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Par Petroleum (PARR) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Par Petroleum (PARR - Free Report) reported $3.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 51.6%. EPS of $10.70 for the same period compares to $5.95 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +28.97% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.37 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.65, the EPS surprise was +60.9%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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 - Wyoming Refinery: 18.80 MMBBL/D versus 18.70 MMBBL/D estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Feedstocks Throughput - Washington Refinery: 40.40 MMBBL/D compared to the 41.18 MMBBL/D average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Feedstocks Throughput - Hawaii Refinery: 56.60 MMBBL/D versus the three-analyst average estimate of 61.03 MMBBL/D.
  • Feedstocks Throughput - Total Refining: 174200 millions of barrels of oil compared to the 179476.7 millions of barrels of oil average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted Gross Margin per bbl - Total Refining: $46.95 compared to the $30.38 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput bbl - Wyoming Refinery: $64.98 versus $48.83 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput bbl - Washington Refinery: $35.95 compared to the $26.69 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted Gross Margin per throughput bbl - Montana Refinery: $75.92 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $37.26.
  • Adjusted Gross Margin per bbl - Hawaii Refinery: $20.69 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $20.64.
  • Feedstocks Throughput - Montana Refinery: 58.40 MMBBL/D compared to the 58.61 MMBBL/D average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Yield (% of total throughput) - Montana Refinery - Distillates: 34.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 32%.
  • Yield (% of total throughput) - Montana Refinery - Asphalt: 14% versus 12% estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Par Petroleum here>>>

Shares of Par Petroleum have returned -17.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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