---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001376139-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVI"
cik: "0001376139"
company_name: "CVR ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:39:10.300220+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVR Energy posts Q1 net loss of $192M, adjusted loss $1.24/sh; debt refinancing completed

## Summary
- Net loss attributable to stockholders $192M ($1.91 diluted loss per share); adjusted loss per share $1.24.
- Adjusted EBITDA $37M, up from $24M in Q1 2025.
- Petroleum segment net loss $193M; Nitrogen Fertilizer net income $50M.
- Issued $600M 7.5% notes due 2031 and $400M 7.875% notes due 2034; used proceeds to redeem existing debt, incurring $32M loss on extinguishment.
- Declared Q1 cash dividend $0.10 per share; CVR Partners distribution $4.00 per unit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001376139-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVI
- cik: 0001376139
- company_name: CVR ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1376139/000137613926000027/0001376139-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613926000027/cvi-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CVR ENERGY INC reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: net income net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $192 million, or $1.91 per diluted share.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $192 million, or $1.91 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: or its affiliates. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- CVR Energy Reports First Quarter 2026 Results • For first quarter 2026, net loss attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $192 million including $158 million in unrealized derivative losses, which losses do not include locked in value from the sale of NYMEX crack spread swaps entered into during the quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613926000027/0001376139-26-000027-index.htm

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