Archrock (NYSE: AROC) outlines gas compression growth strategy and $2.4B debt
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Archrock, Inc. filed its annual report describing a U.S.-focused natural gas compression and aftermarket services business that provides essential midstream infrastructure. Contract operations generated 85% of revenue in 2025, supported by a large, mostly >1,000 horsepower fleet totaling 5,319 units and 4,788 thousand horsepower.
The company highlights competitive strengths in safety, with a 2025 total recordable incident rate of 0.22, large-horsepower focus, broad geographic reach and fee-based, long-lived contracts. Archrock discusses growth via technology, fleet high-grading and acquisitions such as the NGCS and TOPS deals, alongside key risks including macro volatility, regulation, customer concentration and $2.4 billion of debt as of December 31, 2025.
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Glossary |
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Forward-Looking Statements | 6 | |
Part I | ||
Item 1. Business | 7 | |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 20 | |
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 37 | |
Item 1C. Cybersecurity | 37 | |
Item 2. Properties | 40 | |
Item 3. Legal Proceedings | 40 | |
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 40 | |
Part II | ||
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 40 | |
Item 6. [Reserved] | 42 | |
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 42 | |
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 55 | |
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 56 | |
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 56 | |
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures | 56 | |
Item 9B. Other Information | 58 | |
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 58 | |
Part III | ||
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 58 | |
Item 11. Executive Compensation | 58 | |
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 58 | |
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 59 | |
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 59 | |
Part IV | ||
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 59 | |
Signatures | 66 |
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GLOSSARY
The following terms and abbreviations appearing in the text of this report, including the Financial Statements, have the meanings indicated below.
2020 Plan | 2020 Stock Incentive Plan | |
Form 10–K | Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2025 | |
2027 Notes | $500.0 million of 6.875% senior notes due April 2027 | |
2027 Notes Redemption | $300.0 million redemption of the 2027 Notes, completed in November 2025 | |
2027 Notes Tender Offer | $200.0 million partial redemption of the 2027 Notes, completed in August 2024 | |
2028 Notes | $800.0 million of 6.250% senior notes due April 2028 | |
2032 Notes | $700.0 million of 6.625% senior notes due September 2032 | |
2034 Notes | $800.0 million of 6.000% senior notes due 2034, issued January 2026 | |
AI | Artificial intelligence | |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 16, 2023, which amended and restated that Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2017, and which governs the Credit Facility | |
AMNAX | Alerian Midstream Energy Index | |
AMZ | Alerian MLP Index | |
Archrock, our, we, us | Archrock, Inc., individually and together with its wholly owned subsidiaries | |
ASU | Accounting Standards Update | |
Bcf/d | Billion cubic feet per day | |
BoLM | U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management | |
C|CISO | Certified Chief Information Security Officer | |
CAA | Clean Air Act | |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act | |
CISSP | Certified Information Systems Security Professional | |
Code | Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended | |
CODM | Chief operating decision maker | |
ColdStream | ColdStream Energy Holdings, LLC | |
Congress | The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate | |
COP | Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
Credit Facility | $1.5 billion asset-based revolving credit facility due May 2028, as governed by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended | |
CWA | Clean Water Act | |
Debt Agreements | Credit Facility, 2027 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2032 Notes and 2034 Notes, collectively | |
DOE | Department of Energy | |
DSDP | Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan | |
EBITDA | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization | |
ECOTEC | Ecotec International Holdings, LLC | |
EIA | U.S. Energy Information Administration | |
EIA Outlook | February 2026 EIA Short Term Outlook | |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning | |
ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance | |
ESPP | Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |
Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | |
FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | |
Federal Funds Effective Rate | The target interest rate depository institutions charge each other for overnight loans of funds | |
FGC Holdco | FGC Holdco LLC, a subsidiary of ColdStream |
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Financial Statements | Consolidated financial statements included in Part IV Item 15 of this Form 10–K | |
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 28, 2024, which amended the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | |
Flowco | Flowco Holdings Inc. | |
Flowco Disposition | Transaction completed on August 1, 2025 pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, dated as of July 1, 2025, whereby Archrock sold certain contract operations customer service agreements, compressors, and other assets to Flowco | |
GAAP | Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. | |
GHG | Greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor for example) | |
Hilcorp | Hilcorp Energy Company | |
Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases | U.S. federal body that develops monetary estimates for the harm caused by emitting GHGs like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, used in cost-benefit analyses for regulations | |
Ionada | Ionada PLC | |
IRS | Internal Revenue Service | |
IT | Information Technology | |
July 2024 Equity Offering | Public underwriting offering whereby Archrock sold approximately 12.7 million shares of its common stock, completed in July 2024 | |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |
LNG | Liquefied natural gas | |
MaCH4 NRS | Natural gas liquid recovery patented technology solution developed by ColdStream, capable of capturing natural gas liquids instead of burning them and simultaneously delivering lean, dry fuel gas to natural gas fired engines and equipment at compressor stations | |
MMb/d | Million barrels per day | |
NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards | |
National Standards | National cybersecurity standards, primarily driven by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, provide voluntary, flexible frameworks to help organizations manage risk. Core functions include govern, identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover, offering a common language for security across sectors | |
NGCS | Natural Gas Compression Systems, Inc. (“NGCSI”), and NGCSE, Inc. (“NGCSE”) | |
NGCS Acquisition | Transaction completed on May 1, 2025 (“NGCS acquisition date”) pursuant to certain definitive agreements dated as of March 10, 2025, whereby Archrock acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in NGCS, referred to as “NGCSI Merger Agreement” and “NGCSE Merger Agreement” (together, “Merger Agreements”) | |
NOL | Net operating loss | |
NSPS | New Source Performance Standards | |
OB3 Tax Law | Public Law No. 119-21, a comprehensive tax and spending reform bill signed into law on July 4, 2025 also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or “OBBBA” | |
OOOOb and OOOOc | Subpart of the NSPS commonly referred to as the EPA’s methane rule for new and existing sources | |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | |
OTC | Over–the–counter, as related to aftermarket services parts and components | |
Paris Agreement | Resulting agreement of the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Paris, France | |
Pillar 2 | A framework proposed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to implement a minimum global tax of 15% for companies with global revenues and profits above certain thresholds | |
ppb | Parts per billion | |
Prime Rate | Rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the prime rate in the U.S. | |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | |
ROU | Right–of–use, as related to operating leases | |
S&P 500 | S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index |
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SAFE | Simple agreement for future equity | |
SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 16, 2025, which amended the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | |
Securities Act | Securities Act of 1933, as amended | |
SG&A | Selling, general and administrative | |
Share Repurchase Program | Share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors that allows us to repurchase outstanding common stock and retire shares repurchased for a designated amount and period of time | |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |
Spin–off | Spin-off of our international contract operations, international aftermarket services and global fabrication businesses into a standalone public company operating as Exterran Corporation in November 2015. Exterran Corporation was subsequently acquired by Enerflex Ltd. (“Enerflex”) in October 2022. The separation and distribution agreement specifies our right to receive payments from Enerflex and our obligation to satisfy capital calls from Enerflex | |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | Public Law No. 115-97, a comprehensive tax reform bill signed into law on December 22, 2017 | |
Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 12, 2025, which amended the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | |
TOPS | Total Operations and Production Services, LLC | |
TOPS Acquisition | Transaction completed on August 30, 2024 (“TOPS acquisition date”) pursuant to that certain purchase and sale agreement, dated as of July 22, 2024, whereby Archrock acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in TOPS | |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
U.S. | United States of America | |
VIE | Variable interest entity | |
VOC | Volatile organic compounds | |
WACC | Weighted average cost of capital |
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FORWARD–LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 10-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, statements regarding our business growth strategy and projected costs; future financial position; the sufficiency of available cash flows to fund continuing operations and pay dividends; the expected amount of our capital expenditures; anticipated cost savings; future revenue, adjusted gross margin and other financial or operational measures related to our business; the future value of our equipment; and plans and objectives of our management for our future operations. You can identify many of these statements by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “will continue” or similar words or the negative thereof.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of this Form 10-K. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct. Known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10–K. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to macroeconomic conditions, including an increase in inflation and trade tensions; pandemics and other public health crises; ongoing international conflicts and tensions; risks related to our operations; competitive pressures; risks of acquisitions or mergers to reduce our ability to make distributions to our common stockholders; inability to make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; inability to achieve the expected benefits of the NGCS Acquisition and difficulties integrating NGCS; risks related to our sustainability initiatives; uncertainty to pay dividends in the future; risks related to a substantial amount of debt and our debt agreements; inability to access the capital and credit markets or borrow on affordable terms to obtain additional capital; inability to fund purchases of additional compression equipment; vulnerability to interest rate increases and fluctuations; erosion of the financial condition of our customers; risks related to the loss of our most significant customers; uncertainty of the renewals for our contract operations service agreements; risks related to losing management or operational personnel; dependence on particular suppliers and vulnerability to product shortages and price increases; information technology and cybersecurity risks; tax-related risks; legal and regulatory risks, including climate-related and environmental, social and governance risks.
All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-K are based on information available to us on the date of this Form 10-K. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained throughout this Form 10-K.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
We are an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping our customers produce, compress and transport natural gas in a safe and environmentally responsible way. We are a premier provider of natural gas compression services, in terms of total compression fleet horsepower, to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S., and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment in the U.S. Our business supports a must–run service that is essential to the production, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas.
We operate in two business segments:
| • | Contract Operations – Our contract operations business primarily includes designing, sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing and maintaining our owned fleet of natural gas compression equipment to provide natural gas compression services to our customers. |
| • | Aftermarket Services – Our aftermarket services business provides a full range of services to support the compression needs of our customers that own compression equipment, including operations, maintenance, overhaul and reconfiguration services and sales of parts and components. |
Natural Gas Compression Industry Overview
Natural gas compression is a mechanical process whereby the pressure of a given volume of natural gas is increased to a desired higher pressure for transportation from one point to another. It is essential to the production and transportation of natural gas. Compression is also critical to minimizing flaring and reducing the waste of natural gas and natural gas liquids that results from insufficient gathering and processing capacity.
Compression is typically required throughout the natural gas production and transportation cycle, including at the wellhead, throughout gathering and distribution systems, into and out of processing and storage facilities and along intrastate and interstate pipelines. Our service offerings focus primarily on midstream applications, with 60% of our operating fleet being used in the gathering and processing cycle stages. The remaining 40% of our operating fleet is used in gas lift applications.
Wellhead and Gathering Systems. Natural gas compression is used to transport natural gas from the wellhead through the gathering system. At some point during the life of natural gas wells, reservoir pressures typically fall below the line pressure of the natural gas gathering or pipeline system used to transport the natural gas to market. At that point, natural gas no longer naturally flows into the pipeline. Compression equipment is applied in both field and gathering systems to boost the pressure levels of the natural gas flowing from the well, allowing it to be transported to market. Changes in pressure levels in natural gas fields require periodic changes to the size and/or type of on–site compression equipment. Compression equipment is also used to increase the efficiency of a low–capacity natural gas field by providing a central compression point from which the natural gas can be produced and injected into a pipeline for transmission to facilities for further processing.
Processing Applications. Compressors may be used in combination with natural gas production and processing equipment to process natural gas into other marketable energy sources. In addition, compression services are used for compression applications in refineries and petrochemical plants. Processing applications typically utilize multiple large horsepower compressors.
Gas Lift Applications. Compression is used to reinject natural gas into producing oil wells to help lift liquids to the surface, which is known as natural gas lift. These applications utilize low– to mid–range horsepower compression equipment located at or near the wellhead or large horsepower compression equipment of over 1,000 horsepower for a centralized gas lift system servicing multiple wells.
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Many oil and natural gas producers, transporters and processors outsource their compression services due to the benefits and flexibility of contract compression. Changing well and pipeline pressures and conditions over the life of a well often require producers to reconfigure or replace their compression packages to optimize the well production or gathering system efficiency.
We believe outsourcing compression operations to compression service providers such as us offers customers:
| • | the ability to efficiently meet their changing compression needs over time while limiting the underutilization of their owned compression equipment; |
| • | access to the compression service provider’s specialized personnel and technical skills, including engineers and field service and maintenance employees, which we believe generally leads to improved production rates and/or increased throughput; |
| • | the ability to increase their profitability by transporting or producing a higher volume of natural gas and crude oil through decreased compression downtime and reduced operating, maintenance and equipment costs by allowing the compression service provider to efficiently manage their compression needs; and |
| • | the flexibility to deploy their capital on projects more directly related to their primary business by reducing their compression equipment and maintenance capital requirements. |
We believe the U.S. natural gas compression services industry continues to have growth potential over time due to, among other things, increased natural gas production in the U.S. from unconventional sources, the aging of producing natural gas fields that will require more compression to continue producing the same volume of natural gas due to lower pressures and the rise in gas-to-oil ratios for maturing wells and expected increased demand for natural gas in the U.S. for power generation of AI data centers, industrial uses and exports, including liquefied natural gas exports and exports of natural gas via pipeline to Mexico.
Contract Operations Overview
Compression Services
We provide comprehensive contract operations services including the personnel, equipment, tools, materials and supplies to meet our customers’ natural gas compression needs. Based on the operating specifications at the customer location and each customer’s unique needs, these services include designing, sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing and maintaining the equipment. We work closely with our customers’ field service personnel so that compression services can be adjusted to efficiently match changing characteristics of the reservoir and the natural gas produced and may repackage or reconfigure our existing fleet to adapt to our customers’ compression needs.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we generated 85%, 85% and 82%, respectively, of our total revenue from contract operations.
Compression Fleet
The compressors that we own and use to provide contract operations services are predominantly large horsepower, which we define as greater than 1,000 horsepower per unit, and consist primarily of reciprocating compressors driven by natural gas–powered or electric motor drive engines. Our fleet is largely standardized around major components and key suppliers, which minimizes our fleet operating costs and maintenance capital requirements, reduces inventory costs, facilitates low–cost compressor resizing and improves technical proficiency in our maintenance and overhaul operations, which in turn allows us to achieve higher uptime while maintaining lower operating costs.
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All of our compressors are designed to automatically shut down if operating conditions deviate from a pre–determined range and substantially all are also equipped with telematic devices that enable us to remotely monitor the units. We maintain field service locations from which we service and overhaul our fleet. Our equipment undergoes routine and preventive maintenance in accordance with our established maintenance schedules, standards and procedures, which we update as technology changes and as our operations group develops new techniques and procedures to better service our equipment. In our experience, these maintenance practices maximize equipment life and unit availability, minimize emissions and avoidable downtime while reducing the overall maintenance expenditures over the equipment life. As of December 31, 2025, the average age of our operating fleet was 10 years.
The following table summarizes the size of our natural gas compression fleet as of December 31, 2025:
| | Aggregate | |
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Number | Horsepower | % of | |||||
of Units | (in thousands) | Horsepower | |||||
0 — 1,000 horsepower per unit |
| 3,216 |
| 1,233 |
| 26 | % |
1,001 — 1,500 horsepower per unit |
| 1,303 |
| 1,771 |
| 37 | % |
Over 1,500 horsepower per unit |
| 800 |
| 1,784 |
| 37 | % |
Total |
| 5,319 |
| 4,788 |
| 100 | % |
General Terms of our Contract Operations Service Agreements
We typically enter into a master service agreement with each customer that sets forth the general terms and conditions of our services, and then enter into a separate supplemental service agreement for each distinct site at which we provide contract operations services. The following describes select material terms common to our standard contract operations service agreements.
Term and Termination. Our customers typically contract for our contract operations services on a site–by–site basis that is generally reduced if we fail to operate in accordance with the contract requirements. Following the initial minimum term, which generally ranges from 12 to 36 months, or generally up to 60 months for the largest horsepower units in our fleet, contract operations services generally continue on a month–to–month basis until terminated by either party with 30 days’ advance notice.
Fees and Expenses. Our customers pay a fixed monthly fee for our contract operations services, which generally is based on the amount of horsepower associated with a specific application. In certain circumstances, such as limited or disrupted natural gas flows, our customers may be provided a reduced monthly fee. We are typically responsible for the costs and expenses associated with our compression equipment except for fuel gas or electricity, which is provided by our customers.
Service Standards and Specifications. We provide contract operations services according to the particular specifications of each job, as set forth in the applicable contract. These are typically turn–key service contracts under which we supply all services and support and use our compression equipment to provide the contract operations services necessary for a particular application. In certain circumstances, if the availability of our services does not meet certain percentages specified in our contracts, our customers are generally entitled, upon request, to specified credits against our service fees.
Title and Risk of Loss. We own and retain title to or have an exclusive possessory interest in all compression equipment used to provide contract operations services and we generally bear risk of loss for such equipment to the extent the loss is not caused by gas conditions, our customers’ acts or omissions or the failure or collapse of the customer’s over–water job site upon which we provide the contract operations services.
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Insurance. Typically, both we and our customers are required to carry general liability, workers’ compensation, employer’s liability, automobile and excess liability insurance. Our insurance coverage includes property damage, general liability and commercial automobile liability and other coverage we believe is appropriate. Additionally, we are substantially self-insured for workers’ compensation and employee group health claims in view of the relatively high per-incident deductibles we absorb under our insurance arrangements for these risks. We are also self-insured for property damage to our offshore assets.
Aftermarket Services Overview
Our aftermarket services business sells parts and components and provides operations, major and routine maintenance, overhaul and reconfiguration services to customers who own compression equipment. We believe that we are particularly well–qualified to provide these services because our highly experienced operating personnel have access to the full range of our compression services and facilities. In addition, our aftermarket services business provides opportunities to cross–sell our contract operations services. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we generated 15%, 15% and 18%, respectively, of our total revenue from aftermarket services.
Competitive Strengths
We believe we have the following key competitive strengths:
Superior safety performance. We believe our collective safety performance is pivotal to the success of our business and is of primary importance to our customers. We have a strong safety culture and a proven ability to safely manage our business in a variety of commodity and economic environments. Our safety–centric culture has consistently produced industry–leading safety performance for many years, including a 2025 total recordable incident rate of 0.22.
Large horsepower. As of December 31, 2025, we have the largest fleet of large horsepower equipment among all outsourced compression service providers in the U.S. In addition, 74% of our fleet, as measured by operating horsepower, was comprised of units that exceed 1,000 horsepower per unit. We believe the trends driving demand for large horsepower units will continue. These trends include (i) high levels of associated gas production from shale wells, which are generally produced at a lower initial pressure than dry gas wells, (ii) pad drilling, which brings multiple wells to a single well site with larger volumes of gas, (iii) increasing well lateral lengths, which increase natural gas flow through gas gathering systems, and (iv) high probability drilling programs that allow for efficient infrastructure planning.
Excellent customer service. We operate in a relationship–driven, service–intensive industry and therefore need to provide superior customer service. We believe that our regionally–based network, local presence, experience and in–depth knowledge of our customers’ operating needs and growth plans enable us to respond to our customers’ needs and meet their evolving demands on a timely basis. In addition, we focus on achieving a high level of reliability for the services we provide in order to maximize uptime and our customers’ production levels. Our sales efforts concentrate on demonstrating our commitment to enhancing our customers’ cash flows through superior customer service and after–market support.
Large and stable customer base. We have strong relationships with a deep base of midstream companies and natural gas and crude oil producers. Our contract operations revenue base is sourced from approximately 300 customers operating throughout all major U.S. natural gas and crude oil producing regions.
Fee–based cash flows. We charge a fixed monthly fee for our contract operations services and a reduced monthly fee during periods of limited or disrupted natural gas flows. Our compression packages, on average, operate at a customer location for approximately six years. We believe this fee structure and the longevity of our operations reduces volatility and enhances the stability and predictability of our cash flows.
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Diversified geographic footprint. We operate in substantially all major natural gas and crude oil producing regions in the U.S. We have a meaningful presence in associated gas plays, including the Permian and Eagle Ford shales, which, combined, account for approximately three-fourths of our operating horsepower. Increased size and geographic density offer compression services providers operating and cost advantages. As the number of compression locations and size of the compression fleet increases, the number of required sales, administrative and maintenance personnel increases at a lesser rate, resulting in operational efficiencies and potential cost advantages. Additionally, broad geographic scope allows compression service providers to more efficiently provide services to all customers, particularly those with compression applications in remote locations. Our large fleet and numerous operating locations throughout the U.S., combined with our ability to efficiently move equipment among producing regions, mean that we are not dependent on production activity in any particular region. We believe our size, geographic scope and broad customer base give us more flexibility in meeting our customers’ needs than many of our competitors and provide us with improved operating expertise and business development opportunities.
Long operating history. We have a long, sustained history of operating in the compression industry and a robust database of fleet financial and operating metrics that provides an advantage compared to our younger competitors. We have extensive experience working with our customers to meet their evolving needs.
Financial resilience and flexibility. We have historically shown and are committed to maintaining capital discipline and financial strength, which is critical in a cyclical industry and business such as ours. Maintaining ample liquidity and a prudent balance sheet supports our ability to continue to deliver on our long–term strategies and positions us to take advantage of future growth opportunities as they arise.
Technology Deployment. We are focused on harnessing technology across all aspects of our business to drive operational efficiencies and enhance our value proposition to our customers. This includes the automation of workflows, integration of digital and mobile tools for our field service technicians, expanded remote monitoring capabilities of our compression fleet and emissions solutions. We believe these efforts, among other things, will help us achieve increased asset uptime, improve the efficiency of our field service technicians, improve our supply chain and inventory management and reduce our emissions and carbon footprint, thereby improving our profitability as discussed further below in “Business Strategies.”
Business Strategies
We intend to continue to capitalize on our competitive strengths to meet our customers’ needs through the following key strategies:
Capitalize on the long–term fundamentals for the U.S. natural gas compression industry. We believe our ability to efficiently meet our customers’ evolving compression needs, our long–standing customer relationships and our large compression fleet will enable us to capitalize on what we believe are favorable long–term fundamentals for the U.S. natural gas compression industry. These fundamentals include significant natural gas resources in the U.S., increased unconventional oil and natural gas production, decreasing natural reservoir pressures, rising gas-to-oil ratios for maturing wells and expected increased natural gas demand in the U.S. from the growth of liquefied natural gas exports, exports of natural gas via pipeline to Mexico, power generation of AI data centers and industrial uses.
Improve profitability. We utilize technology in all aspects of our business to drive operational efficiencies and enhance our value proposition to our customers. Our investments have focused on implementing cloud-based solutions to replace legacy systems, the automation of workflows, integration of digital and mobile tools for our field service technicians and expanded remote monitoring capabilities of our compression fleet. Implementing telematics and advanced data analysis across our fleet has enabled us to respond more quickly and optimally to downtime events, minimize prolonged troubleshooting, prevent unnecessary unit touches and stops, which are the primary cause of wear and tear of the equipment, and, ultimately, predict failures before they occur. We expect this will increase the number of units a field service technician can oversee and reduce vehicle miles traveled and fuel consumption, thereby also reducing emissions.
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In addition, our primary focus is on large horsepower equipment as we aim to continue to capitalize on the trends that have been driving, and that we believe will continue to drive the demand for these units. As part of this strategy, we sold approximately 325,000 and 175,000 of horsepower units during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Of the units sold during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, approximately 85% and 75%, respectively, were small horsepower units.
Optimize our business to generate attractive returns. We plan to continue to invest in strategically growing our business both organically and through third–party acquisitions. We see opportunities to grow our contract operations business over the long term by putting idle units back to work and profitably adding new horsepower in key growth areas. In addition, because a large amount of compression equipment is owned by natural gas and crude oil producers, processors, gatherers, transporters and storage providers, we believe there will be additional opportunities for our aftermarket services business to provide services and parts to support the operation of this equipment.
Oil and Natural Gas Industry Cyclicality and Volatility
Demand for our products and services is correlated to natural gas and crude oil production. Fluctuations in energy prices can affect the levels of expenditures by our customers, production volumes and ultimately, demand for our products and services; however, we believe our contract operations business is typically less impacted by commodity prices for the following reasons:
| • | fee–based contracts minimize our direct commodity price exposure; |
| • | the natural gas we use as fuel for our compression packages is supplied by our customers, further reducing our direct exposure to commodity price risk; |
| • | compression services are a necessary part of midstream energy infrastructure that facilitate the transportation of natural gas through gathering systems; |
| • | our contract operations business is tied primarily to oil and natural gas production, transportation and consumption, which are generally less cyclical in nature than exploration and new well drilling and completion activities; |
| • | the need for compression services and equipment has grown over time due to the increased production of natural gas, the natural pressure decline of natural gas–producing basins and the increased percentage of natural gas production from unconventional sources; and |
| • | our compression packages operate at a customer location for an average of approximately six years, during which time our customers are generally required to pay a fixed monthly fee for our contract operations services or a reduced monthly fee during periods of limited or disrupted natural gas flows. |
Seasonal Fluctuations
Our results of operations have not historically reflected any material seasonal tendencies and we do not believe that seasonal fluctuations will have a material impact on us in the foreseeable future.
Sales and Marketing
Our marketing and client service functions are coordinated and performed by our sales and field service personnel. Salespeople, application engineers and field service personnel qualify, analyze and scope new compression applications as well as regularly visit our customers to ensure customer satisfaction, determine customer needs as to services currently being provided and ascertain potential future compression services requirements. This ongoing communication allows us to respond swiftly to customer requests.
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Customers
Our customer base consists primarily of companies engaged in all aspects of the oil and natural gas industry, including large integrated and independent oil and natural gas processors, gatherers and transporters. We have entered into preferred vendor arrangements with some of our customers that give us preferential consideration for their compression needs. In exchange, we provide these customers with enhanced product availability, product support and favorable pricing. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, our five most significant customers collectively accounted for 35%, 35% and 33%, respectively, of our contract operations and aftermarket services revenue. During the year ended December 31, 2025, no customers accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue and as of December 31, 2025, two customers accounted for approximately 30% of our consolidated trade accounts receivable, primarily related to our contract operations segment.
