Strong Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA and Year‑over‑Year Growth
Calumet delivered $293.3 million of adjusted EBITDA with tax attributes for full year 2025 (stated as nearly a 30% increase year over year) and $69.3 million in the fourth quarter.
Material Deleveraging and Balance Sheet Improvement
Restricted debt reduced by more than $220 million year-to-date (nearly $80 million reduced in the quarter); net recourse leverage improved from 8.2x to 4.9x (≈40% improvement in leverage); eliminated 2026 and 2027 maturities; Montana Renewables closed DOE loan, removing roughly $80 million of annual cash debt service.
Significant Cost Reductions and Reliability Gains
Company-wide fixed costs down over $40 million; Montana Renewables water treatment costs down over $20 million; crude transportation costs in Specialty down about $19 million in 2025; capital spending reduced by roughly $20 million; operations increased production by ~1.3 million barrels year over year.
Record Specialty Products & Solutions (SPS) Performance
SPS produced record product levels in 2025 with adjusted EBITDA of $291.8 million for the year and $88.5 million in the quarter; specialty sales volumes exceeded 20,000 barrels per day in every quarter; sustained material margins above historical norms (stated >$60 per barrel) and fixed cost per barrel declined by over $1 versus prior year.
Montana Renewables Operational Progress and SAF Contracting
Montana Renewables posted $31.3 million adjusted EBITDA for full year 2025 (despite a weak quarter), H2 operating costs averaged $0.41 per gallon (a 60% improvement versus two years prior), monetized over $90 million of production tax credits, and finalized multiyear SAF contracts (~100 million gallons) at $1–$2 per gallon premium; MaxSAF 150 expansion (120–150 million gallons) on track to begin turnaround and complete in Q2 with ramp into H2.
Performance Brands Growth and Product Strength
Performance Brands adjusted EBITDA was $47.9 million for FY2025 (Q4 $5.4 million). Despite the 2025 divestiture of Royal Purple Industrial, the segment achieved its third consecutive year of growth after adjusting for the sale; TruFuel posted another record year.
Disciplined 2026 Capital Plan with Improved Production Outlook
2026 CapEx guidance of $115–$145 million (restricted group $70–$90 million), ~ $30–$40 million higher than normal due to planned heavy turnarounds; management expects overall company production to increase year over year due to reliability improvements.