MOL signed fuel storage pact: MOL stock trades 1.67 percent lower

Published on 10/08/2026 at 14:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half 2026 operating profit rose 52.81 percent to HUF 393.84 billion. MOL stock was EUR 13.53 on October 8, 2026, down 1.67 percent from EUR 13.76.

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MOL (HU0000153937) was trading at EUR 13.53 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 1:48 p.m. CEST, down 1.67 percent from the prior close of EUR 13.76. MOL Downstream had signed a memorandum with Ukraine's Naftogaz on September 20, 2026, according to Kyiv Post.

Three events reshape MOL's backdrop

On September 10, 2026, MOL approved a EUR 2.00 billion Euro Medium Term Note program, as MarketScreener reported. The program gives the group a framework for accessing international debt markets, subject to market conditions.

On September 20, 2026, MOL Downstream and Naftogaz signed one memorandum covering refined petroleum storage near the Ukrainian border, according to Kyiv Post. The project is designed to support fuel security ahead of winter, linking MOL's downstream network to a regional infrastructure proposal.

That September announcement is the most recent independently sourced strategic development used here. The combination of storage planning and funding capacity gives the company two distinct investment themes, while the stock's daily decline shows that the market price is not moving in lockstep with those projects.

What does the pact change?

The answer is operational rather than immediately financial: the memorandum establishes a framework for evaluating storage facilities, but it does not quantify a completed investment or future revenue. That distinction matters because the first-half numbers already provide the stronger measured signal.

According to the Budapest Stock Exchange, MOL's operating profit reached HUF 393.84 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with HUF 257.72 billion in the first half of 2025. That is a 52.81 percent year-over-year increase, while net sales rose to HUF 4.93 trillion from HUF 4.37 trillion.

The same half-year table shows profit after tax of HUF 283.47 billion in the first half of 2026, versus HUF 190.42 billion a year earlier. The figures place the storage pact in a broader picture of higher reported earnings, even as the capital project itself remains at the memorandum stage.

Two dates set the next test

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control extended authorization for MOL's NIS negotiations until October 30, 2026, according to Serbia SEE Energy Mining News. The next reporting date shown by MarketScreener is November 5, 2026, for third-quarter results.

For the stock, the immediate reference points are the EUR 13.76 Lang & Schwarz prior close and the current EUR 13.53 intraday price. In the Budapest listing, MOL was quoted at HUF 4,956 on October 8, 2026, while its 52-week range was HUF 2,720.00 to HUF 5,460.00.

Price remains below the prior close

MOL stock was trading at EUR 13.53 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 1:48 p.m. CEST, down 1.67 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 13.76 on October 7, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of MOL stock.