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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
☑
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 001-32318
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
73-1567067
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
identification No.)
333 West Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73102-5015
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-3611
Former name, address and former fiscal year, if changed from last report: Not applicable
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
DVN
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
On April 23, 2025, 642.1 million shares of common stock were outstanding.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements
6
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings
Consolidated Balance Sheets
7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
8
Consolidated Statements of Equity
9
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
10
Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures
11
Note 3 – Derivative Financial Instruments
12
Note 4 – Share-Based Compensation
14
Note 5 – Asset Impairments
15
Note 6 – Income Taxes
16
Note 7 – Net Earnings Per Share
Note 8 – Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Note 9 – Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows
17
Note 10 – Accounts Receivable
Note 11 – Property, Plant and Equipment
Note 12 – Investments
18
Note 13 – Debt and Related Expenses
Note 14 – Leases
20
Note 15 – Asset Retirement Obligations
Note 16 – Stockholders’ Equity
21
Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies
22
Note 18 – Fair Value Measurements
24
Note 19 – Reportable Segments
25
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
26
Executive Overview
Results of Operations
27
Capital Resources, Uses and Liquidity
35
Critical Accounting Estimates
38
Non-GAAP Measures
39
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
41
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II. Other Information
Legal Proceedings
42
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
43
Signatures
2
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “us,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” “Devon,” the “Company” and “Registrant” refer to Devon Energy Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. All monetary values, other than per unit and per share amounts, are stated in millions of U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified. In addition, the following are other abbreviations and definitions of certain terms used within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
“ASU” means Accounting Standards Update.
“Bbl” or “Bbls” means barrel or barrels.
“Boe” means barrel of oil equivalent. Gas proved reserves and production are converted to Boe, at the pressure and temperature base standard of each respective state in which the gas is produced, at the rate of six Mcf of gas per Bbl of oil, based upon the approximate relative energy content of gas and oil. NGL proved reserves and production are converted to Boe on a one-to-one basis with oil.
“Btu” means British thermal units, a measure of heating value.
“Catalyst” means Catalyst Midstream Partners, LLC.
“CDM” means Cotton Draw Midstream, L.L.C.
“DD&A” means depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses.
“EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
“ESG” means environmental, social and governance.
“FASB” means Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“Fervo” means Fervo Energy Company.
“G&A” means general and administrative expenses.
“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
“Grayson Mill” means Grayson Mill Intermediate HoldCo II, LLC and Grayson Mill Intermediate HoldCo III, LLC.
“Inside FERC” refers to the publication Inside FERC’s Gas Market Report.
“LOE” means lease operating expenses.
“Matterhorn” refers to Matterhorn Express Pipeline, LLC and, as applicable, its direct parent, MXP Parent, LLC.
“MBbls” means thousand barrels.
“MBoe” means thousand Boe.
“Mcf” means thousand cubic feet.
“MMBoe” means million Boe.
“MMBtu” means million Btu.
“MMcf” means million cubic feet.
“N/M” means not meaningful.
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“NCI” means noncontrolling interests.
“NGL” or “NGLs” means natural gas liquids.
“NOV” means notice of violation.
“NYMEX” means New York Mercantile Exchange.
“OPEC” means Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
“SEC” means United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Senior Credit Facility” means Devon’s syndicated unsecured revolving line of credit, effective as of March 24, 2023.
"SOFR" means secured overnight financing rate.
“TSR” means total shareholder return.
“U.S.” means United States of America.
“VIE” means variable interest entity.
“Water JV” means NDB Midstream L.L.C.
“WTI” means West Texas Intermediate.
“/Bbl” means per barrel.
“/d” means per day.
“/MMBtu” means per MMBtu.
4
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements include those concerning strategic plans, our expectations and objectives for future operations, as well as other future events or conditions, and are often identified by use of the words and phrases “expects,” “believes,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “may,” “aims,” “likely to be,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “projections,” “estimates,” “plans,” “expectations,” “targets,” “opportunities,” “potential,” “anticipates,” “outlook” and other similar terminology. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this report that address activities, events or developments that Devon expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Consequently, actual future results could differ materially and adversely from our expectations due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
The forward-looking statements included in this filing speak only as of the date of this report, represent management’s current reasonable expectations as of the date of this filing and are subject to the risks and uncertainties identified above as well as those described elsewhere in this report and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of our forward-looking statements, and readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this report and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Devon, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. We do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on new information, future events or otherwise.
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Item 1. Financial Statements
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
Oil, gas and NGL sales
$
3,126
2,629
Oil, gas and NGL derivatives
(98
)
(145
Marketing and midstream revenues
1,424
1,112
Total revenues
4,452
3,596
Production expenses
912
751
Exploration expenses
Marketing and midstream expenses
1,436
1,133
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
722
Asset impairments
254
—
Asset dispositions
1
General and administrative expenses
130
114
Financing costs, net
123
76
Other, net
Total expenses
3,806
2,828
Earnings before income taxes
646
768
Income tax expense
137
159
Net earnings
509
609
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
13
Net earnings attributable to Devon
494
596
Net earnings per share:
Basic net earnings per share
0.77
0.95
Diluted net earnings per share
0.94
Comprehensive earnings:
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax:
Pension and postretirement plans
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax
510
610
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Devon
495
597
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
1,234
846
Accounts receivable
2,036
1,972
Inventory
332
294
Other current assets
303
315
Total current assets
3,905
3,427
Oil and gas property and equipment, based on successful efforts accounting, net
23,429
23,198
Other property and equipment, net ($189 million and $178 million related to CDM in 2025 and 2024, respectively)
1,653
1,813
Total property and equipment, net
25,082
25,011
Goodwill
753
Right-of-use assets
127
Investments
713
727
Other long-term assets
348
268
Total assets
30,928
30,489
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
923
806
Revenues and royalties payable
1,588
1,432
Short-term debt
485
Other current liabilities
622
586
Total current liabilities
3,618
3,309
Long-term debt
8,395
8,398
Lease liabilities
77
320
Asset retirement obligations
835
770
Other long-term liabilities
1,041
840
Deferred income taxes
2,189
2,148
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value. Authorized 1.0 billion shares; issued 644 million and 651 million shares in 2025 and 2024, respectively
64
65
Additional paid-in capital
6,096
6,387
Retained earnings
8,506
8,166
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(121
(122
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Devon
14,545
14,496
Noncontrolling interests
228
208
Total equity
14,773
14,704
Total liabilities and equity
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
Leasehold impairments
Accretion of liabilities
Total losses on commodity derivatives
98
145
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives
(10
Losses on asset dispositions
Deferred income tax expense
40
Share-based compensation
30
Other
(22
Changes in assets and liabilities, net
117
170
Net cash from operating activities
1,942
1,738
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(934
(894
Acquisitions of property and equipment
(8
Divestitures of property and equipment
133
Distributions from investments
Contributions to investments and other
(2
(47
Net cash from investing activities
(802
(921
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock
(301
(205
Dividends paid on common stock
(163
(299
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(9
(7
Repayment of finance lease
(274
Shares exchanged for tax withholdings and other
(19
(42
Net cash from financing activities
(752
(541
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
388
274
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
875
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
1,149
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents
1,198
1,126
Restricted cash
36
23
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
Additional
Comprehensive
Common Stock
Paid-In
Retained
Earnings
Treasury
Noncontrolling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
(Loss)
Stock
Interests
Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Balance as of December 31, 2024
651
Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations
Common stock repurchased
(3
(319
(322
Common stock retired
(1
(318
319
Common stock dividends
(154
Balance as of March 31, 2025
644
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Balance as of December 31, 2023
636
5,939
6,195
(124
(13
156
12,217
(232
(233
(6
(244
245
(282
Balance as of March 31, 2024
633
63
5,718
6,509
(123
174
12,341
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements and notes of Devon have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in Devon’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements in this report reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of Devon’s results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and Devon’s financial position as of March 31, 2025.
