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Ovintiv Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial and Operating Results

Full Year Capital Guidance Lowered; Production Guidance Increased

Highlights:

  • Generated cash from operating activities of $1,013 million, Non-GAAP Cash Flow of $913 million and Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow of $392 million after capital expenditures of $521 million
  • Second quarter production was above the guidance range on every product with average total production volumes of 615 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day ("MBOE/d"), including 211 thousand barrels per day ("Mbbls/d") of oil and condensate, 96 Mbbls/d of other NGLs (C2 to C4) and 1,851 million cubic feet per day ("MMcf/d") of natural gas
  • Reduced Net Debt by $217 million during the quarter to approximately $5.31 billion
  • Returned $223 million to shareholders through the combination of base dividend payments and share buybacks
  • Raised full year production guidance to a range of 600 MBOE/d to 620 MBOE/d, including oil and condensate of 205 Mbbls/d to 209 Mbbls/d and natural gas of 1,825 MMcf/d to 1,875 MMcf/d
  • Full year capital guidance range lowered to $2.125 billion to $2.175 billion, $50 million lower at the midpoint

DENVER , July 24, 2025 /CNW/ - Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) (TSX: OVV) ("Ovintiv" or the "Company") today announced its second quarter 2025 financial and operating results. The Company plans to hold a conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. MT (10:00 a.m. ET) on July 25, 2025. Please see dial-in details within this release, as well as additional details on the Company's website at www.ovintiv.com under Presentations and Events – Ovintiv.

"Our second quarter results are a reflection of the quality of the business we have built," said Ovintiv President and CEO, Brendan McCracken. "Strong well performance across our portfolio, the rapid integration of our new Montney assets and enhanced capital efficiency have enabled us to reduce our expected 2025 capital investment and operating costs while increasing our full year production guidance. As a result, assuming commodity prices of $60 WTI and $3.75 NYMEX for the second half of the year, we now expect to generate $1.65 billion of Free Cash Flow, up $150 million from our previous estimate."

Second Quarter 2025 Financial and Operating Results

  • The Company recorded net earnings of $307 million, or $1.18 per diluted share of common stock, including net gains on risk management in revenues of $87 million, before tax.
  • Cash from operating activities was $1,013 million, Non-GAAP Cash Flow was $913 million, and capital investment totaled approximately $521 million, resulting in $392 million of Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow.
  • Second quarter average total production volumes were approximately 615 MBOE/d, including 211 Mbbls/d of oil and condensate, 96 Mbbls/d of other NGLs (C2 to C4) and 1,851 MMcf/d of natural gas.
  • Upstream operating expense was $3.84 per barrel of oil equivalent ("BOE"). Upstream transportation and processing costs were $7.62 per BOE. Production, mineral and other taxes were $1.31 per BOE, or 4.1% of upstream revenue. These costs were below the midpoint of guidance on a combined basis.
  • Excluding the impact of hedges, second quarter average realized prices were $63.28 per barrel for oil and condensate (99% of WTI), $18.28 per barrel for other NGLs (C2 to C4) and $2.24 per thousand cubic feet ("Mcf") for natural gas (65% of NYMEX) resulting in a total average realized price of $31.32 per BOE.
  • Including the impact of hedges, the average realized prices for oil and condensate was $63.77 (100% of WTI), the average realized price for other NGLs (C2 to C4) was unchanged, and the average realized price for natural gas was $2.38 per Mcf (69% of NYMEX) resulting in a total average realized price of $31.91 per BOE.

Guidance
The Company issued its third quarter 2025 guidance and increased its full year production guidance while reducing expected capital investment. Full year production volumes are now expected to average 600 to 620 MBOE/d, with full year expected capital investment of $2.125 billion to $2.175 billion.

3Q 2025E


Prior Full Year 2025E


Updated Full Year 2025E

Total Production (MBOE/d)


610 – 630 


595 – 615


600 – 620

Oil & Condensate (Mbbls/d) 


202 – 208


202 – 208


205 – 209

NGLs (C2 - C4) (Mbbls/d)


94 – 98


87 – 92


93 – 96

Natural Gas (MMcf/d)


1,875 – 1,925


1,825 – 1,875


1,825 – 1,875

Capital Investment (Millions)


 $525 – $575


$2,150 – $2,250


$2,125 – $2,175

Returns to Shareholders
 Ovintiv remains committed to its capital allocation framework, which is expected to return at least 50% of post base dividend Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow to shareholders through buybacks and/or variable dividends.

In the second quarter, the Company purchased for cancellation, approximately 4.1 million shares of common stock for consideration of approximately $146 million and paid dividends of $0.30 per share of common stock totaling $77 million. Share buybacks in the third quarter are expected to total approximately $158 million.

