Archrock’s expectations regarding future economic, geopolitical and market conditions and trends; Archrock’s operational and financial strategies, including planned growth, coverage and leverage reduction strategies, Archrock’s ability to successfully effect those strategies, and the expected results therefrom; Archrock’s financial and operational outlook; demand and growth opportunities for Archrock’s services; structural and process improvement initiatives, the expected timing thereof, Archrock’s ability to successfully effect those initiatives and the expected results therefrom; the operational and financial synergies provided by Archrock’s size; statements regarding Archrock’s dividend policy; the expected benefits of the NGCS acquisition, including its expected accretion and the expected impact on Archrock’s leverage ratio; and plans and objectives of management for future operations.

While Archrock believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in predicting certain important factors that could impact the future performance or results of its business. The factors that could cause results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: inability to achieve the expected benefits of the NGCS acquisition and difficulties in integrating NGCS; risks of acquisitions or mergers, including the NGCS acquisition, to reduce our ability to make distributions to our common stockholders; risks related to macroeconomic conditions, including an increase in inflation and trade tensions; pandemics and other public health crises; ongoing international conflicts and tensions; risks related to our operations; competitive pressures; inability to make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; risks related to our sustainability initiatives; uncertainty to pay dividends in the future; risks related to a substantial amount of debt and our debt agreements; inability to access the capital and credit markets or borrow on affordable terms to obtain additional capital; inability to fund purchases of additional compression equipment; vulnerability to interest rate increases and fluctuations; erosion of the financial condition of our customers; risks related to the loss of our most significant customers; uncertainty of the renewals for our contract operations service agreements; risks related to losing management or operational personnel; dependence on particular suppliers and vulnerability to product shortages and price increases; information technology and cybersecurity risks; tax-related risks; legal and regulatory risks, including climate-related and environmental, social and governance risks.

These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors, forward-looking statements and challenges and uncertainties described in Archrock’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, Archrock’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 and as set forth from time to time in Archrock’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available online at www.sec.gov and www.archrock.com. Except as required by law, Archrock expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE: Archrock, Inc.

For information, contact:

Megan Repine
VP of Investor Relations
281-836-8360
investor.relations@archrock.com

                             
Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                             
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
  2025   2025   2024   2025   2024
Revenue:                            
Contract operations $ 327,088     $ 326,269     $ 286,466     $ 1,272,081     $ 980,405  
Aftermarket services   49,985       56,161       39,950       217,737       177,186  
Total revenue   377,073       382,430       326,416       1,489,818       1,157,591  
                             
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization                            
Contract operations   70,475       86,710       86,221       343,136       323,052  
Aftermarket services   38,031       43,115       30,896       166,289       135,449  
Total cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization   108,506       129,825       117,117       509,425       458,501  
                             
Selling, general and administrative   36,679       37,676       42,234       147,806       139,121  
Depreciation and amortization   68,872       67,130       58,129       256,761       193,194  
Long-lived and other asset impairment   1,795       4,676       1,203       18,290       10,681  
Restructuring charges   108       688             1,605        
Debt extinguishment loss   890                   890       3,181  
Interest expense   42,227       43,661       38,238       165,340       123,610  
Transaction-related costs   876       1,767       2,247       12,705       13,249  
Gain on sale of assets, net   (31,614 )     (3,835 )     (12,712 )     (47,081 )     (17,887 )
Other expense (income), net   (20 )     3,984       1,598       439       1,561  
Income before income taxes   148,754       96,858       78,362       423,638       232,380  
Provision for income taxes   31,851       25,425       18,604       100,845       60,149  
Income before equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate   116,903       71,433       59,758       322,793       172,231  
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate   131       185             503        
Net income $ 116,772     $ 71,248     $ 59,758     $ 322,290     $ 172,231  
                             
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (1) $ 0.67     $ 0.40     $ 0.34     $ 1.83     $ 1.05  
                             