On September 27, 2024, Devon acquired the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill for total consideration of approximately $5.0 billion, consisting of $3.5 billion of cash and approximately 37.3 million shares of Devon common stock, including purchase price adjustments. The transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. See Note 2 for further discussion.
Variable Interest Entity
CDM is a joint venture entity formed by Devon and an affiliate of QL Capital Partners, LP. CDM provides gathering, compression and dehydration services for natural gas production in the Cotton Draw area of the Delaware Basin. Devon holds a controlling interest in CDM and the portions of CDM’s net earnings and equity not attributable to Devon’s controlling interest are shown separately as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings and consolidated balance sheets. CDM is considered a VIE to Devon. The assets of CDM cannot be used by Devon for general corporate purposes and are included in, and disclosed parenthetically, on Devon's consolidated balance sheets. The carrying amount of liabilities related to CDM for which the creditors do not have recourse to Devon's assets are also included in, and disclosed parenthetically, if material, on Devon's consolidated balance sheets.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents revenue from contracts with customers that are disaggregated based on the type of good or service.
Oil
2,414
Gas
309
128
NGL
403
312
918
807
272
121
234
184
Total revenues from contracts with customers
4,550
3,741
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Beginning with the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Devon adopted ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segments Disclosures. Under this ASU, the scope and frequency of segment disclosures has increased to provide investors with additional detail about information utilized by an entity's "Chief Operating Decision Maker". See Note 19 for Devon's disclosure.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 intends to provide investors with enhanced information about an entity’s income taxes by requiring disclosure of items such as disaggregation of the effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information regarding income taxes paid. This ASU will result in additional disclosures for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted for annual financial statements that have
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
not yet been issued. This ASU will result in additional disclosures for Devon beginning with our 2025 annual reporting and interim periods beginning in 2026.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented on the face of the statement of operations as well as disclosures about selling expenses. This ASU is effective for Devon beginning with its 2027 annual reporting and interim periods beginning in 2028. Devon is evaluating the impact this ASU will have on the disclosures that accompany its consolidated financial statements.
2. Acquisitions and Divestitures
Grayson Mill Acquisition
On September 27, 2024, Devon completed its acquisition of the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill for total consideration of approximately $5.0 billion, consisting of $3.5 billion of cash and approximately 37.3 million shares of Devon common stock, including purchase price adjustments. Devon funded the cash portion of the purchase price through cash on hand and debt financing. For additional information regarding the debt financing, see Note 13.
Purchase Price Allocation
This transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of Grayson Mill and its subsidiaries have been recorded at their respective fair values as of the date of completion of the acquisition and added to Devon’s. The preliminary purchase price assessment remains an ongoing process and is subject to change for up to one year subsequent to the closing date of the acquisition. Determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Grayson Mill requires judgment and certain assumptions to be made, the most significant of these being related to the valuation of Grayson Mill’s oil and gas properties. The inputs and assumptions related to the oil and gas properties are categorized as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following table represents the preliminary allocation of the total purchase price of Grayson Mill to the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on the fair values as of the acquisition date.
Purchase
Price Allocation
as of March 31, 2025
Consideration:
Devon common stock issued
37.3
Devon closing price on September 27, 2024
38.96
Total common equity consideration
1,455
Cash consideration
3,567
Total consideration
5,022
Assets acquired:
147
219
44
Proved oil and gas property and equipment
3,056
Unproved oil and gas property and equipment
1,771
Other property and equipment, net
210
29
Total assets acquired
5,485
Liabilities assumed:
Revenue and royalties payable
209
75
Total liabilities assumed
463
Net assets acquired
Asset Exchange
On April 1, 2025, Devon and BPX Energy dissolved their partnership and divided their acreage in the Eagle Ford Blackhawk field located in Texas' DeWitt County. The transaction is expected to be accounted for as an equal, non-monetary exchange between the two parties.
Contingent Earnout Payments
Devon was entitled to contingent earnout payments associated with the sale of its Barnett Shale assets in 2020 with upside participation beginning at a $2.75 Henry Hub natural gas price or a $50 WTI oil price. The contingent payment period commenced on January 1, 2021, and had a term of four years. Devon received $20 million in contingent earnout payments related to this transaction in both the first quarter of 2025 and first quarter of 2024.
Objectives and Strategies
Devon enters into derivative financial instruments with respect to a portion of its oil, gas and NGL production to hedge future prices received. Additionally, Devon periodically enters into derivative financial instruments with respect to a portion of its oil, gas and NGL marketing activities. These commodity derivative financial instruments include financial price swaps, basis swaps and costless price collars.
Devon does not intend to hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes and has elected not to designate any of its derivative instruments for hedge accounting treatment.
Counterparty Credit Risk
By using derivative financial instruments, Devon is exposed to credit risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. To mitigate this risk, the hedging instruments are placed with a number of counterparties whom Devon believes are acceptable credit risks. It is Devon’s policy to enter into derivative contracts only with investment-grade rated counterparties deemed by management to be competent and competitive market makers. Additionally, Devon’s derivative contracts generally contain provisions that provide for collateral payments if Devon’s or its counterparty’s credit rating falls below certain credit rating levels. As of March 31, 2025, Devon neither held cash collateral of its counterparties nor posted cash collateral to its counterparties.
Commodity Derivatives
As of March 31, 2025, Devon had the following open oil derivative positions. The first two tables present Devon’s oil derivatives that settle against the average of the prompt month NYMEX WTI futures price. The third table presents Devon’s oil derivatives that settle against the respective indices noted within the table.
Price Swaps
Price Collars
Period
Volume(Bbls/d)
WeightedAveragePrice ($/Bbl)
WeightedAverage FloorPrice ($/Bbl)
WeightedAverageCeiling Price($/Bbl)
Q2-Q4 2025
10,985
71.82
103,015
66.41
75.37
Three-Way Price Collars
WeightedAverage Floor SoldPrice ($/Bbl)
WeightedAverage Floor PurchasedPrice ($/Bbl)
13,000
50.77
65.00
77.37
Q1-Q4 2026
2,479
50.00
77.91
Oil Basis Swaps
Index
Weighted AverageDifferential to WTI($/Bbl)
Midland Sweet
63,000
1.00
NYMEX Roll
4,000
0.91
32,000
1.13
As of March 31, 2025, Devon had the following open natural gas derivative positions. The first table presents Devon’s natural gas derivatives that settle against the Inside FERC first of the month Henry Hub index. The second table presents Devon’s natural gas derivatives that settle against the respective indices noted within the table.
