MTDR vs DVN vs APA Stock Comparison

Matador Resources, Devon Energy and Apa Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTDR Matador Resources Co
$59.83 +16.2% 1M +52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.37B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.28 +9.7% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.68B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.11 +20.7% 1M +124.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.11B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Apa 5, Matador Resources 4, Devon Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTDRDVNAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.37B $47.68B $18.11B DVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 14.5x 10.8x MTDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 9.0x 7.8x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +18.1% -16.1% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 16.1% 19.5% APA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% -3.5% — MTDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.1x 0.7x APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% MTDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.6% +60.2% +124.9% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +5.1%/yr +14.3%/yr APA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 33.9% 43.8% DVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 46/100 70/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

MTDRDVNAPA

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

AxisMTDRDVNAPA
Valuation 82 #19 of 99 39 #61 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 52 #47 of 97 66 #34 of 97 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 46 #52 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 32 #70 of 102 35 #67 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 77 45 #43 of 77 62 #30 of 77
Overall 65 46 70
  • MTDR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA 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

PeriodMTDRDVNAPASPY
1 month +16.2%+9.7%+20.7% +0.9%
3 months +22.9%+15.3%+39.3% +5.9%
6 months -4.9%+0.4%+26.8% +8.5%
Year to date +41.0%+40.0%+109.0% +13.3%
1 year +52.6%+60.2%+124.9% +12.4%
3 years -1.0%+9.6%+27.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.3%+3.1%+8.4% +23.5%
5 years +43.0%+27.9%+95.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.4%+5.1%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +168.4%+30.9%-15.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.4%+2.7%-1.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMTDRDVNAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%33.9%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.0%42.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.79-0.73-0.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.291.782.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-65.7%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-1.5%-1.5% -0.9%
52-week high $65.45$52.07$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $37.19$32.01$21.66 $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.

MultipleMTDRDVNAPA
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 12.4x 14.6xmedian 12.4x 10.8xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 5.9x 24.6xmedian 5.9x 4.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.2xmedian 10.0x 38.2xmedian 10.0x 8.5xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.17median 0.92 -0.65median 0.92 -19.76median 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 monthsMTDRDVNAPA
Revenue $3.92B $20.38B $8.61B
Gross profit $3.69B $14.11B $7.81B
Operating income $1.17B -$1.35B $2.31B
Net income $814.00M $3.29B $1.98B
Free cash flow -$385.76M $1.48B $2.11B
R&D – $54.00M $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.83 $3.49 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $26.32M – $444.00M
Total debt $1.85B $11.39B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 124.16M 940.00M 354.00M
Enterprise value $7.28B $47.68B $16.38B

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
MetricMTDRDVNAPA
P/E 10.3x 14.6x 10.8x
P/FCF -19.2x 38.2x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 6.6x 4.0x
P/S 1.9x 2.8x 2.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x 24.6x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 7.9x -50.1x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF -24.0x 45.9x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x 7.9x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.17 -0.65 -19.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDRDVNAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 18.1% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 5.9% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 18.4% -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 4.9% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% 11.9% 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -44.2% 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.8% 13.2% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -11.9% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% -22.0% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -22.4% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 25.5% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 6.4% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -153.0% 337.8% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 11.7% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDRDVNAPA
Gross margin 94.2% 69.3% 90.8%
EBITDA margin 61.5% 13.5% 52.3%
Operating margin 30.0% -6.6% 26.8%
Pretax margin 24.4% -8.8% 36.1%
Net margin 18.5% 16.1% 19.5%
FCF margin -9.9% 7.2% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 66.5% 42.0% 52.6%
Return on equity 13.4% 11.5% 25.8%
Return on assets 6.3% 6.4% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 13.2% -3.5% –
Return on capital employed 10.4% -3.0% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDRDVNAPA
Debt / assets 13.7% 16.1% 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -4.8x 7.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 41.1% 55.8%
Equity / assets 46.3% 58.9% 44.2%
Interest coverage 5.4x -2.7x 10.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.50 1.58 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDRDVNAPA
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.4% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.9% 25.0% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -46.2% 55.6% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 32.7% 11.9% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -34.6% 8.8%

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.

ConsensusMTDRDVNAPA
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.58FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $6.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.0%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +74.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% -5.1% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.06BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.6% +2.6% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDRDVNAPA
Held by institutions 96.8% 92.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 493 1,459 809
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +86.7% +3.2%
Institutions buying 273 1,139 432
Institutions selling 149 231 244
Buyers to sellers 1.83 4.93 1.77

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.

MTDRDVNAPA
MTDR 1.00 0.84 0.82
DVN 0.84 1.00 0.80
APA 0.82 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTDR, DVN and APA?

Devon Energy (DVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.37B, Devon Energy (DVN) $47.68B, Apa (APA) $18.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTDR, DVN and APA?

Matador Resources (MTDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.2x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.5x, Apa (APA) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Matador Resources (MTDR) 7.0x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.0x, Apa (APA) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Devon Energy (DVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apa (APA) has the highest net margin (Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Apa (APA) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Matador Resources (MTDR) leads (Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Matador Resources (MTDR) +52.6%, Devon Energy (DVN) +60.2%, Apa (APA) +124.9%. Over five years, Apa (APA) compounded fastest (Matador Resources (MTDR) +7.4%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) +5.1%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest dividend yield: Matador Resources (MTDR) 0.02%, Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Apa (APA) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Devon Energy (DVN) has been the steadiest (Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Devon Energy (DVN) 33.9%, Apa (APA) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTDR, DVN and APA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apa (APA) 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.