Suppliers
We have pricing agreements in place with all of our primary suppliers of compression equipment, parts and services, and work closely with these key suppliers on value engineering, to lower total lifecycle cost and improve equipment reliability. Though we rely on these suppliers to a significant degree, we believe alternative sources for compression equipment, parts and services are generally available.
Competition
The natural gas compression services business is highly competitive with low barriers to entry. Overall, we experience considerable competition from companies that may be able to more quickly adapt to changing technology within our industry and changes in economic conditions as a whole, more readily take advantage of acquisitions and other opportunities and adopt more aggressive pricing policies. We believe we are competitive with respect to price, equipment availability, customer service, flexibility in meeting customer needs, technical expertise and quality and reliability of our compression packages and related services. See “Competitive Strengths” above for further discussion.
Governmental Regulation
Environmental Regulation
Our operations are subject to stringent and complex U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to protection of the environment and to occupational safety and health. Compliance with these environmental laws and regulations may expose us to significant costs and liabilities and cause us to incur significant capital expenditures in our operations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties, imposition of investigatory and remedial obligations and the issuance of injunctions delaying or prohibiting operations. We believe that our operations are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and that continued compliance with currently applicable requirements would not have a material adverse effect on us. However, the trend in environmental regulation has been to place more restrictions on activities that may affect the environment, and thus, any changes in these laws and regulations that result in more stringent and costly waste handling, storage, transport, disposal, emission or remediation requirements could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.
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The primary U.S. federal environmental laws to which our operations are subject include the CAA and regulations thereunder, which regulate air emissions; the CWA and regulations thereunder, which regulate the discharge of pollutants in industrial wastewater and storm water runoff; the RCRA and regulations thereunder, which regulate the management and disposal of hazardous and non–hazardous solid wastes; and the CERCLA and regulations thereunder, known more commonly as “Superfund,” which impose liability for the remediation of releases of hazardous substances in the environment. We are also subject to regulation under the OSHA and regulations thereunder, which regulate the protection of the safety and health of workers. Analogous state and local laws and regulations may also apply. We also acknowledge the potential for policy shifts that could impact our operations. In January 2025, the current administration issued a series of executive orders and memoranda signaling a shift in environmental and energy policy in the U.S., including the revocation of approximately 80 former administration-era executive orders related to public health, the environment, climate change and climate-related financial risks. The current administration also declared a “national energy emergency,” directing agencies to expedite conventional energy projects. While the extent of the current administration’s changes to the environmental regulatory landscape in the U.S. is unknown at this time, it is possible that additional changes in the future could impact our results of operation and those of our customers.
Air Emissions
The CAA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations regulate emissions of air pollutants from various sources, including natural gas compressors, and also impose various monitoring and reporting requirements. Such laws and regulations may require a facility to obtain pre–approval for the construction or modification of certain projects or facilities expected to produce air emissions or result in the increase of existing air emissions, obtain and strictly comply with air permits containing various emissions and operational limitations, or utilize specific emission control technologies to limit emissions. Our standard contract operations agreement typically provides that the customer will assume permitting responsibilities and certain environmental risks related to site operations.
New Source Performance Standards. In June 2016, the EPA issued final regulations under the CAA amending the NSPS for the oil and natural gas source category and applying to sources of emissions of methane and VOC from certain processes, activities and equipment that is constructed, modified or reconstructed after September 18, 2015. Specifically, the regulation imposed both methane and VOC standards for several emission sources not previously covered by the NSPS, such as fugitive emissions from compressor stations and pneumatic pumps and methane standards for certain emission sources that are already regulated for VOC, such as equipment leaks at natural gas processing plants. The amendments also established methane standards for a subset of equipment that the NSPS regulates, including reciprocating compressors and pneumatic controllers, and extend the VOC standards to the remaining unregulated equipment.
In March 2024, the EPA published even more stringent rules with respect to methane and VOC for new and existing sources, via NSPS Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc, with the OOOOb rules for sources constructed, modified, or reconstructed after December 6, 2022, which became effective on May 7, 2024. The OOOOc rules for existing sources give the States a two-year deadline to develop and submit to EPA plans for addressing emissions from those sources. However, EPA issued a direct interim final rule in July 2025 and a final rule in December 2025 that pushed the substantive deadlines in OOOOb and OOOOc back to January 2027. EPA has also been working on a proposed rule to roll back significant portions of the OOOOb and OOOOc, which rule proposal is in interagency review at the White House Office of Management and Budget and is expected for publication soon.
In April 2024, BoLM published a separate final rule, known as the “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” rule, to address methane emissions from oil and gas activities on public lands, which became effective on June 10, 2024. The rule is currently stayed pending litigation in North Dakota, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Among the newly adopted methane requirements that may impact our operations are broader applicability to compression equipment relative to the existing rules, increased work practices and inspection requirements and mandates for certain new zero–emissions equipment. Notably, however, in November 2025, BoLM announced that it will not enforce requirements of the rule that carried a December 10, 2025 deadline until December 10, 2026.
Both the EPA rules and the BoLM rules are subject to ongoing judicial challenges.
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Meanwhile, several states — including, most notably, New Mexico and Colorado — have continued to develop their own more stringent methane rules that will or are anticipated to impose additional requirements on the industry. For example, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission adopted the “Midstream Rule” on December 20, 2024, to address GHG emissions from midstream oil and gas operations, including from natural gas compressor stations. Under the Midstream Rule, midstream facilities were required to begin taking steps to reduce GHG emissions from combustion fuel equipment by February 14, 2025, and are required to meet certain GHG emissions limits by the end of 2030. The Midstream Rule is subject to ongoing judicial challenges.
We do not believe that these rules will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, but we cannot yet definitively predict the impact of any revision of the current rules or issuance of new rules, which impact could be material.
National Ambient Air Quality Standards. In October 2015, the EPA issued a new NAAQS ozone standard of 70 ppb, which is a tightening from the 75-ppb standard set in 2008. This new standard became effective on December 28, 2015, and the EPA completed designating attainment/non–attainment regions under the revised ozone standard in 2018. In November 2016, the EPA proposed an implementation rule for the 2015 NAAQS ozone standard, but the agency has yet to issue a final implementation rule. State implementation of the revised NAAQS could result in stricter permitting requirements, delay or prohibit our customers’ ability to obtain such permits and result in increased expenditures for pollution control equipment, the costs of which could be significant. By law, the EPA must review each NAAQS every five years. In December 2018 and again in December 2020, the EPA announced that it was retaining without revision the 2015 NAAQS ozone standard. In June 2021, the EPA commenced a process for reconsidering the December 2020 decision. In August 2023, the EPA announced a new review of the ozone NAAQS and most recently released reports on December 23, 2024, related to its review. We do not believe continued implementation of the NAAQS ozone standard will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, but we cannot yet predict the impact, if any, of any new Federal Implementation Plan involving new NAAQS standards.
General. New environmental regulations and proposals similar to these, when finalized, and any other new regulations requiring the installation of more sophisticated pollution control equipment or the adoption of other environmental protection measures, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Notably, opposition to energy development and infrastructure projects has led to regulatory and judicial challenges to new facilities, including compression facilities, in many states. While we have not directly faced any such challenges to the facilities at which we provide contract operations and know of no pending or threatened efforts targeting those facilities, expanded opposition to energy infrastructure, including facilities at which we provide contract operations or in the future might otherwise have an opportunity to provide contract operations, could potentially give rise to material impacts in the future.
Climate Change
Climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives may arise from a variety of sources, including international, national, regional and state levels of government and associated administrative bodies, seeking to restrict or regulate emissions of GHGs such as carbon dioxide and methane.
Congress and various federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies have previously considered legislation to restrict or regulate emissions of GHG. Energy legislation and other initiatives continue to be proposed that may be relevant to GHG emissions issues. For example, the SEC adopted rules in March 2024 that would have mandated extensive disclosure for certain public companies of climate-related data, risks and opportunities, including financial impacts, physical and transition risks, related governance and strategy, and greenhouse gas emissions. The SEC quickly stayed those rules in April 2024, however, and in March 2025 voted not to defend the rules against ongoing legal challenges. Those legal challenges remain in abeyance pending an SEC decision on whether to rescind, repeal, or modify the rules but, in the meantime, the SEC climate rules remain suspended and without effect.
Almost half of the states, either individually or through multi–state regional initiatives, have begun to address GHG emissions, primarily through the planned development of emission inventories or regional GHG cap and trade programs. Various states, such as California, Colorado and New York have passed or proposed similar climate change disclosure
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laws. Although most of the state–level initiatives have to date been focused on large sources of GHG emissions, such as electric power plants, it is possible that smaller sources such as our natural gas–powered compressors could become subject to GHG–related regulation. Depending on the particular program, we could be required to control emissions or to purchase and surrender allowances for GHG emissions resulting from our operations. Our customers or other business partners may require us to provide additional climate-related information if they are also subject to these or additional climate-related disclosure laws or regulations. These actions could result in increased (i) costs to operate and maintain our facilities, (ii) capital expenditures to install new emission controls on our facilities, and (iii) costs to administer and manage any potential GHG emissions regulations or carbon trading or tax programs. Such climate-related disclosure requirements could result in increased compliance costs, and possible litigation and reputational risks if such disclosures are incomplete, inaccurate, misleading or do not otherwise meet the expectations of our stakeholders. Moreover, such requirements may not always be uniform across jurisdictions, which may result in increased complexity and cost for compliance. In addition, we may take voluntary steps to mitigate any impact our operations might have on climate change. As a result, we may experience increases in energy, transportation and raw material costs, capital expenditures or insurance premiums; however, there is no guarantee that such efforts will have the desired effects.
The $1 trillion legislative infrastructure package passed by Congress in November 2021 included a number of climate-focused spending initiatives targeted at climate resilience, enhanced response and preparation for extreme weather events, and clean energy and transportation investments. Significant additional legislative action by Congress also occurred in August 2022 with the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by the former administration, which provided $391 billion in funding for research and development and incentives for low-carbon energy production methods, carbon capture, and other programs directed at encouraging de-carbonization and addressing climate change. The IRA also amended the Clean Air Act to include a Methane Emissions and Waste Reduction Incentive Program for petroleum and natural gas systems. This program required the EPA to impose a “waste emissions charge” on certain natural gas and oil sources that were already required to report under EPA’s GHG Reporting Program. In November 2024, the EPA released its final rule to implement the methane emissions fee with an effective date in January 2025, which is expected to apply to reporting year 2024 emissions. Twenty-three states have filed a lawsuit challenging the rule, and the change in U.S. presidential administration provides additional uncertainty as to the rule’s future. While the current administration issued an executive order pausing the disbursement of funds appropriated through the IRA and rolling back these environmental policies implemented during the former administration, with legislative action culminating in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which eliminated most of the Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives and delayed the commencement of the methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas sources by a decade to 2034. Notably, Congress eliminated EPA’s regulations in support of the waste emissions charge using the Congressional Review Act effective on March 14, 2025 and, as of September 12, 2025, EPA has proposed to suspend the GHG Reporting Program for oil and gas sources until 2034 and to eliminate such reporting for all other sources. U.S. climate leaders have vowed to continue pressing for climate progress although major new climate legislation seems unlikely in the immediate future. Such legislation, regulations, and initiatives, as well as uncertainty regarding the future success of such regulations and initiatives in reducing demand for oil and gas, could indirectly affect our business and our results of operations by reducing demand for our services.
Separately, the EPA has promulgated regulations controlling GHG emissions under its existing CAA authority. The EPA has adopted rules requiring many facilities, including petroleum and natural gas systems, to inventory and report their GHG emissions. As noted above, in September 2025, EPA proposed to suspend those requirements until 2034. In 2025, we did not operate any facilities that were subject to these reporting obligations. In addition, the EPA rules provide air permitting requirements for certain large sources of GHG emissions. The requirement for large sources of GHG emissions to obtain and comply with permits will affect some of our and our customers’ largest new or modified facilities going forward but is not expected to cause us to incur material costs. As noted above, the EPA has previously undertaken efforts to regulate emissions of methane, considered a GHG, in the oil and gas sector, and could develop additional, more stringent rules at some point in the future.
In an executive order issued in January 2021, the former administration asked the heads of all executive departments and agencies to review and take action to address any federal regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies and any similar agency actions promulgated during the prior administration that may be inconsistent with or present obstacles to the administration’s stated goals of protecting public health and the environment, and conserving national monuments and refuges. The executive order also established an Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, which is called on to, among other things, capture the full costs of GHG emissions, including the “social cost of carbon,”
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“social cost of nitrous oxide” and “social cost of methane,” which are “the monetized damages associated with incremental increases in greenhouse gas emissions,” including “changes in net agricultural productivity, human health, property damage from increased flood risk, and the value of ecosystem services.” In early 2025, however, the new administration disbanded the Working Group and withdrew all of its published guidance, ordering EPA to review whether and how to use the social cost of carbon in federal permitting and regulatory decisions and directing the agencies in the meantime to follow OMB regulatory analysis guidance from 2003 that is virtually silent on climate. The current administration also released a series of executive orders impacting the energy sector, ranging from declaring a national emergency due to the U.S.’s inadequate energy supply, infrastructure, and prices, to halting wind energy leasing and promoting fossil fuel exploration. These executive orders are already reshaping the current direction of the U.S. climate agenda and have led to rulemaking actions by EPA that are beginning to undo U.S. climate regulation, including a February 12, 2026 final rule overturning the 2009 CAA endangerment finding respecting GHGs and all federal GHG emissions standards for vehicles and engines. At this time, we cannot determine how the current administration will continue to proceed and cannot accurately predict the ensuing impact of climate-related policy shifts on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
At the international level, the U.S. joined the international community at the 21st COP of the UNFCCC in Paris, France, which resulted in the “Paris Agreement,” which intended for signatory countries to nationally determine their contributions and set GHG emission reduction goals every five years beginning in 2020. While the Paris Agreement did not impose direct requirements on emitters, national plans to meet its pledge resulted in new regulatory requirements. After withdrawing from the Paris Agreement in November 2020, the U.S. re-entered the Paris Agreement in April 2021 along with a new “nationally determined contribution” that the U.S. would achieve GHG emissions reductions of at least 50% relative to 2005 levels by 2030. In November 2021, at COP26 in Glasgow, the U.S. and European Union jointly announced the launch of the “Global Methane Pledge,” by which signatory countries aim to cut global methane pollution at least 30% by 2030 relative to 2020 levels, including “all feasible reductions” in the energy sector. The December 2023 COP28 meeting in Dubai reaffirmed commitments to the Paris Agreement and concluded that the world should move away from fossil fuel energy in a just, orderly, and equitable manner and aim to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050, while recognizing a transitional role for fossil fuels. In November 2024, at COP29 in Azerbaijan, countries agreed on the final building blocks that set out how carbon markets will operate under the Paris Agreement, among other outcomes that further indicate the global push to mitigate climate change. However, the current administration issued an executive order in January 2025 that initiated the process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement and from any commitments made under the UNFCCC. COP30 took place in Brazil in November 2025 with no official participation or representatives attending from the U.S. In January 2026, the U.S. officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement. Just as we cannot fully anticipate the impact of the methane rules discussed above, we also cannot predict whether the withdrawal from or potential future re-entry into the Paris Agreement or other international pledges will result in any particular new federal regulatory requirements or whether such requirements will cause us to incur material costs. Nevertheless, several states and geographic regions in the U.S. have adopted legislation and regulations to reduce emissions of GHGs, including cap and trade regimes and commitments that contribute to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Increasingly, parties have sought to bring suit against various natural gas and oil companies alleging that the companies have been aware of the adverse effects of climate change but defrauded their investors or customers by failing to adequately disclose those impacts. Any such litigation targeting our customers could negatively impact their operations and, in turn, decrease demand for our operations, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition.
In sum, any legislation, regulatory programs or social pressures related to climate change could increase our costs and require substantial capital, compliance, operating and maintenance costs, reduce demand for our services and reduce our access to financial markets. Current, as well as potential future, laws and regulations that limit GHG emissions or that otherwise promote the use of renewable energy over fossil fuel energy sources could increase the cost of our services and, thereby, further reduce demand and adversely affect our sales volumes, revenues and margins.
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Water Discharges
The CWA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations impose restrictions and strict controls with respect to the discharge of pollutants into state waters or waters of the U.S. The discharge of pollutants into regulated waters is prohibited, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued by the EPA or an analogous state agency. In addition, the CWA regulates storm water discharges associated with industrial activities depending on a facility’s primary standard industrial classification. Four of our facilities have applied for and obtained industrial wastewater discharge permits and/or have sought coverage under local wastewater ordinances. U.S. federal laws also require development and implementation of spill prevention, controls and countermeasure plans where petroleum storage quantities exceed certain thresholds, including appropriate containment berms and similar structures to help prevent the contamination of navigable waters in the event of a petroleum hydrocarbon tank spill, rupture or leak at such facilities. The definition of “waters of the U.S.” and, relatedly, the scope of CWA jurisdiction, have been the subject of notable rulemaking efforts and judicial challenges over several decades, which may continue. In May 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision that sharply narrowed that definition to relatively permanent bodies of water connected to traditional navigable waters and wetlands with a continuous surface connection to other jurisdictional waters, thereby invalidating protections for many other historically regulated wetlands and waters. The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a final rule effective September 8, 2023 to implement the terms of that decision. As a result of prior litigation, that amended rule has gone into effect in only part of the country, and new legislation with respect to the amended rule is ongoing. In November 2025, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule that would again redefine “waters of the United States” to be consistent with the most recent Supreme Court decision, further clarifying and narrowing CWA jurisdiction over wetlands and other waters.
Waste Management and Disposal
RCRA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations govern the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous and non–hazardous solid wastes. During the course of our operations, we generate wastes (including, but not limited to, used oil, antifreeze, used oil filters, sludges, paints, solvents and abrasive blasting materials) in quantities regulated under RCRA. The EPA and various state agencies have limited the approved methods of disposal for these types of wastes. CERCLA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations impose strict, and under certain conditions, joint and several liability without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct on classes of persons who are considered to be responsible for the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. These persons include current and past owners and operators of the facility or disposal site where the release occurred and any company that transported, disposed of, or arranged for the transport or disposal of the hazardous substances released at the site. Under CERCLA, such persons may be subject to joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up the hazardous substances that have been released into the environment, for damages to natural resources and for the costs of certain health studies. In addition, where contamination may be present, it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury, property damage and recovery of response costs allegedly caused by hazardous substances or other pollutants released into the environment. Additionally, emerging contaminants, like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances such as perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid compounds, have become subject to CERCLA regulation in addition to existing federal and state chemicals regulation, and polyfluoroalkyl substances have recently been regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Other emerging contaminants could also become subject to regulation under CERCLA, Toxic Substances Control Act or comparable state laws. We cannot provide any assurance that the costs and liabilities associated with the future imposition of such remedial or regulatory compliance obligations upon us would not have a material adverse effect on our operations or financial position.
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We currently own or lease, and in the past have owned or leased, a number of properties that have been used in support of our operations for a number of years. Although we have utilized operating and disposal practices that were standard in the industry at the time, hydrocarbons, hazardous substances, or other regulated wastes may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by us or on or under other locations where such materials have been taken for disposal by companies subcontracted by us. In addition, many of these properties have been previously owned or operated by third parties whose treatment and disposal or release of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or other regulated wastes was not under our control. These properties and the materials released or disposed thereon may be subject to CERCLA, RCRA and analogous state laws. Under such laws, we could be required to remove or remediate historical property contamination, or to perform certain operations to prevent future contamination. At certain of such sites, we are currently working with the prior owners who have undertaken to monitor and clean up contamination that occurred prior to our acquisition of these sites. We are not currently under any order requiring that we undertake or pay for any cleanup activities. However, we cannot provide any assurance that we will not receive any such order in the future.
Occupational Safety and Health
We are subject to the requirements of the OSHA and comparable state statutes. These laws and the implementing regulations strictly govern the protection of the safety and health of employees. The OSHA’s hazard communication standard, the EPA’s community right–to–know regulations under Title III of CERCLA and similar state statutes require that we organize and/or disclose information about hazardous materials used or produced in our operations.
Human Capital
As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 1,350 employees in 12 states and conducted business in 41 states. None of our employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
We consider our employees to be our greatest asset and believe that our success depends on our ability to attract, develop and retain our employees. We operate on a merit-based approach, and we support the hiring of employees from a range of backgrounds.
We support pay equity and believe we offer competitive and comprehensive compensation benefits packages that include bonuses, an employee stock purchase plan, a 401(k) plan with employer contribution, healthcare and insurance benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts with employer contribution, paid time off (including 16 hours per year as paid time to volunteer), family leave, an employee assistance program and tuition assistance, among many others.
We believe in the ultimate goal of serving as the best corporate citizen possible and are dedicated to inspiring and empowering our employees to operate continuously according to our core values of safety, service, integrity, respect and pride. To that end, the Governance and Sustainability Committee of our Board of Directors provides oversight of our policies, practices and programs regarding the fair and equitable promotion of employees within our company and the health and safety of our employees and communities.
Learning and Talent Development
We invest significant resources to develop the talent needed to provide our industry–leading natural gas compression services. We work closely with suppliers to develop training programs for our field service technicians. Our field service technicians are supported by a dedicated training team and collectively completed over 44,000 hours of operational and technical training during 2025. Generally, new hire field employees enter a program whereby they are assigned an experienced mentor, for an average of six months, under whose direct supervision they apply their classroom learning in the real world setting.
In addition, we offer a number of non–technical, targeted skills–based and career–enhancing training programs, including technical orientation for non–technical employees, supervisor coaching, performance management and conflict resolution. Our talent development programs provide employees with the resources they need to help achieve their career goals, build management skills and lead their organizations.
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Safety, Health and Wellness
The success of our business is fundamentally connected to the well–being of our people and so we are committed to the safety, health and wellness of our employees.
Safety is a core value of our company, and safety performance is a key measure of success that has been included in our short–term incentive program for approximately 20 years. We actively promote the highest standards of safety behavior and environmental awareness and strive to meet or exceed all applicable local and national regulations. “Stop the Job” is an adopted edict that establishes the obligation of and provides the authority to all employees to stop any task or operation where they perceive that a risk to people, the environment or assets is not properly controlled. We believe that all incidents are preventable and that through proper training, planning and hazard recognition, we can achieve a workplace with zero incidents. To this end, we created the TARGET ZERO program that includes over 90 safety and environmental procedures, and their necessary tools, equipment and training, which are designed to foster a mindset that integrates safety into every work process. Through this program, we have achieved excellent safety performance, with a total recordable incident rate of 0.22 in 2025. While no incidents are acceptable, the incidents we experienced were extremely minor in nature and resulted in no lost time. It will be our continuous goal that we achieve a rate of zero in all future periods.
We also provide our employees and their families with access to a variety of flexible and convenient health and wellness programs that support the maintenance or improvement of our employees’ physical and mental health and encourage engagement in healthy behaviors, including our employee–led RockFIT program that develops and sponsors corporate health and fitness challenges throughout the year.
Building Employee and Community Connections
We consider ourselves a member of every community in which we operate and believe that building connections between our employees, their families and our communities creates a more meaningful and enjoyable workplace. Our employees give generously and are passionate towards many causes, for which they receive 16 hours per year of paid time off to volunteer. Our employee–led Archrock Cares program brings together employees across functions and backgrounds to break down traditional corporate barriers and form strong bonds through the pursuit of shared interests and volunteering and giving opportunities across the country.
Available Information
Our annual reports on Form 10–K, quarterly reports on Form 10–Q, current reports on Form 8–K and any amendments to those reports are available free of charge on our website, www.archrock.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed electronically with the SEC. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Form 10–K or any of our other securities filings. Paper copies of our filings are also available, without charge, from Archrock, Inc., 9807 Katy Freeway, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77024, Attention: Investor Relations. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers who file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s website address is www.sec.gov.
Additionally, we make available free of charge on our website:
| • | our Code of Business Conduct; |
| • | our Corporate Governance Principles; and |
| • | the charters of our audit, compensation and governance and sustainability committees. |
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As described in “Forward–Looking Statements,” this Form 10–K contains forward–looking statements regarding us, our business and our industry. The risk factors described below, among others, could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward–looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted.
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Industry and General Economic Risks
Macroeconomic conditions, including an increase in inflation and trade tensions, could have adverse effects on our results of operations.
Uncertainty on future inflation trends and fluctuations in interest rates have created further uncertainty for the economy and for our customers. Elevated inflation will increase our labor costs and the costs of parts, lube oil and other materials used in our operations. An increase in inflation rates could negatively affect our profitability and cash flows, due to higher wages, higher operating costs, higher financing costs, and/or higher supplier prices. We may be unable to pass along such higher costs to our customers. In addition, inflation may adversely affect customers’ financing costs, cash flows, and profitability, which could adversely impact their operations and our ability to collect receivables.
Additionally, trade tensions or restrictions on free trade, including the tariffs that have been imposed and proposed by the current administration, could exacerbate these effects. Any widespread imposition of new or increased tariffs and trade restrictions could increase the cost of imported materials and products, such as steel, which accordingly could increase costs of our products, disrupt our supply chain, cause adverse financial impacts due to volatility in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, increase inflationary pressures on raw materials and energy, and negatively impact our profit margins. New or increased tariffs could also negatively affect U.S. national or regional economies, which could affect the demand for our products.
Pandemics and other public health crises may negatively affect demand for our services, and may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Pandemics or other public health crises could significantly impact public health, economic growth, supply chains and markets. The extent to which our operating and financial results may be affected by future pandemics or other public health crises will depend on various factors and consequences beyond our control, such as the duration and scope of such pandemic or public health crisis, additional actions by businesses and governments in response to the pandemic and the speed and effectiveness of responses to combat any such pandemic or public health crisis. Any future pandemic or public health crisis may materially adversely affect our operating and financial results in a manner that is not currently known to us or that we do not currently consider to present significant risks to our operations.
