SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, $0.12 PER SHARE CASH DIVIDEND, AND 2026 GUIDANCE
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, $0.12 PER SHARE CASH DIVIDEND, AND 2026 GUIDANCE |
| [04-March-2026] |
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the "Company" or "SandRidge") (NYSE: SD) today announced financial and operational results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Recent Highlights
Grayson Pranin, SandRidge's President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, commented on 2025 results: "2025 was a strong year for SandRidge with the initiation of a new operated development program in the Cherokee, seeing production rates climb to a multi-year high at an average of 19.5 Boe/d in the fourth quarter of 2025 and setting a new safety record of over four years without a recordable safety incident. Promising initial results achieved in 2025 informed our decision to continue development activity in the Cherokee, as reflected in our 2026 guidance. While this program is attractive in a range of commodity environments, our team will continue to be diligent about prioritizing full cycle returns, monitoring reasonable reinvestment rates, and, when needed, exercise drill schedule flexibility to make prudent adjustments to our development plans in different economic environments. Most importantly, we'll strive to build upon our successes in 2025, to include continuing our safety records set in 2025 and further extending our development runway in 2026 and beyond." Financial Results & Update Profitability
Operational Results & Update Production, Revenue & Realized Prices
Drilling & Completion Operations Six wells from the Company's ongoing one-rig Cherokee development program were turned to sales during 2025. Since the start of the program, wells have generated an average per well peak 30-day IP rate of ~2,000 gross Boe per day (~44% oil). Operating Costs During the fourth quarter of 2025, lease operating expense ("LOE") was $7.8 million or $4.34 per Boe. For the full year 2025, LOE was $36.2 million or $5.35 per Boe. For the fourth quarter and full year 2025, lease operating expenses decreased in total and per Boe versus the same periods in 2024 due to $4.3 million of out of period corrections which are non-recurring, non-cash, adjustments of operating accruals dating as far back as the Company's emergence from bankruptcy in 2016, of which $2.1 million and $2.2 million were recorded in the second and fourth quarter of 2025, respectively. The Company realized operating cost improvements in 2025 such as lower utility costs and reduced workover activity. SandRidge continues to focus on its operating costs and on safely maximizing the value of its asset base through prudent expenditure programs, cost management efforts, and continuous pursuit of efficiency in the field. General and administrative expense ("G&A") was $3.6 million and $13.2 million for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively. Adjusted G&A(1) was $2.7 million and $10.2 million or $1.53 and $1.50 per Boe for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively, compared to $2.4 million and $9.3 million or $1.39 and $1.54 per Boe over the same periods in 2024. Liquidity & Capital Structure As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $112.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $1.3 million, deposited with multiple, well-capitalized financial institutions. The Company had no outstanding term or revolving debt obligations as of December 31, 2025. Dividend Program
Dividend Declaration & Dividend Reinvestment Program ("DRIP") On March 03, 2026, the Board declared a dividend of $0.12 per share of the Company's common stock, which stockholders can elect to receive in cash or additional shares of common stock by enrolling in our previously announced Dividend Reinvestment Plan, payable on March 31, 2026 to stockholders of record on March 20, 2026 Stockholders interested in participating in the DRIP or seeking additional information may contact their broker or Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Plan Administrator, at (800) 278-4353 or https://equiniti.com/us/ast-access/individuals. Share Repurchases During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company opportunistically repurchased 0.6 million shares for $6.4 million at a weighted average price of $10.72 per share under its 10b5-1 program. Of the $75.0 million repurchase authorization, $68.3 million remained as of December 31, 2025. Outlook We remain committed to growing the value of our asset base in a safe, responsible and efficient manner, while prudently allocating capital to high-return, growth projects. Currently, these projects include: (1) one-rig development in the Cherokee Shale Play (2) evaluation of accretive merger and acquisition opportunities, with