Texas Pacific Land 10-Q 2025-09-30
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number: 1-39804
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter:
Texas Pacific Land Corporation
| State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization: | IRS Employer Identification No.: | |||||||
| Delaware | 75-0279735 |
Address of principal executive offices:
2699 Howell Street, Suite 800 Dallas, Texas 75204
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(214) 969-5530
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) | TPL | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| NYSE Texas, Inc. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | ||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | ||||||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☑
As of October 31, 2025, there were 22,979,410 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATION
Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025
Table of Contents
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 531,808 | $ | 369,835 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable and accrued receivables, net | 127,786 | 126,670 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 77,578 | 5,318 | |||||||||
| Tax like-kind exchange escrow | — | 1,546 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 737,172 | 503,369 | |||||||||
| Royalty interests acquired, net | 405,917 | 432,401 | |||||||||
| Real estate acquired | 179,129 | 143,178 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 137,527 | 122,578 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 33,431 | 35,188 | |||||||||
| Real estate and royalty interests assigned through the Declaration of Trust, no value assigned: | |||||||||||
| Land (surface rights) | — | — | |||||||||
| 1/16th and 1/128th nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests | — | — | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 14,042 | 1,163 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 17,696 | 10,143 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,524,914 | $ | 1,248,020 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 38,549 | $ | 26,958 | |||||||
| Ad valorem and other taxes payable | 7,527 | 8,418 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 9,892 | 4,388 | |||||||||
| Unearned revenue | 11,932 | 6,797 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 67,900 | 46,561 | |||||||||
| Deferred taxes payable | 52,505 | 47,401 | |||||||||
| Unearned revenue - noncurrent | 19,664 | 20,636 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 16,509 | 453 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities - noncurrent | 372 | 504 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 156,950 | 115,555 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | |||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | — | — | |||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 46,536,936 shares authorized as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 22,979,410 and 22,971,803 outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 231 | 231 | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost; 106,666 and 114,273 shares as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | (151,242) | (168,843) | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,610 | 19,900 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3,465 | 3,583 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 1,508,900 | 1,277,594 | |||||||||
| Total equity | 1,367,964 | 1,132,465 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,524,914 | $ | 1,248,020 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oil and gas royalties | $ | 108,705 | $ | 94,444 | $ | 314,956 | $ | 276,377 | |||||||||||||||
| Water sales | 44,578 | 36,211 | 108,968 | 113,987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Produced water royalties | 32,268 | 27,727 | 90,705 | 76,034 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Easements and other surface-related income | 16,715 | 14,280 | 71,163 | 51,496 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Land sales | 819 | 901 | 819 | 2,145 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 203,085 | 173,563 | 586,611 | 520,039 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salaries and related employee expenses | 14,387 | 14,030 | 43,031 | 39,262 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Water service-related expenses | 16,428 | 11,731 | 36,005 | 36,767 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 5,591 | 12,520 | 17,356 | 27,731 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 14,963 | 5,762 | 40,603 | 13,695 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ad valorem and other taxes | 2,625 | 2,189 | 6,701 | 5,990 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 53,994 | 46,232 | 143,696 | 123,445 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 149,091 | 127,331 | 442,915 | 396,594 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 6,088 | 8,086 | 15,649 | 31,249 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 155,179 | 135,417 | 458,564 | 427,843 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 33,941 | 28,823 | 100,534 | 92,243 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 121,238 | $ | 106,594 | $ | 358,030 | $ | 335,600 | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss — periodic pension costs, net of income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 of $10, $6, $31 and $17, respectively | (40) | (21) | (118) | (63) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 121,198 | $ | 106,573 | $ | 357,912 | $ | 335,537 | |||||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements regarding management’s expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Words or phrases such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “could,” “will,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “would,” “believes” or similar expressions or the negative of such terms, when used in this Quarterly Report or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s future operations and prospects, the markets for real estate in the areas in which the Company owns real estate, applicable zoning regulations, the markets for oil and gas including actions of other oil and gas producers or consortiums worldwide such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and Russia (collectively referred to as “OPEC+”), expected competition, management’s intent, beliefs or current expectations with respect to the Company’s future financial performance and other matters. All forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are based on information available to us, and speak only, as of the date this Quarterly Report is filed with the SEC, and we assume no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Report”), and in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our 2024 Annual Report filed with the SEC on February 19, 2025 and the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Period-to-period comparisons of financial data are not necessarily indicative, and therefore, should not be relied upon as indicators, of the Company’s future performance.
Overview
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (which, together with its subsidiaries as the context requires, may be referred to as “TPL”, the “Company”, “our”, “we” or “us”) is a Delaware corporation and one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 882,000 surface acres of land, principally concentrated in the Permian Basin. Additionally, we own a 1/128th nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest (“NPRI”) under approximately 85,000 acres of land, a 1/16th NPRI under approximately 371,000 acres of land, and approximately 16,000 additional net royalty acres (normalized to 1/8th) (“NRA”), for a collective total of approximately 207,000 NRA, principally concentrated in the Permian Basin.
