Ovintiv Inc.

Results of Operations

Selected Financial Information

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Service revenues comprises third-party gathering and processing fees and other revenues.

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Total Operating Expenses include non-cash items such as DD&A, impairments, accretion of asset retirement obligations and long-term incentive costs. The year ended December 31, 2025, includes non-cash ceiling test impairments of $920 million (2024 - $450 million).

Revenues

Ovintiv’s revenues are substantially derived from sales of oil, NGLs and natural gas production. Increases or decreases in Ovintiv’s revenue, profitability and future production are highly dependent on the commodity prices the Company receives. Prices are market driven and fluctuate due to factors beyond the Company’s control, such as supply and demand, seasonality and geopolitical and economic factors. The Company’s realized prices generally reflect WTI, NYMEX, Edmonton Condensate and AECO benchmark prices, as well as other downstream benchmarks, including Houston and Dawn. The Company proactively mitigates price risk and optimizes margins by entering into firm transportation contracts to diversify market access to different sales points. Realized prices, excluding the impact of risk management activities, may differ from the benchmarks for many reasons, including quality, location, or production being sold at different market hubs.

Benchmark prices relevant to the Company are shown in the table below.

Benchmark Prices

Production Volumes and Realized Prices

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Average daily.

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Average per-unit prices, excluding the impact of risk management activities.

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Includes production impacts of acquisitions and divestitures. See Notes 8 and 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Upstream Product Revenues, Excluding Realized Gains (Losses) on Risk Management

Oil Revenues

Oil revenues were lower by $1,136 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Lower average oil production volumes of 25.6 Mbbls/d decreased revenues by $704 million. Lower production volumes were primarily due to the sale of the Uinta assets during the first quarter of 2025 (24.6 Mbbls/d); and

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A decrease of $8.25 per bbl, or 11 percent, in the average realized oil prices which decreased revenues by $432 million. The decrease reflected lower Houston and WTI benchmark prices which were down 15 percent and 14 percent, respectively, partially offset by higher regional pricing relative to the benchmark prices.

NGL Revenues

NGL revenues were higher by $383 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Higher average plant condensate production volumes of 23.8 Mbbls/d increased revenues by $626 million. Higher production volumes were primarily due to the Montney Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025 (20.2 Mbbls/d) and successful drilling in Montney (5.7 Mbbls/d); and

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A decrease of $7.96 per bbl, or 12 percent, in the average realized plant condensate prices which decreased revenues by $238 million. The decrease primarily reflected the lower Edmonton Condensate benchmark price which was down 11 percent.

Natural Gas Revenues

Natural gas revenues were higher by $547 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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An increase of $0.66 per Mcf, or 39 percent, in the average realized natural gas prices which increased revenues by $446 million. The increase reflected the higher NYMEX and AECO benchmark prices which were up 51 percent and 29 percent, respectively, and exposure to other downstream benchmark prices relating to the Company’s diversified markets in the Canadian Operations, partially offset by lower regional pricing relative to benchmark prices in the USA Operations; and

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Higher average natural gas production volumes of 164 MMcf/d increased revenues by $101 million. Higher production volumes were primarily due to the Montney Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025 (190 MMcf/d), and successful drilling in Montney and Permian (89 MMcf/d). The higher production volumes were partially offset by lower production volumes in Montney primarily related to pipeline restrictions and increased third-party plant downtime (51 MMcf/d), the sale of the Uinta and Horn River assets in the first quarter of 2025 (38 MMcf/d), and natural declines in Anadarko (19 MMcf/d).

Sales of Purchased Product

Revenues from the sale of purchased product relate to activities that provide operational flexibility and cost mitigation for transportation commitments, product type, delivery points and customer diversification within the USA and Canadian Operations segments.

Sales of purchased product decreased $98 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Lower realized third-party liquids pricing ($397 million);

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Higher sales of third-party purchased liquids volumes in the USA Operations ($263 million) and higher realized third-party natural gas pricing ($39 million).

Gains (Losses) on Risk Management, Net

As a means of managing commodity price volatility, Ovintiv enters into commodity derivative financial instruments on a portion of its expected oil, NGLs and natural gas production volumes. Additional information on the Company’s commodity price positions as at December 31, 2025, can be found in Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table provides the effects of the Company’s risk management activities on revenues.

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Other primarily includes realized gains from other derivative contracts with no associated production volumes.

Ovintiv recognizes fair value changes from its risk management activities each reporting period. The changes in fair value result from new positions and settlements that occur during each period, as well as the relationship between contract prices and the associated forward curves. Realized gains or losses on risk management activities related to commodity price mitigation are included in the USA and Canadian Operations’ revenues as the contracts are cash settled. Unrealized gains or losses on fair value changes of unsettled contracts are included in the Corporate and Other segment.

