APA vs FANG vs AR Stock Comparison

Apa, Diamondback Energy and Antero Resources Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APA APA Corp
$47.77 +9.4% 1M +112.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.66B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$192.34 +4.1% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$51.36B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$39.94 +17.3% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.53B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.48B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPAFANGARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.66B $51.36B $11.53B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.3x 35.0x 8.4x AR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 8.8x 8.6x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +21.4% +27.1% AR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 8.6% 21.2% AR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.6% 12.5% AR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.9x 1.0x APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% FANG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +112.4% +36.2% +20.5% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +11.3%/yr +14.2%/yr AR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 32.8% 36.9% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 43/100 67/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

APAFANGAR

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

AxisAPAFANGAR
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 45 #55 of 99 63 #37 of 99
Growth 57 #42 of 97 54 #45 of 97 98 #3 of 97
Profitability 97 #4 of 95 50 #48 of 95 63 #36 of 95
Financial Health 50 #52 of 102 38 #64 of 102 48 #54 of 102
Shareholder Returns 61 #31 of 78 30 #55 of 78 62 #30 of 78
Overall 68 43 67
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AR 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

PeriodAPAFANGARSPY
1 month +9.4%+4.1%+17.3% -2.0%
3 months +33.4%+0.2%+11.9% -2.2%
6 months +15.2%-6.7%+2.1% +4.2%
Year to date +95.3%+27.9%+15.9% +10.6%
1 year +112.4%+36.2%+20.5% +10.4%
3 years +19.5%+18.7%+31.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +6.1%+5.9%+9.4% +20.2%
5 years +64.3%+70.6%+94.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.4%+11.3%+14.2% +10.1%
10 years -14.0%+107.8%+61.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year -1.5%+7.6%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPAFANGARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%32.8%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%32.2%37.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.98-0.56-0.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.521.100.56 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-43.5%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-10.0%-11.5% -3.2%
52-week high $52.82$213.69$45.15 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$137.29$31.38 $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.

MultipleAPAFANGAR
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 10.9x 36.9xmedian 10.9x 8.9xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 5.6x 10.5xmedian 5.6x 5.7xmedian 5.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.7x 14.7xmedian 9.7x 13.4xmedian 9.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -18.46median 0.61 -1.05median 0.61 0.50median 0.61

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 monthsAPAFANGAR
Revenue $8.61B $17.10B $6.48B
Gross profit $7.81B – $215.32M
Operating income $3.33B $1.08B $1.79B
Net income $1.98B $1.63B $1.40B
Free cash flow $2.11B $3.68B $918.50M
R&D $142.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $5.22 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $462.00M –
Total debt $3.74B $12.61B $2.78B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 281.20M 308.63M
Enterprise value $13.93B $50.46B $11.53B

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
MetricAPAFANGAR
P/E 10.1x 36.9x 8.9x
P/FCF 7.9x 14.7x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 5.3x 5.5x
P/S 1.9x 3.2x 1.9x
P/B 2.1x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x 10.5x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 61.1x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 9.5x 18.0x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 6.5x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -18.46 -1.05 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAFANGAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 21.4% 27.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 27.2% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% – 131.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 45.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.8% -78.1% 173.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -39.5% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% -61.4% 122.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -23.4% 12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% -60.3% 134.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -35.2% 17.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 33.8% 45.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 17.2% 24.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 143.6% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 32.8% 240.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAFANGAR
Gross margin 90.8% – 3.3%
EBITDA margin 64.0% 37.0% 41.0%
Operating margin 38.6% 6.3% 27.6%
Pretax margin 36.1% 10.8% 27.7%
Net margin 19.5% 8.6% 21.2%
FCF margin 24.6% 21.5% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 59.3% 34.6%
Return on equity 25.8% 3.5% 16.6%
Return on assets 11.0% 2.2% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 1.6% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 21.3% 1.7% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 6.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAFANGAR
Debt / assets 20.8% 18.0% 17.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.9x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.4x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 37.4% 44.5%
Equity / assets 44.2% 62.6% 55.5%
Interest coverage 15.2x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.11 1.60 2.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAFANGAR
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 72.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% 32.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% -6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -10.0% –

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.

ConsensusAPAFANGAR
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $21.78FY2026 $4.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026 +169.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% -5.9% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026 $7.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +38.3%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -7.7% -9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAFANGAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.6% 88.4%
Institutions holding 812 1,192 626
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +8.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 435 610 382
Institutions selling 244 395 157
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.54 2.43

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.

APAFANGAR
APA 1.00 0.79 0.56
FANG 0.79 1.00 0.57
AR 0.56 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, FANG and AR?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $15.66B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $51.36B, Antero Resources (AR) $11.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, FANG and AR?

Antero Resources (AR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 9.3x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 35.0x, Antero Resources (AR) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.2x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.8x, Antero Resources (AR) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Antero Resources (AR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Antero Resources (AR) +27.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Antero Resources (AR) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Antero Resources (AR) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Antero Resources (AR) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Antero Resources (AR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +112.4%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +36.2%, Antero Resources (AR) +20.5%. Over five years, Antero Resources (AR) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +10.4%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +11.3%/yr, Antero Resources (AR) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Antero Resources (AR) 0.00%. Antero Resources (AR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 44.7%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.8%, Antero Resources (AR) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, FANG and AR?

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