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                            
Basic   174,105       174,619       173,451       174,437       162,037  
Diluted   174,458       174,913       173,848       174,753       162,375  

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(1) Basic and diluted earnings per common share is computed using the two-class method to determine the net income per share for each class of common stock and participating security (restricted stock and stock-settled restricted stock units that have non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents) according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Accordingly, we have excluded net income attributable to participating securities from our calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
(in thousands, except percentages, per share amounts and ratios)
                                 
  Three Months Ended       Year Ended  
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,     December 31,   December 31,  
  2025   2025   2024     2025   2024  
Revenue:                                
Contract operations $ 327,088     $ 326,269     $ 286,466       $ 1,272,081     $ 980,405    
Aftermarket services   49,985       56,161       39,950         217,737       177,186    
Total revenue $ 377,073     $ 382,430     $ 326,416       $ 1,489,818     $ 1,157,591    
                                 
Adjusted gross margin:                                
Contract operations $ 256,613     $ 239,559     $ 200,245       $ 928,945     $ 657,353    
Aftermarket services   11,954       13,046       9,054         51,448       41,737    
Total adjusted gross margin (1) $ 268,567     $ 252,605     $ 209,299       $ 980,393     $ 699,090    
                                 
Adjusted gross margin percentage:                                
Contract operations   78   %   73   %   70   %     73   %   67   %
Aftermarket services   24   %   23   %   23   %     24   %   24   %
Total adjusted gross margin percentage (1)   71   %   66   %   64   %     66   %   60   %
                                 
Selling, general and administrative $ 36,679     $ 37,676     $ 42,234       $ 147,806     $ 139,121    
% of revenue   10   %   10   %   13   %     10   %   12   %
                                 
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 269,447     $ 220,944     $ 183,844       $ 900,914     $ 595,434    
% of revenue   71   %   58   %   56   %     60   %   51   %
                                 
Capital expenditures $ 87,798     $ 135,065     $ 97,988       $ 502,465     $ 359,032    
Proceeds from sale of business         (71,000 )             (71,000 )        
Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and other assets   (78,283 )     (11,063 )     (43,387 )       (120,839 )     (67,591 )  
Net capital expenditures $ 9,515     $ 53,002     $ 54,601       $ 310,626     $ 291,441    
                                 
Total available horsepower (at period end) (2)   4,788       4,845       4,401         4,788       4,401    
Total operating horsepower (at period end) (3)   4,571       4,651       4,227         4,571       4,227    
Average operating horsepower   4,634       4,647       4,205         4,494       3,794    
Horsepower utilization:                                
Spot (at period end) (4)   95.5   %   96.0   %   96.1   %     95.5   %   96.1   %
Average (4)   95.7   %   96.1   %   95.3   %     95.9   %   95.3   %
                                 
Dividend declared for the period per share $ 0.220     $ 0.210     $ 0.190       $ 0.830     $ 0.695    
Dividend declared for the period to all stockholders $ 38,703     $ 37,007     $ 33,487       $ 146,623     $ 117,861    
Cash available for dividend coverage (5)   4.9   x   3.7   x   3.5   x     4.0   x   3.1   x
                                 
Adjusted free cash flow (1)(6) $ 199,962     $ 113,843     $ 68,945       $ 15,208     $ (730,472 )  
Adjusted free cash flow after dividend (1)(6) $ 163,086     $ 76,922     $ 38,255       $ (126,394 )   $ (840,846 )  

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(1) Management believes adjusted gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow after dividend provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period-to-period comparisons.
(2) Defined as idle and operating horsepower and includes new compressor units completed by a third-party manufacturer that have been delivered to us.
(3) Defined as horsepower that is operating under contract and horsepower that is idle but under contract and generating revenue such as standby revenue.
(4) Defined as total operating horsepower divided by total available horsepower at period end (spot) or over time (average).
(5) Defined as cash available for dividend divided by dividends declared for the period.
(6) Reflects $294.6 million cash paid in the NGCS acquisition, net of cash acquired, during the year ended December 31, 2025, and $866.2 million cash paid in TOPS Acquisition, net of cash acquired, during the year ended December 31, 2024.
   


