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Energy Transfer LP

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 19, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 19, 2026

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2. Estimates, Significant Accounting Policies and Balance Sheet Detail

  1. ESTIMATES, SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BALANCE SHEET DETAIL:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the accrual for and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

The oil and gas industry conducts its business by processing actual transactions at the end of the month following the month of delivery. Consequently, the most current month’s financial results for much of our business are estimated using volume estimates and market prices. Any differences between estimated results and actual results are recognized in the following month’s financial statements. Management believes that the estimated operating results represent the actual results in all material respects.

Some of the other significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, the timing of certain forecasted transactions that are hedged, the fair value of derivative instruments, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, purchase accounting allocations and subsequent realizability of intangible assets, fair value measurements used in the goodwill impairment test, market value of inventory, assets and liabilities resulting from the regulated ratemaking process, contingency reserves and environmental reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Regulatory Accounting – Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Our interstate transportation and storage segment is subject to regulation by certain state and federal authorities, and certain subsidiaries in that segment have accounting policies that conform to the accounting requirements and ratemaking practices of the regulatory authorities, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 980. The application of these accounting policies allows certain of our regulated entities to defer expenses and revenues on the balance sheet as regulatory assets and liabilities when it is probable that those expenses and revenues will be allowed in the ratemaking process in a period different from the period in which they would have been reflected in the consolidated statement of operations by an unregulated company. These deferred assets and liabilities will be reported in results of operations in the period in which the same amounts are included in rates and recovered from or refunded to customers. Management’s assessment of the probability of recovery or pass through of regulatory assets and liabilities will require judgment and interpretation of laws and regulatory commission orders. If, for any reason, we cease to meet the criteria for application of regulatory accounting treatment under ASC Topic 980 for these entities, the regulatory assets and liabilities related to those portions ceasing to meet such criteria would be eliminated from the consolidated balance sheet for the period in which the discontinuance of regulatory accounting treatment occurs.

Although Panhandle’s natural gas transmission systems and storage operations are subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC in accordance with the NGA and NGPA, Panhandle does not currently apply ASC Topic 980 in its GAAP-basis consolidated financial statements, primarily due to the level of discounting from tariff rates and its inability to recover specific costs.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash on hand, demand deposits and investments with original maturities of three months or less. We consider cash equivalents to include short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

We place our cash deposits and temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, our cash and cash equivalents may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.

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The net change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures, included in cash flows from operating activities is comprised as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
Accounts receivable$(77)$(775)$(171)
Accounts receivable from related companies3115(5)
Inventories(717)(735)35
Other current assets(80)82221
Other non-current assets, net(120)(166)(125)
Accounts payable(322)1,315(501)
Accounts payable to related companies(24)(35)(38)
Accrued and other current liabilities(96)166209
Other non-current liabilities(523)(123)(33)
Derivative assets and liabilities, net(48)60(43)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures$(1,976)$(196)$(451)

Non-cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow information are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Accrued capital expenditures$1,112$688$442
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities296723
Distribution reinvestment458990
Energy Transfer common units issued in connection with acquisitions (1)—8333,940
USAC exercise and conversion of preferred units into common units164301—
USAC government securities transferred in connection with the legal defeasance of USAC senior notes due 2026—749—
Legal defeasance of USAC senior notes due 2026—725—
Sunoco LP senior notes redeemed and issued in exchange transaction3,654——
Sunoco LP common units (noncontrolling interest) issued in connection with acquisitions (1)4,0382,850—
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized$3,136$2,884$2,298

(1)See Note 3 for additional information.

Accounts Receivable, net

Our operations deal with a variety of counterparties across the energy sector. Internal credit ratings and credit limits are assigned to all counterparties and limits are monitored against credit exposure. Letters of credit or prepayments may be required from those counterparties that are not investment grade depending on the internal credit rating and level of commercial activity with the counterparty.

We have a diverse portfolio of customers; however, because of the midstream and transportation services we provide, many of our customers are engaged in the exploration and production sector. We manage trade credit risk to mitigate credit losses and exposure to uncollectible trade receivables. Prospective and existing customers are reviewed regularly for creditworthiness to manage credit risk within approved tolerances. Customers that do not meet minimum credit standards are required to provide additional credit support in the form of a letter of credit, prepayment, or other forms of security. We establish an allowance for credit losses on trade receivables based on the expected ultimate recovery of these receivables and consider many factors including historical customer collection experience, general and specific economic trends, and known specific issues related to individual customers, sectors, and transactions that might impact collectability. Changes in the allowance are recorded as a component of operating expenses; reductions in the allowance are recorded when

F - 13 receivables are subsequently collected or written-off. Past due receivable balances are written-off when our efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amount due.