consideration of our strong balance sheet and commitment to our capital return program (3) production optimization program through artificial lift conversions to more efficient and cost-effective systems and (4) a leasing program that will bolster future development and extend development in our Cherokee assets. We are developing our term acreage in the Cherokee Play, and our total leasehold position, inclusive of the Cherokee, NW Stack and legacy assets, is approximately 95% held by production, which cost-effectively maintains our development option over a reasonable tenor. We will continue to monitor forward-looking commodity prices, project results, costs, impacts of tariffs and other factors that could influence returns and cash flows, and will adjust our program accordingly, to include curtailment of capital activity and wells, if needed, or conversely, well reactivations in higher commodity price environments. These and other factors, including reasonable reinvestment rates, maintaining our cash flows and prioritizing our regular-way dividend, will continue to shape our development decisions for 2026 and beyond. Environmental, Social, & Governance ("ESG") SandRidge maintains its Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") commitment to harvesting the Company's resources in a safe and environmentally conscious manner, to include no routine flaring of produced natural gas, transporting more than 90% of our produced water via pipeline instead of truck, and powering nearly all of our well sites with electricity, mitigating the need for less efficient power sources. Via a 24-hour manned operations center and dedicated personnel trained in the use of infrared leak detection and other specialized equipment, the Company continually monitors our asset base for potential emissions and continually works to optimize efficiency through initiatives such as proactive artificial lift upgrades that reduce SandRidge's electric power consumption. Additionally, SandRidge maintains an emphasis on the safety and training of our workforce with a demonstrable safety track record, including more than four years without a recordable safety incident, as integral to our culture. The Company has personnel dedicated to the close monitoring of our safety standards and daily operations. Conference Call Information The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 1:00 pm CT. The conference call can be accessed by registering online in advance at https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/759428427?pwd=GsF0ltcV at which time registrants will receive dial-in information as well as a Meeting ID and Unique Passcode. At the time of the call, participants will dial in using the Meeting ID and Unique Passcode provided upon registration. The Company's latest presentation is available on its website at investors.sandridgeenergy.com. A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available via SandRidge's website, investors.sandridgeenergy.com, under Presentation & Events. The webcast will be archived for replay on the Company's website for at least 30 days. Contact Information About SandRidge Energy, Inc. SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the production, development, and acquisition of oil and gas properties. Its primary area of operation is the Mid-Continent region in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. Further information can be found at sandridgeenergy.com. -Tables to Follow-
2026 Operational and Capital Expenditure Guidance Presented below is the Company's operational and capital expenditure guidance for 2026:
Operational and Financial Statistics Information regarding the Company's production, pricing, costs and earnings is presented below:
Reserves Proved Reserves - Proved Reserves are made up of proved developed producing reserves as well as proved undeveloped reserves, and does not include probable and possible reserves found in our leased acreage and drilling inventory yet to be categorized as proved under Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") guidelines. Our proved reserves increased from 63.1 MMBoe at December 31, 2024 to 69.1 MMBoe at December 31, 2025, due to extensions of 7.3 MMBoe, purchases of 1.7 MMBoe, positive net revisions of 3.2 MMBoe due to an increase in year-end SEC natural gas pricing and price realizations and 4.5 MMBoe associated with other commercial improvements. These were partially offset by a decrease in SEC oil pricing, 6.8 MMBoe from the Company's production during 2025, and 3.9 MMBoe attributable to performance, well shut-ins and other revisions. At December 31, 2025, the standardized measure(2) and PV-10(3) were $439.6 million.
Capital Expenditures The table below presents actual results of the Company's capital expenditures:
Derivatives The below details the Company's hedging positions as of March 4, 2026.
