AR vs FANG vs EXE Stock Comparison

Antero Resources, Diamondback Energy and Expand Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$41.19 +22.8% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.65B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.48B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$206.43 +12.2% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$57.92B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
2.06%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$90.44 +7.4% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.89B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 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.

QuestionARFANGEXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.65B $57.92B $20.89B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 39.6x 7.6x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 9.5x 10.0x AR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.1% +21.4% +28.2% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 8.6% 19.8% AR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 1.6% 12.1% AR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.9x 0.7x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.06% 2.53% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +43.7% -9.9% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +14.0%/yr +7.3%/yr AR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 31.9% 30.3% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 44/100 77/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

ARFANGEXE

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureARFANGEXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%31.9%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%30.6%29.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.54-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.801.37-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-43.5%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-3.4%-26.4% -1.2%
52-week high $45.15$213.69$122.89 $779.14
52-week low $30.03$137.29$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.

MultipleARFANGEXE
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 11.9x 39.6xmedian 11.9x 7.6xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 1.5xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 5.9x 11.1xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.0x 15.7xmedian 10.0x 8.1xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.36 -1.12median 1.36 -0.24median 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 monthsARFANGEXE
Revenue $6.48B $17.10B $13.92B
Gross profit $215.32M – $14.56B
Operating income $1.79B $1.08B $3.58B
Net income $1.40B $1.63B $2.75B
Free cash flow $918.50M $3.68B $2.59B
R&D – – $65.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.45 $5.22 $11.88
Cash & equivalents – $462.00M $118.00M
Total debt $2.78B $12.61B $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 308.63M 281.20M 231.73M
Enterprise value $12.65B $63.10B $17.27B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARFANGEXE
Dividend yield – 2.1% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.0% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.0% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 72.3% 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.0% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.3% -28.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -10.0% -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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ARFANGEXE
AR 1.00 0.54 0.76
FANG 0.54 1.00 0.35
EXE 0.76 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AR, FANG and EXE?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Antero Resources (AR) $12.65B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.92B, Expand Energy (EXE) $20.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, AR, FANG and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Antero Resources (AR) 9.2x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.6x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Antero Resources (AR) is cheapest (Antero Resources (AR) 8.9x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.0x). 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%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 2.06%, Expand Energy (EXE) 2.53%. 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%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 31.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AR, FANG 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 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.