Volume (MMBtu/d)
Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu)
Weighted Average Floor Price ($/MMBtu)
Weighted AverageCeiling Price ($/MMBtu)
296,167
3.41
170,000
3.00
3.80
217,500
3.72
160,000
3.14
4.88
Natural Gas Basis Swaps
Volume(MMBtu/d)
Weighted AverageDifferential toHenry Hub($/MMBtu)
Houston Ship Channel
230,000
(0.35
WAHA
110,000
(1.11
50,000
(0.29
20,000
(1.30
As of March 31, 2025, Devon had the following open NGL derivative positions. Devon's NGL positions settle against the average of the prompt month OPIS Mont Belvieu, Texas index.
Product
Volume (Bbls/d)
Weighted Average Price ($/Bbl)
Natural Gasoline
3,000
63.35
Normal Butane
323
39.90
Propane
32.29
Financial Statement Presentation
All derivative financial instruments are recognized at their current fair value as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Amounts related to contracts allowed to be netted upon payment subject to a master netting arrangement with the same counterparty are reported on a net basis in the consolidated balance sheets. The table below presents a summary of these positions as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Gross Fair Value
Amounts Netted
Net Fair Value
Balance Sheet Classification
Commodity derivatives:
Short-term derivative asset
(68
78
(23
55
Long-term derivative asset
(4
Short-term derivative liability
(165
68
(97
(37
(14
Long-term derivative liability
(44
(36
Total derivative asset (liability)
(65
The table below presents the share-based compensation expense included in Devon’s accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings.
G&A
Restructuring and transaction costs
Related income tax benefit
Under its approved long-term incentive plan, Devon grants share-based awards to its employees. The following table presents a summary of Devon’s unvested restricted stock awards and units and performance share units granted under the plan.
Restricted Stock Awards & Units
Performance Share Units
Awards/Units
WeightedAverageGrant-DateFair Value
Units
(Thousands, except fair value data)
Unvested at 12/31/24
4,107
45.31
1,179
67.38
Granted
2,432
34.26
45.92
Vested
(1,192
46.88
(272
68.68
Forfeited
(16
39.40
(90
Unvested at 3/31/25
5,331
39.93
1,327
(1)
58.77
The following table presents the assumptions related to the performance share units granted in 2025, as indicated in the previous summary table.
Grant-date fair value
Risk-free interest rate
4.29
%
Volatility factor
38.70
Contractual term (years)
2.89
The following table presents a summary of the unrecognized compensation cost and the related weighted average recognition period associated with unvested awards and units as of March 31, 2025.
Restricted Stock
Performance
Share Units
Unrecognized compensation cost
Weighted average period for recognition (years)
3.0
2.3
5.Asset Impairments
In the first quarter of 2025, Devon rationalized two headquarters-related real estate assets, triggering assets held for sale and recording asset impairments of $254 million. Both transactions closed by the end of the first quarter of 2025 and generated sale proceeds of $120 million.
6. Income Taxes
The following table presents Devon’s total income tax expense and a reconciliation of its effective income tax rate to the U.S. statutory income tax rate.
Current income tax expense
96
119
Total income tax expense
U.S. statutory income tax rate
State income taxes
%)
Effective income tax rate
The following table reconciles net earnings available to common shareholders and weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculations of basic and diluted net earnings per share.
Common shares:
Average common shares outstanding - basic
643
629
Dilutive effect of potential common shares issuable
Average common shares outstanding - diluted
645
632
Net earnings per share available to common shareholders:
Basic
Diluted
8.Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Components of other comprehensive earnings (loss) consist of the following:
Pension and postretirement benefit plans:
Beginning accumulated pension and postretirement benefits
Recognition of net actuarial loss and prior service cost in earnings (1)
Ending accumulated pension and postretirement benefits
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
(63
(96
(35
(85
49
Accounts payable and revenues and royalties payable
248
143
(57
116
109
Supplementary cash flow data:
Interest paid
160
Income taxes refunded
Components of accounts receivable include the following:
1,151
1,130
Joint interest billings
367
341
493
465
32
Gross accounts receivable
2,043
1,978
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Net accounts receivable
11.Property, Plant and Equipment
The following table presents the aggregate capitalized costs related to Devon’s oil and gas and non-oil and gas activities.
Property and equipment:
Proved
54,814
53,647
Unproved and properties under development
2,775
2,814
Total oil and gas
57,589
56,461
Less accumulated DD&A
(34,160
(33,263
Oil and gas property and equipment, net
Other property and equipment
2,510
2,671
(857
(858
Other property and equipment, net (1)
Property and equipment, net
The following table presents Devon's investments shown on the consolidated balance sheets.
Carrying Amount
% Interest
Catalyst
50%
266
273
Water JV
30%
218
216
Fervo
17%
113
115
Matterhorn
12.5%
69
Various
47
54
On May 5, 2025, Devon agreed to sell its investment in Matterhorn for approximately $375 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
See below for a summary of debt instruments and balances. The notes, debentures and Term Loan reflected below are senior, unsecured obligations of Devon.
5.85% due December 15, 2025
7.50% due September 15, 2027
73
5.25% due October 15, 2027
390
5.875% due June 15, 2028
325
4.50% due January 15, 2030
585
7.875% due September 30, 2031
675
7.95% due April 15, 2032
366
5.20% due September 15, 2034
1,250
5.60% due July 15, 2041
4.75% due May 15, 2042
750
5.00% due June 15, 2045
5.75% due September 15, 2054
1,000
Term Loan due September 25, 2026
Net premium on debentures and notes
34
37
Debt issuance costs
(53
Total debt
8,880
8,883
Less amount classified as short-term debt
Total long-term debt
Credit Lines
Devon has a $3.0 billion revolving Senior Credit Facility, and, in the first quarter of 2025, Devon exercised its option to extend the Senior Credit Facility maturity date from March 24, 2029 to March 24, 2030. Devon has the option to extend the March 24, 2030 maturity date by an additional year subject to lender consent. As of March 31, 2025, Devon had no outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility and had issued $4 million in outstanding letters of credit under this facility. The Senior Credit Facility contains only one material financial covenant. This covenant requires Devon's ratio of total funded debt to total capitalization, as defined in the credit agreement, to be no greater than 65%. Under the terms of the credit agreement, total capitalization is adjusted to add back
non-cash financial write-downs such as impairments. As of March 31, 2025, Devon was in compliance with this covenant with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 26.3%.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
In August 2024, Devon entered into a delayed draw term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), providing for delayed draw term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 billion, including a 364-day tranche of $500 million and a two-year tranche of $1.5 billion. On September 27, 2024, Devon borrowed $1.0 billion on the two-year tranche (the “Term Loan”) to partially fund the closing of the Grayson Mill acquisition. In connection with the borrowing of the Term Loan, the undrawn commitments under the Term Loan Credit Agreement automatically terminated. The Term Loan bears interest at a rate based on term SOFR plus a spread adjustment that varies based on Devon's credit ratings. The interest rate on the Term Loan was 5.8% as of March 31, 2025.
