By Connor Hart

Phillips 66 logged a jump in fourth-quarter profit, boosted by special adjustments, to close out what Chief Executive Mark Lashier called a transformative year for the company.

The Houston-based oil refiner on Wednesday posted a profit of $2.91 billion, or $7.17 a share, compared with $8 million, or 1 cent a share, a year earlier.

The recent quarter included multiple pre-tax, special-item adjustments, including one for $2 billion in the company's marketing and specialities segment, primarily related to the partial disposition of its Germany and Austria retail-marketing business, Phillips said.

Stripping out one-time items, earnings were $2.47 a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of $2.15 a share.

Phillips' refining business operated at 99% crude capacity utilization, delivering what the company called a record clean-product yield of 88%.

Lashier said last year was transformative for Phillips, as it sold the majority of its European retail business, acquired the remaining 50% interest in WRB Refining--a U.S. refinery business it previously operated as a joint venture with Cenovus Energy--and improved its Midstream competitive position through acquisitions.

"While enhancing our portfolio to focus on our core assets and geographies, we have also taken a disciplined approach to improving operations," Lashier said. Looking ahead to 2026, Phillips plans to further pay down debt while also continuing to return cash flow to shareholders, he added.

Write to Connor Hart at connor.hart@wsj.com

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February 04, 2026 07:51 ET (12:51 GMT)

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