APA vs PR vs VET Stock Comparison

Apa, Permian Resources and Vermilion Energy Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APA APA Corp
$44.49 +1.5% 1M +101.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.04B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$22.40 +0.8% 1M +80.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.82B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
VET Vermilion Energy Inc.
$10.74 -8.5% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
114.99%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 5, Apa 4, Vermilion Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPAPRVETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.04B $18.82B $1.69B PR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 15.2x 0.0x VET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 9.9x 14.3x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +12.8% — PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 21.5% — PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.7x — APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 114.99% VET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +101.4% +80.5% +45.9% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr +24.0%/yr -1.3%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 34.3% 51.5% PR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 62/100 — APA

Percentile Scorecard

APAPRVET

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

AxisAPAPRVET
Valuation 79 #21 of 98 39 #60 of 98 –
Growth 54 #45 of 97 87 #14 of 97 34 #64 of 97
Profitability 97 #4 of 94 86 #14 of 94 –
Financial Health 51 #50 of 101 59 #42 of 101 –
Shareholder Returns 62 #30 of 78 40 #47 of 78 58 #33 of 78
Overall 69 62 –
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VET 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

PeriodAPAPRVETSPY
1 month +1.5%+0.8%-8.5% -1.0%
3 months +28.4%+13.1%+1.7% -0.4%
6 months +16.2%+5.6%-9.5% +4.5%
Year to date +81.9%+59.7%+28.8% +12.4%
1 year +101.4%+80.5%+45.9% +13.6%
3 years +11.3%+50.9%-23.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+14.7%-8.6% +20.8%
5 years +48.8%+192.8%-6.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.3%+24.0%-1.3% +10.4%
10 years -20.8%+48.4%-72.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year -2.3%+4.0%-12.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAPAPRVETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%34.3%51.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%35.1%56.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.06-0.63-0.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.242.350.89 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-44.3%-81.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-14.0%-25.5% -1.6%
52-week high $52.82$26.04$14.42 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$12.13$7.34 $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.

MultipleAPAPRVET
P/E now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 10.7x 15.2xmedian 10.7x 0.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 5.4x 5.2xmedian 5.4x —median 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 9.9x 17.4xmedian 9.9x 0.0xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -17.20median 0.68 8.89median 0.68 —median 0.68

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 monthsAPAPRVET
Revenue $8.61B $5.74B –
Gross profit $7.81B – –
Operating income $3.33B $2.06B –
Net income $1.98B $1.31B $418.22B
Free cash flow $2.11B $1.08B $281.44B
R&D $142.00M $25.50M –
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $1.44 –
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $131.72M –
Total debt $3.74B $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 855.24M 153.86M
Enterprise value $14.32B $18.25B $1.69B

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
MetricAPAPRVET
P/E 9.4x 15.2x 0.0x
P/FCF 7.4x 17.4x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 4.7x 0.0x
P/S 1.8x 3.3x 0.0x
P/B 2.0x 1.6x –
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.6x –
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 5.2x –
EV/EBIT 5.7x 10.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.8x –
EV/FCF 8.9x 20.1x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x 5.4x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -17.20 8.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAPRVET
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 12.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 31.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.8% 26.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 27.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% -3.1% 306.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 12.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% -5.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 6.1% -56.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 30.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 280.2% -46.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 36.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAPRVET
Gross margin 90.8% – –
EBITDA margin 64.0% 72.2% –
Operating margin 38.6% 35.8% –
Pretax margin 36.1% 29.0% –
Net margin 19.5% 21.5% –
FCF margin 24.6% 18.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 69.6% –
Return on equity 25.8% 11.2% –
Return on assets 11.0% 7.2% –
Return on invested capital – 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 21.3% 12.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 3.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAPRVET
Debt / assets 20.8% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 35.1% –
Equity / assets 44.2% 64.9% –
Interest coverage 15.2x 7.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.04 2.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAPRVET
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.8% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.2% 1,815%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 3.0% 1,821%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% – 46.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% – 69.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – 32.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –

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.

ConsensusAPAPRVET
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% +11.1% +102.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +15.3% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAPRVET
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.3% 55.3%
Institutions holding 812 618 161
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +3.4% +3.7%
Institutions buying 435 350 88
Institutions selling 244 183 48
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.91 1.83

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.

APAPRVET
APA 1.00 0.83 0.73
PR 0.83 1.00 0.76
VET 0.73 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, PR and VET?

Permian Resources (PR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $16.04B, Permian Resources (PR) $18.82B, Vermilion Energy (VET) $1.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, PR and VET?

Vermilion Energy (VET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 9.6x, Permian Resources (PR) 15.2x, Vermilion Energy (VET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 6.8x, Permian Resources (PR) 9.9x, Vermilion Energy (VET) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +101.4%, Permian Resources (PR) +80.5%, Vermilion Energy (VET) +45.9%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +8.3%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +24.0%/yr, Vermilion Energy (VET) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vermilion Energy (VET) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Vermilion Energy (VET) 114.99%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Permian Resources (PR) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 45.2%, Permian Resources (PR) 34.3%, Vermilion Energy (VET) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, PR and VET?

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