BTE vs EXE vs VIST Stock Comparison

Baytex Energy, Expand Energy and Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTE Baytex Energy Corp.
$5.53 +22.1% 1M +131.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.02 +8.3% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 5, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 4, Baytex Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTEEXEVISTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.17B $22.54B $7.34B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 8.1x 8.7x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 10.4x 7.1x VIST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% +59.3% +77.8% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -29.5% 20.5% 23.9% VIST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 25.8% VIST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.5x 1.0x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +131.4% -9.4% +82.5% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr +7.3%/yr +62.4%/yr VIST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 30.3% 43.4% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 83/100 69/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

BTEEXEVIST

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

AxisBTEEXEVIST
Valuation 68 #32 of 99 96 #5 of 99 82 #19 of 99
Growth 40 #59 of 97 95 #6 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Profitability 56 #43 of 96 76 #24 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Financial Health 87 #14 of 102 73 #28 of 102 32 #70 of 102
Shareholder Returns 43 #44 of 76 73 #21 of 76 –
Overall 59 83 69
  • BTE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VIST 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

PeriodBTEEXEVISTSPY
1 month +22.1%+8.3%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months +33.6%+3.9%+9.6% +3.5%
6 months +16.7%-2.4%+1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +71.2%-14.8%+50.1% +12.2%
1 year +131.4%-9.4%+82.5% +13.0%
3 years +27.4%+9.6%+149.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%+3.1%+35.7% +23.1%
5 years +69.3%+42.0%+1,028.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.1%+7.3%+62.4% +11.0%
10 years +38.3%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.3%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBTEEXEVISTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%30.3%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%29.2%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.34-0.14-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.11-0.311.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.1%-32.9%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-23.5%-7.8% -1.8%
52-week high $5.53$122.89$79.25 $779.14
52-week low $2.27$84.09$43.88 $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.

MultipleBTEEXEVIST
P/E now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 13.5x 8.1xmedian 13.5x 8.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x 4.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x 2.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 2.27 -0.23median 2.27 -0.11median 2.27

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 monthsBTEEXEVIST
Revenue $1.74B $13.60B $3.53B
Gross profit – $10.38B $1.86B
Operating income – $3.66B $1.51B
Net income -$513.91M $2.78B $841.68M
Free cash flow $2.82B $2.68B $3.32B
R&D $4.64M $49.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 $11.67 $7.85
Cash & equivalents $506.96M $663.00M $604.66M
Total debt $1.49B $3.69B $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 769.18M 238.36M 107.21M
Enterprise value $2.41B $18.43B $5.26B

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
MetricBTEEXEVIST
P/E -8.3x 8.1x 8.9x
P/FCF 1.5x 8.1x 2.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 3.8x 4.2x
P/S 2.4x 1.6x 2.2x
P/B – 1.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book – 1.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 3.8x 4.1x
EV/EBIT -57.1x 6.8x 6.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 1.3x 9.3x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 4.4x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -0.23 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTEEXEVIST
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% 59.3% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 2.7% -77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 73.5% 96.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% -78.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 696.1% 84.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% -77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -293.1% 1,250% 45.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% -23.6% 36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -302.8% 1,262% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.0% -35.3% -78.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 75.5% 165.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 14.5% 40.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 128.7% 129.4% 58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.4% 16.9% 38.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTEEXEVIST
Gross margin – 76.3% 52.7%
EBITDA margin 32.6% 48.5% 69.5%
Operating margin – 26.9% 42.8%
Pretax margin -12.2% 26.0% 33.3%
Net margin -29.5% 20.5% 23.9%
FCF margin 161.9% 19.7% 94.3%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% 41.6% 51.4%
Return on equity – 14.3% 27.5%
Return on assets – 9.7% 9.9%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 25.8%
Return on capital employed – 14.2% 21.9%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTEEXEVIST
Debt / assets – 13.1% 31.9%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 30.8% 62.1%
Equity / assets – 69.2% 37.9%
Interest coverage -0.5x 16.8x 6.9x
Current ratio – 1.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.71 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTEEXEVIST
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -4.6% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield -3.2% 5.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -14.4% 27.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.5% 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.

ConsensusBTEEXEVIST
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.45FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.9%FY2026 +50.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% -14.2% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +66.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +6.9% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTEEXEVIST
Held by institutions 51.4% – 57.7%
Institutions holding 186 – 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% – +11.6%
Institutions buying 98 – 138
Institutions selling 62 – 65
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 2.12

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.

BTEEXEVIST
BTE 1.00 0.36 0.49
EXE 0.36 1.00 0.33
VIST 0.49 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTE, EXE and VIST?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baytex Energy (BTE) $4.17B, Expand Energy (EXE) $22.54B, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) $7.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, BTE, EXE and VIST?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baytex Energy (BTE) -8.1x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.1x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) is cheapest (Baytex Energy (BTE) 12.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.4x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baytex Energy (BTE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baytex Energy (BTE) +280.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) +59.3%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) has the highest net margin (Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 20.5%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 23.9%). On return on invested capital, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Baytex Energy (BTE) +131.4%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.4%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +82.5%. Over five years, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) compounded fastest (Baytex Energy (BTE) +11.1%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +62.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Baytex Energy (BTE) 0.02%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 0.00%. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Baytex Energy (BTE) 42.3%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTE, EXE and VIST?

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 5. 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.