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Enagás S A: APMs 2026 Third Quarter Results

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Summary by 6ix AI

Enagás published its alternative performance measures for the third quarter (Q3) of the 2026 financial year, reconciled to its consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2026. These are adjusted figures its management uses alongside results reported under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union.

Key details

  • For Q3 2026, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) was 491.5 million euros and EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) was 263.9 million euros. Adjusted EBITDA was 472.8 million euros, and 651.6 million euros for the last twelve months.
  • Net debt was 2,978.5 million euros as at September 30, 2026, and net debt was 4.6 times adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months.
  • Funds from operations, Enagás's main measure of cash generation, were 439.0 million euros for Q3 2026 and 611.7 million euros for the last twelve months, equal to 20.5% of net debt.
  • For Q3 2026, operating cash flow was 274.8 million euros; free cash flow was -341.2 million euros, after 669.2 million euros of investment payments and 53.2 million euros of divestment proceeds; discretionary cash flow was -490.1 million euros, including 156.5 million euros of dividend payments.
  • The gross financial cost for Q3 2026, an effective interest rate on debt, was 2.1%, based on gross financial expense of 49.2 million euros and average gross debt of 3,163.3 million euros.

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Enagás's financial information contains figures and measures prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting regulations, as well as a further set of measures prepared in accordance with reporting standards established and developed internally, which are referred to as Alternative Performance Measures (APMs).

These APMs are considered adjusted figures relative to those presented in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU), which is the applicable accounting framework for the Enagás Group's consolidated financial statements; they should therefore be regarded by the reader as complementary to, but not a substitute for those figures.

APMs are important for users of financial information because they are the measures used by Enagás's management to assess financial performance, cash flows or the financial position for the purpose of the Group's operational or strategic decision-making. These APMs are consistent with the key indicators used by the investment and analyst community in the capital markets.

In this regard, and in accordance with the provisions of the Guidelines issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), in force since 3 July 2016, concerning the transparency of Alternative Performance Measures, Enagás provides below information regarding those APMs included in the Q3 management report for the 2026 financial year that it considers significant. Furthermore, in order to comply with ESMA's guidelines on direct reference to previously published documents detailing APMs for earlier periods, we include a link where this information can be found:

https://www.enagas.es/es/accionistas-inversores/informacion-economico-financiera/medidas-alternativas-rendimiento-apm/

  1. Alternative Performance Measures relating to the Profit and Loss Account EBITDA

    EBITDA ("Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation") is a measure that quantifies the company's operating margin before deducting interest, tax, impairment losses and depreciation and amortisation. By excluding financial and tax items, as well as non-cash accounting expenses, it is used by Management to assess results over time, enabling comparison with other companies in the sector.

    EBITDA is calculated by taking Operating Profit and adding back amortisation, impairment losses, if any, as well as other items that do not involve cash inflows or outflows from Enagás's operations (such as capital gains or losses on divestments, provisions, etc.).

    Below is the reconciliation based on the Operating Profit shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements as at 30 September 2026:

    Q3 2026

    Operating revenue

    696.7

    Profit from affiliates

    145.8 (*)

    Operating expenses

    -351.0

    EBITDA

    491.5

    (*) For management purposes, the item 'Income from affiliates' presented under operating profit, amounting to 145.8 million euros, does not include the effect of the amortisation of PPAs, amounting to

    18.7 million euros, which is treated as an additional amortisation expense and is therefore excluded from EBITDA. Taking the two items above together, the total would amount to 127.1 million euros.

    Adjusted EBITDA

    Adjusted EBITDA is a measure that quantifies the company's operating margin before deducting interest, tax, impairment losses and depreciation and amortisation, and includes both dividends received and interest on subordinated debt collected from associated companies that are consolidated into the Enagás Group's financial statements using the "equity method".

    This indicator is used by Management to calculate the leverage ratios described in the section 'Alternative Performance Measures relating to the Balance Sheet and leverage ratios', enabling comparison with other companies in the sector. Below is the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 of the 2026 financial year, which is subsequently used in the leverage ratios:

    Q3 2026

    LTM Q3 2026

    EBITDA

    491.5

    661.3

    Dividends (*)

    127.1

    173.8

    Profit from affiliates (**)

    -145.8

    -183.5

    ADJUSTED EBITDA

    472.8

    651.6

    (*) This mainly comprises dividends received from companies accounted for using the equity method. It also includes interest on subordinated debt received from companies accounted for using the equity method.

    (**) As dividends received from affiliates are taken into account, the profit or loss of those companies must be excluded, as this is already included within EBITDA as described in the previous section.

    EBIT

    EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) is a measure that quantifies the company's operating margin before deducting interest and tax. As with the previous measure, it is used by Management to assess performance over time, enabling comparison with other companies in the sector.

    EBIT is calculated as EBITDA, less depreciation and amortisation, impairment losses (if any), and other items that do not involve cash inflows or outflows from Enagás's operations (such as capital gains or losses on divestments, provisions, etc.).

    EBIT for the third quarter of the 2026 financial year amounted to 263.9 million euros. This figure corresponds to the Operating Profit for that period.

  2. Alternative Performance Measures relating to the Balance Sheet and leverage ratios Net Debt

    Net financial debt, or net debt, is the main indicator used by Management to measure the Group's level of indebtedness. It comprises gross debt less cash.