  December 31,
  September 30,
  December 31,
  2025
  2025
  2024
Balance Sheet                      
Long-term debt (1) $ 2,410,893     $ 2,559,944     $ 2,198,376  
Total equity   1,491,479       1,422,279       1,323,531  

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(1) Carrying values are shown net of unamortized premium and deferred financing costs.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income and Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Earnings Per Share
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                             
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
  2025   2025   2024   2025   2024
Net income $ 116,772     $ 71,248     $ 59,758     $ 322,290     $ 172,231  
Restructuring charges   108       688             1,605        
Transaction-related costs   876       1,767       2,247       12,705       13,249  
Debt extinguishment loss   890                   890       3,181  
Tax effect of adjustments (1)   (394 )     (516 )     (472 )     (3,192 )     (3,450 )
Adjusted net income (2) $ 118,253     $ 73,187     $ 61,533     $ 332,693     $ 185,211  
                             
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                            
Basic   174,105       174,619       173,451       174,437       162,037  
Diluted   174,458       174,913       173,848       174,753       162,375  
                             
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (3) $ 0.67     $ 0.40     $ 0.34     $ 1.83     $ 1.05  
                             
Restructuring charges per share $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $     $ 0.01     $  
Transaction-related costs per share   0.01       0.02       0.01       0.07       0.08  
Debt extinguishment loss per share   0.01                   0.01       0.02  
Tax effect of adjustments per share   (0.00 )     (0.00 )     (0.00 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )
Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per common share (2) $ 0.69     $ 0.42     $ 0.35     $ 1.90     $ 1.13  

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(1) Represents an estimated tax effect of restructuring charges, transaction-related costs and debt extinguishment loss based on the federal statutory tax rate of 21%.
(2) Management believes adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share provides useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review our current period operating performance, comparability measure and performance measure for period-to-period comparisons without burdened earnings and earnings per share for non-recurring transactional costs.
(3) Basic and diluted earnings per common share is computed using the two-class method to determine the net income per share for each class of common stock and participating security (restricted stock and stock-settled restricted stock units that have non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents) according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Accordingly, we have excluded net income attributable to participating securities from our calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Gross Margin
(in thousands)
                             
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
  2025   2025   2024   2025   2024
Net income $ 116,772     $ 71,248     $ 59,758     $ 322,290     $ 172,231  
Depreciation and amortization   68,872       67,130       58,129       256,761       193,194  
Long-lived and other asset impairment   1,795       4,676       1,203       18,290       10,681  
Unrealized change in fair value of investment in unconsolidated affiliate   25             1,484       25       1,484  
Restructuring charges   108       688             1,605        
Debt extinguishment loss   890                   890       3,181  
Interest expense   42,227       43,661       38,238       165,340       123,610  
Transaction-related costs   876       1,767       2,247       12,705       13,249  
Stock-based compensation expense   4,671       4,488       3,431       17,271       14,646  
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs   904       851       750       3,335       3,009  
Indemnification expense, net   325       825             1,054        
Provision for income taxes   31,851       25,425       18,604       100,845       60,149  
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate   131       185             503        
Adjusted EBITDA (1)   269,447       220,944       183,844       900,914       595,434  
Selling, general and administrative   36,679       37,676       42,234       147,806       139,121  
Stock-based compensation expense   (4,671 )     (4,488 )     (3,431 )     (17,271 )     (14,646 )
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs   (904 )     (851 )     (750 )     (3,335 )     (3,009 )
Unrealized change in fair value of investment in unconsolidated affiliate   (25 )           (1,484 )     (25 )     (1,484 )
Indemnification expense, net   (325 )     (825 )           (1,054 )      
Gain on sale of assets, net   (31,614 )     (3,835 )     (12,712 )     (47,081 )     (17,887 )
Other expense (income), net   (20 )     3,984       1,598       439       1,561  
Adjusted gross margin (1) $ 268,567     $ 252,605     $ 209,299     $ 980,393     $ 699,090  

