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Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 7, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 7, 2026

MGY$23.67+0.6%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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  1. Other Current Liabilities

The following table provides detail of the Company’s other current liabilities as of the periods presented:

(In thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Accrued capital expenditures$48,825$21,378
Current operating lease liabilities19,45618,212
Other65,75270,872
Total other current liabilities$134,033$110,462
  1. Long-term Debt

The Company’s long-term debt is comprised of the following:

(In thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Revolving credit facility$—$—
Senior Notes due 2032400,000400,000
Total long-term debt400,000400,000
Less: Unamortized deferred financing cost(6,558)(6,749)
Long-term debt, net$393,442$393,251

Credit Facility

The original RBL Facility was entered into by and among Magnolia Operating, as borrower, Magnolia Intermediate, as its holding company, the banks, financial institutions, and other lending institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, the other parties from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, issuing bank, and swingline lender. On February 16, 2022, Magnolia Operating, as borrower, amended and restated the original RBL Facility in its entirety (the “2022 RBL Facility”). On November 13, 2024, Magnolia Operating, as borrower, amended and restated the 2022 RBL Facility in its entirety, providing for maximum commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion with a letter of credit facility with a $50.0 million sublimit, with an initial borrowing base of $800.0 million and borrowing capacity of $450.0 million. The RBL Facility is guaranteed by certain parent companies and subsidiaries of Magnolia LLC and is collateralized by certain of Magnolia Operating’s oil and natural gas properties. The RBL Facility matures on November 13, 2029, subject to certain conditions.

Borrowings under the RBL Facility bear interest, at Magnolia Operating’s option, at a rate per annum equal to either the term SOFR rate or the alternative base rate plus the applicable margin. Additionally, Magnolia Operating is required to pay a commitment fee quarterly in arrears in respect of unused commitments under the RBL Facility. The applicable margin and the commitment fee rate are calculated based upon the utilization levels of the RBL Facility as a percentage of unused lender commitments then in effect. The RBL Facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants customary for financings of this type, including compliance with a leverage ratio of less than 3.50 to 1.00 and a current ratio of greater than 1.00 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the RBL Facility.

Deferred financing costs in connection with the RBL Facility are amortized on a straight-line basis over a period offive years from November 2024 to November 2029 and included in “Interest expense, net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The unamortized portion of the deferred financing costs is included in “Other long-term assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The Company recognized interest expense related to the RBL Facility of $0.8 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

The Company didnot have any outstanding borrowings under the RBL Facility as of March 31, 2026.

Senior Notes

On November 26, 2024, the Issuers issued and sold $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Senior Notes were issued under the Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2024 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuers, the Company, the guarantors named therein, and Regions Bank, as trustee. The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company, Magnolia LLC, Magnolia Oil & Gas Holdings LLC, and Magnolia Intermediate and may be guaranteed by certain future subsidiaries of the Company. The Senior Notes will mature on December 1, 2032 and bear interest at the rate of 6.875% per annum.

Deferred financing costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the Senior Notes and are included in “Interest expense, net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The unamortized portion of the deferred financing costs is included as a reduction to the carrying value of the Senior Notes, which has been recorded as “Long-term debt, net” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The Company recognized interest expense related to the Senior Notes of $7.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

At any time prior to December 1, 2027, the Issuers may, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or a part of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus a “make whole” premium on accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. After December 1, 2027, the Issuers may redeem all or a part of the Senior Notes based on principal plus a set premium, as set forth in the Indenture, including any accrued and unpaid interest.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company is or may become involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business.

Certain of the Magnolia LLC Unit Holders and EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIV-C, L.P. (collectively the “Co-Defendants”) and the Company have been named as defendants in a lawsuit where the plaintiffs claim to be entitled to a minority working interest in certain Karnes County Assets. The litigation is in the pre-trial stage. The exposure related to this litigation is currently not reasonably estimable. The Co-Defendants retain all such liability.

Matters that are probable of unfavorable outcome to Magnolia and which can be reasonably estimated are accrued. Such accruals are based on information known about the matters, Magnolia’s estimates of the outcomes of such matters and its experience in contesting, litigating and settling similar matters. The Company does not believe the outcome of any such disputes or legal actions will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows after consideration of recorded accruals. Actual amounts could differ materially from management’s estimates.

Environmental Matters

The Company, as an owner or lessee and operator of oil and natural gas properties, is subject to various federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and in certain cases permits, relating to discharge of materials into, and the protection of, the environment. These laws, regulations, and permits may, among other things, impose liability on a lessee under an oil and natural gas lease for the cost of pollution clean-up resulting from operations and subject the lessee to liability for pollution damages. In some instances, the Company may be directed to suspend or cease operations in an affected area. The Company maintains insurance coverage, which it believes is customary in the industry, although the Company is not fully insured against all environmental risks.

