TotalEnergies flags Q3 profit surge for TotalEnergies stock
Published on 10/16/2026 at 09:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSRefining margin and reporting date
- TotalEnergies expects a USD 33.20 refining margin per barrel in the third quarter of 2026.
- The October 15, 2026 update put hydrocarbon production at 2.45-2.50 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
- TotalEnergies stock trades at EUR 79.71 at 9:42 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, 0.39 percent below the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
- Detailed third-quarter results are scheduled for October 29, 2026.
TotalEnergies (ISIN FR0000120271) expects a sharp third-quarter profit lift as its refining margin reaches USD 33.20 per barrel, up from USD 8.40 a year earlier. Reuters reported the figures on October 15, 2026, ahead of the company's detailed results.
Refining drives the third quarter
The refining margin also rose from USD 13.50 per barrel in the second quarter of 2026 to USD 33.20 per barrel in the third quarter, an increase of 145.93 percent. Compared with the third quarter of 2025, the increase was 295.24 percent, giving the downstream business the clearest quantified earnings lever in the update.
Business Wire said hydrocarbon production was expected at 2.45-2.50 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the third quarter of 2026. Production excluding the Middle East impact was expected to grow more than 4 percent from the third quarter of 2025, above the 3 percent annual guidance.
What does the update mean for margins?
The operating signal is strongest in refining and chemicals, where cash flow was expected to rise by USD 2.00 billion from the second quarter of 2026. Integrated LNG also benefited from a 20 percent increase in the average LNG price from the previous quarter, while Integrated Power cash flow was expected at USD 750-800 million.
Three dated company developments
On September 28, 2026, TotalEnergies set a USD 2.50 billion share-buyback authorization for the fourth quarter of 2026 and targeted 4 percent annual energy-production growth through 2030, according to Business Wire. On October 12, 2026, it disclosed purchases of 2,645,882 shares worth EUR 201.81 million for transactions from October 5 through October 9, 2026. On October 15, 2026, it published the third-quarter indicators with the USD 33.20 refining margin.
Two dates ahead for shareholders
TotalEnergies is scheduled to publish detailed third-quarter results on October 29, 2026, according to Reuters. An interim dividend payment is scheduled for January 5, 2027, under the company's 2026 strategy presentation.
Stock remains below the recent high
TotalEnergies stock was trading at EUR 79.71 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 9:42 a.m. CEST, 0.39 percent below the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 80.02. The quote remains within its EUR 51.80 to EUR 81.30 52-week range, while market capitalization stood at EUR 178.0 billion.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of TotalEnergies stock.
TotalEnergies stock facts
- Company: TotalEnergies SE
- ISIN: FR0000120271
- Ticker: TTE
- Primary exchange: Euronext Paris
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 16, 2026, 9:42 a.m. CEST): EUR 79.71
- Change versus Xetra close: minus 0.39 percent
- Xetra close (October 15, 2026): EUR 80.02
- Market capitalization: EUR 178.0 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 51.80-EUR 81.30 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Energy / Oil and Gas Integrated
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