The Company was originally organized under a Declaration of Trust, dated February 1, 1888, to receive and hold title to extensive tracts of land in the State of Texas, previously the property of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. We completed our reorganization on January 11, 2021 from a business trust, Texas Pacific Land Trust, into Texas Pacific Land Corporation.
We are not an oil and gas producer. Our business activity is generated from surface and royalty interest ownership, primarily in the Permian Basin. Our revenues are derived from oil and gas royalties, water sales, produced water royalties, easements and other surface-related income and land sales. Due to the nature of our operations and concentration of our ownership in one geographic location, our revenue and net income are subject to substantial fluctuations from quarter to quarter and year to year. In addition to fluctuations in response to changes in the market price for oil and gas, our financial results are also subject to decisions by not only the owners and operators of the oil and gas wells to which our oil and gas royalty interests relate, but also to other owners and operators in the Permian Basin as it relates to our other revenue streams, principally water sales, produced water royalties, easements, and other surface-related revenue.
For a detailed overview of our business and business segments, see Part I, Item 1. “Business — General” in our 2024 Annual Report.
Market Conditions
Average WTI oil prices for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were down approximately 14% compared to average oil prices during the same period last year. Oil prices continue to be impacted by certain actions by OPEC+, geopolitics, and evolving global supply and demand trends, among other factors. In addition, ambiguity around tariffs implemented by and towards the United States has created incremental global economic uncertainty, which has, in part, contributed to relatively weaker oil prices in 2025 to-date. Average Henry Hub natural gas prices during 2025 have increased approximately 64% compared to average prior year natural gas prices. Global and domestic natural gas markets have benefited from improved supply-demand balances, including tailwinds from expanded liquefied natural gas capacity and improved industrial and power demand, among other factors. Since mid-2022, the Waha Hub located in Pecos County, Texas has at times experienced significant negative price differentials relative to Henry Hub, located in Erath, Louisiana, due in part to growing local Permian natural gas production and limited natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity. Midstream infrastructure is currently being developed by operators to provide additional takeaway capacity, though the impact on future basis differentials will be dependent on future natural gas production and other factors. Changes in global and domestic macro-economic conditions could result in additional shifts in oil and gas supply and demand in future periods. Although our revenues are directly and indirectly impacted by oil and natural gas prices, we believe our royalty interests (which require no capital expenditures or operating expense burden from us for well development), strong balance sheet, and liquidity position will help us navigate through potential commodity price volatility.
Permian Basin Activity
The Permian Basin is one of the oldest and most well-known hydrocarbon-producing areas and currently accounts for a substantial portion of oil and gas production in the United States, covering approximately 86,000 square miles across southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. Exploration and production (“E&P”) companies operating in the Permian Basin continue to maintain robust drilling and development activity. Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Permian production is currently in excess of 6.6 million barrels per day, which is higher than the average daily production in this region for any year prior to 2025.
Due to our ownership concentration in the Permian Basin, our revenues are directly impacted by oil and gas pricing and drilling activity in the Permian Basin. Below are metrics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There have been no material changes in the information related to market risk of the Company disclosed in Part II, Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” set forth in the 2024 Annual Report.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes during the quarter ended September 30, 2025 in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
There are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in response to Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” set forth in the 2024 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we repurchased shares of our Common Stock as follows:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs**(1)** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1 through July 31, 2025 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 178,522,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1 through August 31, 2025 | 3,750 | 912 | 3,750 | $ | 175,102,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1 through September 30, 2025 | 5,250 | 926 | 5,250 | $ | 170,242,935 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 9,000 | $ | 920 | 9,000 |
*(1)*On November 2, 2022, we announced that our Board approved a stock repurchase program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250.0 million of our outstanding Common Stock effective beginning January 1, 2023. We intend to purchase Common Stock under the repurchase program opportunistically with funds generated by cash from operations. This repurchase program has no expiration date and may be suspended from time to time, modified, extended or discontinued by the Board at any time. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made through a combination of open market repurchases in compliance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Exchange Act, privately negotiated transactions, and/or other transactions at our discretion, including under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan implemented by us, and will be subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |||||||
| 3.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Form 8-K filed on August 8, 2025 (File No. 001-39804)). | |||||||
| 10.1# | Credit Agreement, dated October 23, 2025, by and among Texas Pacific Land Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent and an L/C issuer, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2025 (File No. 001-39804)). | |||||||
| 31.1* | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. | |||||||
| 31.2* | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. | |||||||
| 32.1** | Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
| 32.2** | Certification of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
| 101* | The following information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Total Comprehensive Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. | |||||||
| 104 | The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, formatted as Inline iXBRL. |
- Filed herewith.
** The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 are not deemed “filed” with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Texas Pacific Land Corporation under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit upon request.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: | November 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Tyler Glover | ||||||||
| Tyler Glover President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Date: | November 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Chris Steddum | ||||||||
| Chris Steddum Chief Financial Officer |