During 2025, the Company entered into physical forward contracts to further mitigate a portion of its exposure to AECO benchmark prices. The Company’s ongoing market diversification strategy shifts a portion of its commodity price exposure to alternative pricing hubs including Japan Korea Marker and Chicago city-gates, commencing in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

Additional information on fair value changes can be found in Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Sublease Revenues

Sublease revenues primarily include amounts related to the sublease of office space in The Bow office building recorded in the Corporate and Other segment. Additional information on office sublease income can be found in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Production, Mineral and Other Taxes

Production, mineral and other taxes include production and property taxes. Production taxes are generally assessed as a percentage of oil, NGLs and natural gas production revenues. Property taxes are generally assessed based on the value of the underlying assets.

Production, mineral and other taxes decreased $47 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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The Uinta assets sold in the first quarter of 2025 ($32 million), lower oil commodity prices ($27 million) and lower property taxes in Permian ($6 million);

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Higher property taxes primarily due to the Montney Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025 ($7 million) and higher effective production tax rates ($6 million).

Transportation and Processing

Transportation and processing expense includes transportation costs incurred to move product from production points to sales points including gathering, compression, pipeline tariffs, trucking and storage costs. Ovintiv also incurs costs related to processing provided by third parties or through ownership interests in processing facilities.

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Other includes pipeline transportation fees associated with previously divested assets in the USA Operations of approximately $3 million (2024 - $50 million) and other third-party transportation and processing fees with no associated production volumes in the Canadian Operations of approximately $36 million (2024 - $36 million).

Transportation and processing expense increased $85 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Higher production volumes due to the Montney Acquisition during the first quarter of 2025 ($279 million) and higher natural gas production volumes in Permian ($19 million);

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The Uinta and Horn River assets sold in the first quarter of 2025 ($69 million), an expired pipeline transportation contract ($50 million), a higher U.S./Canadian dollar exchange rate ($20 million), lower downstream transportation costs in Montney ($17 million), lower midstream transportation costs in Montney ($15 million), third-party plant turnarounds in Montney in 2024 ($14 million), lower minimum volume commitment costs incurred associated with certain gathering and processing assets in Montney ($13 million), and lower natural gas production volumes in Anadarko ($12 million).

Operating

Operating expense includes costs paid by the Company, net of amounts capitalized, on oil and natural gas properties in which Ovintiv has a working interest. These costs primarily include labor, service contract fees, chemicals, fuel, water hauling, electricity and workovers.

Operating expense decreased $69 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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The sale of the Uinta assets in the first quarter of 2025 ($90 million), increased operational efficiencies in Permian ($17 million) and decreased workover activity in Anadarko ($12 million);

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Higher activity due to the Montney Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025 ($37 million) and increased workover activity in Permian ($11 million).

Purchased Product

Purchased product expense includes purchases of oil, NGLs and natural gas from third parties that are used to provide operational flexibility and cost mitigation for transportation commitments, product type, delivery points and customer diversification within the USA and Canadian Operations segments.

Purchased product expense decreased $99 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Lower third-party liquids purchase prices ($396 million);

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Higher third-party purchased liquids volumes in the USA Operations ($263 million) and higher third-party natural gas purchase prices ($36 million).

Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization

Proved properties within each country cost center are depleted using the unit-of-production method based on proved reserves as discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Depletion rates are impacted by impairments, acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange rates, as well as fluctuations in 12-month average trailing prices which affect proved reserves volumes. Corporate assets are carried at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated service lives of the assets.

Additional information can be found under Upstream Assets and Reserve Estimates in the Critical Accounting Estimates section of this MD&A.

DD&A decreased $111 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Lower depletion rates and production volumes in the USA Operations primarily due to the sale of the Uinta assets in the first quarter of 2025 ($327 million and $170 million, respectively);

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Higher depletion rates and production volumes in the Canadian Operations primarily due to the Montney Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025 ($322 million and $70 million, respectively).

The upstream depletion rate in the USA Operations decreased $2.83 per BOE primarily due to a lower depletable base resulting from the sale of the Uinta assets in the first quarter of 2025. The upstream depletion rate in the Canadian Operations increased $2.89 per BOE primarily due to a higher depletable base resulting from the Montney Acquisition in the first quarter of 2025, partially offset by the ceiling test impairments recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first and third quarters of 2025.

Ceiling Test Impairment

Under full cost accounting, the carrying amount of Ovintiv’s oil and natural gas properties within each country cost center is subject to a ceiling test performed quarterly. Ceiling test impairments are recognized when the capitalized costs, net of accumulated depletion and the related deferred income taxes, exceed the sum of the estimated after-tax future net cash flows from proved reserves as calculated under SEC requirements using the 12-month average trailing prices and discounted at 10 percent. The 12‑month average trailing price is calculated as the average of the price on the first day of each month within the trailing 12‑month period.

In 2025, the Company recognized before-tax non-cash ceiling test impairments of $871 million and $49 million in the Canadian Operations and USA Operations, respectively. The non-cash ceiling test impairments primarily resulted from the 12-month average trailing prices used in the ceiling test at March 31, 2025, which were lower than the market prices used for the Montney Acquisition on January 31, 2025, and declines in the 12-month average trailing prices during the year, which reduced proved reserves in both the Canadian and USA Operations.

The 12-month average trailing prices used in the ceiling test calculations were based on the benchmark prices below. The benchmark prices were adjusted for basis differentials to determine local reference prices, transportation costs and tariffs, heat content and quality.

