APA vs EXE vs PR Stock Comparison

Apa, Expand Energy and Permian Resources 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
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.02 +8.3% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.76 +20.5% 1M +106.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.33B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 8, Apa 2, Permian Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPAEXEPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.93B $22.54B $21.33B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 8.1x 17.3x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 10.4x 11.4x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +59.3% +12.8% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 20.5% 21.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 10.8% EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.8% -9.4% +106.4% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +7.3%/yr +28.6%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 30.3% 33.1% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 83/100 62/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

APAEXEPR

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

AxisAPAEXEPR
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 96 #5 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Growth 75 #25 of 97 95 #6 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 76 #24 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 51 #51 of 102 73 #28 of 102 59 #42 of 102
Shareholder Returns 65 #27 of 76 73 #21 of 76 39 #47 of 76
Overall 72 83 62
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE 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

PeriodAPAEXEPRSPY
1 month +20.9%+8.3%+20.5% -0.8%
3 months +48.7%+3.9%+27.2% +3.5%
6 months +34.4%-2.4%+24.9% +7.0%
Year to date +111.2%-14.8%+83.6% +12.2%
1 year +116.8%-9.4%+106.4% +13.0%
3 years +28.7%+9.6%+76.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.8%+3.1%+20.7% +23.1%
5 years +92.0%+42.0%+251.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+7.3%+28.6% +11.0%
10 years -16.2%—+80.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%—+6.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPAEXEPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%30.3%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%29.2%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.98-0.14-0.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.66-0.313.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-32.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-23.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $51.90$122.89$25.76 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$84.09$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.

MultipleAPAEXEPR
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 13.5x 8.1xmedian 13.5x 17.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 3.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x 5.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x 20.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -19.97median 2.27 -0.23median 2.27 10.23median 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 monthsAPAEXEPR
Revenue $8.61B $13.60B $5.74B
Gross profit $7.81B $10.38B –
Operating income $2.31B $3.66B $2.06B
Net income $1.98B $2.78B $1.31B
Free cash flow $2.11B $2.68B $1.08B
R&D $142.00M $49.00M $25.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $11.67 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $663.00M $131.72M
Total debt $17.14B $3.69B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 238.36M 855.24M
Enterprise value $16.20B $18.43B $20.76B

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
MetricAPAEXEPR
P/E 10.9x 8.1x 17.5x
P/FCF 8.6x 8.1x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 3.8x 5.4x
P/S 2.1x 1.6x 3.8x
P/B 2.3x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 3.8x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 6.8x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 10.1x 9.3x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 4.4x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.97 -0.23 10.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAEXEPR
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 59.3% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 2.7% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% 73.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,511% 696.1% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -13.0% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 1,250% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -23.6% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% 1,262% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -35.3% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 75.5% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 14.5% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 129.4% 280.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 16.9% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAEXEPR
Gross margin 90.8% 76.3% –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 48.5% 72.2%
Operating margin 26.8% 26.9% 35.8%
Pretax margin 36.1% 26.0% 29.0%
Net margin 19.5% 20.5% 21.5%
FCF margin 24.6% 19.7% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 41.6% 69.6%
Return on equity 25.8% 14.3% 11.2%
Return on assets 11.0% 9.7% 7.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 14.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.0x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAEXEPR
Debt / assets 20.8% 13.1% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 30.8% 35.1%
Equity / assets 44.2% 69.2% 64.9%
Interest coverage 10.6x 16.8x 7.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.01 2.71 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAEXEPR
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.4% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 2.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 5.0% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 27.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% 55.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -9.7% –

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.

ConsensusAPAEXEPR
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% -14.2% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +6.9% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAEXEPR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 91.3%
Institutions holding 809 – 615
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% – +3.4%
Institutions buying 432 – 349
Institutions selling 244 – 183
Buyers to sellers 1.77 – 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.

APAEXEPR
APA 1.00 0.39 0.82
EXE 0.39 1.00 0.44
PR 0.82 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, EXE and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $17.93B, Expand Energy (EXE) $22.54B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, EXE and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.7x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.1x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.8x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.4x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Expand Energy (EXE) +59.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 20.5%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +116.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.4%, Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 43.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, EXE 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, Expand Energy (EXE) leads on 8. 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.