---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-064299"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OVV"
cik: "0001792580"
company_name: "Ovintiv Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:13:38.920336+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ovintiv FY2025 cash flow $3.8B; launches 75% FCF return, closes $2.7B NuVista deal

## Summary
- FY2025 net earnings $1.2B ($4.78 diluted); Non-GAAP Cash Flow $3.8B, Free Cash Flow $1.6B after $2.1B capex.
- Acquired NuVista Energy for $2.7B (closed Feb 3, 2026); Anadarko assets to be sold for $3.0B (expected close Apr 1, 2026).
- New return framework: at least 75% of 2026 Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow via dividend ($0.30/qtr) and buybacks; $3B buyback authorized.
- 2026 guidance: capex $2.25-2.35B, production 620-645 MBOE/d, oil/condensate 205-212 Mbbls/d.
- Q4 2025 production 623 MBOE/d; net earnings $946M ($3.70 diluted); Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow $508M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-064299
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OVV
- cik: 0001792580
- company_name: Ovintiv Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526064299/0001193125-26-064299-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526064299/ovv-20260223.htm

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