Contingencies

In November 2023, the Company acquired certain oil and natural gas producing properties including leasehold and mineral interests in the Giddings area. The acquisition included a maximum of $40.0 million in additional contingent cash consideration based on future commodity prices. The contingent consideration was payable inthree tranches based on average NYMEX WTI prices for (i) the period beginning July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, (ii) the year ending December 31, 2024, and (iii) the year ending December 31, 2025. The first tranche was settled for $2.7 million in January 2024 and the second tranche was settled for $2.8 million in January 2025. All of the tranches of the contingent consideration were settled as of December 31, 2025 and the final tranche did not require a payment.

The Company recognized a gain of $1.4 million on the revaluation of the contingent consideration for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Gains and losses on revaluation are included in “Other income (expense), net” on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

  1. Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax provision consists of the following components:

Three Months Ended
(In thousands)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025
Current:
Federal$3,851$12,145
State147650
Total current3,99812,795
Deferred:
Federal15,98511,780
State905562
Total deferred16,89012,342
Income tax expense$20,888$25,137

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax, Texas state margin tax, and Louisiana corporate income tax. The Company estimates its annual effective tax rate in recording its quarterly provision for income taxes in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were 17.2% and 19.1%, respectively. The primary differences between the annual effective tax rates and the statutory rate of 21.0% are state taxes, tax credits, and income attributable to noncontrolling interest.

On July 4, 2025, the U.S. enacted legislation referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which contains certain significant changes to U.S. corporate income tax laws and is generally effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024. These changes include, among others, the immediate deduction of domestic research and development (“R&D”) expenses, the option to retroactively deduct previously capitalized R&D expenses, and 100% bonus depreciation for property acquired after January 19, 2025. The impacts are reflected in the Company’s income tax provision for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, which resulted in a decrease in current tax expense offset by an increase in deferred tax expense.

  1. Stockholders’ Equity

Class A Common Stock

At March 31, 2026, there were 234.3 million shares of Class A Common Stock issued and 185.4 million shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. The holders of Class A Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters and are entitledone vote for each share held. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, which results in the holders of more than 50% of the Company’s outstanding common shares being able to elect all of the directors. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Class A Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. The holders of the Class A Common Stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no sinking fund provisions applicable to such shares.

Class B Common Stock and Noncontrolling Interest

In February 2026, the Magnolia LLC Unit Holders redeemed 4.8 million Magnolia LLC Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock) for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock and such shares of Class A Common Stock were subsequently sold by the Magnolia LLC Unit Holders to the public. In addition, Magnolia LLC repurchased and subsequently cancelled the remaining 0.7 million Magnolia LLC Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock) owned by Magnolia LLC Unit Holders for $19.8 million.

Noncontrolling interest in Magnolia’s consolidated subsidiaries includes amounts attributable to Magnolia LLC Units that were issued to the Magnolia LLC Unit Holders. As of March 31, 2026, the aforementioned transactions eliminated the Company’s noncontrolling interest and Magnolia owned 100.0% of the interest in Magnolia LLC.

Share Repurchase Program

As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s board of directors had authorized a share repurchase program of up to 60.0 million shares of Class A Common Stock. In addition, the Company may repurchase shares pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which would permit the Company to repurchase shares at times that may otherwise be prohibited under the Company’s Amended Insider Trading and Regulation FD Policy. The share repurchase program does not require purchases to be made within a particular time frame. The Company had repurchased 48.4 million shares under the program at a cost of $945.4 million and had 11.6 million shares of Class A Common Stock remaining under its share repurchase authorization as of March 31, 2026.

Dividends and Distributions

The Company’s board of directors periodically declares dividends payable on issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, and a corresponding distribution from Magnolia LLC to Magnolia LLC Unit Holders. Dividends in excess of retained earnings are recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital and distributions to the Magnolia LLC Unit Holders are recorded as a reduction of noncontrolling interest.

The following table sets forth information with respect to cash dividends and distributions declared by the Company’s board of directors during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025, on its own behalf and in its capacity as the managing member of Magnolia LLC, on issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Magnolia LLC Units:

Record DatePayment DateDividend/Distribution Amount per share (1)Distributions by Magnolia LLC (2)Dividends Declaredby the CompanyDistributions to Magnolia LLC Unit Holders
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
February 10, 2026March 2, 2026$0.165$31,384$30,473$911
November 10, 2025December 1, 2025$0.150$28,583$27,754$829
August 11, 2025September 2, 2025$0.150$28,910$28,081$829
May 12, 2025June 2, 2025$0.150$29,179$28,350$829
February 14, 2025March 3, 2025$0.150$29,740$28,911$829

(1) Per share of Class A Common Stock and per Magnolia LLC Unit.

