DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE: LBRT; “Liberty” or the “Company”) announced today the dual…
Third Quarter 2025 Financial and Operational Results
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE: LBRT; “Liberty” or the “Company”) today reported third quarter 2025 financial and operational results.
Summary Results and Highlights
- Revenue of $947 million, a 9% sequential decrease
- Net income of $43 million, or $0.26 fully diluted earnings per share (“EPS”)
- Adjusted EBITDA1 of $128 million
- Distributed $13 million to shareholders through cash dividends
- Increased quarterly cash dividend by 13% to $0.09 per share beginning fourth quarter of 2025
- Achieved quarterly record pumping efficiency and tons of sand sold from Liberty mines
- Launched Forge, Liberty’s large language model for intelligent asset orchestration
- Total power generation capacity increasing to over one gigawatt expected to be delivered through 2027
- Appointed Alice Yake (Jackson) to the Board of Directors, bringing decades of experience in energy infrastructure and power generation
“Liberty achieved revenue of $947 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $128 million in the third quarter, despite a slowdown in industry completions activity and market pricing pressure. Our team delivered solid operational results, once again delivering the highest combined average daily pumping efficiency and safety performance in Liberty’s history,” commented Ron Gusek, Chief Executive Officer. “The team remains committed to driving outstanding results for our customers while navigating current market challenges. While we anticipate market headwinds to persist in the near term, we are well positioned to capitalize on opportunities when conditions improve. Our leadership in technology innovation and service quality delivers differential results, strengthening long-term relationships and reinforcing our competitive position through cycles.”
“Our digiPrime fleets are achieving outstanding performance and leading efficiency metrics across the company. Several fleets deployed with our largest customers broke new records for pumping hours, horsepower hours, and proppant volumes pumped during the quarter. Additionally, our team’s uniquely engineered digiPrime pumps are realizing measurable cost improvements relative to conventional technologies. Early indications show total maintenance costs savings are greater than 30% on digiPrime pumps,” continued Mr. Gusek. “Across our fleet, we are also driving meaningful efficiencies for our customers with our AI-driven automated and intelligent rate and pressure control software, StimCommander. Fleet automation is driving a 65% improvement in the time to deliver the desired fluid injection rate and a 5% to 10% improvement in hydraulic efficiency. Our cloud-based large language model, Forge, further empowers StimCommander with intelligent asset orchestration through continuous AI optimization.”
“Liberty’s power opportunities continue to strengthen as sophisticated electricity consumers seeking dynamic, flexible solutions are recognizing the value of having an advantaged energy partner that provides a solution aligned with their specific needs. Liberty is in close engagement with potential customers with large, highly transient power demand that will benefit from rapid deployment schedules with high reliability power solutions at grid competitive prices,” continued Mr. Gusek. “Liberty customers will have a key partner that offers a fully integrated energy solution spanning on-site power, fuel management, and the option for grid integration and attributes.”
“We are confident in the growth trajectory of our power business and are expanding our power deliveries in anticipation of customer conversions from our expansive pipeline of opportunities. We are in the process of securing additional power generation, bringing our total capacity to over one gigawatt to be delivered through 2027, and we expect further increases will be necessary to meet the growing demand for our services,” continued Mr. Gusek.
“Our strategic investments are targeted at accelerating the growth of our power business and advancing completion technologies that reinforce our competitive edge,” commented Mr. Gusek. “Earlier this week, we raised our quarterly cash dividend by 13% to reflect confidence in our future and a continued commitment to delivering long-term value to shareholders.”
Outlook
Industry frac activity has now fallen below levels required to sustain North American oil production. Oil producers, which comprise a vast majority of North American frac activity, opted to moderate completions against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty and after exceeding production targets during the first half of the year. Slowing trends in oil markets have more than offset increased demand for natural gas fleet activity where long-term fundamentals remain encouraging in support of LNG export capacity expansion and rising power consumption.
Moderation in activity anticipated in the near term is transitory in nature. Global oil oversupply is expected to peak during the first half of 2026. Many shale oil producers are targeting relatively flat oil production, requiring modest activity improvement in the coming year from current levels, and long-term gas demand and related completions activity continue to be on a favorable trajectory. Together, these factors set the backdrop for improving frac fundamentals later in 2026, assuming commodity futures prices remain supportive.