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All prices were held constant in all future years when estimating net revenues and reserves.

Further declines in the 12‑month average trailing commodity prices could reduce proved reserves values and result in the recognition of future ceiling test impairments. Future ceiling test impairments can also result from changes to reserves estimates, future development costs, capitalized costs and unproved property costs. Moreover, acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties are transacted at market prices, which may be higher than the SEC 12-month average trailing prices at the reporting date and could result in the recognition of a ceiling test impairment. Proceeds received from oil and natural gas divestitures are typically deducted from the Company’s capitalized costs and can reduce the risk of ceiling test impairments.

The Company believes that the discounted after-tax future net cash flows from proved reserves required to be used in the ceiling test calculation are not indicative of the fair market value of Ovintiv’s oil and natural gas properties or the future net cash flows expected to be generated from such properties. The discounted after-tax future net cash flows do not consider the fair market value of unamortized unproved properties, or probable or possible liquids and natural gas reserves. In addition, there is no consideration given to the effect of future changes in commodity prices. Ovintiv manages its business using estimates of reserves and resources based on forecast prices and costs. Additional information on the ceiling test calculation can be found in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Administrative

Administrative expense represents costs associated with corporate functions provided by Ovintiv staff. These expenses primarily include salaries and benefits, operating leases, office, information technology, restructuring and long-term incentive costs.

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Includes costs related to The Bow office lease of $111 million (2024 - $116 million), half of which is recovered from sublease revenues.

Administrative expense decreased $34 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Lower restructuring costs incurred in 2025 ($15 million) and lower legal costs ($15 million).

In October 2024, Ovintiv undertook a plan to reduce its workforce by approximately 10 percent as part of a corporate reorganization. Additional information on restructuring charges and long-term incentive costs can be found in Notes 21 and 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Other (Income) Expenses

Interest

Interest expense primarily includes interest on Ovintiv’s short-term and long-term debt. Additional information on changes in interest and long-term debt can be found in Notes 4 and 15, respectively, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Interest expense decreased $36 million compared to 2024 primarily due to:

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Lower interest expense resulting from the repayment of the Company’s $600 million senior note in the second quarter of 2025 ($21 million), lower financing fees incurred related to the Montney Acquisition ($7 million) and lower interest expense on short-term borrowings ($7 million).

Foreign Exchange (Gain) Loss, Net

Foreign exchange gains and losses primarily result from the impact of fluctuations in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate. Additional information on changes in foreign exchange gains or losses can be found in Notes 5 and 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additional information on foreign exchange rates and the effects of foreign exchange rate changes can be found in Item 7A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Net foreign exchange loss of $31 million compared to a gain of $19 million in 2024 primarily due to:

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Unrealized foreign exchange losses on the translation of intercompany notes compared to gains in 2024 ($99 million), higher realized foreign exchange losses on the settlement of U.S. dollar risk management contracts issued from Canada ($95 million) and losses on other monetary revaluations compared to gains in 2024 ($33 million);

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Unrealized foreign exchange gains on the translation of U.S. dollar risk management contracts issued from Canada compared to losses in 2024 ($177 million).

Other (Gains) Losses, Net

Other (gains) losses, net, primarily includes other non-recurring revenues or expenses and may also include items such as interest income, reclamation charges related to decommissioned assets, proceeds related to previously divested assets and adjustments related to other assets.

Other gains in 2025 includes an unrealized gain of $28 million related to the 18.5 million common shares of NuVista purchased in contemplation of the NuVista Acquisition. Other gains also included interest income of $11 million primarily generated from short-term investments (2024 ‑ $7 million).

During 2024, the Company received settlement proceeds of approximately $156 million related to the previous dispositions of certain legacy assets. Accordingly, the Company recognized the total net proceeds of $156 million as a gain within Other (gains) losses, net. Additional information on the net settlement proceeds can be found in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Income Tax

In 2025, the Company recorded a current income tax recovery in the U.S. of $6 million compared to an expense in 2024, primarily due to lower corporate alternative minimum tax. In Canada, the current income tax expense in 2025 of $48 million was lower than 2024 primarily due to lower earnings subject to current tax.

In 2025, the Company recorded a deferred income tax recovery of $514 million compared to an expense in 2024, primarily due to the recognition of a net deferred tax asset resulting from the commercial restructure described below, higher Canadian ceiling test impairments in 2025 and lower taxes on U.S. earnings.

During 2025, Ovintiv restructured its existing arrangement with a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation for ownership and development of the Cutbank Ridge lands within the Montney area of British Columbia. This commercial restructure is designed to enhance alignment between the two companies and streamline administrative processes. Additionally, the restructure resulted in a capital loss utilization and a corresponding reduction in the valuation allowance, as well as the recognition of a net deferred tax asset.

The determination of income and other tax liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries requires interpretation of complex domestic and foreign tax laws and regulations, that are subject to change. The Company’s interpretation of tax laws may differ from the interpretation of the tax authorities. As a result, there are tax matters under review for which the timing of resolution is uncertain. The Company believes that the provision for income taxes is adequate.

Additional information on income taxes can be found in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.