Inventories

Inventories consist principally of natural gas held in storage, NGLs and refined products, crude oil and spare parts, all of which are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value utilizing the weighted-average cost method.

Sunoco LP’s fuel inventories, other than in the Caribbean, are stated at the lower of cost or market using the last-in-first-out (“LIFO”) method. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, Sunoco LP’s fuel inventory balance included lower of cost or market reserves of $472 million and $316 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Partnership’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income did not include any material amounts of income from the liquidation of Sunoco LP’s LIFO fuel inventory. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Partnership’s cost of products sold included unfavorable inventory adjustments of $156 million, $86 million and $114 million, respectively, which decreased net income.

Sunoco LP’s fuel inventories in the Caribbean, which totaled $88 million at December 31, 2025, are stated at the lower of cost or market using the FIFO method. Under this methodology, the cost of fuel sold consists of older acquisition costs, which includes transportation and storage costs.

The Partnership’s inventories consisted of the following:

December 31,
20252024
Natural gas, NGLs and refined products$3,506$1,989
Crude oil286400
Spare parts and other978681
Total inventories$4,770$3,070

We utilize commodity derivatives to manage price volatility associated with our natural gas inventory. Changes in fair value of designated hedged inventory are recorded in inventory on our consolidated balance sheets and cost of products sold in our consolidated statements of operations.

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following:

December 31,
20252024
Deposits paid to vendors$216$150
Prepaid expenses and other472327
Total other current assets$688$477

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful or FERC-mandated lives of the assets, if applicable. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs that do not add capacity or extend the useful life are expensed as incurred. Expenditures to refurbish assets that either extend the useful lives of the asset or prevent environmental contamination are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Additionally, we capitalize certain costs directly related to the construction of assets including internal labor costs, interest and engineering costs. Upon disposition or retirement of pipeline components or natural gas plant components, any gain or loss is recorded to accumulated depreciation. When entire pipeline systems, gas plants or other property and equipment is retired or sold, any gain or loss is included in our consolidated statements of operations.

Property, plant and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If such a review should indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets is not recoverable, we reduce the carrying amount of such assets to fair value.

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For the years ended December 31 2025, 2024 and 2023, USAC recognized fixed asset impairments of $8 million, $1 million and $12 million, respectively, primarily related to its compression equipment as a result of its evaluation of the future deployment of idle fleet.

In 2025, the Partnership recorded a $256 million fixed asset impairment related to the suspension of the Lake Charles LNG export project.

Capitalized interest is included for pipeline construction projects, except for certain interstate projects for which an allowance for funds used during construction (“AFUDC”) is accrued. Interest is capitalized based on the then current weighted average interest rate of our outstanding debt when the related costs are incurred. AFUDC is calculated under guidelines prescribed by the FERC and capitalized as part of the cost of utility plant for interstate projects. It represents the cost of servicing the capital invested in construction work-in-process. AFUDC is segregated into two component parts – borrowed funds and equity funds.

Components and useful lives of property, plant and equipment were as follows:

December 31,
20252024
Land and improvements$3,051$1,675
Buildings and improvements (1 to 40 years)8,4484,688
Pipelines and equipment (5 to 65 years)101,50697,078
Product storage and related facilities (2 to 40 years)8,3997,869
Right of way (20 to 65 years)9,3449,239
Other (1 to 48 years)4,6944,060
Construction work-in-process5,8414,633
141,283129,242
Less – Accumulated depreciation and depletion(39,141)(34,030)
Property, plant and equipment, net$102,142$95,212

We recognized the following amounts for the periods presented:

Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense$5,203$4,701$3,986
Capitalized interest15012077

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

We own interests in a number of related businesses that are accounted for by the equity method. In general, we use the equity method of accounting for an investment for which we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the investee’s operating and financial policies. An impairment of an investment in an unconsolidated affiliate is recognized when circumstances indicate that a decline in the investment value is other than temporary.

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Other Non-Current Assets, net

Other non-current assets, net are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Other non-current assets, net consisted of the following:

December 31,
20252024
Crude pipeline linefill and tank bottoms$787$743
Regulatory assets4039
Pension assets209188
Deferred charges146151
Restricted funds210216
Other1,199680
Total other non-current assets, net$2,591$2,017

Restricted funds primarily consist of investments held in our wholly owned captive insurance companies, including an immaterial amount of restricted cash.