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(1)  Management believes adjusted EBITDA and adjusted gross margin provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period-to-period comparisons.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Gross Margin and Gross Margin Percentage to
Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage
(in thousands)
                                       
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
  2025   2025   2024   2025   2024
Total revenues $ 377,073       $ 382,430       $ 326,416       $ 1,489,818       $ 1,157,591    
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization   (108,506 )       (129,825 )       (117,117 )       (509,425 )       (458,501 )  
Depreciation and amortization   (68,872 )       (67,130 )       (58,129 )       (256,761 )       (193,194 )  
Gross margin and gross margin percentage   199,695   53 %     185,475   48 %     151,170   46 %     723,632   49 %     505,896   44 %
Depreciation and amortization   68,872         67,130         58,129         256,761         193,194    
Adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin percentage (1) $ 268,567   71 %   $ 252,605   66 %   $ 209,299   64 %   $ 980,393   66 %     699,090   60 %

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(1) Management believes adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin percentage provide useful information to investors because this non-GAAP measure, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses this non-GAAP measure as a supplemental measure to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period-to-period comparisons.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Available for Dividend
(in thousands)
                             
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,    September 30,    December 31,    December 31,    December 31, 
  2025      2025      2024      2025      2024
Net income $ 116,772     $ 71,248     $ 59,758     $ 322,290     $ 172,231  
Depreciation and amortization   68,872       67,130       58,129       256,761       193,194  
Long-lived and other asset impairment   1,795       4,676       1,203       18,290       10,681  
Unrealized change in fair value of investment in unconsolidated affiliate   25             1,484       25       1,484  
Restructuring charges   108       688             1,605        
Debt extinguishment loss   890                   890       3,181  
Interest expense   42,227       43,661       38,238       165,340       123,610  
Transaction-related costs   876       1,767       2,247       12,705       13,249  
Stock-based compensation expense   4,671       4,488       3,431       17,271       14,646  
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs   904       851       750       3,335       3,009  
Indemnification expense, net   325       825             1,054        
Provision for income taxes   31,851       25,425       18,604       100,845       60,149  
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate   131       185             503        
Adjusted EBITDA (1)   269,447       220,944       183,844       900,914       595,434  
Less: Maintenance capital expenditures   (25,906 )     (29,629 )     (21,623 )     (110,701 )     (87,753 )
Less: Other capital expenditures   (13,189 )     (13,117 )     (7,023 )     (44,032 )     (20,333 )
Less: Cash tax (payment) refund   (345 )           134       (3,290 )     (2,209 )
Less: Cash interest expense   (41,141 )     (42,461 )     (37,243 )     (160,986 )     (120,544 )
Cash available for dividend (2) $ 188,866     $ 135,737     $ 118,089     $ 581,905     $ 364,595  

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(1) Management believes adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because this non-GAAP measure, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses this non-GAAP measure as a supplemental measure to review current period operating performance, comparability measure and performance measure for period-to-period comparisons.
(2) Management uses cash available for dividend as a supplemental performance measure to compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned dividends.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Cash Available for Dividend
(in thousands)
                             
