Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026 and the Declaration of a Dividend
MONACO, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) ("Scorpio Tankers" or the "Company") today reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also announced that its board of directors (the "Board of Directors") has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of $0.45 per share.
Results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company had net income of $387.5 million, or $8.47 basic and $7.37 diluted earnings per share.
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company had adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $243.7 million, or $5.33 basic and $4.68 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income (i) a $154.1 million, or $3.37 per basic and $2.88 per diluted share, gain on sales of vessels, (ii) a $20.2 million, or $0.44 per basic and $0.38 per diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees and debt extinguishment costs (which includes $12.8 million for the make-whole premium on the redemption of the Company’s Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030), (iii) $13.8 million, or $0.30 per basic and $0.26 per diluted share, fair value gain on financial liabilities measured at fair value, and (iv) $4.0 million, or $0.09 per basic and $0.07 per diluted share, of transaction costs related to the second quarter issuances of the Convertible Notes (described below).
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had net income of $73.5 million, or $1.59 basic and $1.53 diluted earnings per share.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $67.8 million, or $1.47 basic and $1.41 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income (i) a $7.5 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, fair value gain on financial assets measured at fair value, and (ii) a $1.8 million, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, loss on the extinguishment of debt and write-offs of deferred financing fees.
Results for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company had net income of $603.8 million, or $13.00 basic and $11.76 diluted earnings per share.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company had adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $394.6 million, or $8.49 basic and $7.73 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income (i) a $220.1 million, or $4.74 per basic and $4.24 per diluted share, gain on sales of vessels, (ii) a $20.7 million, or $0.45 per basic and $0.40 per diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees and debt extinguishment costs (which includes $12.8 million for the make-whole premium on the redemption of the Company’s Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030), (iii) $13.8 million, or $0.30 per basic and $0.27 per diluted share, fair value gain on financial liabilities measured at fair value, and (iv) $4.0 million, or $0.09 per basic and $0.08 per diluted share, of transaction costs related to the second quarter issuances of the Convertible Notes (described below).
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had net income of $131.7 million, or $2.85 basic and $2.74 diluted earnings per share.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $116.8 million, or $2.53 basic and $2.43 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income (i) a $17.0 million, or $0.37 per basic and $0.35 per diluted share, fair value gain on financial assets measured at fair value, and (ii) a $2.1 million, or $0.05 per basic and $0.04 per diluted share, loss on the extinguishment of debt and write-offs of deferred financing fees.
Declaration of Dividend
On July 29, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per common share, with a payment date of August 31, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of August 17, 2026 (the record date). As of July 28, 2026, there were 50,081,352 common shares of the Company issued and outstanding.
Summary of Second Quarter 2026 and Other Recent Significant Events
(1) Expected Revenue Days are the total number of calendar days in the quarter for each vessel, less the total number of estimated off-hire days during the period associated with repairs or drydockings. Consequently, Expected Revenue Days represent the total number of days the vessel is expected to be available to earn revenue. Idle days, which are days when a vessel is available to earn revenue, yet is not employed, are included in Expected Revenue days. The Company uses Expected Revenue days to show changes in net vessel revenues between periods.
Securities Repurchase Program
In April 2026, the Company repurchased 1,344,809 shares of its common stock, concurrently with the closing of the initial $375.0 million principal amount of Convertible Notes in privately negotiated transactions at $74.36 per share.
On May 4, 2026, the Board of Directors replenished and increased the 2023 Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $500.0 million of the Company’s securities, which currently include its common stock and Convertible Notes. This resets the program which had been previously replenished on July 29, 2024.
On May 7, 2026, the Company repurchased 649,427 shares of its common stock, concurrently with the closing of the issuance of $230.0 million principal amount of Convertible Notes in privately negotiated transactions at $84.69 per share.
As of July 30, 2026, $445.0 million remains available under the Company's 2023 Securities Repurchase Program.
Diluted Weighted Number of Shares
The computation of earnings per share is determined by taking into consideration the potentially dilutive shares arising from (i) the Company’s equity incentive plan, and (ii) the Company's Convertible Notes. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of earnings per share to the extent they are anti-dilutive.
The impact of the Convertible Notes on earnings or loss per share is computed using the if-converted method. Under this method, the Company first includes the potentially dilutive impact of restricted shares issued under the Company's equity incentive plan, and then assumes that its Convertible Notes, which were issued during the second quarter of 2026, were converted into common shares during each period. The if-converted method also assumes that the interest and non-cash amortization expense associated with these notes of $7.0 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 were not incurred. Conversion is not assumed if the results of this calculation are anti-dilutive.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company’s basic weighted average number of shares outstanding were 45,730,028 and 46,457,406, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company’s diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding were 53,539,590 and 51,928,585, respectively, which included the potentially dilutive impact of restricted shares issued under the Company’s equity incentive plan and shares arising from the Company's Convertible Notes if converted.