Intangible Assets, net

Intangible assets are stated at cost, net of amortization computed on the straight-line method. The Partnership removes the gross carrying amount and the related accumulated amortization for any fully amortized intangibles in the year they are fully amortized.

Components and useful lives of intangible assets were as follows:

December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationGrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortization
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships, contracts and agreements (3 to 46 years)$10,859$(4,128)$9,304$(3,654)
Patents (10 years)48(48)48(48)
Trade names (20 years)66(51)66(48)
Other (5 to 20 years)95(9)12(11)
Total amortizable intangible assets11,068(4,236)9,430(3,761)
Non-amortizable intangible assets:
Trademarks606—302—
Total non-amortizable intangible assets606—302—
Total intangible assets$11,674$(4,236)$9,732$(3,761)

Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets was as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
Reported in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense$479$464$399

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Estimated aggregate amortization of intangible assets for the next five years is as follows:

Years Ending December 31:
2026$558
2027542
2028539
2029533
2030516

We review amortizable intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If such a review should indicate that the carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets is not recoverable, we reduce the carrying amount of such assets to fair value. We review non-amortizable intangible assets for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances dictate.

Goodwill

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The annual impairment test was performed during the fourth quarter.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

MidstreamNGL and Refined Products Transportation and ServicesCrude Oil Transportation and ServicesInvestment in Sunoco LPAll OtherTotal
Balance, December 31, 2023$601$884$853$1,599$82$4,019
Acquired———16—16
Disposed———(138)—(138)
Other162(12)——6
Balance, December 31, 20246178868411,477823,903
Acquired———1,528—1,528
Other———21—21
Balance, December 31, 2025$617$886$841$3,026$82$5,452

Goodwill is recorded at the acquisition date based on a preliminary purchase price allocation and generally may be adjusted when the purchase price allocation is finalized. During 2025, $1.53 billion of goodwill was recorded in connection with Sunoco LP’s acquisition of Parkland. During 2024, $16 million of goodwill was recorded in connection with Sunoco LP’s acquisition of NuStar and $138 million of goodwill was removed in connection with Sunoco LP’s sale of 204 convenience stores to 7-Eleven, Inc.

The Partnership determines the fair value of our reporting units using the discounted cash flow method, the guideline company method, or a weighted combination of the discounted cash flow method and the guideline company method. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit requires judgment and the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions include revenue growth rates, operating margins, weighted average costs of capital and future market conditions, among others. The Partnership believes the estimates and assumptions used in our impairment assessments are reasonable and based on available market information, but variations in any of the assumptions could result in materially different calculations of fair value and determinations of whether or not an impairment is indicated. Under the discounted cash flow method, the Partnership determines fair value based on estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit including estimates for capital expenditures, discounted to present value using the risk-adjusted industry rate, which reflect the overall level of inherent risk of the reporting unit. Cash flow projections are derived from one year budgeted amounts and five year operating forecasts plus an estimate of later period cash flows, all of which are evaluated by management. Subsequent period cash flows are developed for each reporting unit using growth rates that management believes are reasonably likely to occur. Under the guideline company method, the Partnership determines the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units by applying valuation multiples of comparable publicly-traded companies to each reporting unit’s projected EBITDA and then averaging that estimate with similar historical calculations using a three year average. In addition, the Partnership estimates a reasonable control premium representing the incremental value that accrues to the majority owner from the opportunity to dictate the strategic and operational actions of the business. The fair

F - 17 value estimates used in the long-lived asset and goodwill tests were primarily based on Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy.

Asset Retirement Obligations

We have determined that we are obligated by contractual or regulatory requirements to remove facilities or perform other remediation upon retirement of certain assets. The fair value of any ARO is determined based on estimates and assumptions related to retirement costs, which the Partnership bases on historical retirement costs, future inflation rates and credit-adjusted risk-free interest rates. These fair value assessments are considered to be Level 3 measurements, as they are based on both observable and unobservable inputs. Changes in the liability are recorded for the passage of time (accretion) or for revisions to cash flows originally estimated to settle the ARO.

An ARO is required to be recorded when a legal obligation to retire an asset exists and such obligation can be reasonably estimated. We will record an ARO in the periods in which management can reasonably estimate the settlement dates.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, other non-current liabilities in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets included AROs of $589 million and $418 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 aggregate accretion expense related to AROs was $13 million, $11 million and $10 million, respectively.