Ongoing International Conflicts and Tensions
The conflict in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, other geopolitical conflicts, and related price volatility and geopolitical instability could negatively impact our business.
In late February 2022, Russia launched significant military action against Ukraine, and in October 2023, Israel launched a military response against Hamas in Gaza. These ongoing conflicts and other geopolitical conflicts, such as the developments in Venezuela, have caused, and could intensify, volatility in oil and natural gas prices, and the extent and duration of these military actions, sanctions and resulting market disruptions could be significant and could potentially have a substantial negative impact on the global economy and/or our business for an unknown period of time. Any such volatility and disruptions may also magnify the impact of other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section.
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Business and Operational Risks
Our operations entail inherent risks that may result in substantial liability. We do not insure against all potential losses and could be seriously harmed by unexpected liabilities.
Our operations entail inherent risks, including equipment defects, malfunctions and failures and natural disasters, which could result in uncontrollable flows of natural gas or well fluids, fires and explosions. These risks may expose us, as an equipment operator, to liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, pollution and other environmental damage. The insurance we carry against many of these risks may not be adequate to cover our claims or losses. Our insurance coverage includes property damage, general liability and commercial automobile liability and other coverage we believe is appropriate. Additionally, we are substantially self-insured for workers’ compensation and employee group health claims in view of the relatively high per-incident deductibles we absorb under our insurance arrangements for these risks. We are also self -insured for property damage to our offshore assets. Further, insurance covering the risks we expect to face or in the amounts we desire may not be available in the future or, if available, the premiums may not be commercially justifiable. If we were to incur substantial liability and such damages were not covered by insurance or were in excess of policy limits, or if we were to incur liability at a time when we are not able to obtain liability insurance, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be negatively impacted.
We face significant competitive pressures that may cause us to lose market share and negatively affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Our business is highly competitive, and there are low barriers to entry. Our competitors may be able to more quickly adapt to technological changes within our industry and changes in economic and market conditions as a whole, more readily take advantage of acquisitions and other opportunities and adopt more aggressive pricing policies. Our ability to renew or replace existing contract operations service agreements with our customers at rates sufficient to maintain current revenue and cash flows could be adversely affected by the activities of our competitors. If our competitors substantially increase the resources they devote to the development and marketing of competitive products, equipment or services or substantially decrease the price at which they offer their products, equipment or services, we may not be able to compete effectively.
In addition, we could face significant competition from new entrants into the compression services business and heightened competition from consolidation of our competitors. Some of our existing competitors or new entrants may expand or fabricate new compressors that would create additional competition for the services we provide to our customers. Certain of these competitors may have greater financial, technical and marketing resources than us, and may be in a better competitive position. In addition, our customers may purchase and operate their own compression fleets in lieu of using our natural gas compression services. In recent years, consolidation in the oil and gas industry has led to combinations of our customers, who have leveraged their size and purchasing power to pursue economies of scale and pricing concessions, which could lead to decreased demand for our products and services. We also may not be able to take advantage of certain opportunities or make certain investments because of our debt levels and our other obligations. Any of these competitive pressures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Any acquisitions we complete, including the NGCS Acquisition, are subject to substantial risks that could reduce our ability to make distributions to our common stockholders.
Even if we do make acquisitions that we believe will increase the amount of cash available for distribution to our common stockholders, these acquisitions, including the NGCS Acquisition, may nevertheless result in a decrease in the amount of cash available for distribution to our common stockholders. Any acquisition, including the NGCS Acquisition, involves potential risks, including, among other things:
| • | the assumption of unknown liabilities, losses or costs for which we are not indemnified or for which any indemnity we receive is inadequate; |
| • | our inability to obtain satisfactory title to the assets we acquire; and |
| • | the occurrence of other significant changes, such as impairment of long-lived assets, asset devaluation or restructuring charges. |
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If we do not make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms, our future growth could be limited.
Our ability to grow depends, in part, on our ability to make accretive acquisitions. If we are unable to make accretive acquisitions either because we are (i) unable to identify attractive acquisition candidates or negotiate acceptable purchase contracts with them, (ii) unable to obtain financing for these acquisitions on economically acceptable terms or (iii) outbid by competitors, then our future growth and ability to maintain dividends could be limited. Furthermore, even if we make acquisitions that we believe will be accretive, these acquisitions may nevertheless result in a decrease in the cash generated from operations.
Any acquisition involves potential risks, including, among other things:
| • | an inability to successfully integrate the businesses we acquire; |
| • | the assumption of unknown liabilities; |
| • | limitations on rights to indemnity from the seller; |
| • | mistaken assumptions about the cash generated or anticipated to be generated by the business acquired or the overall costs of equity or debt; |
| • | the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; |
| • | unforeseen operating difficulties; and |
| • | customer or key employee losses at the acquired businesses. |
If we consummate any future acquisitions, our capitalization and results of operations may change significantly and we will not have the opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial and other relevant information that we will consider in determining the application of our future funds and other resources. In addition, competition from other buyers could reduce our acquisition opportunities or cause us to pay a higher price than we might otherwise pay.
We may not be able to achieve the expected benefits of the NGCS Acquisition. We may also encounter significant difficulties in integrating NGCS.
We may not be able to achieve the expected benefits of the NGCS Acquisition. There can be no assurance that the NGCS Acquisition will be beneficial to us. We may not be able to integrate the assets acquired in the NGCS Acquisition without increases in costs or other difficulties. The integration of a business is a complex, costly and time-consuming process. As a result, we will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating our business practices and operations with the business practices and operations of NGCS. The integration process may disrupt our business and, if implemented ineffectively, would restrict the full realization of the anticipated benefits from the NGCS Acquisition. The failure to meet the challenges involved in integrating NGCS and to realize the anticipated benefits of the NGCS Acquisition could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects, as well as the market price of our common stock. The challenges of integrating the operations of acquired businesses include, among others:
| • | difficulties with the integration of the business of NGCS and workforce following the completion of the NGCS Acquisition; |
| • | conditions in the oil and natural gas industry, including the level of production of, demand for or price of oil or natural gas; |
| • | our reduced profit margins or the loss of market share resulting from competition or the introduction of competing technologies by other companies; |
| • | changes in economic or political conditions, including terrorism and legislative changes; |
| • | the inherent risks associated with our operations, such as equipment defects, impairments, malfunctions and natural disasters; |
| • | the risk that counterparties will not perform their obligations under our financial instruments; |
| • | the financial condition of our customers; |
| • | our ability to timely and cost-effectively obtain components necessary to conduct our business; |
| • | employment and workforce factors, including our ability to hire, train and retain key employees; |
| • | our ability to implement certain business and financial objectives, such as: |
| • | winning profitable new business; |
| • | growing our asset base and enhancing asset utilization; |
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| • | integrating acquired businesses; |
| • | generating sufficient cash; |
| • | accessing the capital markets at an acceptable cost; |
| • | liability related to the use of our services; |
| • | changes in governmental safety, health, environmental or other regulations, which could require us to make significant expenditures; |
| • | the effectiveness of our control environment, including the identification of control deficiencies; and |
| • | our level of indebtedness and ability to fund our business. |
Many of these factors are outside of our control, and any one of them could result in increased costs and liabilities, decreases in the amount of expected revenue and earnings, and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration of the acquired business.
The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the NGCS Acquisition if, among other things, the integration of the properties acquired in the NGCS Acquisition is unsuccessful or transaction costs related to the NGCS Acquisition are greater than expected. The market price of our common stock may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of the NGCS Acquisition as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by us or by securities market participants or if the effect of the NGCS Acquisition on our business, results of operations or financial condition or prospects is not consistent with our expectations or those of securities market participants.
Our sustainability initiatives, including emissions reduction and our public statements and disclosures regarding the same, expose us to numerous risks.
We have developed, and we will continue to develop objectives related to sustainability matters. Statements related to these objectives are made using various underlying assumptions and reflect our current intentions, and do not constitute a guarantee that they will be achieved or achieved within the projected timeframe. Our efforts to research, establish, accomplish, and accurately report on these objectives expose us to numerous operational, reputational, financial, legal and other risks. Our ability to achieve any objective is subject to numerous factors and conditions, many of which are outside of our control, including the availability of alternative energy sources in the jurisdictions in which we operate, the capacity of electrical grids to support traditional and alternative energy sources, and the broader economic and legal circumstances affecting energy and electricity locally. We cannot predict the ultimate impact of achieving our objectives, or the various implementation aspects, on our financial condition and results of operations.
There can be no assurance that we will pay dividends in the future.
We cannot provide assurance that we will, at any time in the future, again generate sufficient surplus cash that would be available for distribution to the holders of our common stock as a dividend or that our Board of Directors would determine to use any of our net profits to pay a dividend.
Future dividends may be affected by, among other factors:
| • | the availability of surplus or net profits, which in turn depend on the performance of our business and operating subsidiaries; |
| • | our debt service requirements and other liabilities; |
| • | our ability to refinance our debt in the future or borrow funds and access capital markets; |
| • | restrictions contained in our Debt Agreements; |
| • | our future capital requirements, including to fund our operating expenses and other working capital needs; |
| • | the rates we charge for our services; |
| • | the level of demand for our services; |
| • | the creditworthiness of our customers; |
| • | our level of operating expenses; and |
| • | changes in U.S. federal, state and local income tax laws or corporate laws. |
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We cannot provide assurance that we will declare or pay dividends in any particular amount or at all in the future. A decision not to pay dividends or a reduction in our dividend payments in the future could have a negative effect on our stock price.
Financial Risks
We have a substantial amount of debt that could limit our ability to fund future growth and operations and increase our exposure to risk during adverse economic conditions.
As of December 31, 2025, we had $2.4 billion in outstanding debt obligations, net of unamortized debt premiums and unamortized deferred financing costs, outstanding under our Credit Facility and senior notes. Many factors, including factors beyond our control, may affect our ability to make payments on our outstanding indebtedness. These factors include those discussed elsewhere in these Risk Factors.
Our substantial debt level and associated commitments could have important consequences to our liquidity, particularly to the extent our borrowing capacity becomes covenant restricted. For example, these commitments could:
| • | make it more difficult for us to satisfy contractual obligations; |
| • | increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
| • | limit our ability to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other corporate requirements; |
| • | increase our vulnerability to interest rate fluctuations because the interest payments on a portion of our debt are based upon variable interest rates, and a portion can adjust based on our credit statistics; |
| • | limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry; |
| • | place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt or less restrictive covenants in such debt; and |
| • | limit our ability to incur indebtedness in the future. |
Covenants in our Debt Agreements may impair our ability to operate our business.
Our Debt Agreements contain various covenants with which we or certain of our subsidiaries must comply, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings, limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness, investments, acquisitions, making loans, liens on assets, repurchasing equity, making dividends, transactions with affiliates, mergers, consolidations, dispositions of assets and other provisions customary in similar types of agreements. The Debt Agreements also contain various covenants requiring mandatory prepayments from the net cash proceeds of certain asset transfers.
Our Credit Facility is also subject to financial covenants, including the following ratios, as defined in the corresponding agreement:
EBITDA to Interest Expense | 2.5 to 1.0 | |
Senior Secured Debt to EBITDA | 3.0 to 1.0 | |
Total Debt to EBITDA (1) | 5.25 to 1.0 |
| (1) | Subject to a temporary increase to 5.50 to 1.0 for any quarter during which an acquisition satisfying certain thresholds is completed and for the two quarters immediately following such quarter. |
If we were to anticipate non-compliance with these financial ratios, we may take actions to maintain compliance with them. These actions include reductions in our general and administrative expenses, capital expenditures or the payment of cash dividends. Any of these measures may reduce the amount of cash available for payment of dividends and the funding of our business requirements, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operations, cash flows or the price of our common stock.
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The breach of any of the covenants under the Debt Agreements could result in a default under the Debt Agreements, which could cause indebtedness under the Debt Agreements to become due and payable. If the repayment obligations under the Debt Agreements were to be accelerated, we may not be able to repay the debt or refinance the debt on acceptable terms and our financial position would be materially adversely affected. A material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, financial condition, business or operations that, taken as a whole, impacts our ability to perform the obligations under the Debt Agreements could lead to a default under those agreements. Further, a default under one or more of the Debt Agreements would trigger cross-default provisions under the other Debt Agreements, which would accelerate our obligation to repay the indebtedness under those agreements.
As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Debt Agreements, excluding the 2034 Notes, which were issued in January 2026 and not subject to covenant compliance as of December 31, 2025. See Note 15 (“Long-Term Debt”) for further details.
We may be unable to access the capital and credit markets or borrow on affordable terms to obtain additional capital that we may require.
Historically, we have financed acquisitions, operating expenditures and capital expenditures with a combination of cash provided by operating and financing activities. However, to the extent we are unable to finance our operating expenditures, capital expenditures, scheduled interest and debt repayments and any future dividends with net cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under the Credit Facility, we may require additional capital. Periods of instability in the capital and credit markets (both generally and in the oil and gas industry in particular) could limit our ability to access these markets to raise debt or equity capital on affordable terms or to obtain additional financing. Among other things, our lenders may seek to increase interest rates, enact tighter lending standards, refuse to refinance existing debt at maturity at favorable terms or at all and may reduce or cease to provide funding to us. Additionally, extended lead times for newly fabricated equipment can increase near-term capital needs and create timing inconsistency between funding availability and capital expenditures. If we are unable to access the capital and credit markets on favorable terms, or if we are not successful in raising capital within the time period required or at all, we may not be able to grow or maintain our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our inability to fund purchases of additional compression equipment could adversely impact our financial results.
We may not be able to maintain or increase our asset and customer base unless we have access to sufficient capital to purchase additional compression equipment. Cash flow from our operations and availability under our Credit Facility may not provide us with sufficient cash to fund our capital expenditure requirements, including any funding requirements related to acquisitions. Our ability to grow our asset and customer base could be impacted by limits on our ability to access additional capital.
We may be vulnerable to fluctuations in interest rates due to our variable rate debt obligations.
Borrowings under our Credit Facility are subject to variable interest rates. Changes in economic conditions outside of our control could result in fluctuations in interest rates, and higher interest rates will thereby increase our interest expense and reduce the funds available for capital investment, operations or other purposes. In addition, a substantial portion of our cash flow must be used to service our debt obligations. Any increase in our interest expense could negatively impact our results of operations and cash flows, including our ability to pay dividends in the future.
Our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement changed the referenced rate from LIBOR to SOFR so that borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at, based on our election, either a base rate or SOFR, plus an applicable margin. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains SOFR benchmark replacement provisions. At this time, there can be no assurance as to whether any alternative benchmark or resulting interest rates may be more or less favorable than SOFR.
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Customer and Contract Risks
The erosion of the financial condition of our customers could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Many of our customers finance their exploration and production activities through cash flow from operations, the incurrence of debt or the issuance of equity. During times when the oil or natural gas markets weaken, our customers are more likely to experience a downturn in their financial condition. Additionally, some of our midstream customers may provide their gathering, transportation and related services to a limited number of companies in the oil and gas production business. A reduction in borrowing bases under reserve-based credit facilities, the lack of availability of debt or equity financing or other factors that negatively impact our customers’ financial condition could result in a reduction in our customers’ spending for our products and services, which may result in their cancellation of contracts, the cancellation or delay of scheduled maintenance of their existing natural gas compression equipment, their determination not to enter into new natural gas compression service contracts or their determination to cancel or delay orders for our services. Furthermore, the loss by our midstream customers of their key customers could reduce demand for their services and result in a deterioration of their financial condition, which would in turn decrease their demand for our services. Any such action by our customers would reduce demand for our services. Reduced demand for our services could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, in the event of the financial failure of a customer, we could experience a loss on all or a portion of our outstanding accounts receivable associated with that customer.
The loss of any of our most significant customers would result in a decline in our revenue and cash available to pay dividends to our common stockholders.
Our five most significant customers collectively accounted for 35%, 35% and 33% of our revenues during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Our services are provided to these customers pursuant to contract operations service agreements, which generally have an initial term of 12 to 36 months, or generally up to 60 months for the largest horsepower units in our fleet, and continue thereafter until terminated by either party with 30 days’ advance notice. The loss of all or even a portion of the services we provide to these customers, as a result of competition or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Many of our contract operations service agreements have short initial terms and are cancelable on short notice after the initial term, and we cannot be sure that such contracts will be extended or renewed after the end of the initial contractual term. Any such non-renewals, or renewals at reduced rates or the loss of contracts with any significant customer could adversely impact our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
The length of our contract operations service agreements with customers varies based on operating conditions and customer needs. Our initial contract terms typically are not long enough to enable us to recoup the cost of the equipment we utilize to provide contract operations services, and these contracts are typically cancelable on short notice after the initial term. We cannot be sure that a substantial number of these contracts will be extended or renewed by our customers or that any of our customers will continue to contract with us. The inability to negotiate extensions or renew a substantial portion of our contract operations services contracts, the renewal of such contracts at reduced rates, the inability to contract for additional services with our customers or the loss of all or a significant portion of our services contracts with any significant customer could lead to a reduction in revenue and net income and could require us to record asset impairments. Moreover, we have limited ability to increase prices during our initial contract terms. As a result, we are unable to pass increases in the prices of the equipment, materials and services we utilize to provide contract operations services, as a result of inflation, tariffs, or otherwise, onto our customers, which could result in a reduction in net income. This could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
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Labor and Supply Chain Risks
Our ability to manage and grow our business effectively may be adversely affected if we lose management or operational personnel.
We believe that our ability to hire, train and retain qualified personnel will continue to be challenging and important. The supply of experienced operational and field personnel, in particular, decreases as other energy companies’ needs for the same personnel increase. Our ability to grow and to continue our current level of service to our customers will be adversely impacted if we are unable to successfully hire, train and retain these important personnel. In addition, the cost of labor has increased and may continue to increase in the future with increases in demand, which could require us to incur additional costs and negatively impact our results of operations.
We depend on particular suppliers and are vulnerable to product shortages and price increases. With respect to our suppliers of newly–fabricated compression equipment specifically, we occasionally experience long lead times, and therefore may at times make purchases in anticipation of future business. If we are unable to purchase compression equipment or other integral equipment, materials and services from third-party suppliers, we may be unable to retain existing customers or compete for new customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Some equipment, materials and services used in our business are obtained from a limited group of suppliers. Our reliance on these suppliers involves several risks, including price increases (as a result of inflation, tariffs or otherwise), inferior quality and a potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of such equipment, materials and services in a timely manner. Additionally, we occasionally experience long lead times from our suppliers of newly–fabricated compression equipment and may at times make purchases in anticipation of future business. We do not have long–term contracts with some of these suppliers, and the partial or complete loss of certain of these suppliers could have a negative impact on our results of operations and could damage our customer relationships.
If we are unable to purchase compression equipment, in particular, on a timely basis to meet the demands of our customers, our existing customers may terminate their contractual relationships with us, or we may not be able to compete for business from new or existing customers, which, in each case, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Further, supply chain bottlenecks could adversely affect our ability to obtain necessary materials, parts or lube oil used in our operations or increase the costs of such items. A significant increase in the price of such equipment, materials and services, as a result of inflation, tariffs or other factors, could have a negative impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Information Technology and Cybersecurity Risks
We may not realize the intended benefits of our process and technology transformation project, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We utilize technology in all aspects of our business to drive operational efficiencies and enhance our value proposition to our customers. Our investments have focused on implementing cloud-based solutions to replace legacy systems, the automation of workflows, integration of digital and mobile tools for our field service technicians and expanded remote monitoring capabilities of our compression fleet. The implementation of the process and technology transformation project has required significant capital and other resources from which we may not realize the benefits we expect to realize. Any such difficulties could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Cyber-attacks or terrorism could affect our business, results of operations and our reputation.
We rely on our information technology systems and data for critical operations. We own and manage some of these technology systems, but also rely on the systems provided by a host of third-party service providers, vendors, and business partners. We and certain of our third-party providers collect, maintain and process data about customers, employees, business partners and others, including personally identifiable information, as well as proprietary information belonging to our business, such as trade secrets. We are subject to numerous and evolving cybersecurity risks and threats, including cyber-attacks, computer viruses and terrorism that threaten the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical technology systems or information and may disrupt our operations and harm our operating results. Our industry requires the continued operation of sophisticated information technology systems and network infrastructure. Any integration of AI in our or relevant third parties’ operations, products or services is expected to pose new and/or unknown cybersecurity risks and challenges. In addition, we have acquired and may continue to acquire companies with cybersecurity vulnerabilities and/or unsophisticated security measures, which exposes us to significant cybersecurity, operational, and financial risks.
Despite our implementation of security measures, our technology systems and data are vulnerable to material compromises, disruption and failures due to social engineering/phishing, malware (including ransomware), malfeasance by insiders, human or technological error, hacking, viruses, and as a result of bugs, misconfigurations or exploited vulnerabilities in software or hardware, acts of war or terrorism and other causes. Given the complexity of our technology systems, which includes operational technology deployed in the field, we are unable to comprehensively identify, patch or mitigate against all security vulnerabilities. In addition, a successful cyberattack against a critical third party could materially impact our operations and financial results, and because we cannot control the scope or effectiveness of the security measures deployed by our third-party suppliers and service providers, such as cloud services that support our internal and customer-facing operations, successful cyberattacks that disrupt or result in unauthorized access to third-party technology systems can materially impact our operations and financial results. We and certain of our third-party providers have experienced cyberattacks and other incidents, and we expect such attacks and incidents to occur in the future. While to date no incidents have had any material operational or financial impact, we cannot guarantee that material incidents will not occur in the future.
Cyberattacks are expected to accelerate on a global basis in frequency and magnitude as threat actors are increasingly sophisticated in using techniques and tools, including generative and other AI, that circumvent security controls, evade detection and remove forensic evidence. As a result, there is no guarantee that we will detect, investigate, remediate or recover from future attacks or incidents, or avoid a material adverse impact to our systems or information. There also can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls or procedures, will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting our systems and information. If our information technology systems were to fail and we were unable to recover in a timely way, we may be unable to fulfill critical business functions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The nature of our industry and assets makes us a target for terrorist activities designed to disrupt our ability to service our customers. Increased cybersecurity regulations and an escalating cyber terrorist threat environment are expected to require additional investments in security that we cannot currently predict. We are also subject to evolving cybersecurity and data privacy laws and regulations that are increasingly complex. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in significant legal liability, regulatory investigations and penalties, or harm to our reputation in the marketplace. The implementation of security requirements and measures and the maintenance of insurance, to the extent available, addressing such activities could significantly increase costs. We cannot guarantee that any costs and liabilities incurred in relation to an attack or incident, such as lost business, penalties or damages, will be covered by our existing insurance policies or that applicable insurance will be available to us in the future on economically reasonable terms or at all. These types of events could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations. In addition, these types of events could require significant management attention and resources and could adversely affect our reputation among customers and the public.
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Tax-related Risks
Tax legislation and administrative initiatives or challenges to our tax positions could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We operate or are registered in locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and, as a result, we are subject to the tax laws and regulations of U.S. federal, state and local and Canadian governments. We have investments in unconsolidated affiliates that operate in the U.S. and international locations. From time to time, various legislative or administrative initiatives may be proposed that could adversely affect our tax positions. There can be no assurance that our tax provision or tax payments will not be adversely affected by these initiatives. In addition, U.S. federal, state and local, and international tax laws and regulations are extremely complex and subject to varying interpretations. There can be no assurance that our tax positions will not be challenged by relevant tax authorities or that we would be successful in any such challenge.
Our ability to use NOLs and interest expense limitation carryovers to offset future income may be limited.
Our ability to use any NOLs and interest expense limitation carryovers generated by us could be substantially limited if we were to experience an “ownership change” as defined under Section 382 of the Code. In general, an “ownership change” would occur if our “5-percent stockholders,” as defined under Section 382 of the Code, including certain groups of persons treated as “5-percent stockholders,” collectively increased their ownership in us by more than 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. An ownership change can occur as a result of a public offering of our common stock, as well as through secondary market purchases of our common stock and certain types of reorganization transactions. We have experienced ownership changes, which may result in an annual limitation on the use of our pre–ownership change NOLs (and certain other losses and/or credits) equal to the equity value of our stock immediately before the ownership change, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate for the month in which the ownership change occurred. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the IRS proposed regulations that would prevent us from using unrealized built-in gains to increase this limitation. If these regulations were finalized and we experienced an ownership change our ability to use our NOLs (and certain other losses and/or credits) may be limited. Such a limitation could, for any given year, have the effect of increasing the amount of our U.S. federal and state income tax liability, which would negatively impact the amount of after–tax cash available for distribution to our stockholders and our financial condition.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
From time to time, we are subject to various claims, tax audits, litigation and other proceedings that could ultimately be resolved against us and require material future cash payments or charges, which could impair our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The size, nature and complexity of our business make us susceptible to various claims, tax audits, litigation and binding arbitration proceedings. We are currently, and may in the future become, subject to various claims, which, if not resolved within amounts we have accrued, could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, including our ability to pay dividends. Similarly, any claims, even if fully indemnified or insured, could negatively impact our reputation among our customers and the public and make it more difficult for us to compete effectively or obtain adequate insurance in the future. See Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” of this Form 10-K and Note 16 (“Commitments and Contingencies”) to our Financial Statements for additional information regarding certain legal proceedings to which we are a party.
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New regulations, proposed regulations and proposed modifications to existing regulations under the CAA, if implemented, could result in increased compliance costs.