Continued Balance Sheet Focus
 Ovintiv had approximately $3.2 billion in total liquidity as of June 30, 2025, which included available credit facilities of $3,350 million, available uncommitted demand lines of $132 million, and cash and cash equivalents of $20 million, net of outstanding commercial paper of $331 million.

Ovintiv reported Debt to EBITDA of 1.6 times and Non-GAAP Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 1.2 times.

The Company remains committed to maintaining a strong balance sheet and is currently rated investment grade by four credit rating agencies. Ovintiv maintains a long-term leverage target of 1.0 times Non-GAAP Debt to Adjusted EBITDA at mid-cycle prices, with an associated long-term total debt target of $4.0 billion.

Dividend Declared
On July 24, 2025, Ovintiv's Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share of common stock payable on September 29, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2025.

Asset Highlights

Permian
Permian production averaged 215 MBOE/d (80% liquids) in the second quarter. The Company had 23 net wells turned in line ("TIL"). Full year capital investment in the play is expected to total approximately $1.20 billion to $1.25 billion to bring on 130 to 140 net wells.

Montney  
 Montney production averaged 300 MBOE/d (26% liquids) in the second quarter. The Company had 39 net wells TIL. Full year capital investment in the play is expected to total approximately $575 million to $625 million to bring on 75 to 85 net wells.

Anadarko
Anadarko production averaged 100 MBOE/d (59% liquids) in the second quarter. The Company had 11 net wells TIL. Full year capital investment in the play is expected to total approximately $290 million to $310 million to bring on 25 to 35 net wells.

For additional information on the Company's quarterly results, please refer to the Second Quarter 2025 Results Presentation available on Ovintiv's website, www.ovintiv.com under Presentations and Events – Ovintiv. Supplemental Information, and Non-GAAP Definitions and Reconciliations, are available on Ovintiv's website under Financial Documents Library.

Conference Call Information
A conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's second quarter results will be held at 8:00 a.m. MT (10:00 a.m. ET) on July 25, 2025.

To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register and enter your phone number at https://emportal.ink/3Pu99jK to receive an instant automated call back. You can also dial direct to be entered to the call by an Operator. Please dial 888-510-2154 (toll-free in North America) or 437-900-0527 (international) approximately 15 minutes prior to the call.

The live audio webcast of the conference call, including slides and financial statements, will be available on Ovintiv's website, www.ovintiv.com under Investors/Presentations and Events. The webcast will be archived for approximately 90 days.

Refer to Note 1 Non-GAAP measures and the tables in this release for reconciliation to comparable GAAP financial measures.

Capital Investment and Production

(for the period ended June 30)

2Q 2025

2Q 2024   

Capital Expenditures (1) ($ millions)

521

622

Oil (Mbbls/d)

142.0

167.3

NGLs – Plant Condensate (Mbbls/d)  

69.2

44.6

Oil & Plant Condensate (Mbbls/d)

211.2

211.9

NGLs – Other (Mbbls/d)

95.5

92.0

Total Liquids (Mbbls/d)

306.7

303.9

Natural gas (MMcf/d)

1,851

1,740

Total production (MBOE/d)

615.3

593.8

(1)

Including capitalized directly attributable internal costs.

Second Quarter Financial Summary

(for the period ended June 30)

($ millions)

2Q 2025

2Q 2024

Cash From (Used In) Operating Activities

Deduct (Add Back):

Net change in other assets and liabilities

Net change in non-cash working capital

1,013

 

(11)

111

1,020

 

(42)

37

Non-GAAP Cash Flow (1)

913

1,025




Non-GAAP Cash Flow (1)

913

1,025

Less: Capital Expenditures (2)

521

622

Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow (1)

392

403




Net Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax

Before-tax (Addition) Deduction:

Unrealized gain (loss) on risk management

Non-operating foreign exchange gain (loss)  

399

 

54

(3)

466

 

8

11

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax

Income tax expense (recovery)

348

83

447

116

Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings (1)

265

331

(1)

Non-GAAP Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings are non-GAAP measures as defined in Note 1.

(2)

Including capitalized directly attributable internal costs.

