AR vs EXE vs PR Stock Comparison

Antero Resources, Expand Energy and Permian Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$40.20 +12.7% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.90B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$93.23 +7.1% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.41B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.50 +17.7% 1M +99.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.60B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 7, Permian Resources 3, Antero Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREXEPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.90B $22.41B $21.60B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 8.1x 17.5x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 10.3x 11.5x AR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +59.3% +12.8% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 20.5% 21.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 12.1% 10.8% EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.5x 0.7x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.7% -10.8% +99.1% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +8.5%/yr +28.8%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 30.3% 33.2% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 83/100 62/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

AREXEPR

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

AxisAREXEPR
Valuation 61 #39 of 99 97 #4 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 97 95 #6 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 59 #40 of 96 76 #24 of 96 87 #13 of 96
Financial Health 50 #52 of 102 72 #29 of 102 59 #42 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 75 #20 of 76 37 #48 of 76
Overall 63 83 62
  • AR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR 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

PeriodAREXEPRSPY
1 month +12.7%+7.1%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months +13.9%+1.9%+19.4% +2.9%
6 months +6.2%-3.3%+24.4% +6.4%
Year to date +16.7%-15.5%+81.8% +11.4%
1 year +22.7%-10.8%+99.1% +13.1%
3 years +43.4%+7.2%+71.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%+2.4%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years +98.3%+50.2%+254.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.7%+8.5%+28.8% +10.9%
10 years +51.8%—+71.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.3%—+5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAREXEPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%30.3%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%29.1%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.42-0.15-0.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.60-0.362.99 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-32.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-24.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $45.15$122.89$25.50 $779.14
52-week low $30.03$84.09$12.13 $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.

MultipleAREXEPR
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.1x 8.0xmedian 13.1x 17.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 1.6xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.7x 3.7xmedian 5.7x 5.8xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 11.1x 8.1xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.26median 2.24 -0.23median 2.24 10.12median 2.24

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 monthsAREXEPR
Revenue $6.13B $13.60B $5.74B
Gross profit -$98.79M $10.38B –
Operating income $1.51B $3.66B $2.06B
Net income $1.12B $2.78B $1.31B
Free cash flow $883.75M $2.68B $1.08B
R&D – $49.00M $25.50M
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $11.67 $1.44
Cash & equivalents – $663.00M $131.72M
Total debt $7.98B $9.75B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 310.64M 238.36M 855.24M
Enterprise value $12.90B $18.30B $21.03B

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
MetricAREXEPR
P/E 11.5x 8.0x 17.3x
P/FCF 14.0x 8.1x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 3.8x 5.4x
P/S 2.0x 1.6x 3.7x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 3.7x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 9.9x 6.7x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 17.0x 9.2x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 4.4x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.26 -0.23 10.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREXEPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 59.3% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.7% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.6% 73.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.9% 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 197.0% 696.1% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -13.0% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.1% 1,250% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -23.6% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.2% 1,262% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% -35.3% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% 75.5% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 14.5% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 129.4% 280.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 16.9% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREXEPR
Gross margin -1.6% 76.3% –
EBITDA margin 38.0% 48.5% 72.2%
Operating margin 24.7% 26.9% 35.8%
Pretax margin 23.8% 26.0% 29.0%
Net margin 17.7% 20.5% 21.5%
FCF margin 14.4% 19.7% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 41.6% 69.6%
Return on equity 13.6% 14.3% 11.2%
Return on assets 7.3% 9.7% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 12.1% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 14.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.0x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREXEPR
Debt / assets 17.2% 13.1% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 1.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 45.4% 30.8% 35.1%
Equity / assets 54.6% 69.2% 64.9%
Interest coverage – 16.8x 7.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.95 2.69 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREXEPR
Dividend yield – 2.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield – 5.1% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 55.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -9.7% –

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.

ConsensusAREXEPR
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.60FY2026 $9.08FY2026 $2.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.4%FY2026 +48.9%FY2026 +73.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.9% -13.8% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $12.25BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% +7.1% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREXEPR
Held by institutions 88.4% – 91.3%
Institutions holding 623 – 615
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% – +3.4%
Institutions buying 380 – 349
Institutions selling 156 – 183
Buyers to sellers 2.44 – 1.91

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.

AREXEPR
AR 1.00 0.76 0.59
EXE 0.76 1.00 0.44
PR 0.59 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AR, EXE and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Antero Resources (AR) $12.90B, Expand Energy (EXE) $22.41B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, AR, EXE and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Antero Resources (AR) 11.9x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.1x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Antero Resources (AR) is cheapest (Antero Resources (AR) 8.7x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.3x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.5x). 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) +24.1%, Expand Energy (EXE) +59.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Antero Resources (AR) 17.7%, Expand Energy (EXE) 20.5%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Antero Resources (AR) 10.7%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Antero Resources (AR) +22.7%, Expand Energy (EXE) -10.8%, Permian Resources (PR) +99.1%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Antero Resources (AR) +14.7%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +8.5%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Antero Resources (AR) 0.00%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%. Antero Resources (AR) and Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Antero Resources (AR) 37.6%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.