---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-207025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TALO"
cik: "0001724965"
company_name: "TALOS ENERGY INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:49:31.008485+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Talos Energy Q1 2026: Net loss $256M on $145M impairment; adjusted EBITDA $293M

## Summary
- Produced 63.8 MBo/d oil (88.8 MBoe/d total); oil at high-end of guidance, total exceeding guidance.
- Net loss $256.2M ($1.52/sh) includes $145M non-cash ceiling test impairment; adjusted net loss $11.3M ($0.07/sh).
- Adjusted EBITDA $293.4M; cash from ops $174M; adjusted FCF $113.2M.
- Repurchased 2.7M shares for $38.2M; board increased buyback authorization to $200M.
- Reiterated full-year production and CAPEX guidance midpoints; Cardona ahead of schedule, CPN on track for Q3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-207025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TALO
- cik: 0001724965
- company_name: TALOS ENERGY INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312526207025/0001193125-26-207025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312526207025/talo-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3b4b269edd89288d3365a757de6c005efa3bf685
  claim: TALOS ENERGY INC. updated its second quarter 2026 and full-year 2026 guidance (reaffirmed).
  evidence_excerpt: Talos also provided second quarter 2026 guidance for production and reiterated its operational and financial guidance for the full-year 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312526207025/0001193125-26-207025-index.htm
- claim_id: cb44e409349ab42ae9dccc7b502ad8664995a7e9
  claim: TALOS ENERGY INC. reported three months ended March 31, 2026 results: net income Adjusted Net Loss of $11.3 million, EPS $0.07 Adjusted Net Loss per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: (2) of $256.2 million, or $1.52 Net Loss (2) per diluted share which includes $145.0 million of non-cash ceiling test impairment charges. Recorded Adjusted Net Loss (1)(2) of $11.3 million, or $0.07 Adjusted Net Loss per diluted share (1)(2) . • Generated Adjusted EBITDA (1)(2) of $293.4 million. • Invested $118.9 million of capital expenditures, excluding plugging
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312526207025/0001193125-26-207025-index.htm
- claim_id: cb44e409349ab42ae9dccc7b502ad8664995a7e9
  claim: TALOS ENERGY INC. reported three months ended March 31, 2026 results: net income Adjusted Net Loss of $11.3 million, EPS $0.07 Adjusted Net Loss per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: Recorded Adjusted Net Loss (1)(2) of $11.3 million, or $0.07 Adjusted Net Loss per diluted share (1)(2).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312526207025/0001193125-26-207025-index.htm

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