Except for the AROs discussed above, management was not able to reasonably measure the fair value of AROs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, in most cases because the settlement dates were indeterminable. Although a number of onshore assets in our systems are subject to agreements or regulations that give rise to an ARO upon discontinued use of these assets, AROs were not recorded because these assets have an indeterminate removal or abandonment date given the expected continued use of the assets with proper maintenance or replacement. Our subsidiaries also have legal obligations for several other assets at previously owned refineries, pipelines and terminals, for which it is not possible to estimate when the obligations will be settled. Consequently, the retirement obligations for these assets cannot be measured at this time. At the end of the useful life of these underlying assets, our subsidiaries are legally or contractually required to abandon in place or remove the asset. We believe we may have additional AROs related to pipeline assets and storage tanks, for which it is not possible to estimate whether or when the AROs will be settled. Consequently, these AROs cannot be measured at this time. Sunoco LP also has AROs related to the estimated future cost to remove underground storage tanks.

Individual component assets have been and will continue to be replaced, but the pipeline and the natural gas gathering and processing systems will continue in operation as long as supply and demand for natural gas exists. Based on the widespread use of natural gas in industrial and power generation activities, management expects supply and demand to exist for the foreseeable future. We have in place a rigorous repair and maintenance program that keeps the pipelines and the natural gas gathering and processing systems in good working order. Therefore, although some of the individual assets may be replaced, the pipelines and the natural gas gathering and processing systems themselves will remain intact indefinitely.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, other non-current assets on the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets included $35 million and $31 million, respectively, of funds that were legally restricted for the purpose of settling AROs.

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

December 31,
20252024
Interest payable$878$685
Customer advances and deposits343360
Accrued capital expenditures1,112688
Accrued wages and benefits494422
Taxes payable other than income taxes844737
Exchanges payable8690
Deferred revenue366322
Other1,042937
Total accrued and other current liabilities$5,165$4,241

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In certain circumstances, customer advances and deposits are received from our customers as prepayments for natural gas deliveries in the following month. Prepayments and security deposits may be required when customers exceed their credit limits or do not qualify for open credit.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Our redeemable noncontrolling interests relate to certain preferred unitholders of our consolidated subsidiaries that have the option to convert their preferred units to such subsidiary’s common units at the election of the holders and the noncontrolling interest holders in our consolidated subsidiaries that have the option to sell their interests to us. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the noncontrolling interest is excluded from total equity and reflected as redeemable noncontrolling interests on our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 7 for further information.

Environmental Remediation

We accrue environmental remediation costs for work at identified sites where an assessment has indicated that cleanup costs are probable and reasonably estimable. Such accruals are undiscounted and are based on currently available information, estimated timing of remedial actions and related inflation assumptions, existing technology and presently enacted laws and regulations. If a range of probable environmental cleanup costs exists for an identified site, the minimum of the range is accrued unless some other point in the range is more likely in which case the most likely amount in the range is accrued.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value.

Commodity derivatives, excluding those designated as normal purchases or normal sales, are recognized as assets or liabilities at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets. Fair value is determined using the highest level of observable inputs available, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy.

Exchange-traded contracts, such as futures, swaps and options, are valued using quoted market prices from exchanges including the New York Mercantile Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange or similar platforms. These are classified as Level 1.

Over-the-counter (OTC) swaps, options and physical forward contracts that are comparable to actively traded instruments are valued using third-party broker quotes, pricing services or relevant exchange data. This category also includes OTC options valued using an option pricing model based on observable market inputs. These instruments are classified as Level 2.

Less liquid instruments, including non-standard term OTC swaps and options, as well as long-dated contracts, are valued using internally developed models based on historical industry practices. These models incorporate forward price curves, volatility assumptions, time value and other relevant economic factors. These are classified as Level 3.

The following tables summarize the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 based on inputs used to derive their fair values:

Fair Value Total · Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2025
Level 1 · Level 2
Assets:
Total commodity derivatives$618$531$87
Other non-current assets209209—
Total assets$827$740$87
Liabilities:
Total commodity derivatives$(454)$(404)$(50)
Total liabilities$(454)$(404)$(50)

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Fair Value Total · Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2024
Level 1 · Level 2
Assets:
Total commodity derivatives$263$263$—
Other non-current assets212212—
Total assets$475$475$—
Liabilities:
Total commodity derivatives$(293)$(293)$—
Total liabilities$(293)$(293)$—

Based on the estimated borrowing rates currently available to us and our subsidiaries for loans with similar terms and average maturities, the aggregate fair value and carrying amount of our debt obligations as of December 31, 2025 was $68.55 billion and $68.33 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate fair value and carrying amount of our debt obligations was $59.01 billion and $59.76 billion, respectively. The fair value of our consolidated debt obligations is a Level 2 valuation based on the observable inputs used for similar liabilities.