In June 2016, the EPA issued final regulations under the CAA amending the NSPS for the oil and natural gas source category and applying to sources of emissions of methane and VOC from certain processes, activities and equipment that is constructed, modified or reconstructed after September 18, 2015. Specifically, the regulation imposed both methane and VOC standards for several emission sources not previously covered by the NSPS, such as fugitive emissions from compressor stations and pneumatic pumps and methane standards for certain emission sources that are already regulated for VOC, such as equipment leaks at natural gas processing plants. The amendments also established methane standards for a subset of equipment that the NSPS regulates, including reciprocating compressors and pneumatic controllers, and extend the VOC standards to the remaining unregulated equipment.
In March 2024, the EPA published even more stringent rules with respect to methane and VOC for new and existing sources, via NSPS Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc, with the OOOOb rules for sources constructed, modified, or reconstructed after December 6, 2022, which became effective on May 7, 2024. The OOOOc rules for existing sources give the States a two-year deadline to develop and submit to EPA plans for addressing emissions from those sources. However, EPA issued a direct interim final rule in July 2025 and a final rule in December 2025 that pushed the substantive deadlines in OOOOb and OOOOc back to January 2027. EPA has also been working on a proposed rule to roll back significant portions of the OOOOb and OOOOc, which rule proposal is in interagency review at the White House Office of Management and Budget and is expected for publication soon.
In April 2024, BoLM published a separate final rule, known as the “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” rule, to address methane emissions from oil and gas activities on public lands, which became effective on June 10, 2024. The rule is currently stayed pending litigation in North Dakota, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Among the newly adopted methane requirements that may impact our operations are broader applicability to compression equipment relative to the existing rules, increased work practices and inspection requirements and mandates for certain new zero-emissions equipment. Notably, however, in November 2025, BoLM announced that it will not enforce requirements of the rule that carried a December 10, 2025 deadline until December 10, 2026.
Both the EPA rules and the BoLM rules are subject to ongoing judicial challenges.
Meanwhile, several states — including, most notably, New Mexico and Colorado — have continued to develop their own more stringent methane rules that will or are anticipated to impose additional requirements on the industry. For example, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission adopted the “Midstream Rule” on December 20, 2024, to address GHG emissions from midstream oil and gas operations, including from natural gas compressor stations. Under the Midstream Rule, midstream facilities were required to begin taking steps to reduce GHG emissions from combustion fuel equipment by February 14, 2025, and are required to meet certain GHG emissions limits by the end of 2030. The Midstream Rule is subject to ongoing judicial challenges.
We do not believe that these rules will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, but we cannot yet definitively predict the impact of any revision of the current rules or issuance of new rules, the impact of which could be material.
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In October 2015, the EPA issued a new NAAQS ozone standard of 70 ppb, which is a tightening from the 75-ppb standard set in 2008. This new standard became effective on December 28, 2015, and the EPA completed designating attainment/non–attainment regions under the revised ozone standard in 2018. In November 2016, the EPA proposed an implementation rule for the 2015 NAAQS ozone standard, but the agency has yet to issue a final implementation rule. State implementation of the revised NAAQS could result in stricter permitting requirements, delay or prohibit our customers’ ability to obtain such permits and result in increased expenditures for pollution control equipment, the costs of which could be significant. By law, the EPA must review each NAAQS every five years. In December 2018 and again in December 2020, the EPA announced that it was retaining without revision the 2015 NAAQS ozone standard. In June 2021, the EPA commenced a process for reconsidering the December 2020 decision. In August 2023, the EPA announced a new review of the ozone NAAQS and most recently released reports on December 23, 2024, related to its review. We do not believe continued implementation of the NAAQS ozone standard will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, but we cannot yet predict the impact, if any, of any new Federal Implementation Plan involving new NAAQS standards.
New environmental regulations and proposals similar to these, when finalized, and any other new regulations requiring the installation of more sophisticated pollution control equipment or the adoption of other environmental protection measures, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Notably, opposition to energy development and infrastructure projects has led to regulatory and judicial challenges to new facilities, including compression facilities, in many states. While we have not directly faced any such challenges to the facilities at which we provide contract operations and know of no pending or threatened efforts targeting those facilities, expanded opposition to energy infrastructure, including facilities at which we provide contract operations or in the future might otherwise have an opportunity to provide contract operations, could potentially give rise to material impacts in the future.
We are subject to a variety of governmental regulations; failure to comply with these regulations may result in administrative, civil and criminal enforcement measures and changes in these regulations could increase our costs or liabilities.
We are subject to a variety of U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations, including relating to the environment, health and safety, labor and employment and taxation. We have investments in unconsolidated affiliates that are subject to U.S. and international regulations. Many of these laws and regulations are complex, change frequently, are becoming increasingly stringent, and the cost of compliance with these requirements can be expected to increase over time. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in a variety of administrative, civil and criminal enforcement measures, including assessment of monetary penalties, imposition of remedial requirements and issuance of injunctions as to future compliance. From time to time, as part of our operations, including newly acquired or potential future contract operations, we may be subject to compliance audits by regulatory authorities in the various states in which we operate.
Environmental laws and regulations may, in certain circumstances, impose strict liability for environmental contamination, which may render us liable for remediation costs, natural resource damages and other damages as a result of our conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior owners or operators or other third parties. In addition, where contamination may be present, it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury, property damage and recovery of response costs. Remediation costs and other damages arising as a result of environmental laws and regulations, and costs associated with new information, changes in existing environmental laws and regulations or the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations could be substantial and could negatively impact our financial condition, profitability and results of operations. Moreover, failure to comply with these environmental laws and regulations may result in the imposition of administrative, civil and criminal penalties and the issuance of injunctions delaying or prohibiting operations.
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We may need to apply for or amend facility permits or licenses from time to time with respect to storm water or wastewater discharges, waste handling, or air emissions relating to manufacturing activities or equipment operations, which subjects us to new or revised permitting conditions that may be onerous or costly to comply with. In addition, certain of our customer service arrangements may require us to operate, on behalf of a specific customer, petroleum storage units such as underground tanks or pipelines and other regulated units, all of which may impose additional compliance and permitting obligations. Any failure to obtain or delay in obtaining required permits, licenses and other governmental approvals by our customers could result in production delays and thereby indirectly materially and adversely impact our operations and business.
We conduct operations at numerous facilities in a wide variety of locations across the continental U.S. The operations at many of these facilities require environmental permits or other authorizations. Additionally, natural gas compressors at many of our customers’ facilities require individual air permits or general authorizations to operate under various air regulatory programs established by rule or regulation. These permits and authorizations frequently contain numerous compliance requirements, including monitoring and reporting obligations and operational restrictions, such as emission limits. Given the large number of facilities in which we operate, and the numerous environmental permits and other authorizations that are applicable to our operations, we may occasionally identify or be notified of violations of certain requirements existing in various permits or other authorizations. Occasionally, we have been assessed penalties for non–compliance, and we could be subject to such penalties in the future. We have not been subject to any penalties to date that have materially and adversely impacted or are expected to materially and adversely impact our operations or business.
We routinely deal with oil, natural gas and other petroleum products. Hydrocarbons or other hazardous substances or wastes may have been disposed or released on, under or from properties used by us to provide contract operations services or inactive compression storage or on or under other locations where such substances or wastes have been taken for disposal. These properties may be subject to investigatory, remediation and monitoring requirements under environmental laws and regulations, and such requirements may vary.
The modification or interpretation of existing environmental laws or regulations, the more vigorous enforcement of existing environmental laws or regulations, or the adoption of new environmental laws or regulations may also negatively impact oil and natural gas exploration and production, gathering and pipeline companies, including our customers, which in turn could have a negative impact on us.
Climate change legislation, regulatory initiatives and stakeholder pressures could result in increased compliance costs, financial risks and potential reduction in demand for our services.
Climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives may arise from a variety of sources, including international, national, regional and state levels of government and associated administrative bodies, seeking to restrict or regulate emissions of GHGs such as carbon dioxide and methane.
Congress and various federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies have previously considered legislation to restrict or regulate emissions of GHG. Energy legislation and other initiatives continue to be proposed that may be relevant to GHG emissions issues. For example, the SEC adopted rules in March 2024 that would have mandated extensive disclosure for certain public companies of climate-related data, risks and opportunities, including financial impacts, physical and transition risks, related governance and strategy, and greenhouse gas emissions. The SEC stayed those rules in April 2024, however, and in March 2025 voted not to defend the rules against ongoing legal challenges. Those legal challenges remain in abeyance pending an SEC decision on whether to rescind, repeal, or modify the rules but, in the meantime, the SEC climate rules remain suspended and without effect.
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Almost half of the states, either individually or through multi–state regional initiatives, have begun to address GHG emissions, primarily through the planned development of emission inventories or regional GHG cap and trade programs. Various states, such as California, Colorado and New York have passed or proposed similar climate change disclosure laws. Although most of the state–level initiatives have to date been focused on large sources of GHG emissions, such as electric power plants, it is possible that smaller sources such as our natural gas–powered compressors could become subject to GHG–related regulation. Depending on the particular program, we could be required to control emissions or to purchase and surrender allowances for GHG emissions resulting from our operations. Our customers or other business partners may require us to provide additional climate-related information if they are also subject to these or additional climate-related disclosure laws or regulations. These actions could result in increased (i) costs to operate and maintain our facilities, (ii) capital expenditures to install new emission controls on our facilities, and (iii) costs to administer and manage any potential GHG emissions regulations or carbon trading or tax programs. Such climate-related disclosure requirements could result in increased compliance costs, and possible litigation and reputational risks if such disclosures are incomplete, inaccurate, misleading or do not otherwise meet the expectations of our stakeholders. Moreover, such requirements may not always be uniform across jurisdictions, which may result in increased complexity and cost for compliance. In addition, we may take voluntary steps to mitigate any impact our operations might have on climate change. As a result, we may experience increases in energy, transportation and raw material costs, capital expenditures or insurance premiums; however, there is no guarantee that such efforts will have the desired effects.
The $1 trillion legislative infrastructure package passed by Congress in November 2021 included a number of climate-focused spending initiatives targeted at climate resilience, enhanced response and preparation for extreme weather events, and clean energy and transportation investments. Significant additional legislative action by Congress also occurred in August 2022 with the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by the former administration, which provided $391 billion in funding for research and development and incentives for low-carbon energy production methods, carbon capture, and other programs directed at encouraging de-carbonization and addressing climate change. The IRA also amended the Clean Air Act to include a Methane Emissions and Waste Reduction Incentive Program for petroleum and natural gas systems. This program required the EPA to impose a “waste emissions charge” on certain natural gas and oil sources that were already required to report under EPA’s GHG Reporting Program. In November 2024, the EPA released its final rule to implement the methane emissions fee with an effective date in January 2025, which was expected to apply to reporting year 2024 emissions. Twenty-three states have filed a lawsuit challenging the rule, and the change in U.S. presidential administration provides additional uncertainty as to the rule’s future. While the current administration issued an executive order pausing the disbursement of all unspent funds appropriated through the IRA and rolling back these environmental policies implemented during the former administration, with legislative action culminating in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which eliminated most of the Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives and delayed the commencement of the methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas sources by a decade to 2034. Notably, Congress eliminated EPA’s regulations in support of the waste emissions charge using the Congressional Review Act effective on March 14, 2025 and, as of September 12, 2025, EPA has proposed to suspend the GHG Reporting Program for oil and gas sources until 2034 and to eliminate such reporting for all other sources. U.S. climate leaders have vowed to continue pressing for climate progress although major new climate legislation seems unlikely in the immediate future. Such legislation, regulations, and initiatives, as well as uncertainty regarding the future success of such regulations and initiatives in reducing demand for oil and gas, could indirectly affect our business and our results of operations by reducing demand for our services.
Separately, the EPA has promulgated regulations controlling GHG emissions under its existing CAA authority. The EPA has adopted rules requiring many facilities, including petroleum and natural gas systems, to inventory and report their GHG emissions. As noted above, in September 2025, EPA proposed to suspend those requirements until 2034. In 2025, we did not operate any facilities that were subject to these reporting obligations. In addition, the EPA rules provide air permitting requirements for certain large sources of GHG emissions. The requirement for large sources of GHG emissions to obtain and comply with permits will affect some of our and our customers’ largest new or modified facilities going forward but is not expected to cause us to incur material costs. As noted above, the EPA has previously undertaken efforts to regulate emissions of methane, considered a GHG, in the oil and gas sector, and could develop additional, more stringent rules at some point in the future.
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In an executive order issued in January 2021, the former administration asked the heads of all executive departments and agencies to review and take action to address any federal regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies and any similar agency actions promulgated during the prior administration that may be inconsistent with or present obstacles to the administration’s stated goals of protecting public health and the environment, and conserving national monuments and refuges. The executive order also established an Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, which is called on to, among other things, capture the full costs of GHG emissions, including the “social cost of carbon,” “social cost of nitrous oxide” and “social cost of methane,” which are “the monetized damages associated with incremental increases in greenhouse gas emissions,” including “changes in net agricultural productivity, human health, property damage from increased flood risk, and the value of ecosystem services.” In early 2025, however, the new administration disbanded the Working Group and withdrew all of its published guidance, ordering EPA to review whether and how to use the social cost of carbon in federal permitting and regulatory decisions and directing the agencies in the meantime to follow OMB regulatory analysis guidance from 2003 that is virtually silent on climate. The current administration also released a series of executive orders impacting the energy sector, ranging from declaring a national emergency due to the U.S.’s inadequate energy supply, infrastructure, and prices, to halting wind energy leasing and promoting fossil fuel exploration. These executive orders are already reshaping the current direction of the U.S. climate agenda and have led to rulemaking actions by EPA that are beginning to undo U.S. climate regulation, including a February 12, 2026 final rule overturning the 2009 CAA endangerment finding respecting GHGs and all federal GHG emissions standards for vehicles and engines. At this time, we cannot determine how the current administration will continue to proceed and cannot accurately predict the ensuing impact of climate-related policy shifts on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
At the international level, the U.S. joined the international community at the 21st COP of the UNFCCC in Paris, France, which resulted in the “Paris Agreement,” which intended for signatory countries to nationally determine their contributions and set GHG emission reduction goals every five years beginning in 2020. While the Paris Agreement did not impose direct requirements on emitters, national plans to meet its pledge resulted in new regulatory requirements. After withdrawing from the Paris Agreement in November 2020, the U.S. re-entered the Paris Agreement in April 2021 along with a new “nationally determined contribution” that the U.S. would achieve GHG emissions reductions of at least 50% relative to 2005 levels by 2030. In November 2021, at COP26 in Glasgow, the U.S. and European Union jointly announced the launch of the “Global Methane Pledge,” by which signatory countries aim to cut global methane pollution at least 30% by 2030 relative to 2020 levels, including “all feasible reductions” in the energy sector. The December 2023 COP28 meeting in Dubai reaffirmed commitments to the Paris Agreement and concluded that the world should move away from fossil fuel energy in a just, orderly, and equitable manner and aim to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050, while recognizing a transitional role for fossil fuels. In November 2024, at COP29 in Azerbaijan, countries agreed on the final building blocks that set out how carbon markets will operate under the Paris Agreement, among other outcomes that further indicate the global push to mitigate climate change. However, the current administration issued an executive order in January 2025 that initiated the process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement and from any commitments made under the UNFCCC. COP30 took place in Brazil in November 2025 with no official participation or representatives attending from the U.S. In January 2026, the U.S. officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement. Just as we cannot fully anticipate the impact of the methane rules discussed above, we also cannot predict whether the withdrawal from or potential future re-entry into the Paris Agreement or other international pledges will result in any particular new federal regulatory requirements or whether such requirements will cause us to incur material costs. Nevertheless, several states and geographic regions in the U.S. have adopted legislation and regulations to reduce emissions of GHGs, including cap and trade regimes and commitments that contribute to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Increasingly, parties have sought to bring suit against various natural gas and oil companies alleging that the companies have been aware of the adverse effects of climate change but defrauded their investors or customers by failing to adequately disclose those impacts. Any such litigation targeting our customers could negatively impact their operations and, in turn, decrease demand for our operations, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition.
In sum, any legislation, regulatory programs or social pressures related to climate change could increase our costs and require substantial capital, compliance, operating and maintenance costs, reduce demand for our services and reduce our access to financial markets. Current, as well as potential future, laws and regulations that limit GHG emissions or that otherwise promote the use of renewable energy over fossil fuel energy sources could increase the cost of our services and, thereby, further reduce demand and adversely affect our sales volumes, revenues and margins.
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A climate–related decrease in demand for oil and natural gas could negatively affect our business.
Supply and demand for oil and natural gas is dependent upon a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. These factors include, among others, the potential adoption of new government regulations, including those related to fuel conservation measures and climate change regulations, technological advances in fuel economy and energy generation devices. For example, legislative, regulatory or executive actions intended to reduce emissions of GHG could increase the cost of consuming crude oil and natural gas, thereby potentially causing a reduction in the demand for such products. A broader transition to alternative fuels or energy sources, whether resulting from potential new government regulation, carbon taxes or consumer preferences could result in decreased demand for crude oil, natural gas and NGLs. In addition, increased focus of our customers on reducing emissions from, or the use of, combustion engines in compression could increase demand for electric compressors or require us to make modifications to our existing natural gas-powered units. Any decrease in demand for these products could consequently reduce demand for our services and could have a negative effect on our business.
Also, recent activism directed at shifting funding away from companies with fossil fuel energy-related assets could result in a reduction of funding for the energy sector overall. Numerous climate lawsuits have been filed against the world’s largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations, with the number of cases filed against fossil fuel companies each year nearly tripling since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015. Such actions could adversely impact our business by distracting management and other personnel from their primary responsibilities, require us to incur increased costs, and/or result in reputational harm. Moreover, any such litigation targeting our customers could negatively impact their operations and, in turn, decrease demand for our services. Such shareholder activism in relation to environmental, social and governance matters could have an adverse effect on our ability to obtain external financing as well as negatively affect the cost of, and terms for, financing to fund capital expenditures or other aspects of our business. Attention to climate change and other ESG risks has also resulted in governmental investigations and public and private litigation, which could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business.
Climate change may increase the frequency and severity of weather events that could result in severe personal injury, property and environmental damage, which could curtail our or our customers’ operations and otherwise materially adversely affect our cash flows.
Some scientists have concluded that increasing concentrations of GHG in the Earth’s atmosphere may produce climate changes that have significant weather–related effects, such as increased frequency and severity of storms, droughts, hurricanes, blizzards, floods and other climatic events, in addition to more chronic changes such as shifting temperature, precipitation, and other meteorological patterns. If any of those effects were to occur, they could have an adverse effect on our assets and operations, including, but not limited to, damages to our or our customers’ facilities and assets from powerful wind or rising waters. We may experience increased insurance costs, or difficulty obtaining adequate insurance coverage, for our assets in areas subject to more frequent severe weather. We may not be able to recoup these increased costs through the rates we charge our customers. Extreme weather events could cause damage to property or facilities that could exceed our insurance coverage, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Such impacts may be proportionately more severe given the geographical concentration of our operations. These disruptions could further result in evacuation of personnel, curtailment of services, interruption of the transportation of products and materials, and loss of productivity.
Another possible consequence of climate change is increased volatility in seasonal temperatures. The market for natural gas and natural gas liquids is generally impacted by periods of colder weather and warmer weather, so any changes in climate could affect the market for those fuels, and thus demand for our services. Increased energy use due to weather changes may require us to invest in additional equipment to serve increased demand. A decrease in energy use due to weather changes may negatively affect our financial condition through decreased revenues. Despite the use of the term “global warming” as a shorthand for climate change, some studies indicate that climate change could cause some areas to experience temperatures substantially colder than their historical averages. As a result, it is difficult to predict how the market for our services could be affected by increased temperature volatility.
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Environmental, social and governance scrutiny and changing expectations from stakeholders may impose additional costs or additional risks.
In recent years, attention has been given to corporate activities related to ESG matters. A number of advocacy groups, both domestically and internationally, have campaigned for governmental and private action to promote change at public companies related to ESG matters, including demands for action related to climate change, promoting the use of substitutes to fossil fuel products and encouraging the divestment of companies in the fossil fuel industry. Various members of the investment community, including investment advisors, sovereign wealth funds, public pension funds, universities, and other groups, have begun promoting the divestment of fossil fuel equities as well as pressuring lenders and other financial services companies and their regulators, such as the Federal Reserve, to limit or curtail activities with fossil fuel companies. These efforts could have a material adverse effect on the price of our securities and our ability to access equity capital markets. Members of the investment community have also begun to screen companies like ours for sustainability performance, including practices related to GHGs and climate change, and through the use of ESG ratings or otherwise, before investing in our securities. As a result, we could experience additional costs or financial penalties, delayed or cancelled projects, and/or reduced production and reduced demand, which could have a material adverse effect on our earnings, cash flows, and financial condition. If we do not adapt to or comply with expectations and standards on ESG matters, as they continue to evolve, or if we are perceived to have not responded appropriately to the growing concern for ESG issues, regardless of whether there is a legal requirement to do so, we may suffer from reputational damage, and our business, financial condition and/or stock price could be materially and adversely affected.
Our operations, projects and growth opportunities require us to have strong relationships with various key stakeholders, including our shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers, local communities and others. We may face pressures from stakeholders, many of whom may be concerned by climate change, to prioritize sustainable energy practices, reduce our carbon footprint and promote sustainability while at the same time remaining a successfully operating public company. If we do not successfully manage expectations across these varied stakeholder interests, it could erode our stakeholder trust and thereby affect our brand and reputation. The lack of an established single approach to identifying, measuring, and reporting on many ESG matters may further create uncertainty and ambiguities. Failure to realize or timely achieve progress on such aspirational goals, targets, cost estimates, and other expectations or assumptions may adversely impact us. Unfavorable ESG ratings could also lead to further increased negative sentiment towards us, our customers, and our industry, negatively impacting us and our access to and costs of capital. Such erosion of confidence could negatively impact our business through decreased demand and growth opportunities, delays in projects, increased legal action and regulatory oversight, adverse press coverage and other adverse public statements, difficulty hiring and retaining top talent, difficulty obtaining necessary approvals and permits from governments and regulatory agencies on a timely basis and on acceptable terms, and difficulty securing investors and access to capital. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Information Technology and Cybersecurity Risks
We utilize technology in all aspects of our business to drive operational efficiencies and enhance our value proposition to our customers. Our investments have focused on implementing cloud-based solutions to replace legacy systems, the automation of workflows, integration of digital and mobile tools for our field service technicians and expanded remote monitoring capabilities of our compression fleet. We face certain ongoing risks from cybersecurity threats that, if realized, are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. See Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors – Information Technology and Cybersecurity Risks” of this Form 10-K.
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Cybersecurity Incidents
Risk Management and Strategy
Overall Process
Our cybersecurity risk management program is designed to monitor, detect, prevent and respond to cybersecurity threats to our critical systems, information, services and IT environment. Our internal IT team has committed resources to review and enhance our cybersecurity risk management program, work with internal and third-party experts to determine and implement appropriate controls, partner with our compliance team to provide employee training and awareness, stay abreast of emerging potential threats and best practices, and to respond to cybersecurity incidents. There can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls or procedures, will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting our systems and information.
In executing and assessing our program, we reference National Standards that emphasize identifying and managing risks, protecting critical assets, detecting potential threats, and responding to and recovering from incidents. This helps guide our ongoing efforts to safeguard information systems, maintain business continuity, and reduce cyber risk across the enterprise. This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications, or requirements, only that we use the National Standards as a guide to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business.
Enterprise Risk Management Process Integration
Our IT policy communicates internal guidelines for our IT infrastructure and services, baseline controls that help safeguard the security of our operating environment, and reporting and escalation protocols. Our IT security training program is designed to help our employees recognize and report suspicious activity. The program includes annual cybersecurity training for employees and executive leadership, phishing simulations, and other security exercises for employees. Cybersecurity awareness and education is further emphasized through a company-wide education campaign during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Independent Third-Party Assessment
As part of our cybersecurity strategy,
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Third-Party Risk Oversight
Risk Management with Respect to Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Our
Our IT management team utilizes various processes and technologies to identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover from cybersecurity events and incidents. In addition, the IT management team is subject to specific key performance indicators and performance against such key performance indicators is reviewed by our Audit Committee. To create awareness in our first line of defense, training is also provided to employees to help them identify security risks, which includes routine phishing exercises and appraisal of and assistance with security-related performance.
Cybersecurity events and incidents can be reported to our IT management team in several ways, including through our externally managed detection and response provider, system alerts, or employees reporting suspicious activity.
Other Areas of Risk Management
See our 2024 Sustainability Report at www.archrock.com for information associated with additional areas of risk management addressed by our management team and reviewed by our Board of Directors and committees of our Board of Directors.
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Item 2. Properties
The following table describes the material facilities, all of which are used by both of our business segments, that we owned or leased at December 31, 2025:
Location | | Status | | Square Feet |
Houston, Texas - Corporate office |
| Leased |
| 75,000 |
Greeley, Colorado | Leased | 10,000 | ||
Houma, Louisiana | Owned | 60,000 | ||
Carlsbad, New Mexico | Leased | 11,200 | ||
Yukon, Oklahoma |
| Owned |
| 85,000 |
West Alexander, Pennsylvania |
| Leased |
| 15,000 |
Asherton, Texas |
| Leased |
| 9,000 |
Kennedy, Texas | Leased | 10,500 | ||
Midland, Texas |
| Owned |
| 51,000 |
Midland, Texas | Leased | 17,000 | ||
Midland, Texas | Leased | 28,375 | ||
Pecos, Texas |
| Leased |
| 10,000 |
Victoria, Texas | Owned | 23,000 | ||
Victoria, Texas |
| Owned |
| 53,700 |
Our executive office is located at 9807 Katy Freeway, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77024 and our telephone number is 281–836–8000.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. While we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, we believe that any ultimate liability arising from any of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, including our ability to pay dividends. However, because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation and arbitration proceedings, we cannot provide assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding to which we are a party will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, including our ability to pay dividends.
