LandBridge Co

LB

Market cap $2.01B

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LandBridge NYSE: LB reported higher first-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA and raised its full-year 2026 outlook, citing improved visibility into commercial activity, stronger basin conditions and momentum tied to surface-use opportunities in the Delaware Basin.

LandBridge Company LLC remains my largest holding and highest-conviction Strong Buy, driven by strategic Permian land ownership and a hyper-efficient, royalty-based business model. Despite sequential revenue and EBITDA declines in 1Q26, LB raised full-year EBITDA guidance to $210–$230M, with 16% year-over-year growth and an 80% free cash flow margin. Surface use royalties surged 41%, now comprising 72% of revenue, while data center and produced water projects like Speedway offer significant embedded growth optionality.

LandBridge maintains robust growth and margins through strategic surface acreage acquisitions and a low-cost, diversified business model. Q1 2026 revenue rose 16% YoY to $51M, with operating margin expanding to 57.4%, demonstrating strong operational leverage despite increased expenses. LB's royalty-based model and expanding surface acreage position it to benefit from higher oil prices and potential demand influx in the US energy sector.

LandBridge Company LLC (LB) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB; NYSE TX: LB) (the “Company,” or “LandBridge”) today announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Revenues of $51.0 million, representing an increase of 16% year-over-year Net income(1) of $17.9 million, representing an increase of 16% year-over-year Net income margin(1) of 35% Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $44.9 million, representing an increase of 16% year-ov.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB; NYSE TX: LB) ("LandBridge") today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 after market close on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. LandBridge will host a webcast and conference call to discuss its results on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 10 a.m. Central Time / 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Webcast Instructions: To listen to the live webcast, please visit the Events and Presentations section of the LandBridge Inve.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB) (“LandBridge”) today announced that it has entered into a lease development agreement with PowerBridge LLC (“PowerBridge”) providing the option to lease up to ~3,400 acres in Reeves County, Texas from LandBridge for a giga-scale data center campus with up to 2 GW of initial co-located power generation under development by PowerBridge and its power partners (the “Alpha Digital Campus”). The lease development agreement grants PowerBridge.

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