v3.25.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Taxes  
Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)

The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2023

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Current:

State

$

1,587

455

1,902

Current income tax expense

1,587

455

1,902

Deferred:

U.S. federal

50,969

(107,890)

192,252

State

11,070

(10,750)

21,713

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

62,039

(118,640)

213,965

Total income tax expense (benefit)

$

63,626

(118,185)

215,867

Schedule of reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount that would be computed by applying the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate of 21% to income or loss before taxes as a result of the following (in thousands, except percentages):

Year Ended December 31,

2023

2024

2025

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

Percent

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

Percent

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

Percent

 

U.S. federal statutory income tax

$

75,801

21.0

%

$

(5,143)

21.0

%

$

186,991

21.0

%

State and local income tax, net of U.S. federal effect (1)

12,657

3.5

%

(10,295)

42.0

%

23,215

2.6

%

Tax credits

Research and development

%

(148,861)

607.9

%

(4,375)

(0.5)

%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

Executive compensation

2,279

0.6

%

5,184

(21.2)

%

13,515

1.5

%

Other

439

0.1

%

1,037

(4.2)

%

431

%

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

%

53,590

(218.8)

%

(2,663)

(0.3)

%

Other items

Noncontrolling interests

(20,774)

(5.8)

%

(7,659)

31.3

%

(8,431)

(0.9)

%

Dividends received deduction

(3,075)

(0.9)

%

(4,785)

19.5

%

(6,155)

(0.7)

%

Equity-based compensation

(3,030)

(0.8)

%

(2,390)

9.8

%

(1,786)

(0.2)

%

NOL adjustments

%

980

(4.0)

%

15,186

1.7

%

Other

(671)

(0.2)

%

157

(0.6)

%

(61)

%

Total income tax expense (benefit) / Effective tax rate

$

63,626

17.5

%

$

(118,185)

482.7

%

$

215,867

24.2

%

(1)Pennsylvania made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the Company’s state income tax expense, net of the federal effect for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Schedule of net deferred tax assets and liabilities The tax effect of the temporary differences giving rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

December 31,

 

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Deferred income tax assets:

NOL carryforwards

$

212,289

266,123

Research and development tax credits, net

95,271

102,309

Interest expense carryforwards

46,452

9,516

Equity-based compensation

6,462

4,132

Investment in Antero Midstream

214,357

194,960

Unrealized losses on derivative instruments

9,863

Lease liabilities

555,264

477,262

Asset retirement obligations and other

23,080

29,247

Total deferred income tax assets

1,163,038

1,083,549

Valuation allowance

(43,192)

(39,112)

Deferred income tax assets, net

1,119,846

1,044,437

Deferred income tax liabilities:

Oil and gas properties

1,229,297

1,439,666

Unrealized gains on derivative instruments

17,912

Lease right-of-use assets

556,976

478,901

Investment in Martica

24,808

13,837

Other

2,106

1,427

Total deferred income tax liabilities

1,813,187

1,951,743

Deferred tax liability, net

$

(693,341)

(907,306)

Schedule of reserve for uncertain tax positions

The reserve for uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

  ​ ​ ​

2023

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2025

 

Beginning balance

$

53,590

Tax positions taken in current year

 

 

53,590

 

Tax positions taken in the prior year

(2,663)

Ending balance

$

53,590

50,927