Phillips 66 Q2 2026: Refining Margins More Than Doubled, EPS Beats by 16%
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Worldwide realized refining margins jumped to $24.08 per barrel from $10.11 in Q1, lifting adjusted earnings to $3.79 billion. Revenue and EPS both topped consensus, the fourth straight quarter of beats. Refining utilization of 96% is the number to watch next.
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Phillips 66 reported second-quarter 2026 earnings per share of $9.41, clearing the consensus estimate of $7.50 by about 16%. Revenue came in at $52.04 billion, topping expectations by more than 31%. The results mark the fourth consecutive quarter in which both revenue and EPS beat consensus, extending a run of outperformance that stretches back through Q3 2024.
The driving force behind the quarter was a sharp recovery in refining margins. Worldwide realized refining margins jumped to $24.08 per barrel, more than double the $10.11 per barrel recorded in Q1 2026, and that swing powered adjusted earnings of $3.79 billion. The company's history of EPS beats through the prior year showed no quarter where reported results fell short of estimates, underscoring management's consistency in executing through volatile commodity cycles.
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With refining margins now the clear swing factor in Phillips 66's earnings trajectory, the metric to monitor going forward is utilization. The company ran its refineries at 96% in Q2 2026, and whether that level holds or slips in coming quarters will be a key signal for how much of the margin windfall the company can actually capture.
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