APA vs MTDR vs EXE Stock Comparison

Apa, Matador Resources and Expand Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APA APA Corp
$50.79 +18.8% 1M +117.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.21B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$59.25 +15.0% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.45B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.62 +9.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.45B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPAMTDREXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.21B $7.45B $21.45B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x 10.3x 7.8x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 6.9x 10.5x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +2.8% +28.2% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 18.5% 19.8% EXE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% 12.1% MTDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +117.6% +50.3% -8.9% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +7.0%/yr +7.4%/yr APA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 40.9% 30.3% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 66/100 79/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

APAMTDREXE

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

AxisAPAMTDREXE
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 84 #17 of 99 94 #7 of 99
Growth 75 #25 of 97 52 #47 of 97 98 #3 of 97
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 77 #23 of 96 78 #22 of 96
Financial Health 52 #50 of 102 34 #68 of 102 64 #37 of 102
Shareholder Returns 71 #23 of 76 81 #15 of 76 60 #31 of 76
Overall 73 66 79
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MTDR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE 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

PeriodAPAMTDREXESPY
1 month +18.8%+15.0%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months +45.4%+28.5%+6.9% +3.9%
6 months +31.4%-3.1%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date +107.6%+39.6%-14.3% +12.9%
1 year +117.6%+50.3%-8.9% +12.3%
3 years +26.6%-1.9%+10.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%-0.6%+3.3% +23.3%
5 years +87.6%+40.0%+42.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.4%+7.0%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years -17.7%+162.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.9%+10.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPAMTDREXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%40.9%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.5%41.8%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.99-0.79-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.681.23-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-50.0%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-9.5%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $51.90$65.45$122.89 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$37.19$84.09 $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.

MultipleAPAMTDREXE
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 13.0x 10.2xmedian 13.0x 8.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.1x -19.0xmedian 11.1x 8.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -19.63median 2.27 -1.16median 2.27 -0.25median 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 monthsAPAMTDREXE
Revenue $8.61B $3.92B $13.92B
Gross profit $7.81B $3.69B $14.56B
Operating income $2.31B $1.17B $3.58B
Net income $1.98B $814.00M $2.75B
Free cash flow $2.11B -$385.76M $2.59B
R&D $142.00M – $65.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $5.83 $11.88
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $26.32M $118.00M
Total debt $17.14B $1.85B $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 124.16M 231.73M
Enterprise value $16.49B $7.35B $17.83B

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
MetricAPAMTDREXE
P/E 10.7x 10.2x 8.0x
P/FCF 8.4x -19.0x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 2.8x 3.9x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 1.6x
P/B 2.2x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 3.8x 4.0x
EV/EBIT 9.1x 7.8x 7.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 10.0x -23.8x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 3.5x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.63 -1.16 -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAMTDREXE
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 2.8% 28.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 12.2% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% 1.8% 140.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 11.6% 22.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,511% -18.0% 166.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -4.8% -8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% -14.8% 217.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -6.1% -20.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% -15.0% 228.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -8.7% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 7.8% 40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 13.3% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% -153.0% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -36.2% 38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAMTDREXE
Gross margin 90.8% 94.2% 104.6%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 61.5% 46.8%
Operating margin 26.8% 30.0% 25.7%
Pretax margin 36.1% 24.4% 24.8%
Net margin 19.5% 18.5% 19.8%
FCF margin 24.6% -9.9% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 66.5% 40.5%
Return on equity 25.8% 13.4% 14.2%
Return on assets 11.0% 6.3% 9.5%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 10.4% 14.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 3.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAMTDREXE
Debt / assets 20.8% 13.7% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.8x -4.8x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 53.7% 34.4%
Equity / assets 44.2% 46.3% 65.6%
Interest coverage 10.6x 5.4x 17.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.99 1.49 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAMTDREXE
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.6% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.3% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 2.9% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 21.9% 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% -46.2% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% 32.7% -28.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 17.5% -13.1%

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.

ConsensusAPAMTDREXE
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $8.58FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% +10.8% -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $4.06BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +26.6% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAMTDREXE
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.8% 92.1%
Institutions holding 809 493 850
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +3.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 432 273 473
Institutions selling 244 149 264
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.83 1.79

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.

APAMTDREXE
APA 1.00 0.82 0.38
MTDR 0.82 1.00 0.44
EXE 0.38 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, MTDR and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $18.21B, Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.45B, Expand Energy (EXE) $21.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, MTDR and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.9x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.7x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 6.9x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.5x). 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%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Matador Resources (MTDR) leads (Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +117.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +50.3%, Expand Energy (EXE) -8.9%. Over five years, Apa (APA) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +13.4%/yr, Matador Resources (MTDR) +7.0%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 0.02%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 43.9%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, MTDR and EXE?

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.