APA vs CRGY vs PR Stock Comparison

Apa, Crescent Energy and Permian Resources Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APA APA Corp
$43.48 -1.4% 1M +100.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.53B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
CRGY Crescent Energy Co
$11.15 -18.2% 1M +38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
60.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.79B
Div. yield
0.04%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$21.34 -4.5% 1M +75.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.37B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 5, Apa 4, Crescent Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPACRGYPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.53B $3.73B $18.07B PR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 60.1x 11.3x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 4.7x 9.4x CRGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +33.5% +22.8% CRGY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 1.3% 25.0% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.4% 13.7% PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.7x 0.6x APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% CRGY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.7% +38.0% +75.9% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr — +22.8%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 48.1% 34.6% PR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 65/100 67/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

APACRGYPR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPACRGYPR
Valuation 83 #18 of 98 87 #14 of 98 56 #44 of 98
Growth 56 #43 of 97 97 #4 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 54 #44 of 94 93 #8 of 94
Financial Health 52 #49 of 101 16 #85 of 101 59 #42 of 101
Shareholder Returns 69 #25 of 79 73 #22 of 79 33 #53 of 79
Overall 72 65 67
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CRGY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPACRGYPRSPY
1 month -1.4%-18.2%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months +19.0%-1.5%+5.2% -4.6%
6 months +20.0%-10.4%+6.3% +0.2%
Year to date +77.8%+32.9%+52.1% +7.5%
1 year +100.7%+38.0%+75.9% +8.2%
3 years +10.6%-7.0%+50.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%-2.4%+14.6% +19.0%
5 years +45.4%—+179.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +7.8%—+22.8% +9.4%
10 years -22.6%—+41.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year -2.5%—+3.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAPACRGYPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%48.1%34.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%52.1%35.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.88-0.37-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.230.792.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-61.6%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-23.9%-18.0% -5.9%
52-week high $52.82$14.65$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$7.75$12.13 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPACRGYPR
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.1x 59.3xmedian 10.1x 11.2xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 5.1x 3.1xmedian 5.1x 4.4xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 8.9x 6.3xmedian 8.9x 17.4xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.94 3.90median 0.94 0.36median 0.94

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPACRGYPR
Revenue $9.40B $4.79B $6.37B
Gross profit $8.57B – –
Operating income $4.00B $1.33B $2.55B
Net income $2.50B $80.71M $1.64B
Free cash flow $2.11B $580.36M $1.03B
R&D $171.00M $21.03M $27.32M
EPS (diluted) $6.20 $0.19 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $75.00M $6.13M $95.03M
Total debt $3.30B $4.72B $3.05B
Shares (diluted) 350.00M 330.42M 858.58M
Enterprise value $14.21B $3.44B $17.52B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPACRGYPR
P/E 7.0x 59.3x 11.2x
P/FCF 6.9x 6.3x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 1.8x 4.0x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 2.8x
P/B 1.8x 0.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x 3.1x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 4.5x 6.3x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF 8.5x 14.5x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.0x 4.0x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 3.90 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPACRGYPR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 33.5% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 25.8% 32.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.8% 422.8% 57.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 42.6% 33.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.7% 783.7% 69.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -29.6% 35.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.1% 103.4% 66.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 15.2% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.9% 23.7% 25.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 36.3% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 276.3% 45.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 50.2% 50.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPACRGYPR
Gross margin 91.2% – –
EBITDA margin 65.7% 56.9% 73.9%
Operating margin 42.6% 27.8% 40.1%
Pretax margin 40.4% 3.6% 31.8%
Net margin 23.1% 1.3% 25.0%
FCF margin 22.4% 12.1% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 43.7% 70.3%
Return on equity 31.1% 1.6% 13.5%
Return on assets 13.9% 0.7% 8.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.4% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 26.3% 12.7% 15.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 26.0x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPACRGYPR
Debt / assets 18.4% 40.1% 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.7x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 8.1x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.6% 56.3% 35.5%
Equity / assets 45.4% 43.7% 64.5%
Interest coverage 19.3x 3.5x 10.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.21 – 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPACRGYPR
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.3% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 4.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.1% 184.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.7% 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.3% 43.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 68.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPACRGYPR
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 4.7xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $2.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 +78.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% +25.3% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $4.73BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026 +27.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +22.0% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPACRGYPR
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.7% 91.3%
Institutions holding 812 361 618
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 435 215 350
Institutions selling 244 84 183
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.56 1.91

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APACRGYPR
APA 1.00 0.78 0.83
CRGY 0.78 1.00 0.83
PR 0.83 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, CRGY and PR?

Permian Resources (PR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $15.53B, Crescent Energy (CRGY) $3.73B, Permian Resources (PR) $18.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, CRGY and PR?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 7.2x, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 60.1x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crescent Energy (CRGY) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 6.6x, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 4.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crescent Energy (CRGY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -3.5%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) +33.5%, Permian Resources (PR) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 23.1%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 1.3%, Permian Resources (PR) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 6.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +100.7%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) +38.0%, Permian Resources (PR) +75.9%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +7.8%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crescent Energy (CRGY) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 0.04%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Permian Resources (PR) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 45.2%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 48.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, CRGY and PR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Permian Resources (PR) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.