CVR Energy reports strong Q3 2026 results

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2026, CVR Energy, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing information regarding its results of operations and financial condition for the three months ended September 30, 2026, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.¹

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K ("Current Report") and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.² The furnishing of information in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this Current Report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any securities of the Company or its affiliates.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being "furnished" as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

99.1

Press Release dated November 3, 2026.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 3, 2026

CVR Energy, Inc.

By:

/s/ Richard J. Roberts, Jr.

Richard J. Roberts, Jr.

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations

CVR Energy Reports Third Quarter

2026 Results

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Separately announced today a definitive agreement to acquire Marathon Petroleum Corporation's St. Paul Park and Mandan refineries and related marketing business⁶

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Third quarter 2026 net income attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $570 million³; Adjusted EBITDA of $582 million⁴

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$253 million liability removed from balance sheet due to the EPA's August 2026 decision granting a full waiver for Wynnewood Refining Company, LLC ("WRC") for the 2025 compliance period⁷

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Declared cash dividend of 10 cents for the third quarter 2026⁵

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CVR Partners, LP ("CVR Partners") announced a third quarter 2026 cash distribution of $1.79 per common unit

SUGAR LAND, Texas (November 3, 2026) – CVR Energy, Inc. ("CVR Energy" or the "Company") (NYSE: CVI) today announced its third quarter 2026 results including a net income attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $570 million, or $5.67 per diluted share, and an adjusted earnings per diluted share of $4.00, compared to net income attributable to CVR Energy stockholders of $374 million, or $3.72 per diluted share, and an adjusted earnings per diluted share of 40 cents for the third quarter of 2025. Net income for the third qu