Texas Pacific Land Corp (TPL)

Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements regarding management’s expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” and “would” or similar expressions or the negative of such terms, when used in this Quarterly Report or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s future operations and prospects, the markets for real estate in the areas in which the Company owns real estate, applicable zoning regulations, the markets for oil and gas including actions of other oil and gas producers or consortiums worldwide such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and Russia (collectively referred to as “OPEC+”), expected competition, management’s intent, beliefs or current expectations with respect to the Company’s future financial performance and other matters. All forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are based on information available to us, and speak only, as of the date this Quarterly Report is filed with the SEC, and we assume no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”), and in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our 2025 Annual Report filed with the SEC on February 18, 2026 and the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Period-to-period comparisons of financial data are not necessarily indicative, and therefore, should not be relied upon as indicators, of the Company’s future performance.

Overview

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (which, together with its subsidiaries as the context requires, may be referred to as “TPL”, the “Company”, “our”, “we” or “us”) is a Delaware corporation and one of the largest land and royalty owners in the State of Texas with approximately 894,000 surface acres of land, principally concentrated in the Permian Basin. Additionally, we own a 1/128th nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest (“NPRI”) under approximately 85,000 acres of land, a 1/16th NPRI under approximately 371,000 acres of land, and approximately 33,000 additional net royalty acres (normalized to 1/8th) (“NRA”), for a collective total of approximately 224,000 NRA, principally concentrated in the Permian Basin.

The Company was originally organized under a Declaration of Trust, dated February 1, 1888, to receive and hold title to extensive tracts of land in the State of Texas, previously the property of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. We completed our reorganization on January 11, 2021 from a business trust, Texas Pacific Land Trust, into Texas Pacific Land Corporation.

We are not an oil and gas producer. Our business activity is generated from our surface and royalty interest ownership, primarily in the Permian Basin. Our revenues are derived from oil and gas royalties, water sales, produced water royalties, easements and other surface-related income and land sales. Due to the nature of our operations and concentration of our ownership in one geographic location, our revenue and net income are subject to substantial fluctuations from quarter to quarter and year to year. In addition to fluctuations in response to changes in the market price for oil and gas, our financial results are subject to decisions by not only the owners and operators of oil and gas wells to which our oil and gas royalty interests relate, but also to other owners and operators in the Permian Basin as it relates to our other revenue streams, principally water sales, produced water royalties, easements, and other surface-related revenue.

For a detailed overview of our business and business segments, see Part I, Item 1. “Business — General” in our 2025 Annual Report.

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Common Stock Split

On December 22, 2025, we effected a three-for-one stock split of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and trading began on a stock split adjusted basis on December 23, 2025. Unless the context otherwise requires, all share and per share information (including information regarding treasury shares, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and performance stock units (“PSUs”)) has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split. The par value of Common Stock was not affected by the stock split and remains at $0.01 per share. Accordingly, an amount equal to the par value of the increased shares resulting from the stock split was reclassified from “Additional paid-in capital” to “Common Stock” on our consolidated balance sheets.

Market Conditions

Average West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by approximately 24% compared to average WTI oil prices during the same period last year. Oil prices are impacted by certain actions by OPEC+, geopolitics, and evolving global supply and demand trends, among other factors. In February 2026, an escalating military conflict in Iran led to attacks on energy infrastructure in the broader Middle East and caused major disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping channel where a significant portion of global oil and liquefied natural gas supply transits through daily. As a result, global oil prices this year increased to over $90 per barrel from March through early-June with continued volatility in July. The impact to oil prices for the balance of 2026 and beyond are uncertain and, in part, dependent on the duration of the conflict in Iran, the extent of damage to regional energy infrastructure, and the ramifications of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Average Henry Hub natural gas prices during 2026 increased approximately 4% compared to average prior year period natural gas prices. Global and domestic natural gas markets benefited in 2026 from improved supply-demand balances, including tailwinds from expanded liquefied natural gas capacity and improved industrial and power demand, among other factors. Since mid-2022, the Waha Hub located in Pecos County, Texas has at times experienced significant negative price differentials relative to Henry Hub, located in Erath, Louisiana, due in part to growing local Permian Basin natural gas production and limited natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity. Midstream infrastructure is currently being developed by operators to provide additional takeaway capacity, though the impact on future basis differentials will be dependent on future natural gas production and other factors. Changes in global and domestic macro-economic conditions could result in additional shifts in oil and gas supply and demand in future periods. Although our revenues are directly and indirectly impacted by oil and natural gas prices, we believe our royalty interests (which require no capital expenditures or operating expense burden from us for well development), strong balance sheet, and liquidity position will help us navigate through potential commodity price volatility.

