AR vs EXE vs FANG Stock Comparison

Antero Resources, Expand Energy and Diamondback Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$41.19 +22.8% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.83B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.48B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$90.44 +7.4% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.90B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$206.43 +12.2% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.42B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 6, Antero Resources 4, Diamondback Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREXEFANGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.83B $20.90B $59.42B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.3x 7.6x 40.5x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 10.0x 9.5x AR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.1% +28.2% +21.4% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 19.8% 8.6% AR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 12.1% 1.6% AR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x 1.9x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -9.9% +43.7% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +7.3%/yr +14.0%/yr AR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 30.3% 31.9% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 77/100 44/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

AREXEFANG

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

AxisAREXEFANG
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 95 #6 of 99 46 #54 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 97 95 #6 of 97 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 77 #23 of 96 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 48 #54 of 102 61 #40 of 102 37 #65 of 102
Shareholder Returns 61 #31 of 77 57 #34 of 77 29 #55 of 77
Overall 67 77 44
  • AR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG 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

PeriodAREXEFANGSPY
1 month +22.8%+7.4%+12.2% +0.7%
3 months +16.6%-2.1%+3.3% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%-11.5%+0.4% +7.1%
Year to date +19.5%-18.1%+37.3% +12.8%
1 year +30.3%-9.9%+43.7% +11.9%
3 years +44.4%+5.7%+30.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.0%+1.9%+9.2% +22.8%
5 years +107.3%+41.9%+92.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.7%+7.3%+14.0% +10.9%
10 years +53.8%—+119.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.4%—+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAREXEFANGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%30.3%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%29.3%30.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.14-0.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80-0.331.37 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-32.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-26.4%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $45.15$122.89$213.69 $779.14
52-week low $30.03$84.09$137.29 $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.

MultipleAREXEFANG
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 11.9x 7.6xmedian 11.9x 39.6xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 1.5xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 11.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.0x 8.1xmedian 10.0x 15.7xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.36 -0.24median 1.36 -1.12median 1.36

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 monthsAREXEFANG
Revenue $6.48B $13.92B $17.10B
Gross profit $215.32M $14.56B –
Operating income $1.79B $3.58B $1.08B
Net income $1.40B $2.75B $1.63B
Free cash flow $918.50M $2.59B $3.68B
R&D – $65.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.45 $11.88 $5.22
Cash & equivalents – $118.00M $462.00M
Total debt $2.78B $4.63B $12.61B
Shares (diluted) 308.63M 231.73M 281.20M
Enterprise value $12.83B $17.28B $58.52B

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
MetricAREXEFANG
P/E 9.2x 7.6x 39.6x
P/FCF 13.8x 8.1x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 3.7x 5.7x
P/S 2.0x 1.5x 3.4x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 3.9x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 7.1x 64.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.8x 4.1x
EV/FCF 16.8x 9.8x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 4.5x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -0.24 -1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREXEFANG
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.1% 28.2% 21.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 8.5% 27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 131.5% 140.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 22.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 173.8% 166.9% -78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -8.3% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% 217.5% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -20.3% -23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% 228.7% -60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -31.9% -35.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.9% 40.7% 33.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 23.9% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 76.3% 143.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 240.7% 38.0% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREXEFANG
Gross margin 3.3% 104.6% –
EBITDA margin 41.0% 46.8% 37.0%
Operating margin 27.6% 25.7% 6.3%
Pretax margin 27.7% 24.8% 10.8%
Net margin 21.2% 19.8% 8.6%
FCF margin 14.2% 18.6% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 40.5% 59.3%
Return on equity 16.6% 14.2% 3.5%
Return on assets 9.1% 9.5% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 12.1% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 14.0% 1.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.0x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREXEFANG
Debt / assets 17.9% 15.6% 18.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 1.8x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 44.5% 34.4% 37.4%
Equity / assets 55.5% 65.6% 62.6%
Interest coverage – 17.4x –
Current ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.05 2.34 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREXEFANG
Dividend yield – 2.5% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 4.2% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 6.8% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% 72.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.1% 32.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -28.1% -6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -13.1% -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.

ConsensusAREXEFANG
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.64FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $21.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.8%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.3% -14.2% -5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.13BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +38.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% +6.9% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREXEFANG
Held by institutions 88.4% 92.1% 71.6%
Institutions holding 624 851 1,191
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.9% +8.6%
Institutions buying 381 474 610
Institutions selling 156 264 394
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.80 1.55

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.

AREXEFANG
AR 1.00 0.76 0.54
EXE 0.76 1.00 0.35
FANG 0.54 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AR, EXE and FANG?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Antero Resources (AR) $12.83B, Expand Energy (EXE) $20.90B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $59.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, AR, EXE and FANG?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Antero Resources (AR) 9.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.6x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 40.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Antero Resources (AR) is cheapest (Antero Resources (AR) 8.9x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.0x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x). 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: Antero Resources (AR) +27.1%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Antero Resources (AR) has the highest net margin (Antero Resources (AR) 21.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Antero Resources (AR) leads (Antero Resources (AR) 12.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Antero Resources (AR) +30.3%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +43.7%. Over five years, Antero Resources (AR) compounded fastest (Antero Resources (AR) +15.7%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Antero Resources (AR) 0.00%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%. Antero Resources (AR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Antero Resources (AR) 37.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.