Lower industry activity and underutilized fleets in today’s frac markets are driving pricing pressure, primarily for conventional fleets. This slowdown is accelerating equipment attrition and fleet cannibalization, setting the stage for a more constructive supply and demand balance of industry frac fleets in the future. An improvement in frac activity coupled with tightening frac capacity would support better pricing dynamics.
The outlook for higher quality, next generation fleets remains strong, as operators continue to demand next generation fleets that provide significant fuel savings, emissions benefits, and operational efficiencies. Liberty’s digiTechnologies platform continues to see significant demand and more favorable economics through cycles, and leverages our total service platform with scale advantages, integrated services, and robust digital technologies.
“Although industry frac activity has declined since early 2023, the Liberty team has consistently outperformed markets by staying relentlessly focused on customer success and alignment of shared priorities. During the third quarter, we further strengthened our simulfrac offering with the reallocation of horsepower for long-term partners,” commented Mr. Gusek. “We remain focused on expanding competitive advantages through cycles, allowing us to navigate softer anticipated conditions in the months ahead while remaining well-positioned to react swiftly when demand for frac services rises.”
“Structural demand for power continues to strengthen, as evidenced by large-scale, long duration power commitments across the industry. AI compute load represents a meaningful long-term growth opportunity, and broader electrification trends and industrial reshoring efforts are also driving incremental, steady base load demand. At the same time, the grid is facing mounting reliability and capacity challenges driven by increased intermittent generation and a lack of investment in transmission infrastructure,” continued Mr. Gusek. “Liberty’s on-site power solutions are fully customizable power plants that provide consumers with reliability and clarity around power costs, serving as a strategic hedge against potentially significant increases in grid power prices. We are excited by the momentum we are seeing in power opportunities and are well positioned to deliver an unparalleled offering in the years ahead.”
Cash Dividend
During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of Class A common stock, or approximately $13 million in aggregate to shareholders.
On October 14, 2025, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share of Class A common stock, to be paid on December 18, 2025 to holders of record as of December 4, 2025.
Future declarations of quarterly cash dividends are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and to the Board’s continuing determination that the declarations of dividends are in the best interests of Liberty and its stockholders. Future dividends may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion based on market conditions and capital availability.
Third Quarter Results
For the third quarter of 2025, revenue was $947 million, a decrease of 17% from $1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2024 and a decrease of 9% from $1.0 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
Net income (after taxes) totaled $43 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $74 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $71 million in the second quarter of 2025.
Adjusted Net (Loss) Income2 totaled ($10 million) for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $76 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $20 million in the second quarter of 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA1 of $128 million for the third quarter of 2025 decreased 48% from $248 million in the third quarter of 2024 and decreased 29% from $181 million in the second quarter of 2025.
Fully diluted earnings per share of $0.26 for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $0.44 for the third quarter of 2024 and $0.43 for the second quarter of 2025.
Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Diluted Share2 of $(0.06) for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $0.45 for the third quarter of 2024 and $0.12 for the second quarter of 2025.
Please refer to the tables at the end of this earnings release for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net (Loss) Income, and Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Diluted Share (each, a non-GAAP financial measure) to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of September 30, 2025, Liberty had cash on hand of $13 million and total debt of $253 million, drawn on the secured asset-based revolving credit facility. Total liquidity, including availability under the credit facility, was $146 million as of September 30, 2025.
In July 2025, Liberty expanded its credit facility to provide for a $225 million increase in aggregate commitments to $750 million, subject to borrowing base limitations.
Conference Call
Liberty will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time (10:30 a.m. Eastern Time) on Friday, October 17, 2025. Presenting Liberty’s results will be Ron Gusek, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Stock, Chief Financial Officer.
Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (833) 255-2827, or for international callers, (412) 902-6704. Participants should ask to join the Liberty Energy call. A live webcast will be available at http://investors.libertyenergy.com. The webcast can be accessed for 90 days following the call. A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529, or for international callers (412) 317-0088. The passcode for the replay is 6314706. The replay will be available until October 24, 2025.
About Liberty
Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE: LBRT) is a leading energy services company. Liberty is one of the largest providers of completion services and technologies to onshore oil, natural gas, and enhanced geothermal energy producers in North America. Liberty also owns and operates Liberty Power Innovations LLC, providing advanced distributed power and energy storage solutions for the commercial and industrial, data center, energy, and mining industries. Liberty was founded in 2011 with a relentless focus on value creation through a culture of innovation and excellence and the development of next generation technology. Liberty is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. For more information, please visit www.libertyenergy.com and www.libertypowerinnovations.com, or contact Investor Relations at IR@libertyenergy.com.