PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP (PAGP) Form 8-K — Aug 7, 2026
Plains GP Holdings (Nasdaq: PAGP) and Plains All American Pipeline (Nasdaq: PAA) reported second-quarter 2026 results on August 7, 2026, with net income attributable to PAA of $1.830 billion — including a net gain of roughly $1.6 billion on the Canadian NGL Business divestiture — and Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA of $738 million, up 10% year over year. Diluted adjusted net income per unit rose 14% to $0.41 and operating cash flow grew 38% to $956 million. The quarter completes the transition to a pure-play crude oil midstream provider following the May 12, 2026 sale of the Canadian NGL Business to Keyera Corp., which generated a net cash inflow of approximately $3.483 billion.
Key figures
- Eps
- $2.51 diluted net income per common unit (Q2 2026, vs $0.21 Q2 2025)
- Revenue
- $17,693 million (Q2 2026, vs $10,642 million Q2 2025)
- Guidance
- On track for full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance; 2026 organic growth capital raised from $350 million to $400-$450 million; maintenance capital guidance reduced by $10 million to $175 million
- Net Income
- $1.830 billion attributable to PAA (Q2 2026, including ~$1.6 billion net gain on Canadian NGL Business divestiture)
- Total Debt
- $8,441 million (June 30, 2026, vs $11,262 million at December 31, 2025)
- Total Assets
- $29,218 million (June 30, 2026)
- Cash Position
- $1,059 million (June 30, 2026)
- Shares Outstanding
- 706 million weighted average common units (Q2 2026)
- Debt reduction
- ~$2.9 billion funded with divestiture proceeds
- Cactus iii expansion
- 75 Mb/d capacity increase
- Cactus iii synergies
- $50 million captured
- Implied dcf per unit
- $0.70 (Q2 2026, +6% YoY)
- Adjusted eps per unit
- $0.41 (Q2 2026, +14% YoY)
- Cost reduction target
- $50 million through year-end 2026
- Distribution per unit
- $0.4175 quarterly ($1.67 annualized, ~7% yield, +10% YoY)
- Ngl sale net proceeds
- ~$3.483 billion (closed May 12, 2026)
- Total adjusted ebitda
- $879 million (Q2 2026, +8% YoY)
- Adjusted ebitda from ngl
- $40 million (Q2 2026, -54% YoY)
- Pro forma leverage ratio
- 3.3x (toward low end of 3.25x-3.75x target)
- Crude oil pipeline tariff
- 10,595 Mb/d (Q2 2026, vs 9,659 Mb/d Q2 2025)
- Distribution coverage ratio
- 1.69x (Q2 2026)
- Adjusted ebitda from crude oil
- $690 million (Q2 2026, +19% YoY)
- Net cash from operating activities
- $956 million (Q2 2026, +38% YoY)
- Adjusted ebitda attributable to paa
- $738 million (Q2 2026, +10% YoY)
- Adjusted net income attributable to paa
- $348 million (Q2 2026, +12% YoY)
- Pagp diluted net income per class a share
- $1.97 (Q2 2026, vs $0.15 Q2 2025)
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