EXE vs MUR vs PR Stock Comparison

Expand Energy, Murphy Oil and Permian Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.62 +9.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.85B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
2.41%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$43.13 +18.7% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.18B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
3.19%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.48 +19.2% 1M +102.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.34B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
2.47%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 7, Permian Resources 3, Murphy Oil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXEMURPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.85B $6.18B $21.34B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 21.0x 17.3x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 10.8x 11.3x EXE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +7.3% +12.8% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.8% 9.8% 21.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 5.8% 10.8% EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.41% 3.19% 2.47% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.9% +50.3% +102.5% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +9.0%/yr +28.2%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 46.4% 33.1% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 50/100 62/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

EXEMURPR

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

AxisEXEMURPR
Valuation 94 #7 of 99 72 #28 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 97 24 #74 of 97 85 #15 of 97
Profitability 78 #22 of 96 58 #41 of 96 87 #13 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 55 #47 of 102 59 #42 of 102
Shareholder Returns 60 #31 of 76 40 #46 of 76 37 #48 of 76
Overall 79 50 62
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MUR 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

PeriodEXEMURPRSPY
1 month +9.0%+18.7%+19.2% -0.2%
3 months +6.9%+17.7%+29.1% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%+7.7%+21.9% +8.2%
Year to date -14.3%+38.0%+81.6% +12.9%
1 year -8.9%+50.3%+102.5% +12.3%
3 years +10.3%-4.8%+74.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.3%-1.6%+20.3% +23.3%
5 years +42.8%+53.8%+246.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.4%+9.0%+28.2% +10.9%
10 years —+56.3%+75.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+4.6%+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXEMURPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%46.4%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%48.4%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.88-0.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.291.083.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-61.3%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-2.8%-1.1% -1.2%
52-week high $122.89$44.35$25.76 $779.14
52-week low $84.09$26.57$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.

MultipleEXEMURPR
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.0x 21.0xmedian 13.0x 17.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.1x 20.2xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.25median 2.27 -0.65median 2.27 10.11median 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 monthsEXEMURPR
Revenue $13.92B $3.00B $5.74B
Gross profit $14.56B – –
Operating income $3.58B $558.07M $2.06B
Net income $2.75B $346.53M $1.31B
Free cash flow $2.59B $306.28M $1.08B
R&D $65.00M $208.92M $25.50M
EPS (diluted) $11.88 $2.01 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $118.00M $483.88M $131.72M
Total debt $4.63B $6.00B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 231.73M 146.15M 855.24M
Enterprise value $18.24B $4.66B $20.77B

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
MetricEXEMURPR
P/E 8.0x 21.0x 17.3x
P/FCF 8.4x 20.2x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 3.9x 5.3x
P/S 1.6x 2.1x 3.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 4.5x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 13.0x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.4x 4.2x
EV/FCF 10.2x 23.7x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 4.6x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.25 -0.65 10.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXEMURPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 7.3% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -7.7% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 140.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 166.9% 11.5% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -28.7% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 217.5% 1.9% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -32.1% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.7% 1.2% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -32.2% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.7% 3.0% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -7.4% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -32.0% 280.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% -26.2% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXEMURPR
Gross margin 104.6% – –
EBITDA margin 46.8% 53.4% 72.2%
Operating margin 25.7% 18.6% 35.8%
Pretax margin 24.8% 16.2% 29.0%
Net margin 19.8% 9.8% 21.5%
FCF margin 18.6% 10.2% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 40.5% 52.3% 69.6%
Return on equity 14.2% 6.5% 11.2%
Return on assets 9.5% 3.4% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 5.8% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 14.0% 6.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 4.5x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.6% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXEMURPR
Debt / assets 15.6% 15.1% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 5.1x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 47.4% 35.1%
Equity / assets 65.6% 52.6% 64.9%
Interest coverage 17.4x 5.5x 7.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.40 2.15 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXEMURPR
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.2% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 3.2% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% 55.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.1% 63.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -28.1% 6.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 5.7% –

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.

ConsensusEXEMURPR
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $3.98FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.2% -7.3% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% -9.8% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXEMURPR
Held by institutions 92.1% 88.2% 91.3%
Institutions holding 850 434 615
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -0.6% +3.4%
Institutions buying 473 212 349
Institutions selling 264 139 183
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.53 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.

EXEMURPR
EXE 1.00 0.27 0.43
MUR 0.27 1.00 0.73
PR 0.43 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXE, MUR and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expand Energy (EXE) $21.85B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXE, MUR and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expand Energy (EXE) 8.0x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expand Energy (EXE) is cheapest (Expand Energy (EXE) 10.5x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 10.8x, 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?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Expand Energy (EXE) -8.9%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +50.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +102.5%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Expand Energy (EXE) +7.4%/yr, Murphy Oil (MUR) +9.0%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Murphy Oil (MUR) has the highest dividend yield: Expand Energy (EXE) 2.41%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 3.19%, Permian Resources (PR) 2.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXE, MUR 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.