APA vs EOG vs VIST Stock Comparison

Apa, Eog Resources and Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APA APA Corp
$51.66 +20.9% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.93B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$163.70 +16.6% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.77B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eog Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eog Resources 5, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 5, Apa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPAEOGVISTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.93B $84.77B $7.34B EOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 12.3x 8.7x VIST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 9.8x 7.1x VIST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +19.1% +77.8% VIST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 25.4% 23.9% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.7% 25.8% VIST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.2x 1.0x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.8% +53.9% +82.5% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +12.0%/yr +62.4%/yr VIST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 28.6% 43.4% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 72/100 69/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

APAEOGVIST

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

AxisAPAEOGVIST
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 49 #51 of 99 82 #19 of 99
Growth 75 #25 of 97 78 #22 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 94 #7 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Financial Health 51 #51 of 102 86 #15 of 102 32 #70 of 102
Shareholder Returns 65 #27 of 76 51 #38 of 76 –
Overall 72 72 69
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VIST 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

PeriodAPAEOGVISTSPY
1 month +20.9%+16.6%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months +48.7%+16.7%+9.6% +3.5%
6 months +34.4%+22.9%+1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +111.2%+55.9%+50.1% +12.2%
1 year +116.8%+53.9%+82.5% +13.0%
3 years +28.7%+29.9%+149.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.8%+9.1%+35.7% +23.1%
5 years +92.0%+75.9%+1,028.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+12.0%+62.4% +11.0%
10 years -16.2%+77.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%+5.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPAEOGVISTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%28.6%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%29.3%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.98-0.74-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.661.891.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-34.8%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%0.0%-7.8% -1.8%
52-week high $51.90$163.70$79.25 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$101.78$43.88 $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.

MultipleAPAEOGVIST
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 13.5x 12.5xmedian 13.5x 8.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x 6.5xmedian 5.9x 4.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x 2.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -19.97median 2.27 -2.80median 2.27 -0.11median 2.27

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 monthsAPAEOGVIST
Revenue $8.61B $27.03B $3.53B
Gross profit $7.81B – $1.86B
Operating income $2.31B $8.91B $1.51B
Net income $1.98B $6.88B $841.68M
Free cash flow $2.11B $6.35B $3.32B
R&D $142.00M $213.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $13.00 $7.85
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $4.91B $604.66M
Total debt $17.14B $7.93B $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 529.00M 107.21M
Enterprise value $16.20B $69.09B $5.26B

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
MetricAPAEOGVIST
P/E 10.9x 12.5x 8.9x
P/FCF 8.6x 13.5x 2.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 6.4x 4.2x
P/S 2.1x 3.2x 2.2x
P/B 2.3x 2.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 6.5x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 10.0x 6.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 10.1x 14.0x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 6.7x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.97 -2.80 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAEOGVIST
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 19.1% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 1.4% -77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% – 96.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -78.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,511% 22.2% 84.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -7.0% -77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 20.0% 45.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -7.6% 36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% 23.8% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -4.5% -78.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 25.2% 165.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -1.0% 40.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 44.8% 58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -5.5% 38.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAEOGVIST
Gross margin 90.8% – 52.7%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 50.9% 69.5%
Operating margin 26.8% 32.9% 42.8%
Pretax margin 36.1% 32.5% 33.3%
Net margin 19.5% 25.4% 23.9%
FCF margin 24.6% 23.5% 94.3%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 49.4% 51.4%
Return on equity 25.8% 21.9% 27.5%
Return on assets 11.0% 12.7% 9.9%
Return on invested capital – 17.7% 25.8%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 18.3% 21.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.9x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAEOGVIST
Debt / assets 20.8% 14.5% 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.2x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 41.8% 62.1%
Equity / assets 44.2% 58.2% 37.9%
Interest coverage 10.6x 33.0x 6.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.23 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAEOGVIST
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 3.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 5.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 31.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% 34.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -19.6% –

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.

ConsensusAPAEOGVIST
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $16.76FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026 +50.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% -7.0% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +66.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -5.6% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAEOGVIST
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.8% 57.7%
Institutions holding 809 1,628 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.6% +11.6%
Institutions buying 432 837 138
Institutions selling 244 578 65
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.45 2.12

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.

APAEOGVIST
APA 1.00 0.80 0.56
EOG 0.80 1.00 0.53
VIST 0.56 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, EOG and VIST?

Eog Resources (EOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $17.93B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.77B, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) $7.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, EOG and VIST?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.7x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.8x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.8x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 23.9%). On return on invested capital, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) leads (Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +116.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) +53.9%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +82.5%. Over five years, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +12.0%/yr, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +62.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 0.00%. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 43.9%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, EOG and VIST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eog Resources (EOG) 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.