USA Compression Partners Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Results; Achieves Record Results; Improves 2025 Outlook

DALLAS--( BUSINESS WIRE)--USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) (“USA Compression” or the “Partnership”) announced today its financial and operating results for third-quarter 2025.

“In addition to sustained top-line momentum, we delivered meaningful savings across SG&A, key operating expense lines, and interest expense, demonstrating our focus on efficiency and disciplined execution.”

Financial Highlights

Operational Highlights

“Third-quarter results reflect the continuous improvement mindset that drives our organization,” said Clint Green, USA Compression’s President and CEO. “In addition to sustained top-line momentum, we delivered meaningful savings across SG&A, key operating expense lines, and interest expense, demonstrating our focus on efficiency and disciplined execution.”

Expansion capital expenditures were $37.3 million, maintenance capital expenditures were $9.0 million, and cash interest expense, net was $44.9 million for third-quarter 2025.

On October 16, 2025, the Partnership announced a third-quarter cash distribution of $0.525 per common unit, which corresponds to an annualized distribution rate of $2.10 per common unit. The distribution will be paid on November 7, 2025, to common unitholders of record as of the close of business on October 27, 2025.

Operational and Financial Data

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

September 30,

2024

Operational data:

Fleet horsepower (at period end) (1)

3,872,918

3,858,508

3,862,445

Revenue-generating horsepower (at period end) (2)

3,562,472

3,538,668

3,570,508

Average revenue-generating horsepower (3)

3,549,412

3,551,446

3,560,891

Revenue-generating compression units (at period end)

4,154

4,190

4,270

Horsepower utilization (at period end) (4)

94.0

94.2

94.4

Average horsepower utilization (for the period) (4)

94.0

94.4

94.6

Financial data ($ in thousands, except per horsepower data):

Total revenues

250,256

250,125

239,968

Average revenue per revenue-generating horsepower per month (5)

21.46

21.31

20.60

Net income

34,488

28,559

19,327

Operating income

83,937

76,608

75,676

Net cash provided by operating activities

75,879

124,244

48,481

Gross margin

102,083

92,785

90,917

Adjusted gross margin (6)

173,305

163,626

158,154

Adjusted gross margin percentage (7)

69.3

65.4

65.9

Adjusted EBITDA (6)

160,265

149,482

145,690

Adjusted EBITDA percentage (7)

64.0

59.8

60.7

Distributable Cash Flow (6)

103,845

89,926

86,606

Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio (6)

1.61

1.40

1.41

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(1)

Fleet horsepower is horsepower for compression units that have been delivered to the Partnership and excludes 14,985, 14,985, and 23,030 of non-marketable horsepower as of September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had 28,900 large horsepower on order for delivery, all of which is expected to be delivered within the next 12 months.

(2)

Revenue-generating horsepower is horsepower under contract for which the Partnership is billing a customer.

(3)

Calculated as the average of the month-end revenue-generating horsepower for each of the months in the period.

(4)

Horsepower utilization is calculated as (i) the sum of (a) revenue-generating horsepower; (b) horsepower in the Partnership’s fleet that is under contract but is not yet generating revenue; and (c) horsepower not yet in the Partnership’s fleet that is under contract but not yet generating revenue and that is expected to be delivered, divided by (ii) total available horsepower less idle horsepower that is under repair.

Horsepower utilization based on revenue-generating horsepower and fleet horsepower was 92.0%, 91.7%, and 92.4% at September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2024, respectively.

Average horsepower utilization based on revenue-generating horsepower and fleet horsepower was 91.8%, 91.9%, and 92.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2024, respectively.

(5)

Calculated as the average of the result of dividing the contractual monthly rate, excluding standby or other temporary rates, for all units at the end of each month in the period by the sum of the revenue-generating horsepower at the end of each month in the period.

(6)

Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio are all non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP”) financial measures. For the definition of each measure, as well as reconciliations of each measure to its most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

(7)

Adjusted gross margin percentage and Adjusted EBITDA percentage are calculated as a percentage of revenue.

Liquidity and Long-Term Debt

As of September 30, 2025, the Partnership was in compliance with all covenants under its $1.75 billion revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2025, the Partnership had outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $54.7 million and, after accounting for outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $0.8 million, $1.69 billion of remaining unused availability, of which, due to restrictions related to compliance with the applicable financial covenants, $1.02 billion was available to be drawn. As of September 30, 2025, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Partnership’s 6.875% senior notes due 2027, 7.125% senior notes due 2029, and 6.250% senior notes due 2033 was $750.0 million, $1.00 billion and $750.0 million, respectively.

