PR vs BTE vs APA Stock Comparison

Permian Resources, Baytex Energy and Apa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.76 +20.5% 1M +106.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.33B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
BTE Baytex Energy Corp.
$5.53 +22.1% 1M +131.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.66 +20.9% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.93B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPRBTEAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.33B $4.17B $17.93B PR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x -8.1x 10.7x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 12.3x 7.8x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +280.5% -16.1% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% -29.5% 19.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.8x 0.7x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% APA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +106.4% +131.4% +116.8% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.6%/yr +11.1%/yr +14.0%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 42.3% 43.9% PR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 59/100 72/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

PRBTEAPA

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

AxisPRBTEAPA
Valuation 40 #60 of 99 68 #32 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Growth 87 #14 of 97 40 #59 of 97 75 #25 of 97
Profitability 86 #14 of 96 56 #43 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health 59 #42 of 102 87 #14 of 102 51 #51 of 102
Shareholder Returns 39 #47 of 76 43 #44 of 76 65 #27 of 76
Overall 62 59 72
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BTE 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

PeriodPRBTEAPASPY
1 month +20.5%+22.1%+20.9% -0.8%
3 months +27.2%+33.6%+48.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%+16.7%+34.4% +7.0%
Year to date +83.6%+71.2%+111.2% +12.2%
1 year +106.4%+131.4%+116.8% +13.0%
3 years +76.0%+27.4%+28.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.7%+8.4%+8.8% +23.1%
5 years +251.4%+69.3%+92.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.6%+11.1%+14.0% +11.0%
10 years +80.9%+38.3%-16.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%+3.3%-1.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePRBTEAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%42.3%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%44.8%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.54-0.34-0.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.213.112.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-79.1%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $25.76$5.53$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $12.13$2.27$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.

MultiplePRBTEAPA
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x -8.3xmedian 13.5x 10.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 5.9x 6.7xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.0x 1.5xmedian 11.0x 8.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 10.23median 2.27 0.22median 2.27 -19.97median 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 monthsPRBTEAPA
Revenue $5.74B $1.74B $8.61B
Gross profit – – $7.81B
Operating income $2.06B – $2.31B
Net income $1.31B -$513.91M $1.98B
Free cash flow $1.08B $2.82B $2.11B
R&D $25.50M $4.64M $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.44 $-0.67 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $131.72M $506.96M $444.00M
Total debt $2.99B $1.49B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 855.24M 769.18M 354.00M
Enterprise value $20.76B $2.41B $16.20B

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
MetricPRBTEAPA
P/E 17.5x -8.3x 10.9x
P/FCF 20.0x 1.5x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 5.6x 4.0x
P/S 3.8x 2.4x 2.1x
P/B 1.8x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x – 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 6.7x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 11.9x -57.1x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 22.7x 1.3x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 5.0x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.23 0.22 -19.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRBTEAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 280.5% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -2.9% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.7% – 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% -293.1% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -34.0% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -302.8% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -37.0% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -41.1% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 5.7% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.2% 128.7% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 130.4% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRBTEAPA
Gross margin – – 90.8%
EBITDA margin 72.2% 32.6% 52.3%
Operating margin 35.8% – 26.8%
Pretax margin 29.0% -12.2% 36.1%
Net margin 21.5% -29.5% 19.5%
FCF margin 18.8% 161.9% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 69.6% 43.8% 52.6%
Return on equity 11.2% – 25.8%
Return on assets 7.2% – 11.0%
Return on invested capital 10.8% – –
Return on capital employed 12.6% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x -1.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRBTEAPA
Debt / assets 16.2% – 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.0x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 35.1% – 55.8%
Equity / assets 64.9% – 44.2%
Interest coverage 7.8x -0.5x 10.6x
Current ratio 0.6x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.78 – 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRBTEAPA
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -4.6% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.6% -3.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -14.4% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 39.5% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusPRBTEAPA
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $0.45FY2026 $6.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.6%FY2026 – +74.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +11.1% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.46BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 -47.0%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% -11.3% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRBTEAPA
Held by institutions 91.3% 51.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 615 186 809
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +5.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 349 98 432
Institutions selling 183 62 244
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.58 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.

PRBTEAPA
PR 1.00 0.65 0.82
BTE 0.65 1.00 0.63
APA 0.82 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PR, BTE and APA?

Permian Resources (PR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Permian Resources (PR) $21.33B, Baytex Energy (BTE) $4.17B, Apa (APA) $17.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, PR, BTE and APA?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, Baytex Energy (BTE) -8.1x, Apa (APA) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x, Baytex Energy (BTE) 12.3x, 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?

Baytex Energy (BTE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +280.5%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%, Apa (APA) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +131.4%, Apa (APA) +116.8%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/yr, Baytex Energy (BTE) +11.1%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apa (APA) has the highest dividend yield: Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 0.02%, Apa (APA) 0.02%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Permian Resources (PR) has been the steadiest (Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 42.3%, Apa (APA) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PR, BTE 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, Permian Resources (PR) leads on 4. 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.