Delek Logistics Partners slipped about 1.7% today to roughly US$57, even as the latest quarter delivered another record for adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. The stock has posted a modest gain over the past three months, yet the fresh Q2 report now requires weighing a P/E of 19.7x against a unit price that sits far below an internally calculated discounted cash flow value.

The headline from these earnings is straightforward: cash generation and adjusted EBITDA are strong, but the balance sheet still carries negative equity and tight interest coverage. As a result, the long term investment case largely depends on how that financial tension is addressed over time.

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Q2 2026 Earnings Summary

• Revenue, Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025: US$384.76 million vs. US$246.35 million (up 56.2%)
• Net Income, Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025: US$28.87 million vs. US$44.57 million (down 35.2%)
• Basic EPS, Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025: US$0.54 vs. US$0.83 (down 34.9%)
• Adjusted EBITDA, Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025: approximately US$144 million vs. approximately US$127 million (up about 13%)

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Evaluating DKL’s Growth‑Through‑Delaware Playbook

The bullish story around Delek Logistics Partners centers on the Delaware Basin becoming a multi year growth engine, with sour gas and water integration lifting third party EBITDA and cash flow. Q2 results go a fair way toward supporting that view. Gathering and Processing EBITDA rose to US$104 million from US$78 million, helped by the Libby ramp and strong crude margins. This directly supports the idea that Delaware infrastructure is gaining traction.

Management also reiterated 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of US$520 million to US$560 million and kept growth capex plans intact. Q2 growth capex of about US$51 million is tied to projects that are expected to add roughly US$75 million of run rate EBITDA by 2027. Record crude and higher produced water volumes point to early benefits from the three stream crude, gas, water model, which aims to increase third party exposure toward about 80% of run rate EBITDA in 2026.

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Delek Logistics Bears Focus On Utilization And Leverage

The bearish view on Delek Logistics Partners argues that growth is fragile because Libby utilization, water economics and leverage leave little room for error. Q2 results only partially answer that concern. Gathering and Processing EBITDA of US$104 million signals Libby is contributing, yet management still talks about a future “step change” in gas volumes rather than reporting that key trains are near targeted utilization. That suggests the ramp remains a work in progress and timelines are not fully de risked.

On leverage, adjusted EBITDA reached roughly US$144 million and distributable cash flow coverage was about 1.33x. However, leverage ticked up to roughly 4.23x as growth capex accelerated. The US$800 million senior note refinancing reduces near term refinancing pressure. Even so, bears who worry that heavy capex and higher debt keep the balance sheet sensitive to any slowdown in Permian activity will not find those concerns fully resolved in this quarter.

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