As the largest oil producing shale basin in the world, the Permian Basin depends on large-scale water solutions related to well development and produced water disposal. For oil and gas well development, hundreds of thousands of barrels of water are often required per well completion. To enhance productivity and drilling economics, oil and gas operators have generally expanded the amount of water per well completion and reduced the time to complete a well. These factors have led to intensifying demands for completion water delivery and assurance, which generally benefits completion water providers with larger size and scale. We believe we have a competitive advantage in this market with our significant surface footprint and a large network of owned and operated water wells, storage ponds, recycling assets, and pipelines that can source and deliver water to customers throughout the Permian Basin.

Permian Basin produced water volumes have grown commensurately with overall Permian Basin oil production. Though some produced water is reused and recycled for completion activities, the majority of Permian Basin produced water is injected into subsurface pore space via saltwater disposal wells. Saltwater disposal availability varies throughout the Permian Basin depending on regulations, permitted injected rates, and the availability of pore space and infrastructure. Our extensive land holdings contain and are adjacent to extensive pore space, and, through various commercial agreements, we allow produced water operators to transport and dispose of produced water across our surface footprint. We do not operate any saltwater disposal wells. Furthermore, as discussed below, our desalination project could potentially provide an additional solution for produced water by reducing the amount of water required to be injected subsurface.

Permian Basin Activity

The Permian Basin is one of the oldest and most well-known hydrocarbon-producing areas and currently accounts for a substantial portion of oil and gas production in the United States, covering approximately 86,000 square miles across southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. Exploration and production (“E&P”) companies operating in the Permian Basin continue to maintain robust drilling and development activity. Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Permian Basin production is currently in excess of 6.8 million barrels per day.

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Due to our ownership concentration in the Permian Basin, our revenues are directly impacted by oil and gas pricing and drilling activity in the Permian Basin. The metrics below show selected domestic benchmark oil and natural gas prices and approximate activity levels in the Permian Basin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

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Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of Texas Pacific Land Corporation. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to financial statements included in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, those factors presented in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This section generally discusses the results of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. For a discussion of the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, refer to Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Overview

TPL was originally organized in 1888 as a business trust to hold title to extensive tracts of land in the State of Texas that were previously the property of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. On January 11, 2021, we completed our Corporate Reorganization from a business trust to a corporation and changed our name from Texas Pacific Land Trust to Texas Pacific Land Corporation.

Our business activity is generated from our surface and royalty interest ownership, primarily in the Permian Basin. Our revenues are derived from oil and gas royalties, water sales, produced water royalties, easements and other surface-related income and land sales. Due to the nature of our operations and concentration of our ownership in one geographic location, our revenue and net income are subject to substantial fluctuations from quarter to quarter and year to year. In addition to fluctuations in response to changes in the market price for oil and gas, our financial results are subject to decisions by not only the owners and operators of oil and gas wells to which our oil and gas royalty interests relate, but also to other owners and operators in the Permian Basin as it relates to our other revenue streams, principally water sales, produced water royalties, easements and other surface-related revenue.

Market Conditions

Average West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices for the year ended December 31, 2025 were down approximately 15% compared to average WTI oil prices during the same period last year. Oil prices continue to be impacted by certain actions by OPEC+, geopolitics, and evolving global supply and demand trends, among other factors. In addition, ambiguity around tariffs implemented by and towards the United States has created incremental global economic uncertainty, which, in part, contributed to relatively weaker oil prices in 2025. Average Henry Hub natural gas prices during 2025 increased approximately 61% compared to average prior year natural gas prices. Global and domestic natural gas markets benefited in 2025 from improved supply-demand balances, including tailwinds from expanded liquefied natural gas capacity and improved industrial and power demand, among other factors. Since mid-2022, the Waha Hub located in Pecos County, Texas has at times experienced significant negative price differentials relative to Henry Hub, located in Erath, Louisiana, due in part to growing local Permian natural gas production and limited natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity. Midstream infrastructure is currently being developed by operators to provide additional takeaway capacity, though the impact on future basis differentials will be dependent on future natural gas production and other factors. Changes in global and domestic macro-economic conditions could result in additional shifts in oil and gas supply and demand in future periods. Although our revenues are directly and indirectly impacted by oil and natural gas prices, we believe our royalty interests (which require no capital expenditures or operating expense burden from us for well development), strong balance sheet, and liquidity position will help us navigate through potential commodity price volatility.