Contributions in Aid of Construction Costs

On certain of our capital projects, third parties are obligated to reimburse us for all or a portion of project expenditures. The majority of such arrangements are associated with pipeline construction and production well tie-ins. For our regulated businesses, contributions in aid of construction costs (“CIAC”) are netted against our project costs as they are received. For our non-regulated businesses, contributions in aid of construction costs are included in the transaction price of the underlying contract.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of products sold, except for shipping and handling costs related to fuel consumed for compression and treating which are included in operating expenses.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of products sold include actual cost of fuel sold, adjusted for the effects of our hedging and other commodity derivative activities, and the cost of appliances, parts and fittings. Operating expenses include all costs incurred to provide products to customers, including compensation for operations personnel, insurance costs, vehicle maintenance, advertising costs, purchasing costs and plant operations. Selling, general and administrative expenses include all partnership related expenses and compensation for executive, partnership and administrative personnel.

We record the collection of taxes to be remitted to government authorities on a net basis, except for consumer excise taxes collected by Sunoco LP on sales of refined products and merchandise which are included in both revenues and costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, with no effect on net income. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, excise taxes collected by Sunoco LP were $261 million, $164 million and $274 million, respectively.

Issuances of Subsidiary Units

We record changes in our ownership interest of our subsidiaries as equity transactions, with no gain or loss recognized in consolidated net income or comprehensive income. For example, upon our subsidiary’s issuance of common units in a public offering, we record any difference between the amount of consideration received or paid and the amount by which the noncontrolling interests are adjusted as a change in partners’ capital.

Related Party Transactions

The Partnership regularly enters into related party transactions with several of its unconsolidated affiliates. In addition to commercial transactions, these transactions include the provision of certain management services and leases of certain assets. While the Partnership believes that such related party transactions generally reflect market rates, the pricing under such agreements may not be comparable to similar transactions with unaffiliated third parties. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Partnership’s consolidated income statements reflect revenues from related parties of $568 million, $603 million and $626 million, respectively.

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Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currencies of our foreign subsidiaries are the local currencies of the countries in which the subsidiaries are located. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies at the exchange rates applicable on the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the appropriate functional currency at the exchange rate at the consolidated balance sheet date. Foreign exchange gains and losses are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are measured at cost using the exchange rates on the dates of initial recognition.

On consolidation, the financial statements of foreign operations are translated to U.S. dollars. The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at the consolidated balance sheet date. Income and expenses of foreign operations are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates that approximate those on the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation for consolidation are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). The results and financial position of subsidiaries with the functional currencies of hyperinflationary economies, after being restated for the effects of inflation in line with the Partnership’s policy over hyperinflation accounting, are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at the consolidated balance sheet date.

In connection with certain internal restructuring transactions subsequent to the Parkland acquisition, Sunoco LP and Parkland established an intercompany loan that is denominated in Canadian dollars. Foreign currency translation gains and losses related to this intercompany loan are recorded in “Other, net” within net income on the Partnership’s consolidated statement of operations.

Income Taxes

Energy Transfer is a publicly traded limited partnership and is not taxable for federal and most state income tax purposes. As a result, our earnings or losses, to the extent not included in a taxable subsidiary, for federal and most state purposes are included in the tax returns of the individual partners. Net earnings for financial statement purposes may differ significantly from taxable income reportable to Unitholders as a result of differences between the tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities, in addition to the allocation requirements related to taxable income under our Partnership Agreement. We do not have access to information regarding each partner’s individual tax basis in our limited partner interests.

As a publicly traded limited partnership, we are subject to a statutory requirement that our “qualifying income” (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, related Treasury Regulations, and IRS pronouncements) exceed 90% of our total gross income, determined on a calendar year basis. If our qualifying income does not meet this statutory requirement, Energy Transfer would be taxed as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, our qualifying income met the statutory requirement.

The Partnership conducts certain activities through corporate subsidiaries which are subject to federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes. These corporate subsidiaries include ETP Holdco, Sunoco Retail LLC and Aloha, among others. The Partnership and its corporate subsidiaries account for income taxes under the asset and liability method.

Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts more likely than not to be realized.

The determination of the provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. Significant judgment is required in assessing the timing and amounts of deductible and taxable items and the probability of sustaining uncertain tax positions. The benefits of uncertain tax positions are recorded in our consolidated financial statements only after determining a more-likely-than-not probability that the uncertain tax positions will withstand challenge, if any, from taxing authorities. When facts and circumstances change, we reassess these probabilities and record any changes through the provision for income taxes.

The acquisition of Parkland by Sunoco LP brought the Partnership into scope for Pillar Two global minimum tax regime, a legislative framework established by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, as several jurisdictions in which the Partnership now operates have enacted Pillar Two global minimum tax legislation.

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Consistent with ASC 740 and current industry guidance, the Partnership has applied a temporary exception and has not recognized deferred tax assets or liabilities related to Pillar Two tax liability.

The Partnership has elected to account for the tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) under IRC §951A as a period cost in the year the tax is incurred, rather than recognizing deferred taxes on basis differences in its controlled foreign corporations that may give rise to future GILTI inclusions.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

For qualifying hedges, we formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting treatment and the gains and losses offset related results on the hedged item in the statement of operations. The market prices used to value our financial derivatives and related transactions have been determined using independent third-party prices, readily available market information, broker quotes and appropriate valuation techniques.

At inception of a hedge, we formally document the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, the risk management objectives, and the methods used for assessing and testing effectiveness and how any ineffectiveness will be measured and recorded. We also assess, both at the inception of the hedge and on a quarterly basis, whether the derivatives that are used in our hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows. If we determine that a derivative is no longer highly effective as a hedge, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively by including changes in the fair value of the derivative in net income for the period.

If we designate a commodity hedging relationship as a fair value hedge, we record the changes in fair value of the hedged asset or liability in cost of products sold in our consolidated statements of operations. This amount is offset by the changes in fair value of the related hedging instrument. Any ineffective portion or amount excluded from the assessment of hedge ineffectiveness is also included in the cost of products sold in the consolidated statements of operations.

Cash flows from derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges are reported as cash flows from operating activities, in the same category as the cash flows from the items being hedged.

If we designate a derivative financial instrument as a cash flow hedge and it qualifies for hedge accounting, the change in the fair value is deferred in AOCI until the underlying hedged transaction occurs. Any ineffective portion of a cash flow hedge’s change in fair value is recognized each period in earnings. Gains and losses deferred in AOCI related to cash flow hedges remain in AOCI until the underlying physical transaction occurs, unless it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within an additional two-month period of time thereafter. For financial derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting, the change in fair value is recorded in cost of products sold in the consolidated statements of operations.

We manage a portion of our interest rate exposures by utilizing interest rate swaps and similar instruments. Certain of our interest rate derivatives are accounted for as either cash flow hedges or fair value hedges. For interest rate derivatives accounted for as either cash flow or fair value hedges, we report realized gains and losses and ineffectiveness portions of those hedges in interest expense. For interest rate derivatives not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, we report realized and unrealized gains and losses on those derivatives in other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Equity Incentive Compensation

For awards of restricted units, we recognize compensation expense over the vesting period based on the grant-date fair value, which is determined based on the market price of the underlying common units on the grant date. For awards of cash restricted units, we remeasure the fair value of the award at the end of each reporting period based on the market price of the underlying common units as of the reporting date, and the fair value is recorded in other non-current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The Partnership recognizes the overfunded or underfunded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the benefit obligation (the projected benefit obligation for pension plans and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for other postretirement plans). Each overfunded plan is recognized as an asset and each underfunded plan is recognized as a liability. Changes in the funded status of the plan are recorded in the year in which the change occurs within AOCI in equity or, for entities applying regulatory accounting, as a regulatory asset or regulatory liability.

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Allocation of Income

For purposes of maintaining partner capital accounts, the Partnership Agreement specifies that items of income and loss shall generally be allocated among the partners in accordance with their percentage interests.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, Income Statement–Reporting Comprehensive Income–Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2024-03 is to be applied on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, of ASU 2024-03 on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 improves and enhances income tax disclosure requirements, including new disclosures related to tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The Partnership retrospectively adopted ASU 2023-09 during the year ended December 31, 2025 and has revised its disclosures accordingly, as reflected above in “Cash, Cash Equivalents and Supplemental Cash Flow Information” within Note 2 and below in Note 10.

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