On October 15, 2025, the Partnership redeemed its 6.875% senior notes due 2027 in full at par plus accrued and unpaid interest (the “Redemption”) with the net proceeds from the issuance of the Partnership’s 6.250% senior notes due 2033 and borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility. Prior to the completion of the Redemption, the Partnership applied the net proceeds from the 6.250% senior notes due 2033 to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

Full-Year 2025 Outlook

USA Compression tightens and improves its full-year 2025 guidance as follows (in thousands):

Full-Year 2025 Outlook

Low

High

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

610,000

620,000

Distributable Cash Flow (1)

370,000

380,000

Capital Expenditures:

Expansion capital expenditures (2)

115,000

125,000

Maintenance capital expenditures

38,000

42,000

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(1)

The Partnership is unable to reconcile projected Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow to projected net income (loss) and projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP because components of the required calculations cannot be reasonably estimated, such as changes to current assets and liabilities, unknown future events, and estimating certain future GAAP measures. The inability to project certain components of the calculation would significantly affect the accuracy of the reconciliations.

(2)

Expansion capital expenditures includes $21 million of other capital that is non-compression related.

Conference Call

The Partnership will host a conference call today beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) to discuss third-quarter 2025 performance. The call will be broadcast live over the internet. Investors may participate by audio webcast, or if located in the U.S. or Canada, by phone. A replay will be available shortly after the call via the “Events & Presentations” page of USA Compression’s Investor Relations website.

By Webcast:

Connect to the webcast via the “Events & Presentations” page of USA Compression’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.usacompression.com. Please log in at least 10 minutes in advance to register and download any necessary software.

By Phone:

Dial (888) 440-5655 at least 10 minutes before the call and ask for the USA Compression Partners Earnings Call or conference ID 8970064.

About USA Compression Partners, LP

USA Compression Partners, LP is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower. USA Compression partners with a broad customer base composed of producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USA Compression focuses on providing midstream natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications primarily in high-volume gathering systems, processing facilities, and transportation applications. More information is available at usacompression.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release includes the Non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow, and Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio.

Adjusted gross margin is defined as revenue less cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense. Management believes Adjusted gross margin is useful to investors as a supplemental measure of the Partnership’s operating profitability. Management uses adjusted gross margin to assess operating performance as compared to historical results, budget and forecast amounts, expected return on capital investment, and our competitors. Adjusted gross margin primarily is impacted by the pricing trends for service operations and cost of operations, including labor rates for service technicians, volume, and per-unit costs for lubricant oils, quantity and pricing of routine preventative maintenance on compression units, and property tax rates on compression units. Adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, gross margin or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the Partnership’s Adjusted gross margin, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Because the Partnership capitalizes assets, depreciation and amortization of equipment is a necessary element of its cost structure. To compensate for the limitations of Adjusted gross margin as a measure of the Partnership’s performance, management believes it is important to consider gross margin determined under GAAP, as well as Adjusted gross margin, to evaluate the Partnership’s operating profitability.

Management views Adjusted EBITDA as one of its primary tools for evaluating the Partnership’s results of operations, and the Partnership tracks this item on a monthly basis as an absolute amount and as a percentage of revenue compared to the prior month, year-to-date, prior year, and budget. The Partnership defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and income tax expense (benefit). The Partnership defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus impairment of assets, impairment of goodwill, interest income on capital leases, unit-based compensation expense (benefit), severance charges and other employee costs, certain transaction expenses, loss (gain) on disposition of assets, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss (gain) on derivative instrument, and other. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of the Partnership’s financial statements, such as investors and commercial banks, to assess:

Management believes Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because, when viewed in conjunction with the Partnership’s GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, it may provide a more complete assessment of the Partnership’s performance as compared to considering solely GAAP results. Management also believes that external users of the Partnership’s financial statements benefit from having access to the same financial measures that management uses to evaluate the results of the Partnership’s business.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows from operating activities, or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the Partnership’s Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Distributable Cash Flow is defined as net income (loss) plus non-cash interest expense, non-cash income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization expense, unit-based compensation expense (benefit), impairment of assets, impairment of goodwill, certain transaction expenses, severance charges and other employee costs, loss (gain) on disposition of assets, loss on extinguishment of debt, change in fair value of derivative instrument, proceeds from insurance recovery, and other, less distributions on Preferred Units and maintenance capital expenditures.