(2) Reflects total cash dividend and distribution payments made, or to be made, to holders of Class A Common Stock and Magnolia LLC Unit Holders (other than the Company) as of the applicable record date.

  1. Stock Based Compensation

The Company’s board of directors adopted the “Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation Long Term Incentive Plan” (as amended, the “Plan”), effective as of July 17, 2018. A total of 16.8 million shares of Class A Common Stock have been authorized for issuance under the Plan as of March 31, 2026. The Company grants stock based compensation awards in the form of restricted stock units (“RSU”), performance restricted stock units (“PRSU”), and performance share units (“PSU”) to eligible employees and directors to enhance the Company’s ability to attract, retain, and motivate persons who make important contributions to the Company by providing these individuals with equity ownership opportunities. Shares issued as a result of awards granted under the Plan are generally new shares of Class A Common Stock. The Company’s awards provide for accelerated vesting upon retirement under specific conditions.

Stock based compensation expense is recognized net of forfeitures within “General and administrative expenses” and “Lease operating expenses” on the consolidated statements of operations and was $12.2 million and $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company has elected to account for forfeitures of awards granted under the Plan as they occur in determining compensation expense. The total income tax benefit recognized for stock that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $5.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively.

On February 12, 2025, certain PSUs were modified to be 50% settled in cash. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company reclassified 50% of the impacted PSUs from equity-classified awards to liability-classified awards, resulting in a reclassification of $2.0 million from equity to liability. The modification resulted in additional compensation expense of $0.4 million recognized within “General and administrative expenses” on the consolidated statements of operations. The modification affected three grantees.

Equity-Classified Stock Based Compensation

The following table presents a summary of Magnolia’s unvested equity-classified RSU, PRSU, and PSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Restricted Stock UnitsPerformance Restricted Stock UnitsPerformance Share Units
UnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueUnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueUnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2025 (1)1,600,848$21.993,565$21.98514,212$22.94
Granted787,05626.17——211,33336.65
Adjusted for performance multiple (2)————52,55324.69
Vested(707,530)21.87(306)23.01(182,435)24.69
Forfeited(7,853)23.50————
Unvested at March 31, 20261,672,521$24.003,259$21.88595,663$27.43

(1)In February 2026, the Company modified the performance conditions of PSUs granted in 2024 and 2025, resulting in additional compensation expense of $0.7 million that will be recognized prospectively over the remaining service periods. The modification affected fourteen grantees.

(2)Upon completion of the performance period for the PSUs granted in 2023, a performance multiple of 140% was applied to each of the grants resulting in additional PSUs earned in 2026.

The weighted average grant date fair values of the RSUs and PSUs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $23.00 and $19.87 per share, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company grants service-based RSU awards to employees, which generally vest and settle ratably over athree-year service period, and to non-employee directors, which vest in full afterone year. Non-employee directors may elect to defer the RSU settlement date. RSUs represent the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock at the end of the vesting period equal to the number of RSUs that vest. RSUs are subject to restrictions on transfer and are generally subject to a risk of forfeiture if the award recipient ceases to be an employee or director of the Company prior to vesting of the award. Compensation expense for the service-based RSU awards is based upon the grant date market value of the award and such costs are recorded on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award, as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards. The aggregate fair values of RSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $20.2 million and $10.9 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2026 was $32.8 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

Performance Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units

The Company previously granted PRSUs to certain employees. Each PRSU represents the contingent right to receiveone share of Class A Common Stock once the PRSU is both vested and earned. PRSUs generally vest and settle either ratably over athree-year service period or at the end of athree-year service period, in each case, subject to the recipient’s continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date. Each PRSU is earned based on whether Magnolia’s stock price achieves a target average stock price for any 20 consecutive trading days during thefive-year performance period (“Performance Condition”). If PRSUs are not earned by the end of thefive-year performance period, the PRSUs will be forfeited and no shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued, even if the vesting conditions have been met. Compensation expense for the PRSU awards is based upon the grant date fair market value of the award, calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation, and such costs are recorded on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award, as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards, as applicable. The aggregate fair value of PRSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $5.4 million. The aggregate fair value of PRSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested PRSUs as of March 31, 2026 were insignificant.