See Note 16 (“Commitments and Contingencies”) for further details.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AROC.” On February 18, 2026, the closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $32.90 per share.
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Comparison of Five Year Cumulative Total Return
The performance graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock compared with the S&P 500, AMNAX and AMZ indices over the five–year period beginning on December 31, 2020. The results are based on an investment of $100 in each of our common stock, the S&P 500, the AMNAX and the AMZ. The graph assumes reinvestment of dividends and adjusts all closing prices and dividends for stock splits.
The performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 10–K into any filing under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under those Acts.
Holders
As of February 18, 2026, there were approximately 1,100 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by banks, brokers and other nominees.
Dividends
On January 29, 2026, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock, or approximately $38.7 million, which was paid on February 18, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2026. Any future determinations to pay cash dividends to our stockholders will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, credit and loan agreements in effect at that time and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. We cannot provide assurance that we will declare or pay dividends in any particular amount or at all in the future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
For disclosures regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Part III, Item 12. “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” of this Form 10–K.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table summarizes our purchases of equity securities during the three months ended December 31, 2025:
Total number of | Approximate dollar | |||||||||
Average | shares repurchased | value of shares | ||||||||
price | as part of publicly | that may yet be | ||||||||
Total number | paid per | announced plans | purchased under the | |||||||
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | | of shares purchased(1) | | share(2) | | or programs(3) | | plans or programs(3) | ||
October 1, 2025 — October 31, 2025 | 128,330 | $ | 23.96 | 128,330 | $ | 130,403 | ||||
November 1, 2025 — November 30, 2025 |
| 294,458 |
| 23.58 |
| 294,150 |
|
| 123,467 | |
December 1, 2025 — December 31, 2025 |
| 225,000 |
| 25.83 |
| 225,000 |
|
| 117,655 | |
Total |
| 647,788 | $ | 24.44 |
| 647,480 |
| |||
Item 6. [Reserved]
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements, the notes thereto, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Form 10–K. The following discussion includes forward–looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. See “Forward–Looking Statements” and Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Form 10–K.
This section primarily discusses 2025 and 2024 items and comparisons between these years. For a discussion of changes from 2023 to 2024 and other financial information related to 2024, refer to Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025.
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Overview
We are an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping our customers produce, compress and transport natural gas in a safe and environmentally responsible way. We are a premier provider of natural gas compression services, in terms of total compression fleet horsepower, to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S., and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment in the U.S. We operate in two business segments: contract operations and aftermarket services. Our contract operations business primarily includes designing, sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing and maintaining our owned fleet of natural gas compression equipment to provide natural gas compression services to our customers. Our aftermarket services business provides a full range of services to support the compression needs of our customers that own compression equipment, including operations, maintenance, overhaul and reconfiguration services and sales of parts and components.
Significant 2025 Transactions
Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On December 12, 2025, we amended our Amended and Restated Credit. We did not incur any transaction costs related to the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. See Note 15 (“Long-Term Debt”) for further details.
2027 Notes Redemption
On November 17, 2025, we repurchased our 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes were redeemed at 100% of their $300.0 million aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $2.6 million with borrowings under the Credit Facility. We recorded a debt extinguishment loss of $0.9 million related to unamortized debt issuance costs during the fourth quarter of 2025.
Flowco Disposition
On August 1, 2025, we completed the sale of certain contract operations customer agreements and approximately 155 compressors, comprising approximately 47,000 horsepower, used to provide compression services under those agreements along with other supporting assets. Goodwill, customer-related intangible assets and deferred revenue were allocated based on a ratio of the horsepower sold relative to the total horsepower of the asset group. See Note 4 (“Business Transactions”) for further details.
NGCS Acquisition
On May 1, 2025, we completed the NGCS Acquisition, whereby we acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in NGCS, including a fleet of approximately 326,000 operating horsepower and an 18,000 horsepower backlog of contracted new equipment, for aggregate total consideration of $349.4 million. Total consideration consisted of $296.5 million in cash, of which we paid $265.1 million to NGCSI sellers and $31.4 million to NGCSE sellers, and approximately 2.3 million shares of common stock issued to NGCSE sellers with an NGCS acquisition date fair value of $53.0 million. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded with borrowings under the Credit Facility. See Note 4 (“Business Transactions”) for further details.
Trends and Outlook
The key driver of our business is the production of U.S. oil and natural gas. Approximately 60% of our operating fleet is deployed for midstream natural gas gathering applications, with the remaining fleet being used in gas lift applications to enhance oil production. As our business is so closely aligned with production and is typically less directly impacted by commodity prices, we are not as exposed to the volatility often faced in shorter–cycle oil field service businesses.
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Domestic natural gas production generally occurs either in basins where natural gas is produced alongside oil, also known as “associated” gas, such as the Permian and Delaware Basins, the Eagle Ford and the Mid–Continent or in natural gas basins, such as the Marcellus, Utica and Haynesville Shales. Significant investment in domestic exploration and production and midstream infrastructure across the energy industry has been made over much of the past decade, particularly in the low–cost basins characterized by oil and associated natural gas production. The development of these basins producing both commodities has created additional incremental demand for natural gas compression over the recent past as it is a critical method to transport associated gas volumes or enhance oil production through gas lift.
Current Trends
According to the EIA Outlook, average U.S. oil and dry natural gas and production were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||
Average dry natural gas production (Bcf/d) |
| 107.4 |
| 103.0 |
| 103.8 |
Average oil production (MMb/d) |
| 13.6 |
| 13.2 |
| 12.9 |
During 2025, U.S. natural gas and oil production grew to record levels, resulting in strong demand for our compression services. In response, we increased our investment in new large horsepower fleet units and expanded our fleet through the NGCS Acquisition. Our contract operations revenue and period-end total operating horsepower increased 30% and 8%, respectively, in 2025.
Outlook
The EIA Outlook forecasts the following year–over–year changes:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2026 | 2027 | |||||
U.S. dry natural gas production |
| 1 | % | 1 | % | |
U.S. oil production |
| 0 | % | (3) | % | |
U.S. natural gas domestic consumption | (1) | % | 1 | % | ||
Liquefied natural gas exports |
| 9 | % | 10 | % | |
The EIA Outlook expects natural gas production to continue to increase to all-time highs in 2026 and 2027. Natural gas consumption is expected to be largely consistent with 2025, reflecting consistent usage of natural gas in the electric power sector, as well as increased LNG exports and exports of natural gas via pipeline to Mexico, offset by lower industrial, residential, and commercial demand.
We believe the outlook for the energy industry in the U.S. is positive. While we anticipate that the combination of natural gas prices and demand may likely have a positive impact on activity levels in both the upstream and midstream sectors, we cannot predict the ultimate magnitude of that impact on our business and expect it to be varied across our operations, depending on the region, customer, nature of our services, contract term and other factors. However, we continue to believe that overall the long–term demand for our compression services will continue given the necessity of compression in facilitating the transportation and processing of natural gas.
Regarding our aftermarket services business, the base of owned compression in the U.S. has increased over the past several years, which we believe will help sustain our aftermarket services business over the long term.
Key Challenges and Uncertainties
In addition to general market conditions in the oil and natural gas industry and competition in the natural gas compression industry, we believe the following represent the key challenges and uncertainties we will face in the future.
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Labor. We believe that our ability to hire, train and retain qualified personnel will continue to be important. Although we have been able to historically satisfy our personnel needs, retaining employees in our industry continues to be a challenge. Our ability to grow and to continue our current level of service to our customers will depend in part on our success in hiring, training and retaining our employees. Further, the cost of labor has increased and may continue to increase in the future with increases in demand, which will require us to incur additional costs.
Cost Management. In order to improve our operations and further reduce operating expenses, we continue to invest significant resources into process and technology transformation that has, among other things, enhanced certain technology, supply chain and inventory management systems, replaced network infrastructure and expanded the remote monitoring capabilities of our compression fleet. Cost management continues to be challenging, however, and there is no guarantee that our efforts will result in a reduction in our operating expenses. Natural gas production growth and resulting demand for our services could cause us to experience increased operating expenses as we hire employees and incur additional expenses needed to support the rebound in market demand.
Further, we depend on suppliers for the materials, parts, equipment and lube oil necessary to our operations, which exposes us to volatility in prices. Significant price increases for these inputs, as a result of inflation, tariffs, or otherwise, could adversely affect our operating profits. Supply chain disruptions could also adversely affect our ability to obtain, or increase the cost of, such items. While we generally attempt to mitigate the impact of increased prices through strategic purchasing decisions, diversification of our supplier base, where possible, and the passing along of increased costs to customers, there may be a time delay between the increased commodity prices and the ability to increase the price of our services.
Capital Requirements, Availability of Capital Equipment and the Availability of External Sources of Capital. We funded a significant portion of our capital expenditures, the NGCS Acquisition and the 2027 Notes Redemption with borrowings under the Credit Facility. While we have successfully raised capital historically, and most recently in January 2026 with the issuance of the 2034 Notes, there is no guarantee in our ability to access the debt and equity markets to raise capital on affordable terms in 2026 and beyond. Additionally, extended lead times for newly fabricated equipment can increase near-term capital needs and create timing inconsistency between funding availability and capital expenditures. If we are not successful in raising capital within the time period required or at all, we may not be able to fund these capital expenditures or acquisitions, which could impair our ability to grow or maintain our business.
Demand for natural gas-powered compression. Demand for our services is dependent on the demand for natural gas in the markets we serve. Although the EIA currently forecasts natural gas demand will grow through 2050, technological advances and accelerated adoption of renewable sources of energy could reduce demand for natural gas in our markets and have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, increased focus of our customers on reducing emissions from, or the use of, combustion engines in compression could increase demand for electric compressors or require us to make modifications to our existing natural gas-powered units.
Operating Highlights
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(horsepower in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
Total available horsepower (at period end)(1) | 4,788 | | 4,401 | | 3,759 | |
Total operating horsepower (at period end)(2) | 4,571 |
| 4,227 |
| 3,607 |
|
Average operating horsepower(3) | 4,494 |
| 3,794 |
| 3,554 |
|
Horsepower utilization: | |
| |
| |
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Spot (at period end) | 95 | % | 96 | % | 96 | % |
Average | 96 | % | 95 | % | 95 | % |
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Non–GAAP Financial Measures
Management uses a variety of financial and operating metrics to analyze our performance. These metrics are significant factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted gross margin.
We define adjusted gross margin as total revenue less cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization. Adjusted gross margin is included as a supplemental disclosure because it is a primary measure used by our management to evaluate the results of revenue and cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, which are key components of our operations. We believe adjusted gross margin is important because it focuses on the current operating performance of our operations and excludes the impact of the prior historical costs of the assets acquired or constructed that are utilized in those operations, the indirect costs associated with our SG&A activities, our financing methods and income taxes. In addition, depreciation and amortization may not accurately reflect the costs required to maintain and replenish the operational usage of our assets and therefore may not portray the costs of current operating activity. As an indicator of our operating performance, adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, gross margin, net income or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Our adjusted gross margin may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other entities because other entities may not calculate adjusted gross margin in the same manner.
Adjusted gross margin has certain material limitations associated with its use as compared to net income. These limitations are primarily due to the exclusion of SG&A, depreciation and amortization, long-lived and other asset impairment, restructuring charges, debt extinguishment loss, interest expense, transaction-related costs, gain on sale of assets, net, other expense, net, provision for income taxes and equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate. Because we intend to finance a portion of our operations through borrowings, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate revenue. Additionally, because we use capital assets, depreciation expense is a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate revenue, and SG&A is necessary to support our operations and required corporate activities. To compensate for these limitations, management uses this non-GAAP measure as a supplemental measure to other GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of our performance.
The reconciliation of net income to adjusted gross margin is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Net income | $ | 322,290 | $ | 172,231 | $ | 104,998 | |||
Selling, general and administrative |
| 147,806 |
| 139,121 |
| 116,639 | |||
Depreciation and amortization |
| 256,761 |
| 193,194 |
| 166,241 | |||
Long-lived and other asset impairment |
| 18,290 |
| 10,681 |
| 12,041 | |||
Restructuring charges | 1,605 | — | 1,775 | ||||||
Debt extinguishment loss | 890 | 3,181 | — | ||||||
Interest expense |
| 165,340 |
| 123,610 |
| 111,488 | |||
Transaction-related costs | 12,705 | 13,249 | — | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | (47,081) | (17,887) | (10,199) | ||||||
Other expense, net |
| 439 |
| 1,561 |
| 1,086 | |||
Provision for income taxes |
| 100,845 |
| 60,149 |
| 37,249 | |||
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliate | 503 | — | — | ||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 980,393 | $ | 699,090 | $ | 541,318 | |||
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The following table reconciles gross margin to adjusted gross margin, its most directly comparable to GAAP measure:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Total revenues | $ | 1,489,818 | $ | 1,157,591 | $ | 990,337 | |||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
| (509,425) |
| (458,501) |
| (449,019) | |||
Depreciation and amortization |
| (256,761) |
| (193,194) |
| (166,241) | |||
Gross margin |
| 723,632 |
| 505,896 |
| 375,077 | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 256,761 | 193,194 | 166,241 | ||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 980,393 | $ | 699,090 | $ | 541,318 | |||
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Summary of Results
Revenue was $1,489.8 million and $1,157.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in revenue was due to increased revenue from our contract operations business and aftermarket services business. See “Contract Operations” and “Aftermarket Services” below for further details.
Net income was $322.3 million and $172.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase was primarily driven by higher adjusted gross margin from both our contract operations business and aftermarket services business, as well as an increase in gain on sale of assets and a reduction in debt extinguishment loss. These increases were partially offset by increases in depreciation and amortization, interest expense, provision for income taxes, SG&A and long-lived and other asset impairment.
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2024
Contract Operations
Year Ended December 31, | Increase | ||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | (Decrease) | ||||
Revenue | $ | 1,272,081 | $ | 980,405 | 30 | % | |||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
| 343,136 |
| 323,052 | 6 | % | |||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 928,945 | $ | 657,353 | 41 | % | |||
Adjusted gross margin percentage (1) |
| 73 | % |
| 67 | % | 6 | % | |
Revenue in our contract operations business increased approximately $291.7 million, due primarily to the compression units acquired in the TOPS Acquisition and in the NGCS Acquisition, higher rates and an increase in average operating horsepower.
The increase in cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, was primarily due to a $37.3 million increase in employee compensation, including the addition of headcount from the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition, and a $17.1 million increase in parts expense due to compression units acquired in the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition, as well as an increase in operating horsepower. These increases were partially offset by a net benefit of $35.0 million as a result of certain sales and use tax audit settlements and credits and a decrease of $3.1 million in lube oil expenses mainly due to lower prices.
The increases in adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin percentage were mainly driven by revenue growth that outpaced the increase in cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
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Aftermarket Services
Year Ended December 31, | Increase | ||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | (Decrease) | ||||
Revenue | $ | 217,737 | $ | 177,186 |
| 23 | % | ||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
| 166,289 |
| 135,449 |
| 23 | % | ||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 51,448 | $ | 41,737 |
| 23 | % | ||
Adjusted gross margin percentage (1) |
| 24 | % |
| 24 | % | — | % | |
Revenue in our aftermarket services business increased primarily due to increased service activity driven by higher customer demand, an increase in maintenance service contracts and higher parts sales, including the non-recurring sale of overhauled engines.
The increase in cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, was driven by increased activity, including differences in the scope, timing and type of services performed.
Costs and Expenses
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Selling, general and administrative |
| $ | 147,806 | $ | 139,121 | |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
| 256,761 |
| 193,194 | |
Long-lived and other asset impairment |
|
| 18,290 |
| 10,681 | |
Restructuring charges | 1,605 | — | ||||
Debt extinguishment loss | 890 | 3,181 | ||||
Interest expense |
|
| 165,340 |
| 123,610 | |
Transaction-related costs | 12,705 | 13,249 | ||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | (47,081) | (17,887) | ||||
Other expense, net | 439 | 1,561 | ||||
Selling, general and administrative. The increase in SG&A was primarily driven by a $8.0 million increase in employee compensation and benefits expense, a $2.0 million increase in professional fees, a $1.7 million increase in information technology expense and a $1.4 million increase in insurance expense. These increases were partially offset by a $4.9 million decrease in long-term performance-based incentive compensation expense.
Depreciation and amortization. The increase in depreciation and amortization was primarily due to fixed assets additions, including depreciation and amortization associated with the compression units and intangible assets acquired in the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in depreciation associated with assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives as well as compression and other asset sales.
Long–lived and other asset impairment. The increase in long-lived and other asset impairment was primarily due to remeasurement of assets in connection with the Flowco Disposition of $9.6 million. See Note 4 (“Business Transactions”) for further details. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $2.0 million in compression fleet impairment.
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We periodically review the future deployment of our idle compressors for units that are not of the type, configuration, condition, make or model that are cost efficient to maintain and operate. We also evaluate for impairment our idle units that have been culled from our compression fleet in prior years and are available for sale. See Note 21 (“Long-Lived Asset and Other Impairment”) for further details. The following table presents the results of our compression fleet impairment review, as recorded in our contract operations segment:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(dollars in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Idle compressors retired from the active fleet | 90 |
| 95 | |||
Horsepower of idle compressors retired from the active fleet | 38,000 |
| 66,000 | |||
Impairment recorded on idle compressors retired from the active fleet | $ | 8,671 | $ | 10,681 | ||
Restructuring charges. Restructuring charges of $1.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 consisted of severance and property disposal as well as consolidation and closure costs. See Note 22 (“Restructuring Charges”) for further details.
Debt extinguishment loss. We incurred $0.9 million of debt extinguishment loss during the year ended December 31, 2025 as a result of the 2027 Notes Redemption compared to $3.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 as a result of the 2027 Notes Tender Offer.
Interest expense. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to a higher average outstanding balance of long-term debt primarily due to the 2032 Notes and borrowings under our Credit Facility to fund cash consideration of the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition. These increases were partially offset by the 2027 Notes Redemption, the 2027 Notes Tender Offer and a decrease in the weighted average effective interest rate.
Transaction-related costs. We incurred $9.1 million of professional fees, compensation and other costs related to the NGCS Acquisition during the year ended December 31, 2025, and we incurred $3.6 million and $13.2 million of professional fees, compensation and other costs related to the TOPS Acquisition during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 4 (“Business Transactions”) for further details.
Gain on sale of assets, net. The increase in gain on sale of assets, net was primarily due to gains of $45.3 million on compression asset sales during the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to gains of $17.6 million on compression asset sales during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Other expense, net. The decrease in other expense, net was primarily due to an increase in proceeds from insurance and other settlements and a decrease in unrealized change in the fair value of our investment in an unconsolidated affiliate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. These changes were partially offset by a limited liability agreement amendment fee of $3.6 million paid to FGC Holdco, see Note 27 (“Related Party Transactions”) for further details.
Provision for Income Taxes
The increase in provision for income taxes was primarily due to the tax effect of the increase in book income during the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.
Year Ended December 31, | Increase | ||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | (Decrease) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | $ | 100,845 | $ | 60,149 |
| 68 | % | ||
Effective tax rate |
| 24 | % |
| 26 | % | (2) | % | |
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
Our ability to fund operations, finance capital expenditures, fund share repurchases and pay dividends depends on the levels of our operating cash flows and access to the capital and credit markets. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from our operations and our borrowing availability under our Credit Facility. Our cash flow is affected by numerous factors, including prices and demand for our services, oil and natural gas exploration and production spending, conditions in the financial markets and other factors. We have no near-term maturities and believe that our operating cash flows and borrowings under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs in the next twelve months and beyond.
We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity or debt securities in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, may be material, will be upon terms and prices as we may determine and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.
Cash Requirements
Our contract operations business is capital intensive, requiring significant investment to maintain and upgrade existing operations. Our capital spending is primarily dependent on the demand for our contract operations services and the availability of the type of compression equipment required for us to provide those contract operations services to our customers. Our capital requirements have consisted primarily of, and we anticipate will continue to consist of, the following:
| • | operating expenses, namely employee compensation and benefits, inventory and lube oil purchases; |
| • | growth capital expenditures; |
| • | maintenance capital expenditures; |
| • | interest on our outstanding debt obligations; |
| • | dividend payments to our stockholders; and |
| • | shares repurchased under the Share Repurchase Program and to cover taxes required to be withheld on the vesting date of long-term incentive grants to employees. |
Capital Expenditures
Growth Capital Expenditures. The majority of our growth capital expenditures are related to the acquisition cost of new compressors when our idle equipment cannot be reconfigured to economically fulfill a project’s requirements, and the new compressor is expected to generate economic returns that exceed our cost of capital over the compressor’s expected useful life. In addition to newly–acquired compressors, growth capital expenditures include the upgrading of major components on an existing compression package where the current configuration of the compression package is no longer in demand and the compressor is not likely to return to an operating status without the capital expenditures. These expenditures substantially modify the operating parameters of the compression package such that it can be used in applications for which it previously was not suited.
Growth capital expenditures were $347.7 million and $250.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Maintenance Capital Expenditures. Maintenance capital expenditures are related to major overhauls of significant components of a compression package, such as the engine, electric motor, compressor and cooler, which return the components to a like–new condition, but do not modify the application for which the compression package was designed.
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Maintenance capital expenditures were $110.7 million and $87.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in maintenance capital expenditures was primarily due to an increase in scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities due to maintenance cycle requirements and the addition of the compression units acquired in the NGCS Acquisition and the TOPS Acquisition, partially offset by lower make–ready investment.
Projected Capital Expenditures. We currently plan to spend approximately $400 million to $445 million on capital expenditures during 2026, primarily consisting of approximately $250 million to $275 million for growth capital expenditures and approximately $125 million to $135 million for maintenance capital expenditures.
Returning Capital to Stockholders
We continue to return capital to stockholders through quarterly dividends and share repurchases. On January 29, 2026, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock, which was paid on February 18, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2026. Any future determinations to pay cash dividends to our stockholders will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, and credit and loan agreements in effect at that time and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. In October 2025, our Board of Directors approved an additional increase to our Share Repurchase Program of $100.0 million through December 31, 2026, and as of December 31, 2025, available capacity under the Share Repurchase Program was $117.7 million. The actual number of shares repurchased will depend on prevailing market conditions, alternative uses of capital and other factors, and will be determined at management’s discretion.
2027 Notes Redemption
On November 17, 2025, we repurchased our 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes were redeemed at 100% of their $300.0 million aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $2.6 million with borrowings under the Credit Facility. We recorded a debt extinguishment loss related to unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2025.
Contractual Obligations
Our material contractual obligations as of December 31, 2025 consisted of the following:
| • | Long–term debt of $2.4 billion, all of which is due in 2028 and 2032; |
| • | Estimated interest on our long–term debt of $551.8 million, consisting of annual payments of approximately $151.2 million in 2026 and 2027, approximately $79.3 million in 2028, annual payments of approximately $46.4 million in 2029 and 2030, and approximately $77.3 million thereafter; |
| • | Purchase commitments of $251.4 million, of which $244.6 million is due in 2026, and primarily consists of commitments to purchase fleet assets; and |
| • | Operating lease payments of $16.4 million, consisting of annual payments of approximately $4.7 million in 2026, approximately $3.7 million in 2027, approximately $2.9 million in 2028, approximately $2.8 million in 2029, approximately $1.9 million in 2030, and approximately $0.4 million thereafter. |
In addition, we had $31.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits (including discontinued operations) recorded as liabilities related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2025, which are uncertain as to if or when such amounts may be settled. We had a liability of $2.8 million recorded for potential penalties and interest (including discontinued operations) related to these unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2025, which we are uncertain as to if or when such amounts may be settled.
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Sources of Cash
Credit Facility
On December 12, 2025, we amended our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things, remove the 0.10% per annum credit spread adjustment that was previously included in the calculation of the interest rate applicable to the loans made under the Credit Facility, decrease the applicable margin for all borrowings by 0.25% per annum such that the applicable margin for borrowings varies and decrease the commitment fee payable on the daily unused amount of the Credit Facility from 0.375% per annum to 0.25% per annum when less than 50% of the Credit Facility is utilized.
On May 16, 2025, we amended our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the borrowing capacity of the Credit Facility from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion and provide for the ability for the borrowers to request additional increases in the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to a total amount not to exceed $2.3 billion (with any increase being at the discretion of the lenders and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Credit Facility had an average daily balance of $713.8 million and $315.0 million, respectively. The weighted average annual interest rate on the outstanding balance under the Credit Facility was 5.8% and 6.8% at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, there were $3.0 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility and the applicable margin on borrowings outstanding was 2.0%.
Credit Facility Terms. Our Credit Facility matures on May 16, 2028 (or December 3, 2027 if any portion of our 2028 Notes remain outstanding at such date) and has an aggregate revolving commitment of $1.5 billion. Portions of the Credit Facility, up to $110.0 million, are available for the issuance of swing line loans and $50.0 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit. Subject to certain conditions, including approval by the lenders, we are able to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility by up to an additional $750.0 million. The Credit Facility borrowing base consists of eligible accounts receivable, inventory and compressors.
Covenants. Our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement requires that we meet certain financial ratios and contains various additional covenants including, but not limited to, mandatory prepayments from the net cash proceeds of certain asset transfers, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, engage in transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay distributions. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. See Note 15 (“Long-Term Debt”) for further details.
2034 Notes
On January 21, 2026, we completed a private offering of $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% senior notes due 2034 and received net proceeds of $789.4 million after deducting issuance costs. In January 2026, the approximately $10.6 million of issuance costs were recorded as deferred financing costs within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized to interest expense in our consolidated statement of operations over the term of the notes. The net proceeds were used to repay borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility.
