EXE vs NUAI vs SND Stock Comparison

Expand Energy, New ERA Energy & Digital and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.62 +9.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.41B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$195.51M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 6, Smart Sand 3, New ERA Energy & Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXENUAISNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.41B $320.92M $195.51M EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x -6.2x 18.6x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +65.4% +26.5% NUAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.8% -4,382.5% 2.7% EXE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% — 3.1% EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x 0.1x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.9% -48.2% +122.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr — +15.6%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 144.0% 70.7% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 24/100 73/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

EXENUAISND

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

AxisEXENUAISND
Valuation 94 #7 of 99 3 #96 of 99 96 #7 of 162
Growth 98 #3 of 97 19 #79 of 97 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 78 #22 of 96 1 #95 of 96 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 91 #10 of 102 44 #93 of 164
Shareholder Returns 60 #31 of 76 4 #73 of 76 94 #7 of 107
Overall 79 24 73
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NUAI ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEXENUAISNDSPY
1 month +9.0%-54.0%-5.0% -0.2%
3 months +6.9%-26.0%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%-15.1%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -14.3%+10.9%+24.2% +12.9%
1 year -8.9%-48.2%+122.9% +12.3%
3 years +10.3%-69.3%+146.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.3%-32.6%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years +42.8%—+106.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.4%—+15.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEXENUAISNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%144.0%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%142.0%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.143.78-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.331.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-97.2%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-59.7%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $122.89$8.06$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $84.09$2.37$2.09 $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.

MultipleEXENUAISND
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.0x -6.1xmedian 13.0x 18.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x 291.2xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 5.9x -7.0xmedian 5.9x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.1x -14.7xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.25median 2.27 —median 2.27 2.96median 0.31

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 monthsEXENUAISND
Revenue $13.92B $1.19M $386.99M
Gross profit $14.56B – $52.09M
Operating income $3.58B -$45.06M $7.85M
Net income $2.75B -$53.93M $10.49M
Free cash flow $2.59B -$23.50M $34.63M
R&D $65.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $11.88 $-0.53 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $118.00M $69.82M $10.20M
Total debt $4.63B $76.81M $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 231.73M 98.17M 41.37M
Enterprise value $17.79B $227.95M $138.23M

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
MetricEXENUAISND
P/E 8.0x -6.1x 18.6x
P/FCF 8.4x -14.7x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x -19.3x 4.1x
P/S 1.6x 291.2x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 2.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x -7.0x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 7.4x -6.4x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 244.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 10.2x -12.3x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x -16.2x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.25 – 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXENUAISND
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 65.4% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 140.5% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.2% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 166.9% -221.9% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% – 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 217.5% -187.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.7% 52.2% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.7% -99.8% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -140.5% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXENUAISND
Gross margin 104.6% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 46.8% -3,505% 10.0%
Operating margin 25.7% -3,791% 2.0%
Pretax margin 24.8% -4,383% 1.9%
Net margin 19.8% -4,383% 2.7%
FCF margin 18.6% -1,977% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 40.5% -1,506% 12.1%
Return on equity 14.2% -69.4% 4.4%
Return on assets 9.5% -39.9% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 12.1% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 14.0% -36.2% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.3x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1,269% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXENUAISND
Debt / assets 15.6% 8.7% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.8x -0.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 20.7% 31.4%
Equity / assets 65.6% 79.3% 68.6%
Interest coverage 17.4x -10.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 14.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 11.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 11.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.40 4.88 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXENUAISND
Dividend yield 2.4% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield 4.0% -45.9% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 6.5% -45.9% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -28.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusEXENUAISND
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 – -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $7.96MFY2027 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +800.0%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +3,425.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXENUAISND
Held by institutions 92.1% 51.4% 49.7%
Institutions holding 850 128 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +309.7% +12.9%
Institutions buying 473 105 69
Institutions selling 264 16 17
Buyers to sellers 1.79 6.56 4.06

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.

EXENUAISND
EXE 1.00 -0.01 0.13
NUAI -0.01 1.00 0.13
SND 0.13 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXE, NUAI and SND?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expand Energy (EXE) $21.41B, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) $320.92M, Smart Sand (SND) $195.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXE, NUAI and SND?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expand Energy (EXE) 7.8x, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -6.2x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) +65.4%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest net margin (Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -4,382.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Expand Energy (EXE) -8.9%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -48.2%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Expand Energy (EXE) +7.4%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 0.00%, Smart Sand (SND) 0.00%. New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) and Smart Sand (SND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 144.0%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXE, NUAI and SND?

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.