Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Par Petroleum (PARR) Q2 Earnings

For the quarter ended June 2026, Par Petroleum (PARR) reported revenue of $2.97 billion, up 56.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $10.10, compared to $1.54 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +19.9% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.48 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $8.20, the EPS surprise was +23.17%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Par Petroleum performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Feedstocks Throughput - Total Refining: 181400 millions of barrels of oil versus the two-analyst average estimate of 184508.4 millions of barrels of oil.
• Feedstocks Throughput - Hawaii Refinery: 73.20 MMBBL/D versus 80.35 MMBBL/D estimated by two analysts on average.
• Feedstocks Throughput - Washington Refinery: 41.20 MMBBL/D compared to the 40.99 MMBBL/D average estimate based on two analysts.
• Feedstocks Throughput - Wyoming Refinery: 14.30 MMBBL/D versus 15.30 MMBBL/D estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput bbl - Wyoming Refinery: $34.03 versus $28.32 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Gross Margin per bbl - Total Refining: $41.22 versus $34.70 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Gross Margin per bbl - Hawaii Refinery: $57.00 versus $49.91 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput bbl - Montana Refinery: $37.22 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $25.01.
• Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput bbl - Washington Refinery: $20.31 versus $18.61 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Refining: $2.91 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.32 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +59.1%.
• Revenues- Retail: $181.53 million compared to the $158.42 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.8% year over year.
• Revenues- Logistics: $79.58 million versus $76.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9% change.

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Shares of Par Petroleum have returned +2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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