The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains substantially the same financial covenant as the Senior Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2025, Devon was in compliance with this covenant with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 26.3%.
Issuance of Senior Notes
In August 2024, Devon issued $1.25 billion of 5.20% senior notes due 2034 and $1.0 billion of 5.75% senior notes due 2054. Devon used the net proceeds to partially fund the Grayson Mill acquisition. For additional information, see Note 2.
Retirement of Senior Notes
On September 15, 2024, Devon repaid $472 million of 5.25% senior notes at maturity.
Net Financing Costs
The following schedule includes the components of net financing costs.
Net financing costs:
Interest based on debt outstanding
87
Interest income
Total net financing costs
19
14. Leases
Devon’s operating lease right-of-use assets relate to real estate, drilling rigs and other equipment related to the exploration, development and production of oil and gas. As of March 31, 2025, Devon’s financing lease right-of-use assets primarily relate to equipment related to the exploration, development and production of oil and gas. In the first quarter of 2025, Devon extinguished an approximately $300 million real estate finance lease by making a cash payment of $274 million and recognized a gain on early lease extinguishment in other, net related to the difference on the accompanying consolidated statement of comprehensive earnings. For additional information, see Note 5.
The following table presents Devon’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Finance
Operating
108
Lease liabilities:
Current lease liabilities (1)
45
50
28
53
Long-term lease liabilities
293
Total lease liabilities (2)
318
373
The following table presents the changes in Devon’s asset retirement obligations.
Asset retirement obligations as of beginning of period
665
Liabilities incurred
Liabilities settled and divested
Revision and reclassification of estimated obligation
Accretion expense on discounted obligation
Asset retirement obligations as of end of period
877
709
Less current portion
Asset retirement obligations, long-term
683
During the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, Devon increased its asset retirement obligations by approximately $55 million and $35 million, respectively, primarily due to changes in current cost estimates and future retirement dates for its oil and gas assets.
Share Issuance
On September 27, 2024, Devon completed its acquisition of the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill for total consideration of approximately $5.0 billion. The transaction consisted of $3.5 billion of cash and approximately 37.3 million shares of Devon common stock at $38.96 per share for total equity consideration of approximately $1.5 billion, including purchase price adjustments.
Share Repurchases
Devon's Board of Directors has authorized a $5.0 billion share repurchase program with a June 30, 2026 expiration date. The table below provides information regarding purchases of Devon’s common stock under the $5.0 billion share repurchase program (shares in thousands).
Total Number ofShares Purchased
Dollar Value ofShares Purchased
Average Price Paidper Share
$5.0 Billion Plan
2021
13,983
589
42.15
2022
11,708
718
61.36
2023
19,350
992
51.23
2024:
First quarter
4,428
193
43.47
Second quarter
5,188
256
49.40
Third quarter
6,675
295
44.23
Fourth quarter
7,653
300
39.22
2024 Total
23,944
1,044
43.61
2025:
8,505
301
35.33
Total plan
77,490
3,644
47.02
Dividends
Devon pays a quarterly dividend which can be comprised of a fixed dividend and a variable dividend. The variable dividend is dependent on quarterly cash flows, among other factors. Devon has raised its fixed dividend multiple times over the past two calendar years and most recently raised it by 9% from $0.22 to $0.24 per share in the first quarter of 2025. The following table summarizes Devon’s dividends for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Rate Per Share
163
0.24
First quarter (1)
299
0.44
In May 2025, Devon announced a fixed cash dividend in the amount of $0.24 per share for approximately $154 million payable in the second quarter of 2025.
Noncontrolling Interests
The noncontrolling interests’ share of CDM’s net earnings and the contributions from and distributions to the noncontrolling interests are presented as components of equity.
Devon is party to various legal actions arising in connection with its business. Matters that are probable of unfavorable outcome to Devon and which can be reasonably estimated are accrued. Such accruals are based on information known about the matters, Devon’s estimates of the outcomes of such matters and its experience in contesting, litigating and settling similar matters. None of the actions are believed by management to likely involve future amounts that would be material to Devon’s financial position or results of operations after consideration of recorded accruals. Actual amounts could differ materially from management’s estimates.
Royalty Matters
Numerous oil and natural gas producers and related parties, including Devon, have been named in various lawsuits alleging royalty underpayments. Devon is currently named as a defendant in a number of such lawsuits, including some lawsuits in which the plaintiffs seek to certify classes of similarly situated plaintiffs. Among the allegations typically asserted in these suits are claims that Devon used below-market prices, made improper deductions, paid royalty proceeds in an untimely manner without including required interest, used improper measurement techniques and entered into gas purchase and processing arrangements with affiliates that resulted in underpayment of royalties in connection with oil, natural gas and NGLs produced and sold. Devon is also involved in governmental agency proceedings and royalty audits and is subject to related contracts and regulatory controls in the ordinary course of business, some that may lead to additional royalty claims. As of March 31, 2025, Devon has accrued approximately $40 million in other current liabilities pertaining to such royalty matters.
Environmental and Climate Change Matters
Devon’s business is subject to numerous federal, state, tribal and local laws and regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and criminal fines and penalties, as well as remediation costs. Although Devon believes that it is in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and that continued compliance with existing requirements will not have a material adverse impact on its business, there can be no assurance that this will continue in the future.
The Company has previously received separate NOVs from the EPA alleging emissions and permitting violations relating to certain of our historic operations in North Dakota, western Texas and New Mexico, respectively. The Company has been engaging with the EPA to resolve each of these matters, and Devon is actively negotiating a draft consent decree with the EPA and the Department of Justice with respect to the North Dakota NOV matter. If finalized, the consent decree may include monetary sanctions and obligations to complete mitigation projects and implement specific injunctive relief. Given that negotiations of the draft consent decree are ongoing and the uncertainty as to the ultimate result of the North Dakota NOV matter, we are currently unable to provide an estimate of potential loss; however, the costs associated with the resolution of the North Dakota NOV matter or any of the other NOV matters could be significant in amount and may include monetary penalties.
Beginning in 2013, various parishes in Louisiana filed suit against numerous oil and gas companies, including Devon, alleging that the companies’ operations and activities in certain fields violated the State and Local Coastal Resource Management Act of 1978, as amended, and caused substantial environmental contamination, subsidence and other environmental damages to land and water bodies located in the coastal zone of Louisiana. The plaintiffs’ claims against Devon relate primarily to the operations of several of Devon’s corporate predecessors. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, payment of the costs necessary to clear, re-vegetate and otherwise restore the allegedly impacted areas. Although Devon cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these matters, Devon denies the allegations in these lawsuits and intends to vigorously defend against these claims.
The State of Delaware has filed legal proceedings against numerous oil and gas companies, including Devon, seeking relief to abate alleged impacts of climate change. These proceedings include far-reaching claims for monetary damages and injunctive relief. Although Devon cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this matter, Devon denies the allegations asserted in this lawsuit and intends to vigorously defend against these claims.