Realized Pricing Summary (Including the impact of realized gains (losses) on risk management)

(for the period ended June 30)

2Q 2025

2Q 2024

Liquids ($/bbl)



WTI

63.74

80.57

Realized Liquids Prices



Oil

65.23

76.58

NGLs – Plant Condensate

60.79

71.66

Oil & Plant Condensate

63.77

75.55

NGLs – Other

18.28

18.47

Total NGLs

36.14

35.82




Natural Gas



NYMEX ($/MMBtu)

3.44

1.89

Realized Natural Gas Price ($/Mcf)  

2.38

1.86

Cost Summary

(for the period ended June 30)

($/BOE)

2Q 2025

2Q 2024

Production, mineral and other taxes

1.31

1.65

Upstream transportation and processing

7.62

7.15

Upstream operating

3.84

4.29

Administrative, excluding long-term incentive, restructuring and legal costs  

1.19

1.28

Debt to EBITDA (1)

($ millions, except as indicated)

June 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

Long-Term Debt, including Current Portion

5,333

5,453




Net Earnings (Loss)

595

1,125

Add back (Deduct):



   Depreciation, depletion and amortization  

2,245

2,290

   Interest

401

412

   Income tax expense (recovery)

68

226

EBITDA

3,309

4,053

Debt to EBITDA (times)

1.6

1.3

1)

Debt to EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure as defined in Note 1. 

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (1)

($ millions, except as indicated)

June 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

Long-Term Debt, including Current Portion

5,333

5,453




Net Earnings (Loss)

595

1,125

Add back (Deduct):



   Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   Impairments

2,245

1,180

2,290

450

   Accretion of asset retirement obligation

24

19

   Interest

401

412

   Unrealized (gains) losses on risk management  

36

136

   Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net

51

(19)

   Other (gains) losses, net

(164)

(165)

   Income tax expense (recovery)

68

226

Adjusted EBITDA

4,436

4,474

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (times)

1.2

1.2

1)

  Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure as defined in Note 1.

Hedge Details as of June 30, 2025

Oil and
Condensate
Hedges ($/bbl)

3Q 2025

4Q 2025

1Q 2026

2Q 2026

3Q 2026

4Q 2026

2027

2028

WTI 3-Way Options
Call Strike

Put Strike

Sold Put Strike

50 Mbbls/d

$80.59

$65.00

$50.00

50 Mbbls/d

$76.57

$65.00

$50.00

45 Mbbls/d

$72.32

$62.01

$51.67

25 Mbbls/d

$70.68

$62.42

$52.00

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

 

Natural Gas 
Hedges ($/Mcf)

3Q 2025

4Q 2025

1Q 2026

2Q 2026

3Q 2026

4Q 2026

2027

2028

 NYMEX 3-Way
Options
Call Strike

Put Strike

Sold Put Strike

500 MMcf/d

$4.47

$3.00

$2.25

500 MMcf/d

$4.47

$3.00

$2.25

500 MMcf/d

$7.95

$3.33

$2.70

450 MMcf/d

$5.92

$3.33

$2.58

450 MMcf/d

$5.92

$3.33

$2.58

450 MMcf/d

$5.92

$3.33

$2.58

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

AECO Nominal
Basis Swaps

190 MMcf/d

($1.08)

190 MMcf/d

($1.08)

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

20 MMcf/d

($1.38)

20 MMcf/d

($1.38)

AECO % of
NYMEX Swaps

100 MMcf/d

72%

100 MMcf/d

72%

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

AECO Fixed
Price Swaps

0

-

0

-

50 MMcf/d

$2.35

50 MMcf/d

$2.35

50 MMcf/d

$2.35

50 MMcf/d

$2.35

0

-

0

-

Important information
 Ovintiv reports in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. Production, sales and reserves estimates are reported on an after-royalties basis, unless otherwise noted. Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, references to "Ovintiv," "we," "its," "our" or to "the Company" includes reference to subsidiaries of and partnership interests held by Ovintiv Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Please visit Ovintiv's website and Investor Relations page at www.ovintiv.com and investor.ovintiv.com, where Ovintiv often discloses important information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations.

NI 51-101 Exemption
The Canadian securities regulatory authorities have issued a decision document (the "Decision") granting Ovintiv exemptive relief from the requirements contained in Canada's National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101").  As a result of the Decision, and provided that certain conditions set out in the Decision are met on an on-going basis, Ovintiv will not be required to comply with the Canadian requirements of NI 51-101 and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook. The Decision permits Ovintiv to provide disclosure in respect of its oil and gas activities in the form permitted by, and in accordance with, the legal requirements imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules of the NYSE. The Decision also provides that Ovintiv is required to file all such oil and gas disclosures with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on www.sedar.com as soon as practicable after such disclosure is filed with the SEC.

