AR vs OVV vs PR Stock Comparison

Antero Resources, Ovintiv and Permian Resources 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
$12.64B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.48B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$71.35 +19.9% 1M +94.9% 1Y
Market cap
$19.98B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.51 +19.7% 1M +107.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.31B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 6, Antero Resources 4, Ovintiv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAROVVPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.64B $19.98B $21.31B PR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 21.7x 17.3x AR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 9.0x 11.3x OVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.1% +6.5% +12.8% AR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 9.4% 21.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 5.7% 10.8% AR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.0x 0.7x PR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +94.9% +107.4% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +13.7%/yr +28.8%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 35.2% 33.0% PR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 59/100 61/100 AR

Percentile Scorecard

AROVVPR

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

AxisAROVVPR
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 62 #38 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 97 45 #54 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 96 62 #37 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Financial Health 48 #54 of 102 56 #45 of 102 57 #44 of 102
Shareholder Returns 59 #32 of 77 68 #25 of 77 34 #51 of 77
Overall 67 59 61
  • AR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OVV 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

PeriodAROVVPRSPY
1 month +22.8%+19.9%+19.7% +0.9%
3 months +20.0%+16.4%+23.0% +5.9%
6 months +8.1%+16.8%+17.8% +8.5%
Year to date +22.3%+82.1%+81.8% +13.3%
1 year +32.2%+94.9%+107.4% +12.4%
3 years +45.9%+49.3%+74.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.4%+14.3%+20.3% +23.5%
5 years +112.2%+90.2%+254.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.2%+13.7%+28.8% +11.0%
10 years +57.4%+42.7%+71.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.6%+3.6%+5.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAROVVPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%35.2%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%35.8%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.59-0.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.862.693.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-49.7%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-1.6%-1.0% -0.9%
52-week high $45.15$72.54$25.76 $779.14
52-week low $30.03$36.61$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.

MultipleAROVVPR
P/E now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 12.4x 21.7xmedian 12.4x 17.3xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 5.9x 7.3xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 10.0x 8.7xmedian 10.0x 19.8xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.92 -0.58median 0.92 10.13median 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 monthsAROVVPR
Revenue $6.48B $9.80B $5.74B
Gross profit $215.32M $8.96B –
Operating income $1.79B $949.00M $2.06B
Net income $1.40B $920.00M $1.31B
Free cash flow $918.50M $2.27B $1.08B
R&D – – $25.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.45 $3.26 $1.44
Cash & equivalents – $700.00M $131.72M
Total debt $2.78B $3.70B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 308.63M 281.90M 855.24M
Enterprise value $12.64B $18.94B $20.74B

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
MetricAROVVPR
P/E 9.4x 21.7x 17.3x
P/FCF 14.1x 8.7x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 4.4x 5.4x
P/S 2.0x 2.0x 3.7x
P/B 1.5x 1.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 7.3x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 24.0x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.3x 4.2x
EV/FCF 17.1x 10.0x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 5.1x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -0.58 10.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAROVVPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.1% 6.5% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -6.4% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 131.5% 7.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 45.8% -7.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 173.8% -0.2% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -36.7% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% 54.6% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -35.0% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% 42.7% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -37.4% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.9% 13.4% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 6.0% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 33.3% 280.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 240.7% 11.9% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAROVVPR
Gross margin 3.3% 91.3% –
EBITDA margin 41.0% 31.7% 72.2%
Operating margin 27.6% 9.7% 35.8%
Pretax margin 27.7% 2.8% 29.0%
Net margin 21.2% 9.4% 21.5%
FCF margin 14.2% 23.1% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 45.4% 69.6%
Return on equity 16.6% 8.0% 11.2%
Return on assets 9.1% 4.4% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 5.7% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 5.1% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 4.8x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAROVVPR
Debt / assets 17.9% 19.2% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 1.6x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 44.5% 40.4% 35.1%
Equity / assets 55.5% 59.6% 64.9%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 7.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.08 2.35 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAROVVPR
Dividend yield – 1.7% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 4.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –

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.

ConsensusAROVVPR
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.64FY2026 $7.90FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.8%FY2026 +57.7%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.3% +1.4% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.13BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% -11.8% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAROVVPR
Held by institutions 88.4% 91.6% 91.3%
Institutions holding 623 593 615
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +4.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 380 328 349
Institutions selling 156 177 183
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.85 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.

AROVVPR
AR 1.00 0.64 0.59
OVV 0.64 1.00 0.88
PR 0.59 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AR, OVV and PR?

Permian Resources (PR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Antero Resources (AR) $12.64B, Ovintiv (OVV) $19.98B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, AR, OVV and PR?

Antero Resources (AR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Antero Resources (AR) 9.2x, Ovintiv (OVV) 21.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ovintiv (OVV) is cheapest (Antero Resources (AR) 9.1x, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.0x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x). 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%, Ovintiv (OVV) +6.5%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Antero Resources (AR) 21.2%, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Antero Resources (AR) leads (Antero Resources (AR) 12.5%, Ovintiv (OVV) 5.7%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Antero Resources (AR) +32.2%, Ovintiv (OVV) +94.9%, Permian Resources (PR) +107.4%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Antero Resources (AR) +16.2%/yr, Ovintiv (OVV) +13.7%/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%, Ovintiv (OVV) 0.02%, 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, Permian Resources (PR) has been the steadiest (Antero Resources (AR) 37.7%, Ovintiv (OVV) 35.2%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AR, OVV 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, Permian Resources (PR) 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.