Tullow Oil (TQW) AI Stock Analysis

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Tullow Oil

(Frankfurt:TQW)

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Positive Factors

Operational production strengthProduction growth and delivery above expectations indicate improving execution across Tullow’s core assets. Sustained output, supported by strong FPSO reliability and successful drilling, can strengthen operating cash generation and underpin field value over the next several quarters.

Negative Factors

Heavy leverage and negative equityHigh debt combined with persistently negative equity limits financial flexibility and leaves less capacity to absorb weaker operating performance. Interest obligations, refinancing needs, and constrained access to capital may continue to restrict investment and shareholder value creation.

Tullow Oil (TQW) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)

Market Cap: EUR 143.93M
Dividend Yield: ―
Average Volume (3M): 12.66K
Price to Earnings (P/E): -3.6
Beta (1Y): -0.49
Revenue Growth: -24.03%
EPS Growth: 32.92%
Country: Germany
Employees: 346
Sector: Energy
Sector Strength: 65
Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Tullow Oil Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Tullow Oil plc, an energy company, develops, produces, and sells oil and gas resources in Ghana, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Argentina. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Tullow Oil Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Sep 28, 2026(Q2-2026)|% Change Since:-57.09%|Next Earnings Date:Mar 10, 2027

Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call was strongly positive, driven by production of 43,700 barrels of oil equivalent per day, more than 7% year-over-year growth, over 99% combined FPSO uptime, substantial reserve replacement, higher oil price realizations, upgraded free cash flow guidance, cost reductions, and a broader Ghana growth opportunity set. The main challenges were low first-half free cash flow caused by explicitly identified one-off and timing items, unresolved Ghana tax disputes with a higher provision, significant existing net debt, some first-half water injection downtime, and the acknowledgment that 99% uptime is unlikely to continue. Overall, the highlights significantly outweighed the lowlights.

Positive Updates

Production Above Expectations

First-half 2026 production was 43,700 barrels of oil equivalent per day, more than 7% higher than the first half of 2025 and at the top end of expectations. Tullow is confident of being at the high end of its full-year guidance range of 34,000 to 42,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Negative Updates

Low First-Half Free Cash Flow

First-half free cash flow was $4 million. Management said this was due to $70 million of one-off refinancing costs, capital expenditure being weighted toward the first half, and six cargoes being lifted in the first half compared with eight forecast in the second half.

Company Guidance

For full year 2026, Tullow expects production at the high end of its guidance range of 34,000 to 42,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, free cash flow guidance of $170 million-$250 million between an oil price of $70 and $100 a barrel, capital expenditure of $200 million, decommissioning expenditure of $15 million, year-end net debt of $1.2 billion inclusive of accrued PIK interest on the bonds and Glencore notes, and a further four cargoes by the end of the year; it continues to target a net cash G&A run rate of $20 million a year, at least 60% of production fully exposed to higher oil prices, 60% downside protection, and a target injection rate of 230,000 barrels of water per day against capacity of 300,000 barrels of water per day, while every $10 increase above its guided range for the second half of the year would result in more than $20 million incremental cash flow.

Tullow Oil Peers Comparison

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Sector (65)

Financial Indicators

DE:TQW against its peers
Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
GB:PHAR	76Outperform	GBP 123.35M	-38.54	-1.49%	4.45%	-7.76%	-176.77%
GB:CNE	70Outperform	GBP 296.96M	7.71	12.85%	―	33.61%	―
Sector *	65Neutral	$15.17B	7.61	4.09%	5.20%	3.87%	-62.32%
GB:AET	57Neutral	GBP 168.43M	-18.24	-9.14%	―	-6.06%	-127.98%
GB:JSE	53Neutral	GBP 196.19M	-1.80	177.32%	―	-8.99%	-826.33%
GB:GENL	48Neutral	GBP 155.56M	-7.39	-7.79%	―	-38.72%	52.39%

* Energy Sector Average

Performance Comparison

DE:TQW and its peers over the selected period
Ticker	Company Name	Price	Change	% Change
DE:TQW	Tullow Oil	0.11	0.00	3.92%
GB:GENL	Genel Energy	54.10	-4.40	-7.52%
GB:CNE	Capricorn Energy PLC	418.00	221.00	112.18%
GB:AET	Afentra Plc	63.20	17.00	36.80%
GB:PHAR	Pharos Energy Plc	29.90	10.70	55.70%
GB:JSE	Jadestone Energy, Inc.	36.70	12.80	53.56%

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Tullow Oil AI Stock Analysis