MTDR vs EXE vs PR Stock Comparison

Matador Resources, Expand Energy and Permian Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$59.25 +15.0% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.44B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.62 +9.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.40B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.48 +19.2% 1M +102.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.47B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 5, Expand Energy 5, Matador Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTDREXEPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.44B $21.40B $21.47B PR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 7.8x 17.4x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 10.5x 11.3x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +28.2% +12.8% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 19.8% 21.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 10.8% MTDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x PR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.3% -8.9% +102.5% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +7.4%/yr +28.2%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 30.3% 33.1% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 79/100 62/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

MTDREXEPR

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

AxisMTDREXEPR
Valuation 84 #17 of 99 94 #7 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Growth 52 #47 of 97 98 #3 of 97 85 #15 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 78 #22 of 96 87 #13 of 96
Financial Health 34 #68 of 102 64 #37 of 102 59 #42 of 102
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 76 60 #31 of 76 37 #48 of 76
Overall 66 79 62
  • MTDR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE 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

PeriodMTDREXEPRSPY
1 month +15.0%+9.0%+19.2% -0.2%
3 months +28.5%+6.9%+29.1% +3.9%
6 months -3.1%-2.4%+21.9% +8.2%
Year to date +39.6%-14.3%+81.6% +12.9%
1 year +50.3%-8.9%+102.5% +12.3%
3 years -1.9%+10.3%+74.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.6%+3.3%+20.3% +23.3%
5 years +40.0%+42.8%+246.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%+7.4%+28.2% +10.9%
10 years +162.6%—+75.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.1%—+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTDREXEPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%30.3%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%29.2%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.79-0.14-0.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.293.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-32.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-23.0%-1.1% -1.2%
52-week high $65.45$122.89$25.76 $779.14
52-week low $37.19$84.09$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.

MultipleMTDREXEPR
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 13.0x 8.0xmedian 13.0x 17.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.0xmedian 11.1x 8.4xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 2.27 -0.25median 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 monthsMTDREXEPR
Revenue $3.92B $13.92B $5.74B
Gross profit $3.69B $14.56B –
Operating income $1.17B $3.58B $2.06B
Net income $814.00M $2.75B $1.31B
Free cash flow -$385.76M $2.59B $1.08B
R&D – $65.00M $25.50M
EPS (diluted) $5.83 $11.88 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $26.32M $118.00M $131.72M
Total debt $1.85B $4.63B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 124.16M 231.73M 855.24M
Enterprise value $7.35B $17.78B $20.90B

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
MetricMTDREXEPR
P/E 10.2x 8.0x 17.3x
P/FCF -19.0x 8.4x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 3.9x 5.3x
P/S 1.9x 1.6x 3.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x 4.0x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 7.4x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.9x 4.2x
EV/FCF -23.8x 10.2x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x 4.7x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 -0.25 10.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDREXEPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 28.2% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 8.5% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 140.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 22.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% 166.9% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -8.3% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.8% 217.5% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -20.3% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% 228.7% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -31.9% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 40.7% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 23.9% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -153.0% 76.3% 280.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 38.0% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDREXEPR
Gross margin 94.2% 104.6% –
EBITDA margin 61.5% 46.8% 72.2%
Operating margin 30.0% 25.7% 35.8%
Pretax margin 24.4% 24.8% 29.0%
Net margin 18.5% 19.8% 21.5%
FCF margin -9.9% 18.6% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 66.5% 40.5% 69.6%
Return on equity 13.4% 14.2% 11.2%
Return on assets 6.3% 9.5% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 14.0% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.0x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDREXEPR
Debt / assets 13.7% 15.6% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -4.8x 1.8x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 34.4% 35.1%
Equity / assets 46.3% 65.6% 64.9%
Interest coverage 5.4x 17.4x 7.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.49 2.40 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDREXEPR
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.4% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 4.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 6.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.9% 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -46.2% 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 32.7% -28.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -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.

ConsensusMTDREXEPR
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.58FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.0%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% -14.2% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.06BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.6% +6.9% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDREXEPR
Held by institutions 96.8% 92.1% 91.3%
Institutions holding 493 850 615
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.9% +3.4%
Institutions buying 273 473 349
Institutions selling 149 264 183
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.79 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.

MTDREXEPR
MTDR 1.00 0.44 0.85
EXE 0.44 1.00 0.44
PR 0.85 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTDR, EXE and PR?

Permian Resources (PR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.44B, Expand Energy (EXE) $21.40B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTDR, EXE and PR?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.8x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Matador Resources (MTDR) 6.9x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.5x, 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: Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Matador Resources (MTDR) leads (Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Matador Resources (MTDR) +50.3%, Expand Energy (EXE) -8.9%, Permian Resources (PR) +102.5%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Matador Resources (MTDR) +7.0%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.4%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Matador Resources (MTDR) 0.02%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTDR, EXE 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, Permian Resources (PR) 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.