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Updated Oct 28, 2026
EQT announces all-stock Range Resources merger while Q3 2026 net income falls 17% YoY on lower volumes and curtailments
EQT's most consequential disclosure this quarter is the October 25, 2026 all-stock merger agreement with Range Resources — a transformational Appalachian consolidation move that introduces a $1.148 billion termination fee and a new block of integration, shareholder approval, and regulatory risk. Q3 2026 operating results reflect deliberate production management: strategic curtailments of 21 Bcfe compressed upstream volumes and contributed to a 40.7% decline in upstream operating income versus the prior-year quarter, even as the nine-month upstream operating income rose 31% on higher average realized prices. EQT's liquidity posture remains constructive — operating cash flow of approximately $5.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 supports ongoing debt reduction and a new commercial paper program launched October 7, 2026.
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$8.6B
EQT 10-K · FY 2025
Employees
1,523
Revenue FY2024
$5.3B
Founded
2008
Profile
EQT 10-K Item 1 · Feb 18, 2026EQT Corporation is the only large-scale, vertically integrated natural gas producer in the United States, with upstream, gathering, and transmission operations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin. The company's strategy centers on low-cost combo-development of its multi-decade drilling inventory, supported by approximately 2,945 miles of owned pipeline infrastructure. EQT generates durable free cash flow across commodity cycles and is positioning for LNG export and data center demand growth.
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We are a vertically integrated natural gas company with upstream, gathering and transmission operations focused in the Appalachian Basin. As of December 31, 2025, we had 28.0 Tcfe of proved natural gas, NGLs and oil reserves across approximately 2.3 million gross acres and approximately 2,945 miles of pipeline infrastructure. In addition, we own an investment in Series A of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP A), which owns the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP Mainline), a 303-mile-long pipeline that spans from Wetzel County, West Virginia to Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Our core business strategy is to be the leading low-cost producer of natural gas with a business model designed to generate durable free cash flow across commodity price cycles. This strategy relies on our substantial inventory of core drilling locations, our vast midstream infrastructure spanning across the Appalachian Basin, our investment grade credit metrics, the low emissions profile of our operations and our best-in-class team and culture. As the only large-scale, integrated natural gas producer in the United States, we believe we are well positioned to excel during times of market volatility and to serve growing sources of demand, including power generation, industrial consumption, domestic data center development and LNG exports. Our operational strategy centers on the execution of large-scale, multi-pad development projects, which we refer to as combo-development. Combo-development generates value across all levels of the reserves development process by maximizing operational and capital efficiencies.
Primary products
- Natural gas production
- NGLs production
- Oil production
- Natural gas gathering services
- Natural gas transmission and storage services
- Natural gas processing
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Named customers
We do not depend on any single customer and believe that the loss of any one customer would not have an adverse effect on our ability to sell our natural gas, NGLs and oil.
Named competitors
“As the only large-scale, integrated natural gas producer in the United States, we believe we are well positioned to excel during times of market volatility and to serve growing sources of demand, including power generation, industrial consumption, domestic data center development and LNG exports.” Competitive position, as stated in the filing
Revenue commentary · FY 2025
Total consolidated operating revenues increased to $8.644 billion in 2025 from $5.273 billion in 2024, driven predominantly by higher average realized natural gas prices and the full-year impact of midstream operations added through the Equitrans Midstream Merger and Olympus Energy Acquisition.
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