NOTE 1: Non-GAAP Measures   
Certain measures in this news release do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by U.S. GAAP and, therefore, are considered non-GAAP measures. These measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and should not be viewed as a substitute for measures reported under U.S. GAAP. These measures are commonly used in the oil and gas industry and/or by Ovintiv to provide shareholders and potential investors with additional information regarding the Company's liquidity and its ability to generate funds to finance its operations. For additional information regarding non-GAAP measures, see the Company's website. This news release contains references to non-GAAP measures as follows:

  • Non-GAAP Cash Flow is a non-GAAP measure defined as cash from (used in) operating activities excluding net change in other assets and liabilities, and net change in non-cash working capital.
  • Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP measure defined as Non-GAAP Cash Flow in excess of capital expenditures, excluding net acquisitions and divestitures. Forecasted Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow assumes forecasted Non-GAAP Cash Flow based on price assumptions of $60 WTI and $3.75 NYMEX and utilizes the midpoint of the production and capital guidance. Due to its forward-looking nature, management cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary components of the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measure, such as changes in operating assets and liabilities. Accordingly, Ovintiv is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure. Amounts excluded from this non-GAAP measure in future periods could be significant.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings is a non-GAAP measure defined as net earnings (loss) excluding non-cash items that the Company's management believes reduces the comparability of the Company's financial performance between periods. These items may include, but are not limited to, unrealized gains/losses on risk management, impairments, non-operating foreign exchange gains/losses, and gains/losses on divestitures. Income taxes includes adjustments to normalize the effect of income taxes calculated using the estimated annual effective income tax rate. In addition, any valuation allowances are excluded in the calculation of income taxes.
  • Adjusted EBITDA, Debt to EBITDA and Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (Leverage Target/Ratio) are non-GAAP measures. EBITDA is defined as trailing 12-month net earnings (loss) before income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, and interest. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for impairments, accretion of asset retirement obligation, unrealized gains/losses on risk management, foreign exchange gains/losses, gains/losses on divestitures and other gains/losses. Debt to EBITDA is calculated as long-term debt, including the current portion, divided by EBITDA. Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as long-term debt, including the current portion, divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, Debt to EBITDA and Debt to Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures monitored by management as indicators of the Company's overall financial strength.
  • Net Debt is a non-GAAP measure defined as long-term debt, including the current portion, less cash and cash equivalents.

ADVISORY REGARDING OIL AND GAS INFORMATION – The conversion of natural gas volumes to barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) is on the basis of six thousand cubic feet to one barrel. BOE is based on a generic energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent economic value equivalency at the wellhead. Readers are cautioned that BOE may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.

ADVISORY REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS – This news release contains forward-looking statements or information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, except for statements of historical fact, that relate to the anticipated future activities, plans, strategies, objectives or expectations of the Company, including second quarter and fiscal year 2025 guidance and expected free cash flow, the expectation of delivering sustainable durable returns to shareholders in future years, plans regarding capital allocation, share buybacks and debt reduction, the ability of the Company to timely achieve its stated environmental, social and governance goals, targets and initiatives, the anticipated timing of bringing wells online, and the ability to achieve targeted per well cost reduction synergies, are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, the use of words and phrases including "anticipates," "believes," "continue," "could," "estimates," "expects," "focused on," "forecast," "guidance," "intends," "maintain," "may," "on track", "opportunities," "outlook," "plans," "potential," "strategy," "targets," "will," "would" and other similar terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words or phrases. Readers are cautioned against unduly relying on forward-looking statements which, are based on current expectations and by their nature, involve numerous assumptions that are subject to both known and unknown risks and uncertainties (many of which are beyond our control) that may cause such statements not to occur, or actual results to differ materially and/or adversely from those expressed or implied. These assumptions include, without limitation:  future commodity prices and basis differentials; the Company's ability to successfully integrate the Montney assets;  the ability of the Company to access credit facilities and capital markets; the availability of attractive commodity or financial hedges and the enforceability of risk management programs; the Company's ability to capture and maintain gains in productivity and efficiency; the ability for the Company to generate cash returns and execute on its share buyback plan; expectations of plans, strategies and objectives of the Company, including anticipated production volumes and capital investment; the Company's ability to manage cost inflation and expected cost structures, including expected operating, transportation, processing and labor expenses; the outlook of the oil and natural gas industry generally, including impacts from changes to the geopolitical environment; the impact of changes in federal, state, provincial, local and tribal laws, rules and regulations, including the impact of changes in trade policies and tariffs; and projections made in light of, and generally consistent with, the Company's historical experience and its perception of historical industry trends; and the other assumptions contained herein.

Although the Company believes the expectations represented by its forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available to it as of the date such statements are made, forward-looking statements are only predictions and statements of our current beliefs and there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. All forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and, except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly; revise or keep current any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this news release, and all subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, whether written or oral, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

The reader should carefully read the risk factors described in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in other filings with the SEC or Canadian securities regulators, for a description of certain risks that could, among other things, cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this news release could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.

Further information on Ovintiv Inc. is available on the Company's website, www.ovintiv.com, or by contacting:

Investor contact:

(888) 525-0304 

Media contact:

(403) 645-2252

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