Distributable Cash Flow should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows from operating activities, or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the Partnership’s Distributable Cash Flow, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Management believes Distributable Cash Flow is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management, investors, and others to compare the cash flows that the Partnership generates (after distributions on Preferred Units but prior to any retained cash reserves established by the Partnership’s general partner and the effect of the Distribution Reinvestment Plan) to the cash distributions that the Partnership expects to pay its common unitholders.

Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio is defined as the period’s Distributable Cash Flow divided by distributions declared to common unitholders in respect of such period. Management believes Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio is an important measure of operating performance because it permits management, investors, and others to assess the Partnership’s ability to pay distributions to common unitholders out of the cash flows the Partnership generates. The Partnership’s Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

This news release also contains a forward-looking estimate of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow projected to be generated by the Partnership for its 2025 fiscal year. The Partnership is unable to reconcile projected Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow to projected net income (loss) and projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP because components of the required calculations cannot be reasonably estimated, such as changes to current assets and liabilities, unknown future events, and estimating certain future GAAP measures. The inability to project certain components of the calculation would significantly affect the accuracy of the reconciliations.

See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for Adjusted gross margin reconciled to gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, and net income and net cash provided by operating activities reconciled to Distributable Cash Flow and Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the information in this news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “if,” “project,” “outlook,” “will,” “could,” “should,” or other similar words or the negatives thereof, and include the Partnership’s expectation of future performance contained herein, including as described under “Full-Year 2025 Outlook.” These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition, or state other “forward-looking” information. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which can be affected by assumptions used or by known risks or uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statements can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors noted below and other cautionary statements in this news release. The risk factors and other factors noted throughout this news release could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Known material factors that could cause the Partnership’s actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Unless legally required, the Partnership undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed herein also could have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.

USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except for per unit amounts – Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

September 30,

2024

Revenues:

Contract operations

227,990

227,277

220,518

Parts and service

5,370

6,507

5,756

Related party

16,896

16,341

13,694

Total revenues

250,256

250,125

239,968

Costs and expenses:

Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization

76,951

86,499

81,814

Depreciation and amortization

71,222

70,841

67,237

Selling, general, and administrative

16,694

12,896

15,364

Loss (gain) on disposition of assets

830

(123

)

Impairment of assets

622

3,242

—

Total costs and expenses

166,319

173,517

164,292

Operating income

83,937

76,608

75,676

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net

(47,066

)

(47,674

)

(49,361

)

Loss on derivative instrument

—

(6,218

)

Other

Total other expense

(47,042

)

(47,658

)

(55,556

)

Net income before income tax expense

36,895

28,950

20,120

Income tax expense

2,407

391

793

Net income

34,488

28,559

19,327

Less: distributions on Preferred Units

(1,950

)

(1,950

)

(4,388

)

Net income attributable to common unitholders’ interests

32,538

26,609

14,939

Weighted average common units outstanding – basic

122,678

119,003

117,017

Weighted average common units outstanding – diluted

123,086

119,503

118,256

Basic net income per common unit

0.27

0.22

0.13

Diluted net income per common unit

0.26

0.22

0.13

Distributions declared per common unit for respective periods

0.525

USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(In thousands, except unit amounts – Unaudited)

September 30,

2025

Selected Balance Sheet data:

Total assets

2,659,214

Long-term debt, net

2,529,382

Total partners’ deficit

(150,214

)

Common units outstanding

122,685,471

USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands — Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

September 30,

2024

Net cash provided by operating activities

75,879

124,244

48,481

Net cash used in investing activities

(23,381

)

(22,354

)

(28,379

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(52,500

)

(101,890

)

(20,032

)

USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN TO GROSS MARGIN

(In thousands — Unaudited)

The following table reconciles Adjusted gross margin to gross margin, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods presented:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

September 30,

2024

Total revenues

250,256

250,125

239,968

Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization

(76,951

)

(86,499

)

(81,814

)

Depreciation and amortization

(71,222

)

(70,841

)

(67,237

)

Gross margin

102,083

92,785

90,917

Depreciation and amortization

71,222

70,841

67,237

Adjusted gross margin

173,305

163,626

158,154

USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

ADJUSTED EBITDA TO NET INCOME AND NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(In thousands — Unaudited)

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, for each of the periods presented:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

September 30,

2024

Net income

34,488

28,559

19,327

Interest expense, net

47,066

47,674

49,361

Depreciation and amortization

71,222

70,841

67,237

Income tax expense

2,407

391

793

EBITDA

155,183

147,465

136,718

Unit-based compensation expense (benefit) (1)

1,167

(1,736

)

2,669

Transaction expenses (2)

—

(15

)

Severance charges and other employee costs (3)

2,463

472

223

Loss (gain) on disposition of assets

830

(123

)

