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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-303
Prediction Series · P-303

A toll road for molecules — C$19.6bn, at 93%.

93% probability Enbridge's FY2026 adjusted EBITDA reaches at least C$19.6bn. Guidance of C$20.2-20.8bn was reaffirmed after Q2 adjusted EBITDA of C$4,776m, with the secured project backlog grown to C$41bn.

Type · Prediction Lock · guidance-anchored floor, energy infrastructure Locked · 2026-09-03 · before the FY2026 result Resolves · ~2027-02-12 · Enbridge FY2026 results (enbridge.com) Scored · binary: reported FY2026 ADJUSTED EBITDA >= C$19.6bn yes/no
Enbridge FY2026 adjusted EBITDA · our locked floor
C$19.6bn
full-year adjusted EBITDA · vs C$20.2-20.8bn guided

Enbridge reported Q2 2026 adjusted EBITDA of C$4,776m, up C$132m on the same period in 2025, with distributable cash flow of C$2,948m. The company reaffirmed its 2026 financial guidance for adjusted EBITDA of C$20.2bn to C$20.8bn and distributable cash flow per share of C$5.70 to C$6.10, and grew its secured project backlog to C$41bn. Enbridge also reaffirmed a post-2026 near-term average compound annual growth rate of approximately 5% for adjusted EBITDA, DCF per share and EPS. Source: Enbridge Q2 2026 results.

— 1 · The Locked Call

Enbridge's FY2026 adjusted EBITDA is at least C$19.6bn — P = 0.93.

We lock a binary: Enbridge's reported adjusted EBITDA for full-year 2026 is C$19.6bn or higher. Confidence 93%.

Guidance is C$20.2-20.8bn and was reaffirmed at the half. Our threshold sits about 3% below the floor of that range.

— 2 · Pipelines earn on volume moved, not on the price of what moves

Enbridge is exposed to throughput. It is not a bet on the oil price.

The series carries several energy locks — Exxon, Petrobras, Equinor, Saudi Aramco, Woodside — and every one of them is ultimately shaped by commodity prices, which is why those briefs lock production volumes or capital budgets rather than earnings. Enbridge is structurally different and that is why it earns a higher confidence than any of them.

It is a midstream operator: pipelines, storage and gas utilities, earning tolls and regulated returns on the volume of hydrocarbons moved rather than on what a barrel sells for. Roughly all of its cash flow sits under long-term contracts or regulated frameworks. When crude falls, Enbridge's customers hurt and Enbridge largely does not, because the barrels still need shipping.

The C$41bn secured backlog is the forward evidence. That is capital committed to projects already sanctioned, which converts into contracted EBITDA on a known schedule — the reason the company can reaffirm a roughly 5% growth rate for years ahead with some credibility.

The residual 7% is regulatory and rate-case risk in its utility businesses, and counterparty exposure if a major shipper fails. Note the criterion names ADJUSTED EBITDA, since Enbridge also guides distributable cash flow per share at C$5.70-6.10 and the two are entirely different measures.

Locked on 2026-09-03 — scored against Enbridge's reported FY2026 adjusted EBITDA.

RAOSCAFF locks P-303 on 2026-09-03, before the FY2026 result. Scored against adjusted EBITDA as reported by Enbridge for the twelve months to 31 December 2026.

Locked
2026-09-03 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2027-02-12 — Enbridge Inc. FY2026 results
Source
Enbridge Inc. FY2026 results, ADJUSTED EBITDA in Canadian dollars (enbridge.com investor relations)
Scored by
Binary: YES if reported FY2026 ADJUSTED EBITDA is C$19.6bn or greater; NO if below. ADJUSTED EBITDA in CANADIAN dollars — the basis the C$20.2-20.8bn guidance is issued on — NOT GAAP/reported EBITDA, NOT distributable cash flow or DCF per share (guided separately at C$5.70-6.10), NOT earnings per share, and NOT a single segment such as Liquids Pipelines or Gas Distribution.

A C$41bn secured backlog is capital already sanctioned converting into contracted EBITDA on a known schedule. That is why this earns 0.93 where the upstream energy locks earn 0.90-0.91.