EXE vs OVV vs AR Stock Comparison

Expand Energy, Ovintiv and Antero Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$71.58 +21.7% 1M +94.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.26B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win
AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$41.19 +22.8% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.86B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.48B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 7, Antero Resources 4, Ovintiv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXEOVVARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.89B $20.26B $12.86B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 22.0x 9.4x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 9.1x 8.9x AR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +6.5% +27.1% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.8% 9.4% 21.2% AR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 5.7% 12.5% AR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% +94.0% +30.3% OVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +13.8%/yr +15.7%/yr AR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 35.2% 37.8% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 56/100 67/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

EXEOVVAR

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

AxisEXEOVVAR
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 60 #40 of 99 66 #34 of 99
Growth 95 #6 of 97 41 #58 of 97 98 #3 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 62 #37 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Financial Health 61 #40 of 102 56 #45 of 102 48 #54 of 102
Shareholder Returns 57 #34 of 77 62 #30 of 77 61 #31 of 77
Overall 77 56 67
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OVV ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AR 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

PeriodEXEOVVARSPY
1 month +7.4%+21.7%+22.8% +0.7%
3 months -2.1%+16.1%+16.6% +3.7%
6 months -11.5%+16.3%+4.9% +7.1%
Year to date -18.1%+82.6%+19.5% +12.8%
1 year -9.9%+94.0%+30.3% +11.9%
3 years +5.7%+50.7%+44.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.9%+14.7%+13.0% +22.8%
5 years +41.9%+90.8%+107.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+13.8%+15.7% +10.9%
10 years —+43.2%+53.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+3.7%+4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXEOVVARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%35.2%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%35.8%37.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.59-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.332.670.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-49.7%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-1.3%-8.8% -1.2%
52-week high $122.89$72.54$45.15 $779.14
52-week low $84.09$36.64$30.03 $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.

MultipleEXEOVVAR
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 11.9x 21.8xmedian 11.9x 9.2xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 7.3xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 10.0x 8.7xmedian 10.0x 13.8xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.24median 1.36 -0.58median 1.36 0.52median 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 monthsEXEOVVAR
Revenue $13.92B $9.80B $6.48B
Gross profit $14.56B $8.96B $215.32M
Operating income $3.58B $949.00M $1.79B
Net income $2.75B $920.00M $1.40B
Free cash flow $2.59B $2.27B $918.50M
R&D $65.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $11.88 $3.26 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $118.00M $700.00M –
Total debt $4.63B $3.70B $2.78B
Shares (diluted) 231.73M 281.90M 308.63M
Enterprise value $17.27B $19.23B $12.86B

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
MetricEXEOVVAR
P/E 7.6x 21.8x 9.2x
P/FCF 8.1x 8.7x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 4.4x 5.6x
P/S 1.5x 2.0x 2.0x
P/B 1.1x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 7.3x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 24.0x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 9.8x 10.1x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 5.1x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.24 -0.58 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXEOVVAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 6.5% 27.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -6.4% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 140.5% 7.5% 131.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.2% -7.0% 45.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 166.9% -0.2% 173.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -36.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 217.5% 54.6% 122.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -35.0% 12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.7% 42.7% 134.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -37.4% 17.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.7% 13.4% 45.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 6.0% 24.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 33.3% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 11.9% 240.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXEOVVAR
Gross margin 104.6% 91.3% 3.3%
EBITDA margin 46.8% 31.7% 41.0%
Operating margin 25.7% 9.7% 27.6%
Pretax margin 24.8% 2.8% 27.7%
Net margin 19.8% 9.4% 21.2%
FCF margin 18.6% 23.1% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 40.5% 45.4% 34.6%
Return on equity 14.2% 8.0% 16.6%
Return on assets 9.5% 4.4% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 5.7% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 14.0% 5.1% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 4.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXEOVVAR
Debt / assets 15.6% 19.2% 17.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.6x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 40.4% 44.5%
Equity / assets 65.6% 59.6% 55.5%
Interest coverage 17.4x 2.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 2.34 2.35 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXEOVVAR
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 4.2% 3.0% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 4.7% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% 35.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.1% 14.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -28.1% 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 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.

ConsensusEXEOVVAR
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $7.90FY2026 $4.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +57.7%FY2026 +169.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.2% +1.4% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $7.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% -11.8% -9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXEOVVAR
Held by institutions 92.1% 91.6% 88.4%
Institutions holding 851 594 624
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.2% +1.5%
Institutions buying 474 329 381
Institutions selling 264 177 156
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.86 2.44

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.

EXEOVVAR
EXE 1.00 0.45 0.76
OVV 0.45 1.00 0.64
AR 0.76 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXE, OVV and AR?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expand Energy (EXE) $20.89B, Ovintiv (OVV) $20.26B, Antero Resources (AR) $12.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXE, OVV and AR?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expand Energy (EXE) 7.6x, Ovintiv (OVV) 22.0x, Antero Resources (AR) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Antero Resources (AR) is cheapest (Expand Energy (EXE) 10.0x, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.1x, Antero Resources (AR) 8.9x). 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%, Ovintiv (OVV) +6.5%, Antero Resources (AR) +27.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Antero Resources (AR) has the highest net margin (Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.4%, Antero Resources (AR) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Antero Resources (AR) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Ovintiv (OVV) 5.7%, Antero Resources (AR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ovintiv (OVV) returned the most: Expand Energy (EXE) -9.9%, Ovintiv (OVV) +94.0%, Antero Resources (AR) +30.3%. Over five years, Antero Resources (AR) compounded fastest (Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr, Ovintiv (OVV) +13.8%/yr, Antero Resources (AR) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Ovintiv (OVV) 0.02%, Antero Resources (AR) 0.00%. Antero Resources (AR) 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%, Ovintiv (OVV) 35.2%, Antero Resources (AR) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXE, OVV and AR?

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.