Other Indemnifications and Legacy Matters
Pursuant to various sale agreements relating to divested businesses and assets, Devon has indemnified various purchasers against liabilities that they may incur with respect to the businesses and assets acquired from Devon. Additionally, federal, state and other laws in areas of former operations may require previous operators (including corporate successors of previous operators) to perform or make payments in certain circumstances where the current operator may no longer be able to satisfy the applicable obligation. Such obligations may include plugging and abandoning wells, removing production facilities, undertaking other restorative actions or performing requirements under surface agreements in existence at the time of disposition. For example, a predecessor entity of a Devon subsidiary previously sold certain private, state and federal oil and gas leases covering properties in shallow waters off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of America. These assets are generally referred to as the East Bay Field. The current operator of the East Bay Field has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and will likely be unable to satisfy the eventual decommissioning obligations associated with the East Bay Field. Other companies in the chain of title of the East Bay Field have also sought bankruptcy protection and will also likely be unable to satisfy the eventual decommissioning obligations associated with the East Bay Field.
In March 2025, Devon received an order from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to decommission assets located on certain federal leases in the East Bay Field (the “Federal Assets”). As a result, during the first quarter of 2025, Devon recorded a contingent liability of $125 million within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, reflecting the estimated costs of decommissioning the Federal Assets. The Company expects to be able to access funds available under certain bonds and a cash security account as and when Devon performs and pays these decommissioning obligations. Devon believes the funds will likely cover approximately $100 million of the estimated decommissioning costs for the Federal Assets. Accordingly, during the first quarter of 2025, Devon recorded an approximately $100 million receivable related to these sources of funds within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The remaining $25 million difference of the recorded decommissioning obligation and such sources of funds was recognized in other, net on the consolidated statement of comprehensive earnings. Devon may also be required to perform or fund decommissioning obligations associated with the East Bay Field under state and federal regulations applicable to predecessor operators beyond amounts accrued. Factors impacting this contingency include, among others: (i) the ultimate outcome of the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, including with respect to state lease assets included in the East Bay Field, (ii) the actual costs to decommission the Federal Assets relative to the estimates, which are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, and (iii) Devon's ability to successfully access funds under decommissioning bonds and other sources.
As of March 31, 2025, Devon has accrued approximately $200 million of contingent liabilities related to such decommissioning legacy matters, including liabilities associated with the East Bay Field.
The following table provides carrying value and fair value measurement information for certain of Devon’s financial assets and liabilities. The carrying values of cash, accounts receivable, other current receivables, accounts payable, other current payables, accrued expenses and lease liabilities included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximated fair value at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as applicable. Therefore, such financial assets and liabilities are not presented in the following table.
Fair Value Measurements Using:
Carrying
Total Fair
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Value
Inputs
March 31, 2025 assets (liabilities):
Cash equivalents
682
Commodity derivatives
(133
Debt
(8,880
(8,592
December 31, 2024 assets (liabilities):
56
(33
(8,883
(8,520
Contingent earnout payments
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values in the table above.
Level 1 Fair Value Measurements
Cash equivalents – Amounts consist primarily of money market investments and the fair value approximates the carrying value.
Level 2 Fair Value Measurements
Commodity derivatives – The fair value of commodity derivatives is estimated using internal discounted cash flow calculations based upon forward curves and data obtained from independent third parties for contracts with similar terms or data obtained from counterparties to the agreements.
Debt – Devon’s debt instruments do not consistently trade actively in an established market. The fair values of its debt are estimated based on rates available for debt with similar terms and maturity when active trading is not available. Our variable rate debt is non-public and consists of our Term Loan. The fair value of our variable rate debt approximates the carrying value as the underlying SOFR resets every month based on the prevailing market rate.
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Contingent Earnout Payments – Devon had the right to receive contingent consideration related to the Barnett asset divestiture based on future oil and gas prices. These values were derived using a Monte Carlo valuation model and qualify as a level 3 fair value measurement. For additional information, see Note 2.
Devon is a leading independent energy company engaged primarily in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs. Devon’s oil and gas exploration and production activities are solely focused in the U.S. For financial reporting purposes, Devon aggregates its U.S. operating segments into one reporting segment due to the similar nature of these operations.
Devon’s chief operating decision maker is the executive committee, which includes the chief executive officer, chief operating officers and chief financial officer. To assess the performance of our assets, we use net earnings. We believe net earnings provides information useful in assessing our operating and financial performance across periods.
The following table reflects Devon's net earnings, assets and capital expenditures for the time periods presented below.
LOE
479
380
Gathering, processing & transportation
204
180
Production and property taxes
229
191
Total significant expenses
DD&A
Other segment items (1)
3,943
2,987
24,978
Capital expenditures, including acquisitions
972
945
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis addresses material changes in our results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 compared to previous periods, and in our financial condition and liquidity since December 31, 2024. For information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, see our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
We are a leading independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose operations are focused onshore in the United States. Our operations are currently focused in four core areas: the Delaware Basin, Rockies, Eagle Ford and Anadarko. Our asset base is underpinned by premium acreage in the economic core of the Delaware Basin and our diverse, top-tier resource plays, providing a deep inventory of opportunities for years to come.
On September 27, 2024, we acquired the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill for total consideration of approximately $5.0 billion, consisting of $3.5 billion of cash and approximately 37.3 million shares of Devon common stock, including purchase price adjustments. The acquisition allows us to efficiently expand our oil production and operating scale, creating immediate and long-term, sustainable value to shareholders over time.
As evidenced by this acquisition, we remain focused on building economic value by executing on our strategic priorities of moderating production growth, emphasizing capital and operational efficiencies, optimizing reinvestment rates to maximize free cash flow, maintaining low leverage, delivering cash returns to our shareholders and pursuing operational excellence. Our recent performance highlights for these priorities include the following items for the first quarter of 2025:
Our net earnings and operating cash flow are highly dependent upon oil, gas and NGL prices which can be volatile due to several varying factors. During the first quarter of 2025, commodity prices have experienced heightened volatility and declines, driven primarily by economic uncertainty in global trade arising from geopolitical events and shifting trade policies, such as the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. and planned oil output increases by OPEC+. Despite the potential negative impacts of higher inflation rates and supply chain disruptions created by these developments, we remain committed to capital discipline and delivering the objectives that underpin our current plan. Our disciplined, returns-driven strategy is designed to adapt to market fluctuations by reducing activity when necessary to maximize free cash flow generation. We will continue to prioritize value creation through moderated capital investment and production growth, particularly with a view of the volatility in commodity prices, supply chain constraints and the economic uncertainty arising from inflation and geopolitical events. Our cash-return objectives remain focused on opportunistic share repurchases, funding our dividends, repaying debt at upcoming maturities and building cash balances.
To emphasize our commitment to maximizing free cash flow and creating value for shareholders, we recently announced a business optimization plan which is anticipated to improve our annual pre-tax cash flow by $1.0 billion. The plan includes actions to achieve more efficient field-level operations and improvements in drilling and completion costs while improving operating margins and corporate costs. These savings are on track to be achieved by the end of 2026 with approximately $400 million expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The following graphs, discussion and analysis are intended to provide an understanding of our results of operations and current financial condition. To facilitate the review, these numbers are being presented before consideration of noncontrolling interests.
Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024
Our first quarter 2025 and fourth quarter 2024 net earnings were $509 million and $653 million, respectively. The graph below shows the change in net earnings from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025. The material changes are further discussed by category on the following pages.