    To calculate gross debt, the balance sheet items 'Loans from credit institutions' and 'Bonds and other negotiable securities', valued at amortised cost, are added together; with regard to the item 'Other financial liabilities', only the amount arising from the application of IFRS 16 is included, as well as loans granted by organisations other than credit institutions.

    The cash balance is derived from the 'Cash and cash equivalents' heading in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

    The following table shows the reconciliation between the APM and the figures shown in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2026 (in millions of euros):

    Cash and other cash equivalents

    Q3 2026

    537.3

    Loans from credit institutions

    -788.7

    Bonds and other marketable securities

    -2,367.1

    Other financial liabilities (*)

    -360.1

    Net debt

    -2,978.5

    (*) The amount included under this heading relating to the recognition of the financial liability following the application of IFRS 16 amounts to 359.3 million euros; in addition, debt granted by organisations other than credit institutions amounts to 0.8 million euros.

    Ratios relating to Net Debt

    Management uses two ratios to analyse the Group's leverage and its Group's ability to meet its financial obligations over time, enabling comparison with other companies in the sector.

    Leverage ratio is calculated as Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA, as shown below:

    Q3 2026

    Net debt 2,978.5

    Adjusted EBITDA 651.6

    Net debt / Adjusted EBITDA 4.6x

    The ratio relating to the ability to generate cash flows relative to net debt is calculated as FFO for the last twelve months (LTM) / Net Debt, as shown below:

    FFO

    Q3 2026

    611.7

    Net debt

    2,978.5

    FFO / Net debt

    20.5%

    Gross debt financial cost

    The gross financial cost is a measure of the effective interest rate on financial debt; this indicator is used by management to analyse its evolution over time, the impact of interest rates and its position relative to the market.

    The gross financial cost is determined by dividing gross financial expense by the average gross debt multiplied by the number of effective days in the year (360 days) divided by the number of calendar days in the financial year (365 days), where gross financial expense corresponds to interest on financial debt and its hedges (interest associated with debt in the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account). Meanwhile, the average gross debt, is calculated as the daily average of the nominal amounts of the gross debt.

    The following table shows the reconciliation between the APM and the figures reported in the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account as at 30 September 2026 (in millions of euros):

    Gross financial expense (*)

    Q3 2026

    49.2

    Average gross debt

    3,163.3

    Gross financial cost

    2.1%

    (*) The amount included under this heading corresponds to interest on debt.

  3. Alternative Performance Measures relating to Cash Flow and Investments
Funds from Operations ("FFO")

FFO is the main cash generation indicator analysed by Enagás's Management, as it jointly measures the company's ability to generate cash by both the domestic business-regulated and unregulated-and the cash generated for the Group from its international business, whether via dividends from affiliates or through interest received on subordinated debt granted to those companies, after deducting both tax payments and interest relating to the Group's financial debt.

It is calculated as follows:

FFO = EBITDA less profit from affiliates +/- tax receipts/payments +/- interest received/paid + dividends received from affiliates + interest on subordinated debt received from affiliates.

Below is the reconciliation between this APM and the figures shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements as at 30 September 2026:

Q3 2026

LTM Q3 2026

Operating profit

263.9

356.8

Depreciation and amortisation charges (*) (***)

227.6

304.4

EBITDA

491.5

661.3

Tax receivable / (payable)

-9.3

-17.4

Interest received / (paid) (**)

-29.1

-27.6

Dividends (**)

127.1

173.8

Other adjustments

4.6

5.2

Profit from affiliates (*)

-145.8

-183.5

FFO

439.0

611.7

(*) For management purposes, the item 'Depreciation and amortisation charges' includes, in addition to depreciation and amortisation charges on fixed assets, the effect of the amortisation of PPAs, amounting to 18.7 million euros, as at 30 September 2026.

(**) Interest on subordinated debt received from affiliates are included, for management purposes, under the heading "Dividends".

(***) Includes impairment losses and gains on the disposal of fixed assets recognised during the financial year.

Operating cash flow ("OCF")

Operating cash flow measures the ability to generate operating cash flow after changes in working capital. It is calculated on the basis of FFO and includes changes in working capital.

OCF amounted to 274.8 million euros in Q3 of the 2026 financial year. The reconciliation between the APM and the figures shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements as at 30 September 2026 is set out below (in millions of euros):

Q3 2026

FFO

439.0

Change in operating working capital

-164.2

OPERATING CASH FLOW (OCF)

274.8

Free cash flow ("FCF")

Free cash flow measures cash generation from operating and investing activities; Enagás also considers it an essential APM as it is the indicator used to assess the funds available both to pay dividends to shareholders and to service debt.

The reported FCF for Q3 of the 2026 financial year amounted to -341.2 million euros. The reconciliation between the APM and the figures shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements as at 30 September 2026 is set out below (in millions of euros):

Q3 2026

OPERATING CASH FLOW (OCF)

274.8

Payments for investments

-669.2

Proceeds from divestments

53.2

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

-341.2

Discretionary Cash Flow ("DCF")

Discretionary cash flow is a key performance indicator (KPI) used by Management to manage existing funding requirements. It is defined as free cash flow (FCF) less dividend payments to shareholders and certain exchange rate differences relating to net debt.

The reported DCF for Q3 of the 2026 financial year amounted to -490.1 million euros. The reconciliation between the APM and the figures shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements as at 30 September 2026 is set out below (in millions of euros):

Q3 2026

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

-341.2

Dividend payments

-156.5

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations

7.5

Discretionary Cash Flow (DCF)

-490.1

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