Capitalization The Company's capital structure is presented below:
Non-GAAP Financial Measures This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are not alternatives to GAAP measures, and you should not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Below is additional disclosure regarding each of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release, including reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP measure. Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted Operating Cash Flow The Company defines adjusted operating cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities as shown in the following table. Adjusted operating cash flow is a supplemental financial measure used by the Company's management and by securities analysts, investors, lenders, rating agencies and others who follow the industry as an indicator of the Company's ability to internally fund exploration and development activities or incur new debt. The Company also uses this measure because operating cash flow relates to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that the Company may not control and may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. Further, adjusted operating cash flow allows the Company to compare its operating performance and return on capital with those of other companies without regard to financing methods and capital structure. This measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net cash provided by operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash (used in) provided by investing activities less the cash flow impact of acquisitions and divestitures. Free cash flow is a supplemental financial measure used by the Company's management and by securities analysts, investors, lenders, rating agencies and others who follow the industry as an indicator of the Company's ability to internally fund exploration and development activities or incur new debt. This measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net cash provided by operating or investing activities prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA The Company defines EBITDA as net income before income tax (benefit) expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization - other and depreciation and depletion - oil and natural gas. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented herein, is EBITDA excluding items that management believes affect the comparability of operating results such as items whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated or are non-recurring, as shown in the following tables. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it provides useful additional information used by the Company's management and by securities analysts, investors, lenders, ratings agencies and others who follow the industry for analysis of the Company's financial and operating performance on a recurring basis and the Company's ability to internally fund exploration and development activities or incur new debt. In addition, management believes that adjusted EBITDA is widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas industry. The Company's adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation of Net Income Available to Common Stockholders to Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders The Company defines adjusted net income as net income excluding items that management believes affect the comparability of operating results and are typically excluded from published estimates by the investment community, including items whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated or are non-recurring, as shown in the following tables. Management uses the supplemental measure of adjusted net income as an indicator of the Company's operational trends and performance relative to other oil and natural gas companies and believes it is more comparable to earnings estimates provided by securities analysts. Adjusted net income is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for net income available to common stockholders.
Reconciliation of General and Administrative to Adjusted G&A The Company reports and provides guidance on Adjusted G&A per Boe because it believes this measure is commonly used by management, analysts and investors as an indicator of cost management and operating efficiency on a comparable basis from period to period and to compare and make investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas industry. This non-GAAP measure allows for the analysis of general and administrative spend without regard to stock-based compensation programs and other non-recurring cash items, if any, which can vary significantly between companies. Adjusted G&A per Boe is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for general and administrative expense per Boe. Therefore, the Company's Adjusted G&A per Boe may not be comparable to other companies' similarly titled measures. The Company defines adjusted G&A as general and administrative expense adjusted for certain non-cash stock-based compensation and other non-recurring items, if any, as shown in the following tables:
Cautionary Note to Investors - This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance and reflect SandRidge's current beliefs and expectations regarding future events and operating performance. The forward-looking statements include projections and estimates of the Company's corporate strategies, anticipated financial impacts of acquisitions, future operations, development plans and appraisal programs, drilling inventory and locations, estimated oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production, price realizations and differentials, hedging program, projected operating, general and administrative and other costs, projected capital expenditures, tax rates, efficiency and cost reduction initiative outcomes, liquidity and capital structure and the Company's unaudited proved developed PV-10 reserve value of its Mid-Continent assets. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to execute, integrate and realize the benefits of acquisitions, and the performance of the acquired interests, the volatility of oil and natural gas prices, our success in discovering, estimating, developing and replacing oil and natural gas reserves, actual decline curves and the actual effect of adding compression to natural gas wells, the availability and terms of capital, the ability of counterparties to transactions with us to meet their obligations, our timely execution of hedge transactions, credit conditions of global capital markets, changes in economic conditions, the amount and timing of future development costs, the availability and demand for alternative energy sources, regulatory changes, including those related to carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We refer you to the discussion of risk factors in Part I, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in comparable "Risk Factor" sections of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such form 10-K. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on our Company or our business or operations. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, including annual guidance, except as required by law. SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the production, development, and acquisition of oil and gas properties. Its primary area of operation is the Mid-Continent region in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. Further information can be found at sandridgeenergy.com.
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