Production Volumes
Q1 2025
% of Total
Q4 2024
Change
Oil (MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin
221
-2
Rockies
112
110
Eagle Ford
-10
Anadarko Basin
-19
N/M
100
398
-3
Gas (MMcf/d)
744
755
-1
233
230
252
255
0
1,346
1,371
NGLs (MBbls/d)
118
58
-7
-29
-16
203
-8
Combined (MBoe/d)
458
474
195
79
92
-14
-9
815
848
-4
From the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, the change in volumes contributed to a $165 million decrease in earnings. The decrease in volumes was primarily due to natural well declines in the Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford and Anadarko Basin, as well as winter weather impacts in the Delaware and Anadarko Basins.
Realized Prices
Realization
Oil (per Bbl)
WTI index
71.50
70.32
Realized price, unhedged
69.13
97%
68.11
Cash settlements
0.02
1.08
Realized price, with hedges
69.15
69.19
Gas (per Mcf)
Henry Hub index
3.65
2.79
31
2.55
70%
1.30
(0.07
0.16
2.48
68%
1.46
70
NGLs (per Bbl)
22.03
31%
21.07
(0.10
(0.06
21.93
21.01
Combined (per Boe)
42.58
39.57
(0.13
0.75
42.45
40.32
From the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, realized prices contributed to a $205 million increase in earnings. Unhedged oil, gas and NGL prices increased primarily due to higher WTI, Henry Hub and Mont Belvieu index prices, respectively. The increase in unhedged prices was partially offset by unfavorable gas and NGL hedge cash settlements.
We currently have approximately 30% and 35% of our remaining anticipated 2025 oil and gas production hedged, respectively.
Hedge Settlements
Q
Natural gas
Total cash settlements (1)
-117
Cash settlements as presented in the tables above represent realized gains or losses related to the instruments described in Note 3 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
Production Expenses
445
213
Production taxes
212
206
Property taxes
881
Per Boe:
6.53
5.70
2.78
2.74
Percent of oil, gas and NGL sales:
6.8
6.7
Production expenses increased primarily due to the timing of new well activity in the Delaware Basin and Rockies, which led to higher LOE in the first quarter of 2025.
Field-Level Cash Margin
The table below presents the field-level cash margin for each of our operating areas. Field-level cash margin is computed as oil, gas and NGL sales less production expenses and is not a measure defined by GAAP. A reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measures is found in “Non-GAAP Measures” in this Item 2. The changes in production volumes, realized prices and production expenses, shown above, had the following impact on our field-level cash margins by asset.
$ per BOE
Field-level cash margin (Non-GAAP)
1,283
31.13
1,259
28.90
29.01
489
27.86
270
37.98
308
36.25
136
19.13
135
16.88
2,214
30.16
2,205
28.27
DD&A and Asset Impairments
Oil and gas per Boe
12.07
12.08
Oil and gas
886
943
-6
Total DD&A
971
In the first quarter of 2025, Devon rationalized two headquarters-related real estate assets resulting in total asset impairments of $254 million. As a result, our annual DD&A will be reduced by approximately $15 million and our net financing costs will be reduced
by approximately $20 million due to the extinguishment of the associated financing lease. See Note 5 in "Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements" of this report for further discussion.
G&A per Boe
1.77
1.97
Labor and benefits
90
-22
Non-labor
60
155
G&A costs were lower in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to lower labor and benefit costs.
Other Items
Change in earnings
Commodity hedge valuation changes (1)
(88
(142
Marketing and midstream operations
(12
(11
(5
Net financing costs
We recognize fair value changes on our oil, gas and NGL derivative instruments in each reporting period. The changes in fair value resulted from new positions and settlements that occurred during each period, as well as the relationship between contract prices and the associated forward curves. For additional information, see Note 3 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
Income Taxes
Current expense
Deferred expense
Total expense
187
Current tax rate
Deferred tax rate
For additional information on income taxes, see Note 6 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024
Our first quarter 2025 and first quarter 2024 net earnings were $509 million and $609 million, respectively. The graph below shows the change in net earnings from the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025. The material changes are further discussed by category on the following pages.
Q1 2024
111
695
81
188
48
223
1,079
262
165
437
148
74
664
From the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, the change in volumes contributed to a $542 million increase in earnings. Volumes increased primarily due to the Grayson Mill acquisition in the Rockies, which closed in the third quarter of 2024 as well as new well activity across our portfolio, particularly in the Delaware Basin.
77.01
75.40
(0.25
75.15
2.25
62
97
0.32
1.62
20.81
(0.08
20.73
43.52
0.39
43.91
From the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, realized prices contributed to a $45 million decrease in earnings. This decrease was due to lower unhedged realized oil prices which decreased primarily due to lower WTI index prices. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in unhedged realized gas and NGL prices which were primarily due to higher Henry Hub and Mont Belvieu index prices. Realized prices were also negatively impacted by unfavorable gas and NGL hedge cash settlements.
-142
175
6.29
2.98
Production expenses increased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to increased activity in the Rockies related to the Grayson Mill acquisition as well as new well activity across the portfolio.
1,275
32.06
224
31.19
41.82
14.64
1,878
31.09
11.57
699
DD&A increased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to higher volumes driven by the Grayson Mill acquisition and new well activity across our portfolio.
In the first quarter of 2025, Devon rationalized two headquarters-related real estate assets resulting in total asset impairments of $254 million. As a result, our annual DD&A will be reduced by approximately $15 million and our net financing costs will be reduced by approximately $20 million due to the extinguishment of the associated financing lease. See Note 5 in "Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements" of this report for further discussion.
33
1.89
51
G&A increased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to higher employee compensation, driven in part by inflationary adjustments and the Grayson Mill acquisition. However, our G&A per Boe rate decreased due to the Grayson Mill acquisition efficiently expanding our operating scale and production.
(169
(21
During the third quarter of 2024, we issued $3.25 billion of debt to partially fund the Grayson Mill acquisition. Additionally, we retired $472 million of debt in the third quarter of 2024. For additional information, see Note 13 in "Part I. Financial Information - Item 1. Financial Statements" in this report.
For information on income taxes, see Note 6 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
Sources and Uses of Cash
The following table presents the major changes in cash and cash equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Operating cash flow
Investment activity, net
Noncontrolling interest activity, net
Operating Cash Flow
As presented in the table above, net cash provided by operating activities continued to be a significant source of capital and liquidity. Operating cash flow funded our capital expenditures, and we continued to return value to our shareholders by utilizing cash flow and cash balances for share repurchases and dividends.
Capital Expenditures
The amounts in the table below reflect cash payments for capital expenditures, including cash paid for capital expenditures incurred in prior periods.
468
534
222
151
157
887
828
Midstream
Total capital expenditures
934
894
Capital expenditures consist primarily of amounts related to our oil and gas exploration and development operations, midstream operations and other corporate activities. Our capital investment program is driven by a disciplined allocation process focused on moderating our production growth and maximizing our returns. As such, our capital expenditures for the first three months of 2025 represented approximately 48% of our operating cash flow.