The Company grants equity-classified PSUs to certain employees. Each equity-classified PSU, to the extent earned, represents the contingent right to receiveone share of Class A Common Stock and the awardee may earn between zero and 200% of the target number of the equity-classified PSUs granted based on the total shareholder return (“TSR”) of the Class A Common Stock relative to the TSR achieved by a specific industry peer group over athree-year performance period. In addition to satisfaction of the TSR conditions, vesting of the equity-classified PSUs is subject to the awardee’s continued employment through the date of settlement of the equity-classified PSUs (unless an employee elects to retire under certain qualifying conditions), which will occur within 60 days following the end of the performance period. The aggregate fair value of equity-classified PSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $4.8 million. Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity-classified PSUs as of March 31, 2026 was $9.8 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

The following table summarizes the Monte Carlo simulation assumptions used to calculate the grant date fair value of the equity-classified PSUs granted during the respective periods.

Three Months Ended
Equity-classified PSU Grant Date Fair Value AssumptionsMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2025
Expected term (in years)2.902.88
Expected volatility33.20%38.62%
Risk-free interest rate3.48%4.28%
Dividend yield2.87%2.37%

Liability-Classified Stock Based Compensation

The following table presents a summary of Magnolia’s unvested liability-classified PSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Performance Share Units
Unvested at December 31, 2025280,459
Granted101,620
Adjusted for performance multiple (1)27,343
Vested(94,921)
Forfeited—
Unvested at March 31, 2026314,501

(1)Upon completion of the performance period for the PSUs granted in 2023, a performance multiple of 140% was applied to each of the grants resulting in additional PSUs earned in 2026.

Performance Share Units

The Company grants liability-classified PSUs to certain employees. Each liability-classified PSU, to the extent earned, represents the contingent right to receive cash in lieu of each share of Class A Common Stock and the awardee may earn between zero and 200% of the target number of liability-classified PSUs granted based on the TSR of the Class A Common Stock relative to the TSR achieved by a specific industry peer group over athree-year performance period. In addition to satisfaction of the TSR conditions, vesting of the liability-classified PSUs is subject to the awardee’s continued employment through the date of settlement of the liability-classified PSUs (unless an employee elects to retire under certain qualifying conditions), which will occur within 60 days following the end of the performance period. The aggregate fair value of liability-classified PSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $2.3 million. Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested liability-classified PSUs as of March 31, 2026 was $5.1 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.

The following table summarizes the Monte Carlo simulation assumptions used to remeasure the fair value of the liability-classified PSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Liability-classified PSU Remeasurement Fair Value AssumptionsMarch 31, 2026
Expected term (in years)0.75 - 2.75
Expected volatility29.16% - 34.80%
Risk-free interest rate3.63% - 3.74%
Dividend yield2.46%
  1. Earnings Per Share

The Company’s unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are deemed participating securities, and therefore dividends and net income allocated to such awards have been deducted from earnings in computing basic and diluted net income per share under the two-class method. Diluted net income per share attributable to Class A Common Stock is calculated under both the two-class method and the treasury stock method and the more dilutive of the two calculations is presented.

The components of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Class A Common Stock are as follows:

Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025
Basic:
Net income attributable to Class A Common Stock$99,825$102,927
Less: Dividends and net income allocated to participating securities1,6781,610
Net income, net of participating securities$98,147$101,317
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic183,267188,653
Net income per share of Class A Common Stock - basic$0.54$0.54
Diluted:
Net income attributable to Class A Common Stock$99,825$102,927
Less: Dividends and net income allocated to participating securities1,6781,610
Net income, net of participating securities$98,147$101,317
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic183,267188,653
Add: Dilutive effect of stock based compensation and other1211
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - diluted183,279188,664
Net income per share of Class A Common Stock - diluted$0.54$0.54

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company excluded 2.6 million and 5.5 million, respectively, of weighted average shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of Class B Common Stock (and corresponding Magnolia LLC Units) as the effect was anti-dilutive.

  1. Related Party Transactions

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there were no material related party transactions with an entity that held more than 10% of the Company’s common stock or qualified as a principal owner of the Company, as defined in ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures.”

  1. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow disclosures are presented below:

Three Months Ended
(In thousands)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025
Supplemental cash items:
Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net$(19,116)$—
Cash paid for interest441441
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activity:
Accrued capital expenditures48,82540,955
Supplemental non-cash lease operating activity:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations6,78116,877
  1. Subsequent Events

On May 1, 2026, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per share of Class A Common Stock payable on June 1, 2026 to shareholders or members of record, as applicable, as of May 12, 2026.

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