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
  2025   2025   2024   2025   2024
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 214,478     $ 164,530     $ 124,338     $ 622,107     $ 429,591  
Inventory write-downs   (121 )     (324 )     18       (913 )     (550 )
Provision for credit losses   (640 )     (297 )     (286 )     (1,164 )     (381 )
Gain on sale of assets, net   31,614       3,835       12,712       47,081       17,887  
Current income tax (provision) benefit   1,521       (1,804 )     997       3,054       2,059  
Cash tax (payment) refund   (345 )           134       (3,290 )     (2,209 )
Amortization of operating lease ROU assets   (1,206 )     (1,185 )     (1,063 )     (4,675 )     (3,852 )
Amortization of contract costs   (5,008 )     (5,549 )     (6,106 )     (22,061 )     (23,877 )
Deferred revenue recognized in earnings   9,387       6,811       5,294       23,983       15,001  
Indemnification expense, net   325       825             1,054        
Cash restructuring charges   359       437             1,605        
Cash transaction-related costs   876       1,767       2,247       12,705       13,249  
Time-based cash or equity settled units settled as equity                     (1,756 )      
Changes in assets and liabilities   (23,279 )     9,437       8,450       58,908       25,763  
Maintenance capital expenditures   (25,906 )     (29,629 )     (21,623 )     (110,701 )     (87,753 )
Other capital expenditures   (13,189 )     (13,117 )     (7,023 )     (44,032 )     (20,333 )
Cash available for dividend (1) $ 188,866     $ 135,737     $ 118,089     $ 581,905     $ 364,595  

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(1) Management uses cash available for dividend as a supplemental performance measure to compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned dividends.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow
and Adjusted Free Cash Flow After Dividend
(in thousands)
                             
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
  2025   2025   2024   2025   2024
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 214,477     $ 164,530     $ 124,338     $ 622,107     $ 429,591  
Net cash used in investing activities (1)   (14,515 )     (50,687 )     (55,393 )     (606,899 )     (1,160,063 )
Adjusted free cash flow (1)(2)   199,962       113,843       68,945       15,208       (730,472 )
Dividends paid to stockholders   (36,876 )     (36,921 )     (30,690 )     (141,602 )     (110,374 )
Adjusted free cash flow after dividend (1)(2) $ 163,086     $ 76,922     $ 38,255     $ (126,394 )   $ (840,846 )

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(1) Reflects $294.6 million cash paid in the NGCS acquisition, net of cash acquired, during the year ended December 31, 2025, and $866.2 million cash paid in TOPS Acquisition, net of cash acquired, during the year ended December 31, 2024.
(2) Management believes adjusted free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow after dividend provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period-to-period comparisons.
   


Archrock, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Available for Dividend Guidance
(in thousands)
           
  Annual Guidance Range
  2026  
  Low   High
Net income (1) $ 306,000     $ 356,000  
Interest expense   145,000       145,000  
Provision for income taxes   113,000       113,000  
Depreciation and amortization   281,000       281,000  
Restructuring charges   500       500  
Stock-based compensation expense   15,500       15,500  
Amortization of capitalized implementation costs   4,000       4,000  
Adjusted EBITDA (2)(3)   865,000       915,000  
Less: Maintenance capital expenditures   (125,000 )     (135,000 )
Less: Other capital expenditures   (25,000 )     (35,000 )
Less: Cash tax expense   (3,000 )     (3,000 )
Less: Cash interest expense   (140,000 )     (140,000 )
Cash available for dividend (4)(5) $ 572,000     $ 602,000  

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(1) 2026 annual guidance for net income does not include the impact of long-lived and other asset impairment because due to its nature, it cannot be accurately forecasted. Long-lived and other asset impairment does not impact Adjusted EBITDA or cash available for dividend, however it is a reconciling item between these measures and net income. Long-lived and other asset impairment for the years 2025 and 2024 was $18.3 million and $10.7 million, respectively.
(2) Reflects an estimate of expenses to be incurred related to the TOPS and NGCS acquisitions.
(3) Management believes adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because this non-GAAP measure, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provides a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses this non-GAAP measure as a supplemental measure to review current period operating performance, comparability measure and performance measure for period-to-period comparisons.
(4) Management uses cash available for dividend as a supplemental performance measure to compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned dividends.
(5) A forward-looking estimate of cash provided by operating activities is not provided because certain items necessary to estimate cash provided by operating activities, including changes in assets and liabilities, are not estimable at this time. Changes in assets and liabilities were $(58.9) million and $(25.8) million for the years 2025 and 2024, respectively.
   

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