Divestitures of Property and Equipment
During the first three months of 2025, we generated $133 million in proceeds primarily from the sale of headquarters-related real estate assets as part of our real estate rationalization initiatives. For additional information, see Note 5 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
During the first three months of 2025 and 2024, we received $20 million in contingent earnout payments related to assets previously sold. For additional information, see Note 2 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
Repayment of Finance Lease
During the first three months of 2025, we paid $274 million in cash to extinguish a financing lease related to a headquarters-related real estate asset as part of our real estate rationalization initiatives. For additional information, see Note 14 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
Investment Activity
During the first three months of 2025 and 2024, Devon received distributions from our investments of $9 million and $11 million, respectively. Devon contributed $2 million and $47 million to our investments during the first three months of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Shareholder Distributions and Stock Activity
We repurchased approximately 8.5 million shares of common stock for $301 million and approximately 4.4 million shares of common stock for $193 million under the share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors in the first three months of 2025 and 2024, respectively. For additional information, see Note 16 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
The following table summarizes our common stock dividends during the first quarter of 2025 and 2024. Devon most recently raised its fixed dividend by 9% from $0.22 to $0.24 per share in the first quarter of 2025.
Noncontrolling Interest Activity, net
During the first three months of 2025 and 2024, we distributed $9 million and $7 million, respectively, to our noncontrolling interests in CDM. During the first three months of 2025 and 2024, we received $14 million and $12 million, respectively, in contributions from our noncontrolling interests.
Liquidity
The business of exploring for, developing and producing oil and natural gas is capital intensive. Because oil, natural gas and NGL reserves are a depleting resource, we, like all upstream operators, must continually make capital investments to grow and even sustain production. Generally, our capital investments are focused on drilling and completing new wells and maintaining production from existing wells. At opportunistic times, we also acquire operations and properties from other operators or landowners to enhance our existing portfolio of assets.
On September 27, 2024, Devon acquired the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill. This acquisition adds a high-margin production mix that enhances our position and efficiently expands our operating scale and production. The acquisition delivers sustainable accretion to earnings and free cash flow further supporting our cash-return business model, which moderates growth, emphasizes capital efficiencies and prioritizes cash returns to shareholders.
To emphasize our commitment to maximizing free cash flow and creating value for shareholders, we recently announced a business optimization plan which is anticipated to improve our annual pre-tax cash flow by $1.0 billion. These optimization initiatives
will be primarily focused on capital efficiencies, production optimization, commercial opportunities and corporate cost reductions. These savings are on track to be achieved by the end of 2026 with approximately $400 million expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Historically, our primary sources of capital funding and liquidity have been our operating cash flow, cash on hand and asset divestiture proceeds. Additionally, we maintain a commercial paper program, supported by our revolving line of credit, which can be accessed as needed to supplement operating cash flow and cash balances. If needed, we can also issue debt and equity securities, including through transactions under our shelf registration statement filed with the SEC. We estimate the combination of our sources of capital will continue to be adequate to fund our planned capital requirements as discussed in this section as well as return cash to shareholders.
Key inputs into determining our planned capital investment are the amount of cash we hold and operating cash flow we expect to generate over the next one to three or more years. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, we held approximately $1.2 billion of cash. Our operating cash flow forecasts are sensitive to many variables and include a measure of uncertainty as actual results may differ from our expectations.
Commodity Prices – The most uncertain and volatile variables for our operating cash flow are the prices of the oil, gas and NGLs we produce and sell. Prices are determined primarily by prevailing market conditions. Regional and worldwide economic activity, weather, changes in public policy, including the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. or other countries, and other highly variable factors influence market conditions for these products. These factors, which are difficult to predict, create volatility in prices and are beyond our control.
To mitigate some of the risk inherent in prices, we utilize various derivative financial instruments to protect a portion of our production against downside price risk. The key terms to our oil, gas and NGL derivative financial instruments as of March 31, 2025 are presented in Note 3 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” of this report.
Further, when considering the current commodity price environment and our current hedge position, we expect to achieve our capital investment priorities. We remain committed to capital discipline and focused on delivering the objectives that underpin our capital plan for 2025. However, if commodity prices decline further, we will adapt our plan by reducing activity in order to maximize free cash flow.
Operating Expenses – Commodity prices can also affect our operating cash flow through an indirect effect on operating expenses. Significant commodity price decreases can lead to a decrease in drilling and development activities. As a result, the demand and cost for people, services, equipment and materials may also decrease, causing a positive impact on our cash flow as the prices paid for services and equipment decline. However, the inverse is also generally true during periods of rising commodity prices.
Additionally, the economic uncertainty in global trade arising from geopolitical events and shifting trade policies, such as the imposition of tariffs by the U.S., may contribute to higher inflation rates and disrupt supply chains, negatively impacting our cash flow. While we actively work to mitigate the impact of these potential risks through operational efficiencies gained from the scale of our operations as well as by leveraging long-standing relationships with our suppliers, the ultimate impacts remain uncertain.
Credit Losses – Our operating cash flow is also exposed to credit risk in a variety of ways. This includes the credit risk related to customers who purchase our oil, gas and NGL production, the collection of receivables from our joint interest owners for their proportionate share of expenditures made on projects we operate and counterparties to our derivative financial contracts. We utilize a variety of mechanisms to limit our exposure to the credit risks of our customers, joint interest owners and counterparties. Such mechanisms include, under certain conditions, requiring letters of credit, prepayments or cash collateral postings.
Credit Availability
As of March 31, 2025, we had approximately $3.0 billion of available borrowing capacity under our Senior Credit Facility. This credit facility supports our $3.0 billion of short-term credit under our commercial paper program. At March 31, 2025, there were no borrowings under our commercial paper program, and we were in compliance with the Senior Credit Facility’s financial covenant.
Debt Ratings
We receive debt ratings from the major ratings agencies in the U.S. In determining our debt ratings, the agencies consider a number of qualitative and quantitative items including, but not limited to, commodity pricing levels, our liquidity, asset quality, reserve mix, debt levels, cost structure, planned asset sales and the size and scale of our production. Our credit rating from Standard and Poor’s Financial Services is BBB with a stable outlook. Our credit rating from Fitch is BBB+ with a stable outlook. Our credit rating from Moody’s Investor Service is Baa2 with a stable outlook. Any rating downgrades may result in additional letters of credit or cash collateral being posted under certain contractual arrangements.
There are no “rating triggers” in any of our contractual debt obligations that would accelerate scheduled maturities should our debt rating fall below a specified level. However, a downgrade could adversely impact our interest rate on our Term Loan or any credit facility borrowings and the ability to economically access debt markets in the future.
Cash Returns to Shareholders
We are committed to returning cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Our Board of Directors will consider a number of factors when setting the quarterly dividend, if any, including a general target of paying out approximately 10% of operating cash flow through the fixed dividend. In addition to the fixed quarterly dividend, we may pay a variable dividend or complete share repurchases. The declaration and payment of any future dividend, whether fixed or variable, will remain at the full discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our financial results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
In May 2025, Devon announced a cash dividend in the amount of $0.24 per share payable in the second quarter of 2025 and will total approximately $154 million.
