Performance in 2025 was driven by record drilling and completion efficiencies, including a new yearly benchmark of 9.7 frac stages per day and average lateral lengths of 14,800 feet.
Management attributes the ability to drill longer laterals to a large contiguous acreage position, which reduces the overall development footprint and consolidates infrastructure requirements.
The company successfully navigated winter storm volatility by coordinating production and sales plans to lock in strong free cash flow, selling nearly all natural gas during high-priced bid weeks.
Strategic marketing efforts resulted in a realized price premium of $0.17 over NYMEX Henry Hub, facilitated by a geographically diversified portfolio that delivers 90% of revenue from outside Appalachia.
A new long-term sales agreement with a Midwest power plant starting in 2027 demonstrates Range’s ability to secure margin-enhancing contracts with high-quality counterparties.
Management highlighted that the company’s multi-year plan has built over 500,000 lateral feet of growth-focused inventory, providing significant flexibility to align reinvestment with market fundamentals.
The 2026 capital budget of $650 million to $700 million is designed to drive production to 2.35-2.4 Bcfe per day, with a significant step-up expected in the second half of the year following mid-year processing expansions.
Management’s 2027-2028 strategy offers a choice between reducing capital to maintain 2.6 Bcfe per day or maintaining current spending levels to drive continued growth, depending on market demand.
Guidance for 2026 assumes service pricing for drilling and completions will be flat to slightly lower than 2025 levels, supported by long-term agreements and the use of electric fracturing fleets.
The company expects to complete its pneumatic retrofit project by year-end 2026, investing $15 million to $25 million in software and facility upgrades to further reduce emissions.
Future growth beyond 2027 is expected to be supported by debottlenecking existing infrastructure and potentially utilizing under-capacity processing plants from other basin operators.
The Board increased the share repurchase authorization to $1.5 billion, reflecting management’s view that the stock trades at a significant discount relative to its multi-decade inventory value.
Management announced an intended 11% increase to the quarterly dividend, signaling a commitment to reliable, slow-growing cash returns to shareholders.
NGL market dynamics are expected to improve in 2026 as new U.S. export terminal capacity helps renormalize propane and ethane storage levels.
The company reduced net debt by $186 million in 2025, bringing total debt reduction to approximately $3 billion over the last several years to enhance financial flexibility.