Gain on derivative instrument

—

6,218

Impairment of assets (4)

622

3,242

—

Adjusted EBITDA

160,265

149,482

145,690

Interest expense, net

(47,066

)

(47,674

)

(49,361

)

Non-cash interest expense

2,133

2,231

2,251

Income tax expense

(2,407

)

(391

)

(793

)

Transaction expenses

—

Severance charges and other employee costs

(2,463

)

(472

)

(223

)

Cash received on derivative instrument

—

2,000

Other

(16

)

(39

)

330

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

(34,567

)

21,107

(51,428

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

75,879

124,244

48,481

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(1)

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2024, unit-based compensation expense (benefit) included $0.4 million, $0.5 million, and $1.0 million, respectively, of cash payments related to quarterly payments of distribution equivalent rights on outstanding phantom and restricted unit awards and $2.5 million, $1.0 million, and $0, respectively, related to the cash portion of the settlement of phantom unit awards upon vesting. The remainder of unit-based compensation expense (benefit) for all periods was related to non-cash adjustments to the unit-based compensation liability and other non-cash unit-based compensation expense. The three months ended June 30, 2025 also reflected a $2.1 million reversal of unit-based compensation expense resulting from the forfeiture of certain awards by certain former senior management.

(2)

Represents certain expenses related to potential and completed transactions and other items. The Partnership believes it is useful to investors to exclude these expenses.

(3)

Severance charges and other employee costs includes (i) severance payments to former employees of the Partnership, (ii) retention payments to employees of the Partnership that have executed agreements to maintain operations during the shared services integration but do not intend to remain employed with the Partnership after their retention period, and (iii) relocation payments to employees of the Partnership for relocation resulting from the shared services integration and the relocation of the Partnership’s headquarters to Dallas, Texas. These retention payments are incremental to the affected employees’ base pay. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, severance charges and other employee costs included $0.3 million related to relocation payments. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, severance charges and other employee costs included $0.2 million related to relocation payments.

(4)

Represents non-cash charges incurred to decrease the carrying value of long-lived assets with recorded values that are not expected to be recovered through future cash flows.

USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW TO NET INCOME AND NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(Dollars in thousands — Unaudited)

The following table reconciles Distributable Cash Flow to net income and net cash provided by operating activities, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, for each of the periods presented:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2025

June 30,

2025

September 30,

2024

Net income

34,488

28,559

19,327

Non-cash interest expense

2,133

2,231

2,251

Depreciation and amortization

71,222

70,841

67,237

Non-cash income tax expense (benefit)

(16

)

(39

)

330

Unit-based compensation expense (benefit) (1)

1,167

(1,736

)

2,669

Transaction expenses (2)

—

(15

)

Severance charges and other employee costs (3)

2,463

472

223

Other (4)

1,876

—

Loss (gain) on disposition of assets

830

(123

)

Change in fair value of derivative instrument

—

8,218

Impairment of assets (5)

622

3,242

—

Distributions on Preferred Units

(1,950

)

(1,950

)

(4,388

)

Maintenance capital expenditures (6)

(8,990

)

(11,733

)

(9,123

)

Distributable Cash Flow

103,845

89,926

86,606

Maintenance capital expenditures

8,990

11,733

9,123

Transaction expenses

—

Severance charges and other employee costs

(2,463

)

(472

)

(223

)

Distributions on Preferred Units

1,950

4,388

Other

(1,876

)

—

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

(34,567

)

21,107

(51,428

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

75,879

124,244

48,481

Distributable Cash Flow

103,845

89,926

86,606

Distributions for Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio (7)

64,410

64,409

61,437

Distributable Cash Flow Coverage Ratio

1.61

1.40

1.41

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(1)

(2)

Represents certain expenses related to potential and completed transactions and other items. The Partnership believes it is useful to investors to exclude these expenses.

(3)

(4)

Represents incremental cash income tax expense accrued for the three months ended September 30, 2025. We believe that this amount, together with amounts previously accrued, is a reasonable estimate of the potential loss from the aggregate final imputed underpayment for the federal tax years 2019 and 2020.

(5)

Represents non-cash charges incurred to decrease the carrying value of long-lived assets with recorded values that are not expected to be recovered through future cash flows.

(6)

Reflects actual maintenance capital expenditures for the periods presented. Maintenance capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to maintain the operating capacity of the Partnership’s assets and extend their useful lives, replace partially or fully depreciated assets, or other capital expenditures that are incurred in maintaining the Partnership’s existing business and related cash flow.

(7)

Represents distributions to the holders of the Partnership’s common units as of the record date.