APA vs FANG vs KRP Stock Comparison

Apa, Diamondback Energy and Kimbell Royalty Partners Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APA APA Corp
$43.48 -1.4% 1M +100.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.60B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.40B
Div. yield
2.30%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$179.58 -2.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.15B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.61B
Div. yield
2.37%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apa 6, Diamondback Energy 3, Kimbell Royalty Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPAFANGKRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.60B $50.15B $1.58B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x 24.5x 20.3x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 8.1x 14.9x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +21.1% +9.0% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 11.0% 21.3% APA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.3% 10.5% KRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.7x 1.9x APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% 2.37% 10.65% KRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.7% +30.8% +14.5% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +9.6%/yr +0.0%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 33.2% 24.0% KRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 51/100 60/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

APAFANGKRP

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

AxisAPAFANGKRP
Valuation 83 #18 of 98 44 #55 of 98 29 #70 of 98
Growth 56 #43 of 97 54 #45 of 97 90 #11 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 50 #48 of 94 74 #25 of 94
Financial Health 52 #49 of 101 46 #55 of 101 54 #47 of 101
Shareholder Returns 69 #25 of 79 60 #32 of 79 54 #37 of 79
Overall 72 51 60
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KRP 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

PeriodAPAFANGKRPSPY
1 month -1.4%-2.9%+0.5% -5.9%
3 months +19.0%-5.3%+3.4% -4.6%
6 months +20.0%-5.7%+3.5% +0.2%
Year to date +77.8%+19.5%+27.7% +7.5%
1 year +100.7%+30.8%+14.5% +8.2%
3 years +10.6%+12.1%-8.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%+3.9%-2.9% +19.0%
5 years +45.4%+57.8%+0.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +7.8%+9.6%+0.0% +9.4%
10 years -22.6%+95.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -2.5%+7.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAPAFANGKRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%33.2%24.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%33.0%26.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.88-0.50-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.230.930.60 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-43.5%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-16.0%-11.5% -5.9%
52-week high $52.82$213.69$16.98 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$137.29$11.36 $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.

MultipleAPAFANGKRP
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.1x 24.5xmedian 10.1x 20.3xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 5.1x 8.2xmedian 5.1x 7.8xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 8.9x 12.5xmedian 8.9x 9.7xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.94 -0.96median 0.94 -1.75median 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 monthsAPAFANGKRP
Revenue $9.40B $18.61B $346.81M
Gross profit $8.57B – –
Operating income $4.00B $2.35B $139.41M
Net income $2.50B $2.32B $96.30M
Free cash flow $2.11B $4.03B $163.38M
R&D $171.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.20 $7.33 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $75.00M $558.00M $33.74M
Total debt $3.30B $13.23B $535.80M
Shares (diluted) 350.00M 279.96M 129.04M
Enterprise value $14.20B $55.02B $1.42B

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
MetricAPAFANGKRP
P/E 7.0x 24.5x 20.3x
P/FCF 6.9x 12.5x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 4.8x 6.8x
P/S 1.6x 2.7x 4.6x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x 8.2x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 4.5x 26.8x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.4x 6.0x
EV/FCF 8.5x 15.6x 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.0x 6.1x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 -0.96 -1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAFANGKRP
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 21.1% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 31.3% 15.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.8% -57.0% 126.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -20.2% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.7% -49.6% 170.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -11.5% -1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.1% -49.5% 7,525%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -25.7% -11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.9% 18.3% -5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 21.8% 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 467.9% 608.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 64.9% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAFANGKRP
Gross margin 91.2% – –
EBITDA margin 65.7% 40.9% 76.7%
Operating margin 42.6% 12.6% 40.2%
Pretax margin 40.4% 14.8% 30.0%
Net margin 23.1% 11.0% 21.3%
FCF margin 22.4% 21.6% 47.1%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 55.7% 67.2%
Return on equity 31.1% 4.9% 13.3%
Return on assets 13.9% 3.1% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.3% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 26.3% 3.6% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 4.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAFANGKRP
Debt / assets 18.4% 18.3% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.7x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 3.3x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.6% 37.4% 48.3%
Equity / assets 45.4% 62.6% 51.7%
Interest coverage 19.3x – 3.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.21 1.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAFANGKRP
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.4% 10.7%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 2.7% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 5.1% 11.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.1% – 163.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.7% – 96.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.3% – 5.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 11.3%

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.

ConsensusAPAFANGKRP
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $22.08FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +65.1%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% -6.3% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $18.84BFY2026 $414.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +40.1%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -8.0% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAFANGKRP
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.6% 31.0%
Institutions holding 812 1,192 213
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +8.6% -2.9%
Institutions buying 435 609 121
Institutions selling 244 396 41
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.54 2.95

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.

APAFANGKRP
APA 1.00 0.80 0.63
FANG 0.80 1.00 0.60
KRP 0.63 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, FANG and KRP?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $14.60B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $50.15B, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) $1.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, FANG and KRP?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 7.0x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 24.5x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 6.6x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.1x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -3.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.1%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apa (APA) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 23.1%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 11.0%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 21.3%). On return on invested capital, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 3.3%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +100.7%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +30.8%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +14.5%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +7.8%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +9.6%/yr, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 2.30%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 2.37%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 10.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 45.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 33.2%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apa (APA) leads on 6. 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.