COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
Business
Comstock Resources Inc is an independent natural gas producer operating primarily in the Haynesville and Bossier shale plays in North Louisiana and East Texas. The company develops and produces natural gas and oil, with proved reserves of 7.0 Tcfe as of December 31, 2025, predominantly in these premier basins. Operations span Louisiana and Texas, with geographic proximity to growing Gulf Coast natural gas demand from LNG exports, data centers, and petrochemical facilities. The company also owns Pinnacle Gas Services LLC, a midstream gathering and treating system.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues and other operating income | 2,220 | 1,254 | 1,565 | 3,628 | 1,851 | |
| Production and ad valorem taxes | 40 | 57 | 92 | 78 | 49 | |
| Gathering and transportation | 166 | 195 | 185 | 156 | 131 | |
| Lease operating | 123 | 131 | 132 | 111 | 103 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 641 | 795 | 608 | 489 | 469 | |
| Gas services | 516 | 205 | 282 | 465 | 0 | |
| General and administrative, net | 49 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 35 | |
| Impairment of natural gas and oil properties | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Exploration | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,574 | 1,423 | 1,339 | 1,347 | 950 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 646 | −169 | 227 | 2,281 | 901 | |
| Gain from derivative financial instruments | 83 | 10 | 188 | −663 | −561 | |
| Other income | 3 | 1 | 2 | 916,000 | 636,000 | |
| Interest expense | −223 | −211 | −169 | −171 | — | |
| Total other income (expenses) | −137 | −199 | 20 | −880 | −1,131 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 509 | −368 | 247 | 1,402 | −230 | |
| (Provision for) benefit from income taxes | −89 | 149 | −35 | −261 | −11 | |
| Net income (loss) | 420 | −219 | 212 | 1,141 | −242 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | −25 | −11 | −777,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net income (loss) available to Comstock | 396 | −230 | 211 | 1,125 | −259 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.43 | −0.76 | 0.76 | 4.75 | −1.12 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.43 | −0.76 | 0.76 | 4.11 | −1.12 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 291 | 287 | 277 | 236 | 232 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 294 | 287 | 277 | 277 | 232 | |
| Dividends per share | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.13 | 0 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 24 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 31 | |
| Natural gas and oil sales and gas services | 204 | 145 | 167 | 415 | 217 | |
| Joint interest operations | 35 | 24 | 49 | 77 | 30 | |
| From affiliates | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | — | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 19 | 5 | 127 | 24 | 5 | |
| Other current assets | 75 | 98 | 87 | 56 | 15 | |
| Total current assets | 361 | 284 | 461 | 645 | 319 | |
| Proved | 8,985 | 8,054 | 7,127 | 5,843 | 4,756 | |
| Unproved | 391 | 425 | 343 | 298 | 302 | |
| Other | 387 | 150 | 62 | 26 | 7 | |
| Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization | −3,547 | −2,941 | −2,148 | −1,545 | −1,058 | |
| Net property and equipment | 6,215 | 5,688 | 5,385 | 4,623 | 4,007 | |
| Goodwill | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 95 | 74 | 72 | 91 | 7 | |
| Total assets | 7,007 | 6,382 | 6,254 | 5,694 | 4,668 | |
| Accounts payable | 502 | 422 | 523 | 530 | 315 | |
| Accrued expenses | 153 | 146 | 134 | 183 | 135 | |
| Operating leases | 47 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 2 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 182 | |
| Total current liabilities | 730 | 613 | 681 | 756 | 634 | |
| Long-term debt | 2,809 | 2,952 | 2,640 | 2,153 | 2,615 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 437 | 345 | 470 | 426 | 197 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Long-term operating leases | 48 | 38 | 48 | 52 | 4 | |
| Reserve for future abandonment costs | 21 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 26 | |
| Total liabilities | 4,044 | 4,049 | 3,870 | 3,416 | 3,480 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock - $0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 293,054,806 and 292,260,645 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 147 | 146 | 139 | 139 | 116 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,376 | 1,366 | 1,261 | 1,253 | 1,100 | |
| Accumulated earnings | 1,124 | 729 | 958 | 886 | −204 | |
| Total stockholders' equity attributable to Comstock | 2,647 | 2,241 | 2,358 | 2,278 | 1,013 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 316 | 93 | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 2,963 | 2,334 | 2,383 | 2,278 | 1,013 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 7,007 | 6,382 | 6,254 | 5,694 | 4,668 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred income taxes | 92 | −125 | 44 | 228 | −4 | |
| Gain on sale of assets | −292 | −875,000 | −125,000 | −340,000 | 162 | |
| Gain on derivative financial instruments | −83 | −10 | −188 | 663 | 561 | |
| Cash settlements of derivative financial instruments | 20 | 208 | 80 | −863 | −420 | |
| Amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance costs | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 21 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | −60 | 57 | 279 | −242 | −122 | |
| (Increase) decrease in other current assets | 18 | −23 | 745,000 | −10 | −98,000 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 81 | −89 | −37 | 229 | 75 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 900 | 620 | 1,017 | 1,698 | 861 | |
| Capital expenditures | −1,349 | −1,097 | −1,425 | −1,068 | −691 | |
| Prepaid drilling costs | 5 | 12 | −34 | −34 | −140,000 | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 429 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 138 | |
| Net cash used for investing activities | −915 | −1,084 | −1,418 | −1,098 | −553 | |
| Borrowings on bank credit facility | 750 | 645 | 820 | 755 | 555 | |
| Repayments on bank credit facility | −905 | −710 | −340 | −990 | −820 | |
| Issuance of Senior Notes | 0 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 2,223 | |
| Issuance of common stock | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debt and stock issuance costs | −36,000 | −7 | −144,000 | −11 | −36 | |
| Income tax withholdings on equity awards | −11 | −3 | −2 | −6 | −1 | |
| Common stock dividends paid | 0 | 0 | −139 | −35 | 0 | |
| Contributions from noncontrolling interest | 216 | 61 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest | −17 | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 33 | 454 | 363 | −577 | −308 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 17 | −10 | −38 | 24 | 391,000 |
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COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC (CRK) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 5, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001193125-26-206524). This is COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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