---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001509991-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KOS"
cik: "0001509991"
company_name: "Kosmos Energy Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:20:35.189489+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kosmos Energy Q1 net loss $226M, record production 74.8K boepd; debt reduction target raised to ~20%

## Summary
- Net loss $226M ($0.45/diluted share); adjusted net loss $36M ($0.07/diluted share).
- Record quarterly production ~74,800 boepd, up 25% YoY; revenue $371M.
- Production expense fell 22% YoY to $131M; net debt ~$2.8B, free cash flow $14M.
- Raised full-year debt reduction target from 10% to ~20%; GTA average production exceeded nameplate.
- Completed $350M Nordic bond, $200M equity raise; sold Equatorial Guinea interest for up to $220M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001509991-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KOS
- cik: 0001509991
- company_name: Kosmos Energy Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1509991/000150999126000023/0001509991-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999126000023/kos-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: b959745e67530251ff3db007ba3f01be1a334be4
  claim: Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $371 million, net income generated a net loss of $226 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, EPS $0.45 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: 2026. FIRST QUARTER 2026 AND POST QUARTER END HIGHLIGHTS • Net Production (2) : ~74,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), up ~25% versus first quarter 2025 • Revenues: $371 million, or $55.81 per boe (excluding the impact of derivative cash settlements) • Production expense: $131 million (or $19.66 per boe), down ~22% versus first quarter 2025 (~$167
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999126000023/0001509991-26-000023-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.