Our Board of Directors has authorized a $5.0 billion share repurchase program that expires on June 30, 2026. Through April 2025, we had executed $3.7 billion of the authorized program.
Our capital expenditures budget for the remainder of 2025 is expected to be approximately $2.7 billion to $2.9 billion.
Investment Divestiture
On May 5, 2025, Devon agreed to sell its investment in Matterhorn for approximately $375 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Proceeds from the divestiture will be used to further strengthen our investment-grade financial position.
Purchase Accounting
Periodically, we acquire assets and assume liabilities in transactions accounted for as business combinations, such as the acquisition of the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill. In connection with the acquisition, we allocated the $5.0 billion of purchase price consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition. The preliminary purchase price assessment remains an ongoing process and is subject to change for up to one year subsequent to the closing date of the acquisition.
We made a number of assumptions in estimating the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition. The most significant assumptions relate to the estimated fair values of proved and unproved oil and gas properties. Since sufficient market data was not available regarding the fair values of proved and unproved oil and gas properties, we prepared estimates and engaged third-party valuation experts. Significant judgments and assumptions are inherent in these estimates and include, among other things, estimates of reserve quantities, estimates of future commodity prices, drilling plans, expected development costs, lease operating costs, reserve risk adjustment factors and an estimate of an applicable market participant discount rate that reflects the risk of the underlying cash flow estimates.
Estimated fair values ascribed to assets acquired can have a significant impact on future results of operations presented in Devon’s financial statements. A higher fair value ascribed to a property results in higher DD&A expense, which results in lower net earnings. Fair values are based on estimates of future commodity prices, reserve quantities, development costs and operating costs. In the event that future commodity prices or reserve quantities are lower than those used as inputs to determine estimates of acquisition date fair values, the likelihood increases that certain costs may be determined to not be recoverable.
For additional information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, see our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We utilize “core earnings attributable to Devon” and “core earnings per share attributable to Devon” that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are not alternatives to GAAP measures and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results reported under GAAP. Core earnings attributable to Devon, as well as the per share amount, represent net earnings excluding certain non-cash and other items that are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of our financial results. Our non-GAAP measures are typically used as a quarterly performance measure. Amounts excluded relate to asset dispositions, non-cash asset impairments (including unproved asset impairments), deferred tax asset valuation allowance, fair value changes in derivative financial instruments and restructuring and transaction costs.
We believe these non-GAAP measures facilitate comparisons of our performance to earnings estimates published by securities analysts. We also believe these non-GAAP measures can facilitate comparisons of our performance between periods and to the performance of our peers.
Below are reconciliations of core earnings and core earnings per share attributable to Devon to comparable GAAP measures.
Before Tax
After Tax
After NCI
Per Diluted Share
Earnings attributable to Devon (GAAP)
Adjustments:
Asset and exploration impairments
259
202
0.31
Fair value changes in financial instruments
88
0.11
Core earnings attributable to Devon (Non-GAAP)
1,013
794
779
1.21
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
172
134
0.22
941
743
730
1.16
EBITDAX and Field-Level Cash Margin
To assess the performance of our assets, we use EBITDAX and Field-Level Cash Margin. We compute EBITDAX as net earnings before income tax expense; financing costs, net; exploration expenses; DD&A; asset impairments; asset disposition gains and losses; non-cash share-based compensation; non-cash valuation changes for derivatives and financial instruments; restructuring and transaction costs; accretion on discounted liabilities; and other items not related to our normal operations. Field-Level Cash Margin is computed as oil, gas and NGL sales less production expenses. Production expenses consist of lease operating, gathering, processing and transportation expenses, as well as production and property taxes.
We exclude financing costs from EBITDAX to assess our operating results without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. Exploration expenses and asset disposition gains and losses are excluded from EBITDAX because they generally are not indicators of operating efficiency for a given reporting period. DD&A and impairments are excluded from EBITDAX because capital expenditures are evaluated at the time capital costs are incurred. We exclude share-based compensation, valuation changes,
restructuring and transaction costs, accretion on discounted liabilities and other items from EBITDAX because they are not considered a measure of asset operating performance.
We believe EBITDAX and Field-Level Cash Margin provide information useful in assessing our operating and financial performance across periods. EBITDAX and Field-Level Cash Margin as defined by Devon may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and should be considered in conjunction with net earnings from operations.
Below are reconciliations of net earnings to EBITDAX and a further reconciliation to Field-Level Cash Margin.
Net earnings (GAAP)
Derivative and financial instrument non-cash valuation changes
169
Accretion on discounted liabilities and other
EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)
2,086
1,791
Marketing and midstream revenues and expenses, net
Commodity derivative cash settlements
(24
General and administrative expenses, cash-based
106
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Commodity Price Risk
As of March 31, 2025, we have commodity derivatives that pertain to a portion of our estimated production for the last nine months of 2025, as well as for 2026. The key terms to our open oil, gas and NGL derivative financial instruments are presented in Note 3 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” in this report.
The fair values of our commodity derivatives are largely determined by the forward curves of the relevant price indices. At March 31, 2025, a 10% change in the forward curves associated with our commodity derivative instruments would have changed our net positions by approximately $275 million.
Interest Rate Risk
At March 31, 2025, we had total debt of $8.9 billion. Of this debt, $7.9 billion was comprised of debentures and notes that have fixed interest rates which averaged 5.7%. We also have a $1.0 billion Term Loan which has a variable interest rate that is adjusted monthly. The interest rate on the Term Loan was 5.8% at March 31, 2025.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Devon, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers who certify Devon’s financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.
Based on their evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective as of March 31, 2025 to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Devon in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various legal proceedings incidental to our business. However, to our knowledge as of the date of this report and subject to the environmental matters noted in Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which any of our property is subject. For more information on our legal contingencies, see Note 17 in “Part I. Financial Information – Item 1. Financial Statements” of this report.
Please see our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings for additional information.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the information included in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our common stock that were made by us during the first quarter of 2025 (shares in thousands).
Total Number ofShares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
January 1 - January 31
35.83
1,876
1,589
February 1 - February 28
3,387
35.56
2,862
1,487
March 1 - March 31
3,772
34.73
3,767
1,356
9,037
35.27
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other Information
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, none of the Company's directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Extension Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2025, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2023, among Devon Energy Corporation, as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, and each Lender and L/C Issuer from time to time party thereto, with respect to Borrower’s extension of the maturity date from March 24, 2029 to March 24, 2030.
10.2*
2025 Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Award and Award Agreement under the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan between Devon Energy Corporation and certain officers for restricted stock awarded (EVP form).
10.3*
2025 Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Award and Award Agreement under the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan between Devon Energy Corporation and certain officers for restricted stock awarded (SVP form).
10.4*
2025 Form of Notice of Grant of Performance Share Unit Award and Award Agreement under the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan between Devon Energy Corporation and certain officers for performance based restricted share units awarded (EVP form).
10.5*
2025 Form of Notice of Grant of Performance Share Unit Award and Award Agreement under the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan between Devon Energy Corporation and certain officers for performance based restricted share units awarded (SVP form).
31.1
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document – the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
*Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 7, 2025
/s/ John B. Sherrer
John B. Sherrer
Vice President, Accounting and Controller