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In addition, the company declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share. The company said, "While the near-term tanker market outlook remains difficult to predict and significantly influenced by highly liquid geopolitical events, we believe Teekay Tankers is well positioned to generate free cash flow and continue to renew our fleet, supported by our low cash flow break-even levels and significant investment capacity. Even as we invest in fleet renewal, we remain in a position to return capital to shareholders as our Board of Directors has approved a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share in addition to our regular fixed quarterly dividend for a combined cash dividend of $1.25 per share."

Reports Q1 revenue $286.09M, consensus $218.72M. "Teekay Tankers posted strong financial results for the first quarter of 2026, generating GAAP net income of $153.6 million and adjusted net income of $128.3 million," commented Kenneth Hvid, Teekay Tankers' President and Chief Executive Officer. "First quarter of 2026 spot rates were close to the highest on record for a first quarter, primarily due to geopolitical events in both Venezuela and Iran. The U.S. blockade and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an unprecedented event which has not directly impacted the operations of our vessels, continues to disrupt the oil and tanker markets and has propelled our second quarter of 2026 to-date tanker rates to new record levels. While rates have decreased from the extreme highs in the beginning of the second quarter, we are still chartering vessels at strong rates."