2027 Notes Redemption
On November 17, 2025, we repurchased our 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes were redeemed at 100% of their $300.0 million aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $2.6 million with borrowings under the Credit Facility. We recorded a debt extinguishment loss related to unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Other Sources of Cash
We received proceeds of $191.8 million and $67.6 million from asset sales and business dispositions during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We typically use the proceeds from these sales to repay borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility; however, we are not able to estimate the timing of asset sales or the amount of proceeds to be received and as such, we do not rely on asset sale proceeds as a future source of capital.
Cash Flows
Cash flows provided by (used in) each type of activity were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Net cash provided by (used in): | |
| | |||
Operating activities | $ | 622,107 | $ | 429,591 | ||
Investing activities |
| (606,899) |
| (1,160,063) | ||
Financing activities | (18,075) |
| 733,554 | |||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (2,867) | $ | 3,082 | ||
Operating Activities.
The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to higher adjusted gross margin from both our contract operations business and aftermarket services business, as well as an overall increase in levels of activity, including the impact from the NGCS Acquisition and the TOPS Acquisition. These increases were partially offset by the tax refund receivable of $41.5 million recorded as a result of certain sales and use tax audit settlements and credits, as well as an increase in inventory.
Investing Activities.
The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to cash paid in the TOPS Acquisition of $868.7 million in 2024 compared to cash paid in the NGCS Acquisition of $296.5 million in 2025, an increase of $71.0 million in proceeds from the sale of a business and an increase of $53.2 million in proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and other assets. These changes were partially offset by an increase of $143.4 million in capital expenditures.
Financing Activities.
The change to net cash used in financing activities from net cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to a decrease of $409.2 million in net borrowings of long-term debt, a decrease of $255.7 million in net proceeds for the issuance of common stock, an increase of $56.9 million of common stock purchased under the Share Repurchase Program and an increase of $31.2 million for dividends paid to stockholders.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We describe our significant accounting policies more fully in Note 2 (“Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies”) to our Financial Statements. As disclosed in Note 2, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates and accounting policies on an ongoing basis and base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The results of this process form the basis of our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and these differences can be material to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
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Business Combinations
We account for acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their fair value on the date of acquisition. We estimate the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using accepted valuation methods, and, in many cases, such estimates are based on our judgments as to the future operating cash flows expected to be generated from the acquired assets throughout their estimated useful lives. The excess of the consideration transferred over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The assumptions and inputs incorporated within the fair value estimates are subject to considerable management judgement and are based on industry, market, and economic conditions prevalent at the time of the acquisition. Actual results may differ from the projected results used to determine fair value.
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, net, at December 31, 2025 was $3.7 billion and depreciation expense was $242.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated using the straight–line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset.
Our estimate of useful lives and salvage values are based on assumptions and judgments that reflect both historical experience and expectations regarding future use of our assets, including wear and tear, obsolescence, technical standards, market demand and geographic location. The use of different assumptions and judgments in the calculation of depreciation, especially those involving useful lives, would likely result in significantly different net book values and results of operations.
The estimated useful life of an asset is monitored to determine its appropriateness, especially when business circumstances change. For example, changes in technology, excessive wear and tear, or unanticipated government actions may result in a shorter estimated useful life than originally anticipated. In these cases, we would depreciate the remaining net book value over the new estimated remaining life, thereby increasing depreciation expense per year on a prospective basis. Likewise, if the estimated useful life is increased, the adjustment to the useful life would decrease depreciation expense per year on a prospective basis.
Impairment of Assets
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded long–lived and other asset impairments of $18.3 million.
Impairment Assessments of Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets
We review long–lived assets, which include property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets that are being amortized, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances, including the removal of compressors from our active fleet, indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss may exist when the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. Determining whether the carrying amount of an asset is recoverable requires us to make judgments regarding long-term forecasts of future revenue and costs related to the asset subject to review. These forecasts are uncertain as they require significant assumptions about future market conditions. Significant and unanticipated changes to these assumptions could require a provision for impairment in a future period. Given the nature of these evaluations and their application to specific assets and specific times, it is not possible to reasonably quantify the impact of changes in these assumptions.
Compression Fleet. The fair value of a compressor is estimated on the expected net sale proceeds compared to fleet units we recently sold, a review of other units recently offered for sale by third parties or the estimated component value of the equipment we plan to use. See Note 21 (“Long-Lived and Other Asset Impairment”) and Note 25 (“Fair Value Measurements”) for further details.
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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets. We review the carrying amount of our goodwill and intangible assets on a quarterly basis, or whenever indicators of potential impairment exist, to determine if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, including the applicable goodwill and intangible assets. In addition, we perform an annual qualitative assessment, during the fourth quarter, to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is impaired. If the fair value is more-likely-than-not impaired, we perform a quantitative impairment test to identify impairment and measure the amount of impairment loss to be recognized, if any. See Note 2 (“Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies”) and Note 9 (“Goodwill and Intangibles Assets, net”) for further details.
Income Taxes
Our income tax expense, deferred tax assets and liabilities and reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reflect management’s best assessment of estimated current and future taxes to be paid. We operate in the U.S. and have investments in unconsolidated affiliates that operate in the U.S. and international locations. Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining consolidated income tax expense.
Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, we consider all available positive and negative evidence including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax–planning strategies and results of recent operations. In projecting future taxable income, we begin with historical results adjusted for results of discontinued operations and changes in accounting policies and incorporate assumptions, including the amount of future U.S. federal, state, and international pretax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax–planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates we use to manage the underlying businesses. In evaluating the objective evidence that historical results provide, we consider three years of cumulative income (loss) before income taxes.
Changes in tax laws and rates could also affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities in the future. Management is not aware of any such changes that would have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in various state and local jurisdictions.
The accounting standards for income taxes provide that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, on the basis of the technical merits. We adjust these liabilities when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Because of the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from our current estimate of the liabilities. Such differences are reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which the new information becomes available.
Recent Accounting Developments
See Note 3 (“Recent Accounting Developments”) for further details.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk associated with changes in the variable interest rate of our Credit Facility.
As of December 31, 2025, we had $918.5 million of variable interest rate indebtedness outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 5.8%.
A 1% increase or decrease in the effective interest rate on the outstanding balance under our Credit Facility at December 31, 2025 would have resulted in an annual increase or decrease in our interest expense of approximately $9.2 million.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The information specified by this Item is presented in Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10–K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Form 10–K, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a–15(e) of the Exchange Act), which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that we are able to record, process, summarize and report the information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Based on the evaluation, as of December 31, 2025, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, and made known to our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, on a timely basis to ensure that it is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As required by Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(c) and 15d–15(c), our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on the Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness as to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Based on the results of management’s evaluation described above, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
Our management with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 was audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report found within this Form 10–K. Deloitte & Touche LLP has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which is included in this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) during the last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Archrock, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Archrock, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, of the Company and our report dated February 26, 2026, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
February 26, 2026
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Item 9B. Other Information
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by Part III Item 10 of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Election of Directors,” “Governance” and “Stock Ownership” in the definitive proxy statement related to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our 2025 fiscal year.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by Part III Item 11 of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Governance” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in the definitive proxy statement related to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our 2025 fiscal year.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Portions of the information required in Part III Item 12 of this Form 10-K are incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Stock Ownership” in the definitive proxy statement related to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our 2025 fiscal year.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2025, with respect to our compensation plans under which our common stock is authorized for issuance, aggregated as follows:
Number of Securities | ||||||||||
to be Issued Upon | Weighted Average | Number of Securities | ||||||||
Exercise of | Exercise Price of | Remaining Available for | ||||||||
Outstanding Options, | Outstanding Options, | Future Issuance Under | ||||||||
Plan Category | Warrants and Rights | Warrants and Rights | Equity Compensation Plans | |||||||
| (a) | | (b) | | (c) |
| ||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1) | 851,428 | (2) | $ | — | (3) | 2,881,657 | ||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (4) | — |
| — |
| 35,399 | |||||
Total | 851,428 |
| — |
| 2,917,056 | |||||
| (1) | Comprised of the 2020 Plan and the ESPP. |
| (2) | Comprised of unvested performance–based restricted stock units payable in common stock upon vesting at target performance. |
| (3) | Performance–based restricted stock units do not have an exercise price. |
| (4) | Comprised of our DSDP. See Note 19 (“Stock-Based Compensation”) for further details. |
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by Part III Item 13 of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Governance” in the definitive proxy statement related to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our 2025 fiscal year.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by Part III Item 14 of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the definitive proxy statement related to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our 2025 fiscal year.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) | List of Documents filed as a part of this Form 10–K |
1. | Financial Statements. The following financial statements are filed as a part of this Form 10-K. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID | | F–1 |
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets | F–3 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | F–4 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Equity | F–5 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | F–6 | ||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F–8 |
2.Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the information is set forth in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto within Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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3.Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
|---|---|---|
2.1 | Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2015, by and among Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran General Holdings LLC, Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., Exterran Corporation, AROC Corp., EESLP LP LLC, AROC Services GP LLC, AROC Services LP LLC and Archrock Services, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
2.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2015, by and among Archrock, Inc., formerly named Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran General Holdings LLC, Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., Exterran Corporation, AROC Corp., EESLP LP LLC, AROC Services GP LLC, AROC Services LP LLC and Archrock Services, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2015 | |
2.3 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 1, 2018, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock GP LLC, Archrock General Partner, L.P. and Archrock Partners, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on January 2, 2018 | |
2.4 | Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 11, 2018, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock GP LLC, Archrock General Partner, L.P., Archrock Partners, L.P. and Amethyst Merger Sub LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on January 16, 2018 | |
2.5 | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2024, by and among Archrock ELT LLC, Archrock, Inc., TOPS Pledge1, LLC and TOPS Pledge2, LLC and, solely with respect to Section 6.25 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, TOPS Holdings, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on July 22, 2024 | |
2.6# | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 10, 2025, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock Services, L.P., Archrock NGCSI Merger Sub, Inc., Natural Gas Compression Systems, Inc. and Wolverine Securityholders’ Representative, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on March 11, 2025 | |
2.7# | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 10, 2025, by and among Archrock, Inc., AROC NGCSE Merger Sub LLC, Archrock NGCSE Merger Sub, Inc., NGCSE, Inc. and Wolverine Securityholders’ Representative, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on March 11, 2025 | |
3.1 | Composite Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Archrock, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2015 | |
3.2 | Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Archrock, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Archrock Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on July 28, 2023) | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2019, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on March 21, 2019 | |
4.2 | Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2019, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on December 20, 2019 | |
4.3 | Indenture, dated as of August 26, 2024, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on August 26, 2024 |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
|---|---|---|
4.4 | Supplemental Indenture, dated August 26, 2024, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Computershare Trust Company (as successor in interest to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on August 26, 2024 | |
4.5 | Supplemental Indenture, dated August 26, 2024, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Computershare Trust Company (as successor in interest to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on August 26, 2024 | |
4.6 | Description of Common Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2019 | |
4.7 | Indenture, dated as of January 21, 2026, by and among Archrock Services, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on January 21, 2026 | |
10.1† | Exterran (now Archrock, Inc.) Employees’ Supplemental Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2007 | |
10.2† | Summary of Donna A. Henderson Compensation Arrangement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2015 | |
10.3† | Summary of Jason Ingersoll Compensation Arrangement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2015 | |
10.4† | Form of Compensation Letter applicable to Mr. Childers, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on August 4, 2016. | |
10.5† | Form of Indemnification Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
10.6† | Exterran Holdings, Inc. (now Archrock, Inc.) Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on August 23, 2007 | |
10.7† | First Amendment to Exterran Holdings, Inc. (now Archrock, Inc.) Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2008 | |
10.8† | Second Amendment to Exterran Holdings, Inc. (now Archrock, Inc.) Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
10.9† | Form of Employment Letter applicable to Messrs. Childers and Ingersoll, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
10.10† | Form of Severance Benefit Agreement applicable to Messrs. Childers and Ingersoll, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
10.11† | Form of Change of Control Agreement applicable to Messrs. Childers and Ingersoll, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
10.12† | Archrock, Inc. 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed March 16, 2017 | |
10.13† | Form of Amendment to Severance Benefit Agreement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
|---|---|---|
10.14† | Form of Second Amendment to Severance Benefit Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2017 | |
10.15 | Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2017, among Archrock Partners Operating LLC and the other Grantors party thereto in favor or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Archrock Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on April 5, 2017 | |
10.16 | Omnibus Joinder Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2018, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock Services, L.P., AROC Corp., AROC Services GP LLC, AROC Services LP LLC, Archrock Services Leasing LLC, Archrock GP LP LLC, and Archrock MLP LP LLC and acknowledged and accepted by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on April 26, 2018 | |
10.17 | Amendment and Supplement to Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of April 26, 2018, by and among Archrock Partners Operating LLC, Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock Partners Leasing LLC, Archrock, Inc., Archrock Services, L.P., AROC Corp., AROC Services GP LLC, AROC Services LP LLC, Archrock Services Leasing LLC, Archrock GP LP LLC, Archrock MLP LP LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on April 26, 2018 | |
10.18† | Form of Employment Letter applicable to Mr. Douglas S. Aron, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on July 12, 2018 | |
10.19† | Form of Change of Control Agreement applicable to Mr. Douglas S. Aron, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on July 12, 2018 | |
10.20† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Restricted Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.85 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 20, 2019 | |
10.21† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Performance Units (Cash–Settled), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.87 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 20, 2019 | |
10.22† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Performance Units (Stock–Settled), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.88 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 20, 2019 | |
10.23 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2019, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on March 8, 2019 | |
10.24 | Omnibus Joinder Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2019, by and among Archrock GP LLC, Archrock Partners Corp., Archrock General Partner, L.P. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on March 21, 2019 | |
10.25 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2019, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on December 17, 2019 | |
10.26† | Form of Compensation Letter applicable to Messrs. Childers, Aron, Ingersoll and Thode and Mme. Hildebrandt, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on April 30, 2020 |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.27 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2020, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on December 15, 2020 | |
10.28† | Archrock Deferred Compensation Plan, dated as of October 28, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2023 | |
10.29† | Archrock, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 17, 2020 | |
10.30† | Amendment to the Archrock, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2025 | |
10.31† | Form of Letter Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.99 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 23, 2022 | |
10.32† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Restricted Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.100 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 23, 2022 | |
10.33† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Restricted Stock for Non–Employee Directors, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.101 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 23, 2022 | |
10.34† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Restricted Stock Units for Non–Employee Directors, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.102 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 23, 2022 | |
10.35† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Performance Units (Cash–Settled), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.103 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 23, 2022 | |
10.36† | Form of Archrock, Inc. Award Notice and Agreement for Performance Units (Stock–Settled) , incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.104 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 23, 2022 | |
10.37† | Form of Compensation Letter (incorporated by reference and filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8–K filed on April 30, 2020), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on June 21, 2021 | |
10.38 | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2023, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock Partners Operating LLC, Archrock Services, L.P., the other Loan Parties thereto, the Lenders thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2023 | |
10.39 | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2024, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock Partners Operating LLC, Archrock Services, L.P., the other Loan Parties thereto, the Lenders thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 28, 2024 | |
10.40 | Retention Incentive Agreement, dated January 25, 2024, by and between Archrock, Inc. and D. Bradley Childers, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2024 |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.41# | Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, effective August 30, 2024, by and among Archrock, Inc., AROC Corp., AROC Services GP LLC, AROC Services LP LLC, Archrock Services, L.P., Archrock Services Leasing LLC, Archrock ELT LLC, Total Operations and Production Services, LLC, Archrock Ecotec LLC, Archrock Ionada LLC, Archrock FGC LLC, Archrock GP LLC, Archrock GP LP LLC, Archrock MLP LP LLC, Archrock General Partner, L.P., Archrock Partners Corp., Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Operating LLC, Archrock Partners Leasing LLC and Archrock Partners Finance Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2025 | |
10.42 | Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2015, by and between Exterran Holdings, Inc. (now Archrock, Inc.) and Exterran Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on November 5, 2015 | |
10.43 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2024, by and among Archrock Partners, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on August 13, 2024 | |
10.44 | Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2025, by and between Archrock, Inc. and NGCSE Holdings, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on May 1, 2025 | |
10.45 | Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2025, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock Partners Operating LLC, Archrock Services, L.P., the other Loan Parties thereto, the Lenders thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on May 16, 2025 | |
10.46 | Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2025, by and among Archrock, Inc., Archrock Partners Operating LLC, Archrock Services, L.P., the other Loan Parties thereto, the Lenders thereto, the Issuing Banks thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on December 15, 2025 | |
10.47 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2026, by and among Archrock Services, L.P., Archrock Partners Finance Corp., Archrock, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8–K filed on January 7, 2026 | |
19.1 | Securities Trading Policy, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2025 | |
21.1* | List of Subsidiaries of Archrock, Inc. | |
23.1* | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP | |
31.1* | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2* | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.1** | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.2** | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 | |
97.1 | Archrock’s Compensation Recovery Policy, dated effective October 2, 2023, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on February 21, 2024 | |
101.1* | Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S–T | |
104.1* | Cover page interactive data files pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S–T |
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† | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished, not filed. |
# | Certain exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Archrock, Inc. | |
/s/ D. Bradley Childers | |
D. Bradley Childers | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
February 26, 2026 |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints D. Bradley Childers, Douglas S. Aron, Donna A. Henderson and Stephanie C. Hildebrandt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys–in–fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys–in–fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all said attorneys–in–fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 26, 2026.
Signature | | Title |
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/s/ D. Bradley Childers | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
D. Bradley Childers | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Douglas S. Aron | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Douglas S. Aron | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
/s/ Donna A. Henderson | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |
Donna A. Henderson | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ Anne–Marie N. Ainsworth | Director | |
Anne–Marie N. Ainsworth | ||
/s/ Gordon T. Hall | Director | |
Gordon T. Hall | ||
/s/ Frances Powell Hawes | Director | |
Frances Powell Hawes | ||
/s/ J.W.G. Honeybourne | Director | |
J.W.G. Honeybourne | ||
/s/ James H. Lytal | Director | |
James H. Lytal | ||
/s/ Leonard W. Mallett | Director | |
Leonard W. Mallett | ||
/s/ Jason C. Rebrook | Director | |
Jason C. Rebrook | ||
/s/ Edmund P. Segner, III | Director | |
Edmund P. Segner, III |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Archrock, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Archrock, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 26, 2026, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
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NGCS ACQUISITION - Refer to Notes 4 and 9 to the financial statements.
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company completed the acquisition of NGCS (Natural Gas Compression Systems, Inc. (“NGCSI”), and NGCSE, Inc. (“NGCSE”)), whereby the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in NGCS including a fleet of approximately 326,000 horsepower and a 18,000 horsepower backlog of contracted new equipment, for aggregate total consideration of $349.4 million, which included a cash consideration of $296.5 million and issuance of approximately 2.3 million shares of common stock issued to NGCSE sellers with a NGCS acquisition date fair value of $53.0 million. The NGCS acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their fair value on the NGCS acquisition date. The excess of the consideration transferred over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The method for determining relative fair value varied depending on the type of asset or liability and involved management making significant estimates related to assumptions such as future cash flows, discount rates, market data, projected revenue, and current market interest rates.
Given the relative fair value determination of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management to make significant estimates related to assumptions such as future cash flows, discount rates, market data, projected revenue, and current market interest rates, performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of these assumptions required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to management's selection of a weighted average cost of capital, and the fair value of acquired property, plant and equipment and intangible assets for NGCS included the following, among others:
| • | We tested the effectiveness of controls over the purchase price allocation, including management's controls over the assumptions used in the valuation of the property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, including estimating the fair value of the acquired property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, determination of the weighted average cost of capital, and reviewing the work of third-party specialists. |
| • | With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the (1) valuation methodology, (2) current market data, (3) cost to replace certain assets, and (4) assumptions used in the discounted cash flows, including testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculation, and developing a range of independent estimates and comparing our estimates to those used by management. |
| • | We assessed the reasonableness of management’s projections of contract revenue by comparing the assumptions used in the projections to projected compressor horsepower, historical data, and results from other areas of the audit. |
/s/
February 26, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2007
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Archrock, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value and share amounts)
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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Long-term debt |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Archrock, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Basic and diluted earnings per common share | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Archrock, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
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Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | | |
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Shares repurchased | — | — | — | — | ( | ( |
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Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | | — | — | — |
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Shares repurchased | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Shares retired | ( | ( | ( | — | | | — | ||||||||||||
Shares withheld related to net settlement of equity awards |
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Contribution to Enerflex | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Archrock, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Cash paid in TOPS Acquisition, net of cash acquired | — | ( | — | ||||||
Cash paid in NGCS Acquisition, net of cash acquired | ( | — | — | ||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
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Borrowings of long-term debt |
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Repayments of long-term debt |
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Redemption and partial repayment of 2027 Notes | ( | ( | — | ||||||
Proceeds from 2032 Notes offering | — | | — | ||||||
Payments of debt issuance costs |
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Dividends paid to stockholders |
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Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | — | | — | ||||||
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Contribution to Enerflex |
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Archrock, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing transactions: | |||||||||
Accrued capital expenditures | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Issuance of Archrock common stock pursuant to TOPS Acquisition | — | | — | ||||||
Issuance of Archrock common stock pursuant to NGCS Acquisition | | — | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Description of Business
We are an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression. We are a premier provider of natural gas compression services, in terms of total compression fleet horsepower, to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S., and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment in the U.S. Our business supports a must–run service that is essential to the production, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas.
We operate in
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
Our Financial Statements include the accounts of Archrock and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Our Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Because of the inherent uncertainties in this process, actual future results could differ from those expected as of the reporting date. Management believes that the estimates and assumptions used are reasonable.
Except as otherwise noted, any capitalized term used but not defined in our Financial Statements or our 2025 Form 10-K shall have the same meaning provided in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Significant Accounting Policies
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
The contractual life of our trade receivables is primarily
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
We recognize an allowance for credit losses when a receivable is recorded, even when the risk of loss is remote. We utilize an aging schedule to determine our allowance for credit losses, and measure expected credit losses on a collective (pool) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. We rely primarily on ratings assigned by external rating agencies and credit monitoring services to assess credit risk and aggregate customers first by low, medium or high-risk asset pools, and then by delinquency status. We also consider the internal risk associated with geographic location and the services we provide to the customer when determining asset pools. If a customer does not share similar risk characteristics with other customers, we evaluate the customer’s outstanding trade receivables for expected credit losses on an individual basis. Each reporting period, we reassess our customers’ risk profiles and determine the appropriate asset pool classification, or perform individual assessments of expected credit losses, based on the customers’ risk characteristics at the reporting date.
Loss rates are separately determined for each asset pool based on the length of time a trade receivable has been outstanding. We analyze
Inventory
Inventory primarily consists of parts used for maintenance of natural gas compression equipment. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value using the average cost method.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight–line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Compression equipment, facilities and other fleet assets | | |
Buildings | ||
Transportation and shop equipment | ||
Computer hardware and software | ||
Other |
Major improvements that extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the major improvement, up to
Goodwill
The goodwill acquired in connection with the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We review the carrying amount of our goodwill on a quarterly basis, or whenever indicators of potential impairment exist, to determine if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, including the applicable goodwill. In addition, we perform an annual qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is impaired. If the fair value is more-likely-than-not impaired, we perform a quantitative impairment test to identify impairment and measure the amount of impairment loss to be recognized, if any.
Our qualitative assessment includes consideration of various events and circumstances and their potential impact to a reporting unit’s fair value, including macroeconomic and industry conditions such as a deterioration in our operating environment and limitations on access to capital and other developments in the equity and credit markets, cost factors that could have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows, relevant entity-specific and reporting unit-specific events and overall financial performance such as declining earnings or cash flows or a sustained decrease in share price.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The quantitative impairment test (i) allocates our assets and liabilities to our reporting units, contract operations and aftermarket services, (ii) calculates the fair value of the reporting units and (iii) determines the impairment loss, if any, as the amount by which the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value (limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit). All of the goodwill recognized in the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition was attributed to our contract operations reporting unit.
Leases
We determine if an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at inception and record the leases in our consolidated financial statements upon lease commencement, which is the date when the underlying asset is made available for use by the lessor. We recognize ROU assets and operating lease liabilities based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the discount rate implicit in the lease is rarely readily determinable, we estimate our incremental borrowing rate using information available at commencement date in determining the present value of the lease payments.
The lease term includes options to extend when we are reasonably certain to exercise the option. Short–term leases, those with an initial term of 12 months or less, are not recorded on the balance sheet. Variable lease costs such as our proportionate share of actual costs for utilities, common area maintenance, property taxes and insurance are not included in the lease liability and are recognized in the period in which they are incurred. Operating lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight–line basis over the term of the lease.
Our facility leases, of which we are the lessee, contain lease and nonlease components, which we have elected to account for as a single lease component, as the nonlease components are not significant to the total consideration of the contract and separating the nonlease component would have no effect on lease classification.
For contract operations service agreements in which we are a lessor, we do not account for these agreements as operating leases, as the services nonlease component is predominant over the compression package lease component.
Impairment of Long–Lived Assets
We review long–lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and identifiable intangibles that are being amortized, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances, including the removal of compressors from our active fleet, indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss exists when estimated undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the period in which the impairment occurs and represent the excess of the asset carrying value over its fair value.
Internal–Use Software
Certain of our contracts have been deemed to be hosting arrangements that are service contracts. Certain costs incurred for the implementation of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract are capitalized and amortized on a straight–line basis over the term of the respective contract. Amortization begins for each component of the hosting arrangement when the component becomes ready for its intended use.
