AR vs EOG vs APA Stock Comparison

Antero Resources, Eog Resources and Apa Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$42.16 +22.8% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.95B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.48B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$160.95 +14.4% 1M +52.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.42B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.11 +20.7% 1M +124.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.91B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
1.96%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAREOGAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.95B $84.42B $17.91B EOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.4x 12.3x 10.8x AR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 9.6x 7.8x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.1% +19.1% -16.1% AR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 25.4% 19.5% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 17.7% — EOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.53% 1.96% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +52.0% +124.9% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +11.7%/yr +14.3%/yr AR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 28.6% 43.8% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 69/100 70/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

AREOGAPA

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

AxisAREOGAPA
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 48 #52 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 97 69 #31 of 97 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 96 95 #6 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 48 #54 of 102 86 #15 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Shareholder Returns 59 #32 of 77 49 #40 of 77 62 #30 of 77
Overall 67 69 70
  • AR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA 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

PeriodAREOGAPASPY
1 month +22.8%+14.4%+20.7% +0.9%
3 months +20.0%+10.3%+39.3% +5.9%
6 months +8.1%+15.7%+26.8% +8.5%
Year to date +22.3%+53.3%+109.0% +13.3%
1 year +32.2%+52.0%+124.9% +12.4%
3 years +45.9%+27.7%+27.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.4%+8.5%+8.4% +23.5%
5 years +112.2%+74.1%+95.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.2%+11.7%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +57.4%+77.3%-15.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.6%+5.9%-1.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAREOGAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%28.6%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%29.2%42.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.74-0.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.861.822.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-34.8%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-1.7%-1.5% -0.9%
52-week high $45.15$163.70$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $30.03$101.78$21.66 $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.

MultipleAREOGAPA
P/E now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 12.4x 12.3xmedian 12.4x 10.8xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.1xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 5.9x 6.4xmedian 5.9x 4.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 10.0x 13.3xmedian 10.0x 8.5xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.92 -2.75median 0.92 -19.76median 0.92

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 monthsAREOGAPA
Revenue $6.48B $27.03B $8.61B
Gross profit $215.32M – $7.81B
Operating income $1.79B $8.91B $2.31B
Net income $1.40B $6.88B $1.98B
Free cash flow $918.50M $6.35B $2.11B
R&D – $213.00M $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.45 $13.00 $4.74
Cash & equivalents – $4.91B $444.00M
Total debt $2.78B $7.93B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 308.63M 529.00M 354.00M
Enterprise value $12.95B $68.74B $17.10B

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
MetricAREOGAPA
P/E 9.4x 12.3x 10.8x
P/FCF 14.1x 13.3x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 6.3x 4.0x
P/S 2.0x 3.1x 2.1x
P/B 1.5x 2.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 6.4x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 9.8x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 17.1x 13.8x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 6.5x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -2.75 -19.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREOGAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.1% 19.1% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 1.4% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 131.5% – -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 45.8% – 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 173.8% 22.2% 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -7.0% 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% 20.0% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -7.6% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% 23.8% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -4.5% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.9% 25.2% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.7% -1.0% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 44.8% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 240.7% -5.5% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREOGAPA
Gross margin 3.3% – 90.8%
EBITDA margin 41.0% 50.9% 52.3%
Operating margin 27.6% 32.9% 26.8%
Pretax margin 27.7% 32.5% 36.1%
Net margin 21.2% 25.4% 19.5%
FCF margin 14.2% 23.5% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 49.4% 52.6%
Return on equity 16.6% 21.9% 25.8%
Return on assets 9.1% 12.7% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 17.7% –
Return on capital employed 13.3% 18.3% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREOGAPA
Debt / assets 17.9% 14.5% 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 1.2x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 44.5% 41.8% 55.8%
Equity / assets 55.5% 58.2% 44.2%
Interest coverage – 33.0x 10.6x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.08 4.19 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREOGAPA
Dividend yield – 2.5% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.4% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.9% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.7% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.3% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% 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.

ConsensusAREOGAPA
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.64FY2026 $16.76FY2026 $6.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.8%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026 +74.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.3% -7.0% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.13BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% -5.6% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREOGAPA
Held by institutions 88.4% 95.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 623 1,628 809
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 380 837 432
Institutions selling 156 578 244
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.45 1.77

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.

AREOGAPA
AR 1.00 0.60 0.54
EOG 0.60 1.00 0.80
APA 0.54 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AR, EOG and APA?

Eog Resources (EOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Antero Resources (AR) $12.95B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.42B, Apa (APA) $17.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, AR, EOG and APA?

Antero Resources (AR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Antero Resources (AR) 9.4x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Apa (APA) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Antero Resources (AR) 9.1x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x, Apa (APA) 7.8x). 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: Antero Resources (AR) +27.1%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Antero Resources (AR) 21.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%, Apa (APA) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Eog Resources (EOG) leads (Antero Resources (AR) 12.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Antero Resources (AR) +32.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) +52.0%, Apa (APA) +124.9%. Over five years, Antero Resources (AR) compounded fastest (Antero Resources (AR) +16.2%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +11.7%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Eog Resources (EOG) 2.53%, Apa (APA) 1.96%. Antero Resources (AR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Antero Resources (AR) 37.7%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Apa (APA) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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