Western Midstream Partners

WES

Market cap $16.4B

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Western Midstream Partners misses Q4 earnings and revenue estimates as lower natural gas, oil and NGL throughputs, and higher costs weigh on the results.

Western Midstream Partners, LP Common Units (WES) Discusses Fourth Quarter Performance, Cost-Cutting Initiatives, and Growth Strategy Progress Transcript

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and Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) ("WES" or the "Partnership") announced that tomorrow before the market open it will make available on its website at www.westernmidstream.com a post-earnings interview with Kristen Shults, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer that provides additional insights related to WES's full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 results and 2026 outlook. WES intends to participate in the following investor conferences during the first and second quarters of 2026: Morgan Stanley Energy & Power Conference, in New York, New York, on March 3, 2026 Barclays IG Energy & Utilities Corporate Days, in New York, New York, on March 4, 2026 NYSE Investor Access Energy & Utilities Day (Virtual) on March 19, 2026 US Capital Advisors 15th Annual Midstream Corporate Access Day in Houston, Texas on April 1, 2026 The 23rd Annual Energy Infrastructure CEO & Investor Conference in Adventura, Florida, on May 19 – 20, 2026 ABOUT WESTERN MIDSTREAM Western Midstream Partners, LP ("WES") is a master limited partnership formed to develop, acquire, own, and operate midstream assets.

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Western Midstream Partners organic EBITDA and distribution growth are slowing. WES forecasts flat throughput in gas and declining volumes of crude and NGLs for 2026, but water throughput is boosted by the Aris acquisition. The 9% yield appears sustainable with about 2% growth. Faster growth would require disciplined capital allocation and accretive M&A execution.