TTE's Q3 Earnings Lag, Sales Beat Estimates as Production Ramp-Up

Core Insights - TotalEnergies SE (TTE) reported third-quarter 2025 operating earnings of $1.77 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.81 by 2.2%, but improved 1.7% from the previous year's figure of $1.74 [1][9] - Total revenues for the third quarter were $48.69 billion, a decline of 6.4% from $52.02 billion year-over-year, yet exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.1 billion by 18.5% [2][9] Production and Revenue Details - Hydrocarbon production averaged 2,508 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, up 4.1% year-over-year, driven by start-ups and ramp-up from existing assets [3] - Liquid production averaged 1,553 thousand barrels per day, an increase of nearly 5.9% year-over-year [3] - Quarterly gas production was 5,182 thousand cubic feet per day, up 1.7% year-over-year [4] Pricing Information - The quarterly realized price for Brent decreased by 13.9% to $69.1 per barrel from $80.3 in the previous year [5] - Average realized liquid price was $66.5 per barrel, down 13.6% year-over-year [5] - Realized gas prices increased by 4.8% year-over-year to $5.5 per thousand British thermal units [5] - Realized LNG prices fell by 10.1% year-over-year to $8.91 per thousand Btu [5] Financial Highlights - Net power production was 12.6 terawatt hours, up 13.5% year-over-year, with nearly 65% generated from renewable sources [6] - Net operating income was $4.66 billion, a 0.5% increase year-over-year, attributed to strong performance in the Refining & Chemical segment [6] - Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2025, were $23.41 billion, down from $25.84 billion at the end of 2024 [12] - Cash flow from operating activities in Q3 2025 was $8.35 billion, up 16.4% year-over-year [12] Segment Performance - Exploration & Production's operating earnings were $2.16 billion, down 12.6% from $2.48 billion year-over-year [10] - Integrated LNG's operating income was $0.85 billion, down 19.8% from $1.06 billion in the previous year [10] - Integrated Power's operating income increased by 17.7% to $571 million from $485 million year-over-year [10] - Refining & Chemicals' operating income surged by 185.1% to $687 million from $241 million in the prior-year quarter [10] - Marketing & Services' operating income rose by 4.4% to $380 million from $364 million in Q3 2024 [11] Future Outlook - TotalEnergies expects fourth-quarter 2025 production volumes to be between 2,525-2,575 Mboe/d [13] - The company anticipates investing between $17-$17.5 billion in 2025 and plans to buy back shares worth up to $1.5 billion in Q4 [13]