NYSE$NVGS

Navigator Holdings Ltd · Q2 2026 earnings

Q2 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Navigator Holdings Ltd reported record Q2 2026 results with strong revenue growth and highest-ever net income and TCE rates.

Navigator Gas announced preliminary unaudited results for the three months ended June 30, 2026, on August 4, 2026. The company achieved record net income of $53.0 million ($0.86 EPS), total operating revenues of $167.9 million, and an all-time high average TCE of $33,946 per day with 90.8% utilization. Adjusted EBITDA reached $86.4 million, supported by strong demand and the ethylene terminal performance.

  • Record Q2 net income of $53.0 million and EPS of $0.86, surpassing prior records.
  • Total operating revenues of $167.9 million, up significantly year-over-year.
  • Average daily TCE hit record $33,946 with fleet utilization at 90.8%.
  • Ethylene terminal throughput reached new record of 374,278 tonnes; plans to return 35% of net income to shareholders.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$168M

Previous: $130M+29.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.86

Previous: $0.14+514.3%
Fleet Utilization

90.8%

Previous: 84.2%+7.8%
Average Daily TCE

$33.9K

Previous: $28.2K+20.3%
Adjusted EBITDA

$86.4M

No prior period
Net Income

$53M

Previous: $21.5M+147.1%
Operating Income

$0.00

Previous: $20.4M-100.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Navigator · Revenue · Quarterly

$168M

Q2 2026+29.5%vs Q2 2025
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Navigator · $168M total across 2 segments · Q2 2026

  • Operating revenues
    $156M
  • Unigas Pool
    $11.9M

Forward guidance

Q3 expected to see some normalization in TCE rates and terminal volumes due to seasonal patterns and tighter ethylene arbitrage, though underlying demand remains strong.

Tailwinds

  • Strong U.S. NGL production supporting demand
  • Hormuz Strait situation providing commercial tailwinds
  • Low order book and aging fleet supporting renewal

Headwinds

  • Seasonal normalization expected in Q3
  • Narrower ethylene arbitrage
  • Customers delaying long-term commitments amid uncertainty

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

26 / 50 earnings

Positive

+30.8%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-13.4%

Q2 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026
Q1 2026-11.2%+3.3%-4.1%
Q3 2025+3.5%+6.7%+8.4%
Q2 2025-1.4%-1.8%+3.3%
Q1 2025+2.1%+3.3%+6.3%
Q4 2024+0.6%+1.6%-9.4%
Q1 2024-1.8%+1.5%-3.8%
Q4 2023+2.0%-2.0%-1.7%
Q3 2023-1.1%+0.2%+0.6%
Q2 2023-4.0%-3.3%-0.2%
Q1 2023+13.0%+1.0%-3.2%
Q4 2022+14.0%+10.6%+19.2%
Q3 2022-6.5%-2.4%-4.6%
Q2 2022-6.1%-1.0%-5.2%
Q1 2022-2.7%-3.3%-21.0%
Q4 2021-0.2%-6.7%+13.3%
Q3 2021+13.7%+19.9%+9.6%
Q2 2021-3.8%-5.2%-4.1%
Q1 2021+3.8%+7.7%-3.3%
Q4 2020-5.9%-13.8%-6.6%
Q3 2020-5.7%-0.1%+12.0%
Q2 2020+1.4%+4.3%+4.1%
Q1 2020+14.0%+34.7%+1.8%
Q4 2019-1.6%+7.6%+52.3%
Q3 2019+12.1%+11.4%+11.6%
Q2 2019-5.0%-4.2%-4.5%
Q1 2019-7.2%-9.7%-15.9%
Q4 2018+1.6%+1.8%+2.3%
Q3 2018-1.3%-0.7%-2.5%
Q2 2018-2.8%-3.2%-2.4%
Q1 2018-4.0%-3.1%-3.6%
Q4 2017+8.1%+9.9%+0.0%
Q3 2017+0.5%+0.0%-2.5%
Q2 2017+6.2%+7.2%+14.9%
Q1 2017-9.5%-19.5%-35.3%
Q4 2016+30.8%+26.2%+28.5%
Q3 2016+5.1%+17.4%+41.3%
Q2 2016-13.4%-8.6%-27.2%
Q1 2016+3.4%
Q4 2015+13.3%
Q3 2015-3.2%
Q2 2015+3.7%
Q4 2014+1.3%
Q3 2014+3.3%
Q2 2014-3.4%
Q4 2012+0.5%
Q4 2013+0.5%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013-1.0%
Q1 2013-0.8%
Q3 2012+7.5%
Q2 2012
Q1 2012+1.7%
Q4 2011
Q3 2011
Q2 2011

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