Capitalized implementation costs are presented in other assets, the same line item in our consolidated balance sheets that a prepayment of the fees for the associated hosting arrangement would be presented. Amortization expense of the capitalized implementation costs is presented in SG&A, the same line item in our consolidated statements of operations as the expense for fees for the associated hosting arrangement.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we are entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. Sales and usage–based taxes that are collected from the customer are excluded from revenue.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Contract Operations
Natural Gas Compression Services. Natural gas compression services are generally satisfied over time, as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by these services. Our performance obligation is a series in which the unit of service is one month, as the customer receives substantially the same benefit each month from the services regardless of the type of service activity performed, which may vary. If the transaction price is based on a fixed fee, revenue is recognized monthly on a straight–line basis over the period that we are providing services to the customer. Amounts invoiced to customers for costs associated with moving our compression assets to a customer site are also included in the transaction price and are amortized over the initial contract term. We do not consider the effects of the time value of money, as the expected time between the transfer of services and payment for such services is less than one year.
Variable consideration exists if customers are billed at a lesser standby rate when a unit is not running. We recognize revenue for such variable consideration monthly, as the invoice corresponds directly to the value transferred to the customer based on our performance completed to date. The rate for standby service is lower to reflect the decrease in costs and effort required to provide standby service when a unit is not running.
Billable Maintenance Service. We perform billable maintenance service on our natural gas compression equipment at the customer’s request on an as–needed basis. The performance obligation is satisfied, and revenue is recognized at the agreed–upon transaction price at the point in time when service is complete and the customer has accepted the work performed and can obtain the remaining benefits of the service that the unit will provide.
Aftermarket Services
OTC Parts and Components Sales. For sales of OTC parts and components, the performance obligation is generally satisfied at the point in time when delivery takes place, and the customer obtains control of the part or component. The transaction price is the fixed sales price for the part stated in the contract. Revenue is recognized upon delivery, as we have a present right to payment and the customer has legal title.
Maintenance, Overhaul and Reconfiguration Services. For our service activities, the performance obligation is satisfied over time, as the work performed enhances the customer–controlled asset and another entity would not have to substantially re–perform the work we completed if they were to fulfill the remaining performance obligation. The transaction price may be a fixed monthly service fee, a fixed quoted fee or entirely variable, calculated on a time and materials basis.
For service provided based on a fixed monthly fee, the performance obligation is a series in which the unit of service is one month. The customer receives substantially the same benefit each month from the service, regardless of the type of service activity performed, which may vary. As the progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation is measured based on the passage of time, revenue is recognized monthly based on the fixed fee provided for in the contract.
For service provided based on a quoted fixed fee, progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation is measured using an input method based on the actual amount of labor and material costs incurred. The amount of the transaction price recognized as revenue each reporting period is determined by multiplying the transaction price by the ratio of actual costs incurred to date to total estimated costs expected for the service. Significant judgment is involved in the estimation of the progress to completion. Any adjustments to the measure of the progress to completion are accounted for on a prospective basis. Changes to the scope of service are recognized as an adjustment to the transaction price in the period in which the change occurs.
Service provided based on time and materials is generally short–term in nature and labor rates and parts pricing is agreed upon prior to commencing the service. We apply an estimated adjusted gross margin percentage, which is fixed based on historical time and materials–based service, to actual costs incurred. We evaluate the estimated adjusted gross margin percentage at the end of each reporting period and adjust the transaction price as appropriate.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Contract Assets and Liabilities
We recognize a contract asset when we have the right to consideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to a customer when the right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time. We recognize a contract liability when we have an obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which we have already received consideration.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rate on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period of the enactment date.
We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more-likely-than-not be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax–planning strategies and results of recent operations. If a valuation allowance was previously recorded and we subsequently determined we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the deferred tax assets’ valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.
We record uncertain tax positions in accordance with the accounting standard on income taxes under a two–step process whereby (1) we determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more–likely–than–not recognition threshold, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable. Our temporary cash investments have a zero–loss expectation because we maintain minimal balances in our cash investment accounts and have no history of loss. Trade accounts receivable are due from companies of varying size engaged principally in oil and natural gas activities throughout the U.S; therefore, our customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic and other conditions within the industry. We perform periodic evaluations of our customers’ financial condition, including monitoring our customers’ payment history and current credit worthiness to manage this risk. We generally do not obtain collateral for trade accounts receivables, but we may require payment in advance. Payment terms are on a short–term basis and in accordance with industry practice. We consider this credit risk to be limited due to these companies’ financial resources, the nature of the products and services we provide and the terms of our customer agreements.
As of December 31, 2025,
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and Other Strategic Investments
We determine at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which we have made an investment or in which we have other variable interests is considered a VIE. We are the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have the power to direct activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We consider a variety of factors in identifying the entity that holds the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, including evaluating the nature of relationships and activities of the parties involved. We consolidate a VIE if we are the primary beneficiary. If we are not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, we account for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable GAAP. We periodically reassess whether any changes in an entity’s capital structure or our relationship with the entity affect our VIE determination and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary.
Investments in which we are deemed to exert significant influence, but not control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting, except in cases where the fair value option is elected. For such investments where we have elected the fair value option, the election is irrevocable and is applied on an investment–by–investment basis at initial recognition.
For investments that are not accounted for under the equity method and that do not have readily determinable fair values, we have elected the fair value measurement alternative to record these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, including adjustments for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. Investments in equity securities measured using the fair value measurement alternative are reviewed for impairment or observable price changes in orderly transactions each reporting period.
3. Recent Accounting Developments
Accounting Standards Updates Implemented
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which amends Topic 326 to provide for a practical expedient for all entities and an accounting policy election for entities other than public business entities related to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets that arise from transactions accounted for under FASB ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). All entities may elect a practical expedient that assumes that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. We adopted ASU 2025-05 on January 1, 2026 and elected the practical expedient. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires additional disclosures, primarily focused on the disclosure of income taxes paid and the rate reconciliation table. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. We adopted ASU 2023-09 retrospectively during the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 23 (“Income Taxes”) for further details.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Segment Reporting
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires disclosures of significant expenses for each reportable segment, as well as certain other disclosures to help investors understand how the CODM evaluates segment expenses and operating results. ASU 2023-07 allows disclosure of multiple measures of segment profitability if those measures are used to allocate resources and assess performance. We adopted ASU 2023-07 retrospectively during the year ended December 31, 2024. See Note 28 (“Segments”) for further details.
Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations
In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, to reduce diversity in practice and provide decision-useful information to a joint venture’s investors by requiring that a joint venture apply a new basis of accounting upon formation. By applying a new basis of accounting, a joint venture will recognize and initially measure its assets and liabilities at fair value, with exceptions to fair value measurement that are consistent with the business combinations guidance, on the date of formation. ASU 2023-05 is effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025. Additionally, a joint venture that was formed before January 1, 2025, may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively if it has sufficient information to do so. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period in which financial statements have not been issued or been made available for issuance, either prospectively or retrospectively. We adopted ASU 2023-05 during the year ended December 31, 2025 and its adoption had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards Updates Not Yet Implemented
Accounting for Internal-Use Software Costs
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, to clarify and modernize the accounting for costs related to internal-use software. ASU 2025-06 removes all references to software project development stages in Subtopic 350-40 and clarifies cost capitalization may begin when (1) management has authorized and committed to funding the project and (2) it is probable the project will be completed, and the software will be used to perform its intended function and provides new examples to illustrate its application. ASU 2025-06 specifies that the property, plant and equipment disclosure requirements apply to capitalized software costs accounted for under Subtopic 350-40, regardless of how those costs are presented in the financial statements. ASU 2025-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities may apply the guidance using a prospective, retrospective or modified transition approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which will require tabular disclosures about certain expenses included in the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement, as well as disclosures about selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. Entities are required to adopt ASU 2024-03 prospectively with the option for retrospective application. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
4. Business Transactions
Flowco Disposition
On August 1, 2025, we completed the sale of certain contract operations customer agreements and approximately
NGCS Acquisition
On May 1, 2025, we completed the NGCS Acquisition, whereby we acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in NGCS, including a fleet of approximately
The NGCS Acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their fair value on the NGCS acquisition date. The excess of the consideration transferred over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price, which is subject to certain adjustments, was based upon preliminary valuations. Our estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon the completion of management’s review of the final valuations. We are in the process of finalizing valuations related to deferred tax liabilities, tax contingencies and goodwill, which could impact future income tax expense. The final valuation of net assets acquired is expected to be completed as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the NGCS acquisition date.
The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation based on the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the NGCS acquisition date:
(in thousands) | | NGCSI | | NGCSE | NGCS | ||||
Cash | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Accounts receivable | | | | ||||||
Inventory | | — | | ||||||
Other current assets | | — | | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | | | | ||||||
Operating lease right of use asset | | — | | ||||||
Goodwill | | | | ||||||
Intangible assets | | | | ||||||
Other assets | | — | | ||||||
Accounts payable, trade | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | ( | — | ( | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Other liabilities | ( | — | ( | ||||||
Purchase price | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Goodwill
The amount of goodwill resulting from the NGCS Acquisition is attributable to the expansion of our services in the Permian Basin where we currently operate and was allocated to our contract operations segment. The goodwill recorded is considered to have an indefinite life and will be reviewed annually for impairment or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist.
Tax Contingency and Indemnification
We recorded a non-income tax-based contingency of $
Results of Operations
The results of operations attributable to the NGCS Acquisition have been included in our consolidated financial statements as part of our contract operations segment since the NGCS acquisition date. Revenue attributable to the assets acquired from the NGCS acquisition date through December 31, 2025 was $
Transaction-Related Costs
The following table presents transaction-related costs incurred in connection with the NGCS Acquisition by cost type:
(in thousands) | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||
Professional fees (1) | $ | | |
Compensation-related costs (2) | | ||
Other costs | | ||
Total transaction-related costs | $ | | |
| (1) | Professional fees include legal, advisory, consulting and other fees. |
| (2) | Compensation-related costs include amounts related to NGCSI employee retention and severance associated with the NGCS Acquisition. Payments are due and payable at various times up to and including the |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma financial information for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was derived by adjusting our historical financial statements in order to give effect to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the NGCS Acquisition. The NGCS Acquisition is presented in this unaudited pro forma financial information as though the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2024, and reflects the following:
| ● | the effects of the NGCSI employee retention and other compensation-related arrangements associated with the NGCS Acquisition; |
| ● | the application of our accounting policies and adjusting the results of NGCS to reflect the additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets had been applied from January 1, 2024; |
| ● | the interest expense resulting from borrowings under the Credit Facility used to fund the cash portion of the purchase price; |
| ● | the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement; |
| ● | the exclusion of $ |
| ● | the income tax effects of the adjustments based on the estimated blended statutory tax rate of |
The unaudited pro forma financial information below combines the effects of the NGCSI Merger Agreement and the NGCSE Merger Agreement, as the Merger Agreements were negotiated as a single transaction and mutually dependent to close. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations that would have occurred had the NGCS Acquisition been consummated at the beginning of the period presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.
Year ended December 31, | |||||||
(in thousands) | | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Revenue | $ | | $ | | |||
Net income attributable to Archrock stockholders | | | |||||
TOPS Acquisition
On August 30, 2024, we completed the TOPS Acquisition, whereby we acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in TOPS, including a fleet of approximately
The TOPS Acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their fair value on the TOPS acquisition date. The excess of the consideration transferred over those fair values was recorded as goodwill.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation based on the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the TOPS acquisition date:
(in thousands) | | ||
Cash | | $ | |
Accounts receivable | | ||
Inventory | | ||
Other current assets | | ||
Property, plant and equipment | | ||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | | ||
Goodwill | | ||
Intangible assets | | ||
Other assets | | ||
Accounts payable, trade | ( | ||
Accrued liabilities | ( | ||
Operating lease liabilities | ( | ||
Other liabilities | ( | ||
Purchase price | $ | |
Goodwill
The amount of goodwill resulting from the TOPS Acquisition is attributable to the expansion of our services in the Permian Basin, where we currently operate, and was allocated to our contract operations segment. The goodwill recorded is considered to have an indefinite life and will be reviewed annually for impairment or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. All of the goodwill recorded for the TOPS Acquisition is expected to be deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Tax Contingency and Indemnification Asset
We recorded a non-income tax based contingency of $
Results of Operations
The results of operations attributable to the TOPS Acquisition have been included in our consolidated financial statements as part of our contract operations segment since the TOPS acquisition date. Revenue attributable to the assets acquired from the TOPS acquisition date through December 31, 2024 was $
Transaction-Related Costs
We recorded $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The following table presents transaction-related cost incurred by cost type:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Professional fees (1) | $ | | $ | | ||
Compensation-related costs (2) | | | ||||
Other costs | | | ||||
Total transaction-related costs | | | ||||
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma financial information for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was derived by adjusting our historical financial statements in order to give effect to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the TOPS Acquisition. The TOPS Acquisition is presented in this unaudited pro forma financial information as though the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2023, and reflects the following:
| ● | the effects of the employee retention and other compensation-related arrangements associated with the TOPS Acquisition; |
| ● | the application of our accounting policies and adjusting the results of TOPS to reflect the additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets had been applied from January 1, 2023; |
| ● | the interest expense resulting from the 2032 Notes, the 2027 Notes Tender Offer, and the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement; |
| ● | the exclusion of $ |
| ● | the income tax effects of the adjustments based on the estimated blended statutory tax rate of |
The unaudited pro forma financial information below is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations that would have occurred had the transaction been consummated at the beginning of the period presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2024 | | 2023 | |||||
Revenue | $ | | $ | | ||||
Net income attributable to Archrock stockholders | | | ||||||
Valuation Methodologies
The valuation methodologies and significant inputs for fair value measurements associated with our business acquisitions are detailed by significant asset class below. The fair value measurements for property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 measurements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment is primarily comprised of electric motor drive compression equipment that will depreciate on a straight-line basis over an estimated average remaining useful life of
Other fixed assets were valued using the indirect cost method, whereby we applied asset-specific trend information using published indexes to calculate the estimated replacement cost of assets that were identified to be reflected at historical cost. Other assets were depreciated based on published normal useful life estimates and prior experience with similar assets.
Intangible Assets
The intangible assets consist of customer relationships and trade names that have estimated useful lives of
The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets related to customer relationships was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific application of the discounted cash flow method, an income approach, whereby we estimated and then discounted the future cash flows of the intangible asset by adjusting overall business revenue for attrition, obsolescence, cost of sales, operating expenses, taxes and the required returns attributable to other contributory assets acquired. Significant estimates made in arriving at expected future cash flows included our expected customer attrition rate and the amount of earnings attributable to the assets. To discount the estimated future cash flows, we utilized a discount rate that was at a premium to our WACC to reflect the less liquid nature of the customer relationships relative to the tangible assets acquired.
The trade name fair market value was measured using the relief-from-royalty method under the income approach, whereby we calculated the royalty savings by estimating a reasonable royalty rate that a third party would negotiate in a licensing agreement expressed as a percentage of total revenue involving a trade name. The revenue related to the trade name was multiplied by the selected royalty rate over the estimated expected useful life of the trade name to arrive at the royalty savings. The royalty savings were tax effected and discounted to present value using a discount rate commensurate with the risk profile of the trade name relative to our WACC and the return on the other acquired assets.
5. Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net is comprised of the following:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Customer related: | ||||||
Third party | $ | | $ | | ||
Related parties (1) | | | ||||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Accounts receivable | | | ||||
Allowance for credit losses | ( | ( | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | | $ | | ||
| (1) | See Note 27 (“Related Party Transactions”) for further details. |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowance for credit losses, were $
Allowance for Credit Losses
The changes in our allowance for credit losses are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | |||
Balance at beginning of period | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||
Provision for credit losses | | | | ||||||
Write-offs charged against allowance | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
6. Inventory
Inventory is comprised of the following:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Parts and supplies | $ | | $ | | ||
Work in progress |
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Inventory | $ | | $ | | ||
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 we recorded write–downs to inventory of $
7. Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, net is comprised of the following:
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Compression equipment, facilities and other fleet assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Land and buildings |
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Transportation and shop equipment |
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Computer hardware and software |
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Other |
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Property, plant and equipment |
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Accumulated depreciation |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | | $ | | ||
Depreciation expense was $
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8. Leases
We have operating leases for office space, temporary housing, storage and shops. Our leases have remaining lease terms of less than
Financial and other supplemental information related to our operating leases is as follows:
| December 31, | |||||||
(in thousands) | | Classification | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
ROU assets |
| Operating lease ROU assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Lease liabilities |
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Current |
| $ | | $ | | |||
Noncurrent |
| Operating lease liabilities |
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| | $ | | $ | | |||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
Operating lease cost | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Short-term lease cost |
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Variable lease cost |
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Total lease cost | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
Operating cash flows - cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities, net (1) |
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December 31, | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | |||||||
Weighted-average discount rate | | % | | % | | % | |
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Remaining maturities of our lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:
(in thousands) | |||
2026 | $ | | |
2027 | | ||
2028 |
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2029 |
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2030 | | ||
Thereafter |
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Total lease payments |
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Less: Interest |
| ( | |
Total lease liabilities | $ | |
9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net
Goodwill
The amount of goodwill resulting from the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition is attributable to the expansion of our services in the Permian Basin where we currently operate and was allocated to our contract operations segment. Goodwill is considered to have an indefinite life and is reviewed on a quarterly basis for impairment or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we performed an annual qualitative goodwill impairment assessment and determined that it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of our reporting unit is impaired. As a result, we determined that performance of a quantitative impairment test is not required. See Note 4 (“Business Transactions”) for further details.
The changes in goodwill are as follows:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | | $ | — | ||
TOPS Acquisition | — | | ||||
NGCS Acquisition | | — | ||||
Flowco Disposition | ( | — | ||||
Balance at end of period | $ | | $ | | ||
Intangible Assets, net
Intangible assets include customer relationships associated with various business and asset acquisitions as well as trade name intangible assets associated with the TOPS Acquisition and the NGCS Acquisition. These acquired intangible assets were recorded at fair value determined as of the TOPS acquisition date and the NGCS acquisition date and are being amortized over the period we expect to benefit from the assets. See Note 4 (“Business Transactions”) for further details.
Intangible assets, net is comprised of the following:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Gross carrying amount | $ | | $ | | ||
Accumulated amortization |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Intangible assets, net | $ | | $ | | ||
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Intangible assets are amortized on a straight–line basis with estimated useful lives ranging from to
Estimated amortization expense for each of the subsequent five fiscal years and thereafter is expected to be as follows:
(in thousands) | |||
2026 | $ | | |
2027 |
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2028 |
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2029 |
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2030 |
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Thereafter |
| | |
Total | $ | |
10. Contract Costs
For our contract operations segment, we capitalize incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer if we expect to recover those costs. Capitalized contract costs include commissions paid to our sales force to obtain contract operations contracts. We expense commissions paid for sales of service contracts and OTC parts and components within our aftermarket services segment, as the amortization period is less than one year. We had contract costs of $
For our contract operations segment, we capitalize costs incurred to fulfill a contract if those costs relate directly to a contract, enhance resources that we will use in satisfying performance obligations and if we expect to recover those costs. Contract costs incurred to fulfill our customer contracts include freight charges to transport compression assets before transferring services to the customer and mobilization activities associated with our contract operations services. Aftermarket services fulfillment costs are recognized based on the percentage–of–completion method applicable to the customer contract and do not typically result in the recognition of a contract asset. We had contract costs of $
Contract operations costs to obtain and fulfill a contract are amortized based on the transfer of service to which the assets relate, which is estimated based on the average contract term, including anticipated renewals. Annually, we assess whether the estimate fairly represents the average contract term and adjust as appropriate. Contract costs associated with commissions are amortized to SG&A. Contract costs associated with freight and mobilization are amortized to cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we amortized $
11. Hosting Arrangements
Capitalized implementation costs and accumulated amortization related to our hosting arrangements that are service contracts are as follows:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Hosting arrangements | $ | | $ | | ||
Accumulated amortization |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Hosting arrangements, net | $ | | $ | | ||
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These costs are included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense, which is recorded in SG&A in our consolidated statements of operations, was $
12. Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and Other Strategic Investments
Investment in FGC Holdco
On October 1, 2024, we, together with ColdStream, entered into a limited liability agreement with FGC Holdco, a company that designs, manufactures and sells MaCH4 NRS equipment, through distributors. As of the effective date of the agreement, FGC Holdco had initial authorized capital of
We determined FGC Holdco is a VIE over which we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact economic performance and therefore are not the primary beneficiary. The board of directors of FGC Holdco have control over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance, and while we have voting rights through board participation, we do not have the ability to control board decisions. We apply the equity method of accounting to account for this investment. The carrying value of our equity investment is impacted by our share of investee income or loss, distributions, amortization or accretion of basis differences and other-than-temporary impairments.
As of December 31, 2025, we had a $
The investment is included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. Cash contributions are included in the investing activities section of our consolidated statements of cash flows. See Note 27 (“Related Party Transactions”) for further details.
Investment in Ionada
We are the lead investor in a series A preferred financing round for Ionada, a global carbon capture technology company committed to reducing GHG emissions and creating a sustainable future. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had a fully diluted ownership equity interest in Ionada of
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of our investment in Ionada was $
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Investment in ECOTEC
We hold a
Other Strategic Investments
On December 19, 2025, we entered into a SAFE with Shoreline AI, a software-as-a-service company, focused on predictive maintenance for energy infrastructure assets. We have elected the fair value measurement alternative to account for this investment and at December 31, 2025, the carrying value of our investment was equal to its $
13. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Accrued salaries and other benefits | $ | | $ | | ||
Accrued income and other taxes |
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Accrued interest |
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Accrued sales and use tax audit settlement liabilities | | — | ||||
Other accrued liabilities |
| |
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Accrued liabilities | $ | | $ | | ||
14. Contract Liabilities
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our contract liabilities were $
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we deferred revenue of $
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15. Long–Term Debt
Long–term debt is comprised of the following:
(in thousands) | | December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | ||
Credit Facility | $ | | $ | | ||
Principal outstanding | |
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Unamortized debt issuance costs | ( |
| ( | |||
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Principal outstanding |
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Unamortized debt premium | |
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Unamortized debt issuance costs |
| ( |
| ( | ||
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Principal outstanding | — |
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Unamortized debt issuance costs | — |
| ( | |||
— |
| | ||||
Long-term debt | $ | | $ | | ||
Credit Facility
Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On December 12, 2025, we amended our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things, remove the
As of December 31, 2025, there were $
As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Additionally, all undrawn capacity on our Credit Facility was available for borrowings as of December 31, 2025.
Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On May 16, 2025, we amended our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the borrowing capacity of the Credit Facility from $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we incurred $
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
In August 2024, we amended our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things:
| ● | increase the borrowing capacity of the Credit Facility from $ |
| ● | increase the portion of the Credit Facility available for the issuance of swing line loans from $ |
| ● | increase the cash dominion trigger threshold amount from $ |
| ● | add certain financial institutions as lenders under the Credit Facility; |
| ● | join a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of Archrock Services, L.P. as a guarantor and grantor under the Credit Facility; and |
| ● | modify certain other covenants to which we are subject. |
We incurred $
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
In May 2023, we amended and restated our Credit Facility to, among other things:
| ● | extend the maturity date of the Credit Facility from November 8, 2024 to May 16, 2028 or December 3, 2027 (if any portion of the 2028 Notes remain outstanding at such date); |
| ● | change the referenced rate from LIBOR to SOFR so that borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at, based on our election, either a base rate or SOFR, plus an applicable margin; and |
| ● | increase the portion of the Credit Facility available for the issuance of swing line loans from $ |
We incurred $
Other Facility Terms
The Credit Facility bears interest at either a base rate or SOFR, at our option, plus an applicable margin. The base rate is the highest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus
The Credit Facility borrowing base consists of eligible accounts receivable, inventory and compressors, the largest of which is compressors. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of our personal property assets and certain of our subsidiaries.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains various covenants including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, engage in transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay distributions. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains various covenants requiring mandatory prepayments from the net cash proceeds of certain asset transfers.
As of December 31, 2025, the following consolidated financial ratios, as defined in our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, were required:
EBITDA to Interest Expense | ||
Senior Secured Debt to EBITDA | ||
Total Debt to EBITDA (1) |
2034 Notes
On January 21, 2026, we completed a private offering of $
The 2034 Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the U.S. except pursuant to a registration exemption under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We offered and issued the 2034 Notes only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2034 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by us, and by all of our existing subsidiaries, other than Archrock Partners Finance Corp., which is the issuer of the 2034 Notes. The 2034 Notes and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
We may, at our option, redeem all or part of the 2034 Notes at any time on or after February 1, 2029, at specified redemption prices, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, prior to February 1, 2029, we may redeem up to
The indenture governing the 2034 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to pay dividends on, repurchase or redeem our common stock or repurchase or redeem subordinated debt; make investments; incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred securities; create or incur certain liens; sell assets; consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from our restricted subsidiaries to us; engage in transactions with affiliates; and create unrestricted subsidiaries. If the 2034 Notes achieve an investment grade rating from any two out of three of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings and no default has occurred and is continuing, many of these covenants will terminate. The indenture governing the 2034 Notes also contains customary events of default.
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2032 Notes
In August 2024, we completed a private offering of $
The 2032 Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the U.S. except pursuant to a registration exemption under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We offered and issued the 2032 Notes only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The 2032 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by us, and by all of our existing subsidiaries, other than Archrock Partners Finance Corp., which is the issuer of the 2032 Notes. The 2032 Notes and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
We may, at our option, redeem all or part of the 2032 Notes at any time on or after September 1, 2027, at specified redemption prices, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, prior to September 1, 2027, we may redeem up to
The indenture governing the 2032 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to pay dividends on, repurchase or redeem our common stock or repurchase or redeem subordinated debt; make investments; incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred securities; create or incur certain liens; sell assets; consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from our restricted subsidiaries to us; engage in transactions with affiliates; and create unrestricted subsidiaries. If the 2032 Notes achieve an investment grade rating from each of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings and no default has occurred and is continuing, many of these covenants will terminate. The indenture governing the 2032 Notes also contains customary events of default.