Diluted earnings per share for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 were calculated under the if-converted method.
Conference Call
Title: Scorpio Tankers Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time and 2:00 PM Central European Summer Time
The conference call will be available over the internet, through the Scorpio Tankers Inc. website www.scorpiotankers.com and the webcast link:
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/36r967xe
Participants for the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
The conference will also be available telephonically:
US/CANADA Dial-In Number: 1-800-715-9871
International Dial-In Number: +1-646-307-1963
Please ask to join the Scorpio Tankers Inc. call.
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time.
Current Liquidity
As of July 28, 2026, the Company had $2.0 billion in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $483.2 million of undrawn revolver capacity under the 2025 $500.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility.
Debt
Set forth below is a summary of the principal balances of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness as of the stated dates:
(1) In April 2026, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $21.3 million on the 2023 $225.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility related to STI Aqua, STI Regina, and STI Opera in advance of the sales of these vessels. In June 2026, the Company repaid the remaining outstanding balance and terminated the facility.
(2) In May 2026, the Company repaid the remaining outstanding balance and terminated the facility.
( 3 ) In June 2026, the Company repaid the remaining outstanding balance and terminated the facility.
( 4 ) During the second quarter of 2026, the Company executed its previously announced 2026 $50.0 Million Credit Facility with Bank of America. This facility was drawn in full and two 2015 built LR2 product tankers, STI Rose and STI Alexis, were placed as collateral. The credit facility has a final maturity of seven years from the drawdown date of each vessel and bears interest at SOFR plus a margin of 1.20% per annum.
( 5 ) In June 2026, the Company issued a redemption notice to redeem its Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030. The notes were redeemed in July 2026 at a make-whole price of 106.4 to par ($212.8 million) plus accrued but unpaid interest. The make-whole premium of $12.8 million was recorded as a debt extinguishment cost during the second quarter of 2026.
( 6 ) In the second quarter of 2026, the Company issued $605.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes were issued in two separate transactions of aggregate principal amounts $375.0 million and $230.0 million in April and May 2026, respectively. The issuance in May 2026 was executed at a price of 110.25 to par for $253.6 million in gross proceeds and resulted in a combined yield to maturity on both issuances of below one percent. The Convertible Notes are scheduled to mature on April 15, 2031, unless earlier converted, repurchased, or redeemed.
Prior to January 15, 2031, the Convertible Notes are convertible at the option of the holders only under certain circumstances and during certain periods. On or after January 15, 2031, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Convertible Notes may be settled at the Company’s election, in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The initial conversion rate for each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes is 9.9615 shares of common stock, equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $100.39 per share. The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.
The Convertible Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after April 20, 2029 and on or before the 41st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time and certain other conditions are satisfied. In addition, the Company has the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Convertible Notes if certain changes in tax law occur and certain other conditions are satisfied. Except as described in the two immediately preceding sentences, the Convertible Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to the maturity date. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Set forth below are the estimated expected future principal repayments on the Company's outstanding indebtedness, which includes principal amounts due under the Company's secured credit facilities, Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030 and Convertible Notes (which also include actual scheduled payments made from July 1, 2026 through July 28, 2026):
(1) Reflects the redemption of the Company's Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030 in July 2026.
Newbuilding Vessels and Joint Venture
As of July 28, 2026, the Company had commitments or signed letters of intent to construct (i) six scrubber-fitted LR2 product tankers, two with deliveries expected in the third quarter of 2027, one with delivery expected in the second quarter of 2029, two with deliveries expected in the third quarter of 2029, and one with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of 2029, (ii) six scrubber-fitted MR product tankers with one delivery expected in the third quarter of 2026, one delivery expected in the first quarter of 2027, two deliveries expected in the second quarter of 2027, and two deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2030 and (iii) two scrubber-fitted VLCCs with deliveries expected in the third and fourth quarters of 2028. Additionally, the Company is committed to fund its portion of the minority equity investment in a joint venture consisting of eight VLCCs under construction, which is scheduled to be funded as installment payments become due under the various shipbuilding contracts.
As of July 28, 2026, the Company paid $97.2 million in installment payments related to its vessels under construction and VLCC joint venture. The table below summarizes the estimated remaining installment payments for the vessels under construction and VLCC joint venture (which also include actual scheduled payments made from July 1, 2026 through July 28, 2026) (1):
(1) The installment payments are estimates only and are subject to change as construction progresses.
(2) Amounts include installment payments under shipbuilding contracts in addition to the Company's commitment to fund its minority investment in a joint venture consisting of eight VLCCs under construction.
Drydock and Off-Hire Update
Set forth below is a table summarizing the drydock activity that occurred during the second quarter of 2026 and the estimated expected payments to be made for the Company's drydocks through the end of 2027. This table also includes an estimate of off-hire days for these periods which includes (i) estimated off-hire days for drydocks, and (ii) estimated off-hire time for general repairs.