As the largest oil producing shale basin in the world, the Permian depends on large-scale water solutions related to well development and produced water disposal. For oil and gas well development, often hundreds of thousands of barrels of water are required per well completion. To enhance productivity and drilling economics, oil and gas operators have generally expanded the amount of water per well completion and reduced the time to complete a well. These factors have led to intensifying demands for completion water delivery and assurance, which generally benefits completion water providers with larger size and scale. We believe we have a competitive advantage in this market with our significant surface footprint and a large network of owned and operated water wells, storage ponds, recycling assets, and pipelines that can source and deliver water to customers throughout the Permian.

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Permian produced water volumes have grown commensurately with overall Permian oil production. Though some produced water is reused and recycled for completion activities, the majority of Permian produced water is injected into subsurface pore space via saltwater disposal wells. Saltwater disposal availability varies throughout the Permian depending on regulations, permitted injected rates, and the availability of pore space and infrastructure. Our extensive land holdings contain and are adjacent to extensive pore space, and, through various commercial agreements, we allow produced water operators to transport and dispose of produced water across our surface footprint. Furthermore, our previously mentioned desalination project could potentially provide an additional solution for produced water by reducing the amount of water required to be injected subsurface.

Permian Basin Activity

The Permian Basin is one of the oldest and most well-known hydrocarbon-producing areas and currently accounts for a substantial portion of oil and gas production in the United States, covering approximately 86,000 square miles in 52 counties across southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. Exploration and production (“E&P”) companies active in the Permian generally decreased their drilling and development activity in 2025 compared to recent prior year activity levels in response to lower oil prices. Despite relatively lower activity, Permian production, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”), averaged approximately 6.5 million barrels of oil per day during 2025.

Due to our ownership concentration in the Permian Basin, our revenues are directly impacted by oil and gas pricing and drilling activity in the Permian Basin. The metrics below show selected benchmark oil and natural gas prices and approximate activity levels in the Permian Basin for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

(1)    Commonly used definitions in the oil and gas industry: “WTI Cushing” represents West Texas Intermediate. “Bbl” represents one barrel of 42 U.S. gallons of crude oil, condensate or NGLs. “Mmbtu” represents one million British thermal units, a measurement used for natural gas. “DUCs” represent drilled but uncompleted wells. DUC classification is based on well data and date stamps provided by Enverus. DUCs is based on wells that have a drilled/spud date stamp but do not have a completed or first production date stamp. Excludes wells that have been labeled plugged and abandoned or permit expired and wells drilled/spud more than five years ago.

(2)    Permian Basin specific information per Enverus analytics. U.S. weekly horizontal rig counts per Baker Hughes United States Rotary Rig Count for horizontal rigs. Statistics for similar data are also available from other sources. The comparability between these other sources and the sources used by the Company may differ.

While average oil prices for the year ended December 31, 2025 were lower compared to the same period in 2024, Henry Hub and Waha Hub natural gas prices for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the same period last year. E&P companies broadly have continued to deploy capital towards drilling and development activities in the Permian Basin at a measured pace. Although average rig counts during the year ended December 31, 2025 were lower compared to the same period last year, increased drilling and completion efficiencies have allowed operators, in aggregate, to grow production. As we are a significant landowner in the Permian Basin and not an oil and gas producer, our revenue is affected by the development decisions made by companies that operate in the areas where we own royalty interests and land. Accordingly, these decisions made by others affect, both directly and indirectly, our oil and gas royalties, produced water royalties, water sales, and other surface-related income.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash flows generated from operations and our Credit Facility. Our primary liquidity and capital requirements are for acquisitions, capital expenditures related to our Water Services and Operations segment (the extent and timing of which are under our control), working capital, and general corporate needs.

We continuously review our levels of liquidity and capital resources. If market conditions were to change and our revenues were to decline significantly or operating costs were to increase significantly, our cash flows and liquidity could be reduced. Should this occur, we could draw on our Credit Facility or seek alternative sources of funding. As of December 31, 2025, we had no debt, draws on our Credit Facility, and no off-balance sheet arrangements that require us to provide funding, guarantees, or other forms of financial support.

As we evaluate our current capital structure, capital allocation priorities, business fundamentals, and investment opportunities, we have set a target cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $700 million. Above this target, we will seek to deploy the majority of our free cash flow towards returning capital to our stockholders in the form of special dividends and/or share repurchases. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $144.8 million that we expect to utilize, along with cash flow from operations, to provide capital to support our business, to pay regular dividends, subject to the discretion of our Board, to, subject to market conditions, repurchase shares of our Common Stock, for potential acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. We believe that cash from operations and our cash and cash equivalents balance tog

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