2028 Notes
In December 2020, we completed a private offering of $
The net proceeds from the 2028 Notes were used to repay borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility. Issuance costs related to the 2028 Notes are considered deferred financing costs, and together with the issue premium of the December 2020 offering of 2028 Notes, are recorded within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized to interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations over the terms of the notes.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The 2028 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by us and all of our existing subsidiaries, other than Archrock Partners, L.P. and Archrock Partners Finance Corp., which are co–issuers of both offerings, and certain of our future subsidiaries. The 2028 Notes and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
The 2028 Notes may be redeemed at any time, in whole or in part, at specified redemption prices and make–whole premiums, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
The indenture governing the 2028 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to pay dividends on, repurchase or redeem our common stock or repurchase or redeem subordinated debt; make investments; incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred securities; create or incur certain liens; sell assets; consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from our restricted subsidiaries to us; engage in transactions with affiliates; and create unrestricted subsidiaries. If the 2028 Notes achieve an investment grade rating from each of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings and no default has occurred and is continuing, many of these covenants will terminate. The indenture governing the 2028 Notes also contains customary events of default.
2027 Notes
In March 2019, we completed a private offering of $
The net proceeds from the 2027 Notes were used to repay borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility. Issuance costs related to the 2027 Notes were considered deferred financing costs and were recorded within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets and were being amortized to interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations over the terms of the notes.
2027 Notes Tender Offer
In connection with the offering of the 2032 Notes, we completed a concurrent cash tender offer of $
2027 Notes Redemption
On November 17, 2025, we repurchased our 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes were redeemed at
Debt Covenant Compliance
As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under our Debt Agreements, excluding the 2034 Notes, which were issued in January 2026 and not subject to covenant compliance as of December 31, 2025.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Maturities of Long–Term Debt
Principal maturities of long–term debt over the next five years are as follows:
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(in thousands) | |||
2026 | $ | — | |
2027 |
| — | |
2028 |
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2029 | — | ||
2030 |
| — | |
Long-term debt maturities through 2030 | $ | |
16. Commitments and Contingencies
Insurance Matters
Our business can be hazardous, involving unforeseen circumstances such as uncontrollable flows of natural gas or well fluids and fires or explosions. As is customary in our industry, we review our safety equipment and procedures and carry insurance against some, but not all, risks of our business. Our insurance coverage includes property damage, general liability and commercial automobile liability and other coverage we believe is appropriate. We believe that our insurance coverage is customary for the industry and adequate for our business; however, losses and liabilities not covered by insurance would increase our costs.
Additionally, we are substantially self–insured for workers’ compensation and employee group health claims in view of the relatively high per–incident deductibles we absorb under our insurance arrangements for these risks. Losses up to the deductible amounts are estimated and accrued based upon known facts, historical trends and industry averages. We are also self–insured for property damage to our offshore assets.
Tax Matters
We are subject to a number of state and local taxes that are not income–based. As many of these taxes are subject to audit by the taxing authorities, it is reasonably possible that an audit could result in additional taxes due. We accrue for such additional taxes when we determine that it is probable that we have incurred a liability and we can reasonably estimate the amount of the liability. As of both December 31, 2025 and 2024, we accrued $
As of December 31, 2024, $
We settled certain sales and use tax audits for which we recorded a net benefit of $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Litigation and Claims
In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. While we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, we believe that any ultimate liability arising from any of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, including our ability to pay dividends. However, because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation and arbitration proceedings, we cannot provide assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding to which we are a party will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, including our ability to pay dividends.
17. Stockholders’ Equity
NGCS Acquisition
On May 1, 2025, we completed the NGCS Acquisition and issued approximately
TOPS Acquisition
In August 2024, we completed the TOPS Acquisition and issued approximately
July 2024 Equity Offering
In July 2024, Archrock sold, pursuant to a public underwriting offering, approximately
Share Repurchases
Share Repurchase Program
Our Board of Directors authorized the Share Repurchase Program in April 2023 that allowed us to repurchase and retire up to $
Through December 31, 2025, we repurchased
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Shares Withheld to Cover
The 2020 Plan allows us to withhold shares upon vesting of restricted stock at the then-current market price to cover taxes required to be withheld on the vesting date.
The following table summarizes shares repurchased and shares withheld:
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | Total Number of Shares | Average Price per Share | Total Cost of Shares | |||||||
Shares repurchased under the Share Repurchase Program | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Shares withheld related to net settlement of equity awards | | | | |||||||
Total | | $ | | $ | | |||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | Total Number of Shares | Average Price per Share | Total Cost of Shares | |||||||
Shares repurchased under the Share Repurchase Program | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Shares withheld related to net settlement of equity awards | | | | |||||||
Total | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Cash Dividends
The following table summarizes our dividends declared and paid in each of the quarterly periods of 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Dividends per | | ||||
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | | Common Share | | Dividends Paid | ||
2025 |
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2024 |
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Q4 | $ | | $ | | ||
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Q2 |
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Q1 |
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2023 |
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Q4 | $ | | $ | | ||
Q3 |
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Q2 |
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18. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers by segment and disaggregated by revenue source:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
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Contract operations: | | | | ||||||
$ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Over |
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Other (1) |
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Total contract operations revenue (2) |
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Aftermarket services: |
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Services |
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OTC parts and components sales | |
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Other |
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Total aftermarket services revenue (3) |
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Total revenue | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
| (1) | Primarily relates to fees associated with owned non–compression equipment. |
| (2) | Includes $ |
| (3) | Services revenue within aftermarket services is recognized over time. OTC parts and components sales and other revenue is recognized at a point in time. |
See Note 28 (“Segments”) for further details.
Performance Obligations
As of December 31, 2025, we had $
(in thousands) | | | | | | Thereafter (1) | | Total | ||||||||||||||
Remaining performance obligations | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
We do not disclose the aggregate transaction price for the remaining performance obligations for aftermarket services as there are no contracts with customers with an original contract term that is greater than one year.
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19. Stock–Based Compensation
We recognize stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units and shares issued under our ESPP. We account for forfeitures as they occur.
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Equity award expense | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Liability award expense |
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Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Stock Incentive Plans
The 2020 Plan was adopted in April 2020 and provides for the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, other stock-based awards and dividend equivalent rights to employees, directors and consultants of Archrock. The 2020 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. Under the 2020 Plan, the maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance is
The 2020 Plan allows us to withhold shares upon vesting of restricted stock at the then–current market price to cover taxes required to be withheld on the vesting date. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we withheld
On February 19, 2025, the Compensation Committee approved an amendment to the 2020 Plan that provides for the delegation to a subcommittee, which may be comprised of one or more officers of the Company, the authority to grant awards to employees who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, subject to certain award size and other limitations.
Restricted Stock Awards and Performance–Based Restricted Stock Units
Grants of restricted stock are subject to forfeiture, restrictions on transfer and certain other conditions until vesting, which generally occurs on the one-year anniversary of the grant date or in
Grants of performance–based restricted stock units are –year equity settled awards linked to the performance of our common stock. The awards also include dividend equivalent rights that accumulate during the vesting period.
We have performance–based restricted stock units whose vesting is dependent on the satisfaction of a combination of certain service–related conditions and our total shareholder return ranked against that of a predetermined peer group over a –year performance period, as well as performance–based restricted stock units whose vesting is contingent on meeting various horsepower utilization targets over a –year performance period. The awards vest in their entirety on the date specified in the award agreement following the conclusion of the performance period. The final number of shares of common stock issuable upon vesting can range from
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The fair value of the horsepower utilization performance-based restricted stock units is equal to the fair value of our common stock at the grant date. The fair value of the total shareholder return performance–based restricted stock units, incorporating the market condition, is estimated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Expected volatilities for us and each peer company utilized in the model are estimated using a historical period consistent with the awards’ remaining performance period as of the grant date. The risk–free interest rate is based on the yield on U.S. Treasury Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities for a term consistent with the remaining performance period. The dividend yield used is
The assumptions that were used to estimate the fair value of our total shareholder return performance–based restricted stock units are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
Remaining performance period as of grant date (in years) | | | | | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate used |
| | % | | % | | % | |||
Grant-date fair value | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Activity related to our restricted stock and performance–based restricted stock units is as follows:
Weighted | |||||
Average | |||||
Grant Date | |||||
Fair Value | |||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | | Shares | | Per Share | |
Non-vested restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units, December 31, 2024 |
| | $ | | |
Granted |
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Adjustment for performance | | | |||
Vested |
| ( |
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Canceled |
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Non-vested restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units, December 31, 2025 |
| | $ | | |
The grant date fair value of the restricted stock and performance–based restricted stock units granted during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $
As of December 31, 2025, we expect $
Cash Settled Performance Units
Grants of cash–settled performance units vest at the end of the
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Activity related to our cash–settled performance units is as follows:
Weighted | |||||
Average | |||||
Grant Date | |||||
Fair Value | |||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | | Shares | | Per Share | |
Non-vested cash-settled performance units, December 31, 2024 |
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Granted |
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Adjustment for performance | | | |||
Vested |
| ( |
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Canceled |
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Non-vested cash-settled performance units, December 31, 2025 |
| | $ | | |
The grant date fair value of the cash settled performance units granted during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $
As of December 31, 2025, we expect $
Time-Based Cash or Equity Settled Performance Units
Grants of time-based cash or equity settled performance units vest in
Activity related to our time-based cash or equity settled performance units is as follows:
Weighted | |||||
Average | |||||
Grant Date | |||||
Fair Value | |||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | | Shares | | Per Share | |
Non-vested time-based cash or equity settled performance units, December 31, 2024 |
| | $ | | |
Granted |
| |
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Adjustment for performance | — | — | |||
Vested |
| ( |
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Canceled |
| — |
| — | |
Non-vested time-based cash or equity settled performance units, December 31, 2025 |
| | $ | | |
The grant date fair value of the time-based cash or equity settled performance units granted during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
As of December 31, 2025, we expect $
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Our ESPP provides employees with an opportunity to participate in our long–term performance and success through the purchase of shares of common stock at a price that may be less than fair market value. Each quarter, eligible employees may elect to withhold a portion of their salary up to the lesser of $
The ESPP will terminate on the date that all shares of common stock authorized for sale under the ESPP have been purchased, unless it is extended. The maximum number of shares of common stock available for purchase under the ESPP is
Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan
Our DSDP provides non–employee members of the Board of Directors with an opportunity to elect to receive our common stock as payment for a portion or all of their retainer. The number of shares paid each quarter is determined by dividing the dollar amount of fees elected to be paid in common stock by the closing sales price per share of the common stock on the last day of the quarter. In addition, directors who elect to receive a portion or all of their fees in the form of common stock may also elect to defer, until a later date, the receipt of a portion or all of their fees to be received in common stock. In this case, we issue restricted stock units and the rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents is accrued and paid when the shares are issued.
There are
20. Retirement Benefit Plan
Our 401(k) retirement plan provides for optional employee contributions up to the applicable IRS annual limit and discretionary employer matching contributions. We make discretionary matching contributions to each participant’s account at a rate of
21. Long–Lived and Other Asset Impairment
Compression Fleet
We periodically review the future deployment of our idle compression assets for units that are not of the type, configuration, condition, make or model that are cost efficient to maintain and operate. Based on these reviews, we determine that certain idle compressors should be retired from the active fleet. The retirement of these units from the active fleet triggers a review of these assets for impairment and as a result of our review, we may record an asset impairment to reduce the book value of each unit to its estimated fair value. The fair value of each unit is estimated based on the expected net sale proceeds compared to other fleet units we recently sold, a review of other units recently offered for sale by third parties or the estimated component value of the equipment we plan to use.
In connection with our review of our idle compression assets, we evaluate for impairment idle units that were culled from our fleet in prior years and are available for sale. Based on that review, we may reduce the expected proceeds from disposition and record additional impairment to reduce the book value of each unit to its estimated fair value.
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The following table presents the results of our compression fleet impairment review as recorded to our contract operations segment:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Idle compressors retired from the active fleet | |
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Horsepower of idle compressors retired from the active fleet |
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$ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Assets Held For Sale
In connection with the Flowco Disposition, we adjusted the carrying value of the disposal group to its estimated fair value less costs to sell and recorded a write-down of $
22. Restructuring Charges
During the second quarter of 2025, management approved and initiated a plan to exit certain facilities that were no longer deemed economical for our business, and during the year ended December 31, 2025, we executed the plan and incurred $
During the first quarter of 2025, management approved and executed a plan to exit a facility no longer deemed economical for our business, and in the first quarter of 2025, we incurred $
During the first quarter of 2023, a plan to further streamline our organization and more fully align our teams to improve our customer service and profitability was approved by management. We did
The following table presents restructuring charges incurred by segment:
| Contract | Aftermarket | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | Operations | Services | Other(1) | Total | ||||||||
2025 | ||||||||||||
Facility closure | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||
Total restructuring charges | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||
2023 | ||||||||||||
Organizational restructuring | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Total restructuring charges | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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The following table presents restructuring charges incurred by cost type:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2023 | |||
Facility closure | ||||||
Severance costs | $ | | $ | — | ||
Property disposal and closure costs | | — | ||||
Total facility closure | | — | ||||
Organizational restructuring | ||||||
Organizational costs | — | | ||||
Other restructuring costs | — | | ||||
Total organizational restructuring costs | — | | ||||
Total restructuring costs | $ | | $ | | ||
23. Income Taxes
Tax Provision and Payments
The following table presents income before income taxes:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
U.S. | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Foreign | — | — | — | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
The following table presents our provision for income taxes:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | |||
Current tax provision: | |||||||||
U.S. federal | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | |||
State |
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Deferred tax provision: | | | | ||||||
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Total deferred | | | | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The following table presents income taxes paid, net:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
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U.S. Federal | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — |
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Total income taxes paid, net | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
The following table reconciles the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate | | $ | | | | % | $ | | | | % | $ | | | % | |||
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1) |
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Changes in valuation allowance (2) |
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Executive compensation limitation | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Benefit from equity-settled long-term incentive compensation | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Other | | | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits(3) |
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Effective tax rate | $ | | | % | $ | | | % | $ | | | % | ||||||
| (1) | During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, state taxes in New Mexico made up greater than 50% of the tax effect in this category. |
| (2) | See “Tax Attributes and Valuation Allowances” below for further details. |
| (3) | Includes the expiration of statute of limitations. See “Unrecognized Tax Benefits” below for further details. |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Deferred income tax balances are the direct effect of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the taxes are actually paid or recovered. The tax effects of our temporary differences that gave rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Deferred tax assets: | | | | | ||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | | $ | | ||
Interest expense limitation carryforward |
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Basis difference in unconsolidated affiliate | | | ||||
Goodwill and intangible assets | | | ||||
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Valuation allowances (1) |
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Total deferred tax assets | | | ||||
Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Property, plant and equipment | ( | ( | ||||
Basis difference in partnership |
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Other |
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
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Net deferred tax liability (2) | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
| (1) | See “Tax Attributes and Valuation Allowances” below for further details. |
| (2) | The net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 is reflected in our consolidated balance sheets as deferred tax assets of $ |
Tax Attributes and Valuation Allowances
The following table presents changes in our valuation allowance:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Balance at beginning of period | | $ | ( | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
Additions to valuation allowance | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Reductions to valuation allowance | | | | ||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||
Pursuant to Section 382 and Section 383 of the Code, utilization of loss and credit carryforwards are subject to annual limitations due to any ownership changes of 5% stockholders. In general, an ownership change, as defined by Section 382, results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders or public groups in the stock of a corporation by more than 50% over a rolling three–year period. We do not currently expect that any loss carryforwards or credit carryforwards will expire as a result of any Section 382 or Section 383 limitations. Our ability to utilize loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards against future U.S. federal taxable income and future U.S. federal income tax may be limited in the future if we have a 50% or more ownership change in our 5% stockholders.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
We record valuation allowances when it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends on the ability to generate sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character and in the appropriate taxing jurisdictions in the future. If we do not meet our expectations with respect to taxable income, we may not realize the full benefit from our deferred tax assets, which would require us to record a valuation allowance in our tax provision in future years. As of each reporting date, we consider new evidence to evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets by assessing the available positive and negative evidence. Changes to the valuation allowance are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations.
The amount of our deferred tax assets considered realizable could be adjusted if projections of future taxable income are reduced or objective negative evidence in the form of a three–year cumulative loss is present or both. Should we no longer have a level of sustained profitability, excluding nonrecurring charges, we will have to rely more on our future projections of taxable income to determine if we have an adequate source of taxable income for the realization of our deferred tax assets, namely NOL, interest expense limitation, and tax credit carryforwards. This may result in the need to record a valuation allowance against all or a portion of our deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 2025, we recorded a valuation allowance of $
As of December 31, 2025, we had U.S. federal and state NOL carryforwards of $
As of December 31, 2025, we had a U.S. federal tax credit carryforward of $
As of December 31, 2025, we had U.S. federal and state interest expense limitation carryforwards of $
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table presents changes in our unrecognized tax benefits, including discontinued operations:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Beginning balance | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
Additions based on tax positions related to current year |
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Additions based on tax positions related to prior years |
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Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years |
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Reductions based on lapse of statute of limitations |
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Ending balance | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
We had $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
We recorded potential interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions, including discontinued operations, in our consolidated balance sheets of $
Subject to the provisions of our tax matters agreement with Exterran Corporation, both parties agreed to indemnify the primary obligor of any return for tax periods beginning before and ending before or after the Spin–off, including any ongoing or future amendments and audits for these returns, for the portion of the tax liability, including interest and penalties, that relates to their respective operations reported in the filing. As of both December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded an indemnification asset, including penalties and interest, of $
We and our subsidiaries file consolidated and separate income tax returns in the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions. U.S. federal and state income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three to five years after filing the returns. The state impact of any U.S. federal audit adjustments and amendments remains subject to examination by various states for up to one year after formal notification to the states. Due to our NOL carryforwards, our U.S. federal and state income tax returns can be examined back to the inception of our NOL carryforwards; therefore, expanding our examination period beyond 20 years. We are not currently involved in federal nor any state income tax audits.
Impact of New Legislation
OB3 Tax Law
The OB3 Tax Law made permanent certain key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including reinstating: the add-back for depreciation and amortization in the business interest expense limitation, the allowance for 100% bonus depreciation, and a full expensing option for domestic research and experimental expenditures. These certain key elements allow for acceleration of certain deductions, which could reduce cash tax payments in future periods. The OB3 Tax Law did not have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025, or on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Pillar 2
The Pillar 2 framework establishes a global minimum corporate income tax rate and has been enacted in certain jurisdictions. We evaluated the potential impact of Pillar 2 and related enacted legislation on our operations, including our interests in unconsolidated affiliates, and have determined that Pillar 2 does not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
24. Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed using the two-class method, which is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under the two-class method, basic earnings per common share is determined by dividing net income, after deducting amounts allocated to participating securities, by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Participating securities include unvested restricted stock and stock-settled restricted stock units that have nonforfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid. During periods of net loss, only distributed earnings (dividends) are allocated to participating securities, as participating securities do not have a contractual obligation to participate in our undistributed losses.
Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding adjusted for the incremental common stock equivalents attributed to outstanding performance-based restricted stock units and stock to be issued pursuant to our ESPP unless their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
The following table shows the calculation of net income attributable to common stockholders, which is used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share, potential shares of common stock that were included in computing diluted earnings per common share and the potential shares of common stock issuable that were excluded from computing diluted earnings per common share as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Less: Allocation of earnings to participating securities |
| ( |
| ( |
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Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Allocation of earnings to cash or share settled restricted stock units | | | — | ||||||
Diluted net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per common share | | | | ||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||
Performance-based restricted stock units | | | | ||||||
Time-based restricted stock units | | — | — | ||||||
ESPP shares | | | | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per common share | | | | ||||||
25. Fair Value Measurements
The accounting standard for fair value measurements and disclosures establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following three categories:
| ● | Level 1 – quoted unadjusted prices for identical markets in active markets to which we have access at the date of measurement. |
| ● | Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model–derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or prices vary substantially over time or among brokered markets makers. |
| ● | Level 3 – model–derived valuation in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect our own assumptions regarding how market participants would price the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Investment in ECOTEC
As of December 31, 2025, we owned a
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The fair value determination of our investment in ECOTEC primarily consisted of unobservable inputs, which creates uncertainty in the measurement of fair value as of the reporting date. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, which was valued through an average of an income approach (discounted cash flow method) and a market approach (guideline public company method), are the WACC and the revenue multiples. Significant increases (decreases) in these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. This fair value measurement is classified as .
The significant unobservable inputs are as follows:
Significant | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Unobservable | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
Inputs | Range | Median | Range | Median | |||||||||||
Valuation technique: | | ||||||||||||||
Discounted cash flow | WACC | ||||||||||||||
Guideline public company | Revenue multiple | ||||||||||||||
The reconciliation of changes in the fair value of our investment in ECOTEC is as follows:
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | | $ | | ||
Purchases of equity interests | — | | ||||
( | ( | |||||
Balance at end of period | | | ||||
| (1) | Included in other expense, net in our consolidated statement of operations. |
See Note 12 (“Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates”) for further details.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and Other Strategic Investments
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of our investments in which we have elected the fair value measurement alternative was $
Compression Fleet
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded nonrecurring fair value measurements related to our idle compressors. Our estimate of the compressors’ fair value was primarily based on the expected net sale proceeds compared to other fleet units we recently sold, and/or a review of other units recently offered for sale by third parties, or the estimated component value of the equipment we plan to use. We discounted the expected proceeds, net of selling and other carrying costs, using a weighted average disposal period of
The fair value of our impaired compression fleet impaired was as follows:
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Impaired compression fleet | $ | | $ | | ||
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The significant unobservable inputs used to develop the above fair value measurements were weighted by the relative fair value of the compression fleet being measured. Additional quantitative information related to our significant unobservable inputs follows:
| Range | | Weighted Average (1) | |
Estimated net sale proceeds: | ||||
As of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ||
As of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ |
See Note 21 (“Long-Lived and Other Asset Impairment”) for further details.
Other Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of our cash, receivables and payables approximate fair value due to the short–term nature of those instruments.
The carrying amount of borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility approximates fair value due to its variable interest rate. The fair value of these outstanding borrowings is a Level 3 measurement.
The fair value of our fixed rate debt is estimated using yields observable in active markets, which are Level 2 inputs, and was as follows:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Carrying amount of fixed rate debt (1) | $ | | $ | | ||
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| (1) | Carrying amounts exclude unamortized debt premium and deferred financing costs. See Note 15 (“Long-Term Debt”) for further details. |
26. Discontinued Operations
In order to effect the Spin-off and govern our relationship with Exterran Corporation after the Spin-off, we entered into several agreements with Exterran Corporation, including a tax matters agreement, which governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of Exterran Corporation and us with respect to certain tax matters. As of both December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $
Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are as follows:
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Other assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Deferred tax assets | — | — | ||||
Assets of discontinued operations | $ | | $ | | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | | $ | | ||
Liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | | $ | | ||
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The acquisition of Exterran Corporation by Enerflex, Ltd. in October 2022 had no impact on the Spin–off related agreements discussed above.
27. Related Party Transactions
ECOTEC
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we made purchases of $
FGC Holdco
We are a distributer of MaCH4 NRS equipment in the U.S. market and had committed to purchase from FGC Holdco, at arm’s length, a minimum of $
The carrying value of assets and liabilities recognized in our consolidated balance sheets related to our variable interests in FGC Holdco and our maximum exposure to loss related to our involvement with an unconsolidated VIE were as follows:
December 31, | ||||||
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Inventory | $ | | $ | | ||
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate |
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Total VIE assets | | | ||||
Maximum exposure to loss | $ | | $ | | ||
Hilcorp
From August 2019 to present, our Board of Directors has included a member affiliated with our customer Hilcorp or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Revenue from Hilcorp and affiliates was $
Accounts receivable, net due from Hilcorp and affiliates was $
Shoreline AI
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we made purchases of $
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28. Segments
We manage our business segments primarily based on the type of product or service provided. We have
Our CODM is our President & Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM evaluates the performance of our segments and allocates resources primarily based on adjusted gross margin, defined as revenue less cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, which are key components of segment operations. Adjusted gross margin is the primary measure used by our CODM to evaluate segment performance because it focuses on the current performance of segment operations and excludes the impact of the prior historical costs of assets acquired or constructed that are utilized in those operations, the indirect costs associated with our SG&A activities, our financing methods and income taxes. Our CODM considers adjusted gross margin forecast to actual results and period over period financial variances in conjunction with product and customer service metrics and market trends when assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources.
Summarized financial information for our reporting segments is shown below:
| Contract | | Aftermarket | | |||||
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2025 |
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Revenue(1) | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | | | | ||||||
Adjusted gross margin |
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Revenue(1) | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | | | | ||||||
Adjusted gross margin |
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Revenue(1) | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | | | | ||||||
Adjusted gross margin |
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The following table reconciles gross margin to adjusted gross margin, its most directly comparable to GAAP measure:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
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Total revenues | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Gross margin |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | ||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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The following table reconciles total adjusted gross margin to income before income taxes:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
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Restructuring charges | | — | | ||||||
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Interest expense |
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Transaction-related costs | | | — | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Other expense, net |
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Income before income taxes | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
The following table reconciles capital expenditures by segment to total capital expenditures:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Contract operations | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Aftermarket services |
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Segment capital expenditures |
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Other (1) |
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Total capital expenditures | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
The following table reconciles total assets by segment to total assets per the consolidated balance sheets:
| December 31, | |||||
(in thousands) | | 2025 | 2024 | |||
Contract operations assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Aftermarket services assets |
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Segment assets | | | ||||
Other assets (1) | | | ||||
Assets of discontinued operations | | | ||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | ||
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