(1) These costs include estimated cash payments for drydocks. These amounts may include costs incurred for previous projects for which payments may not be due until subsequent quarters, or payments that are due in advance of the scheduled service and may be scheduled to occur in quarters prior to the actual drydocks. The timing of the payments set forth are estimates only and may vary as the timing of the related drydocks finalize.
(2) Represents the total estimated off-hire days during the period for both drydockings or general repairs, including vessels that commenced work in a previous period. The number of off-hire days set forth in this table are estimates only and actual off-hire days may vary.
(3) Represents the number of vessels scheduled to commence drydock. It does not include vessels that commenced work in prior periods but will be completed in a subsequent period. Additionally, the timing set forth in these tables may vary as drydock times are finalized.
Explanation of Variances on the Second Quarter of 2026 Financial Results Compared to the Second Quarter of 2025
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded net income of $387.5 million compared to net income of $73.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The following were the significant changes between the two periods:
(1) The computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, includes the effect of potentially dilutive unvested shares of restricted stock and the effect of the Convertible Notes under the if-converted method. The computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, includes the effect of potentially dilutive unvested shares of restricted stock.
Fleet list as of July 28, 2026
Dividend Policy
The declaration and payment of dividends is subject at all times to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The timing and the amount of dividends, if any, depends on the Company's earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and availability, fleet renewal and expansion, restrictions in loan agreements, the provisions of Marshall Islands law affecting the payment of dividends and other factors.
The Company's dividends paid during 2025 and 2026 were as follows:
On July 29, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per common share, with a payment date of August 31, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of August 17, 2026 (the record date). As of July 28, 2026, there were 50,081,352 common shares of the Company issued and outstanding.
About Scorpio Tankers Inc.
Scorpio Tankers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide. Scorpio Tankers Inc. currently owns 74 product tankers (25 LR2 tankers, 35 MR tankers and 14 Handymax tankers) with an average age of 10.2 years. The Company has reached agreements or letters of intent for six MR newbuildings that are currently under construction with deliveries expected in 2026, 2027 and 2030, six LR2 newbuildings with deliveries expected in 2027 and 2029 and two VLCC newbuildings with deliveries expected in 2028. Additional information about the Company is available at the Company's website www.scorpiotankers.com. Information on the Company’s website does not constitute a part of and is not incorporated by reference into this press release.
Non-IFRS Measures
Reconciliation of IFRS Financial Information to Non-IFRS Financial Information
This press release describes time charter equivalent revenue, or TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss, and adjusted EBITDA, which are not measures prepared in accordance with IFRS ("Non-IFRS" measures). The Non-IFRS measures are presented in this press release as we believe that they provide investors and other users of our financial statements, such as our lenders, with a means of evaluating and understanding how the Company's management evaluates the Company's operating performance. These Non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS.
The Company believes that the presentation of TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings or loss per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors or other users of our financial statements, such as our lenders, because they facilitate the comparability and the evaluation of companies in the Company’s industry. In addition, the Company believes that TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings or loss per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating its operating performance compared to that of other companies in the Company’s industry. The Company’s definitions of TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings or loss per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as reported by other companies in the shipping industry or other industries.
TCE revenue, on a historical basis, is reconciled above in the section entitled "Explanation of Variances on the Second Quarter of 2026 Financial Results Compared to the Second Quarter of 2025". The Company has not provided a reconciliation of forward-looking TCE revenue because the most directly comparable IFRS measure on a forward-looking basis is not available to the Company without unreasonable effort.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
(1) Summation difference due to rounding
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (1 )
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by taking Net Income and adding back Financial Expenses (which include interest expense and amortization and write offs of deferred financing fees), Financial Income (which includes interest income), Depreciation, Equity settled share based compensation (which represents the amortization of restricted stock awards), dividend income, gains and losses on asset sales, fair value adjustments on assets and liabilities measured at fair value, and transaction costs allocated to the derivative liability arising from the Convertible Notes.
Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward‐looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward‐looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward‐looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "target," "project," "likely," "may," "will," "would," "could" and similar expressions identify forward‐looking statements.
The forward‐looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although management believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, except as required by law, to publicly update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward‐looking statements include unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, expansion and growth of the Company’s operations, risks relating to the integration of assets or operations of entities that it has or may in the future acquire and the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits of such acquisitions may not be realized within expected timeframes or at all, the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with the Company, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, the impact of the current and future sanctions that may impact the transportation of petroleum products, the ongoing military conflict in Iran which has had a significant direct and indirect impact on the trade of crude oil and refined petroleum products, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, which have and may continue to disrupt certain global shipping routes, vessel breakdowns and instances of off‐hires, and other factors. Please see the Company's filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of certain of these and other risks and uncertainties.
Contact Information
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
James Doyle - Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Tel: +1 203-900-0559
Email: investor.relations@scorpiotankers.com