PR vs MTDR vs APA Stock Comparison

Permian Resources, Matador Resources and Apa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$60.12 +16.6% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 6, Matador Resources 4, Apa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRMTDRAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.33B $7.36B $17.93B PR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 10.2x 10.7x MTDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 7.0x 7.8x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +2.8% -16.1% PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 18.5% 19.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 13.2% — MTDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x PR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% MTDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +106.4% +52.9% +116.8% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.6%/yr +6.6%/yr +14.0%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 40.9% 43.9% PR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 72/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

PRMTDRAPA

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

AxisPRMTDRAPA
Valuation 40 #60 of 99 85 #16 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Growth 87 #14 of 97 52 #47 of 97 75 #25 of 97
Profitability 86 #14 of 96 77 #23 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health 59 #42 of 102 34 #68 of 102 51 #51 of 102
Shareholder Returns 39 #47 of 76 81 #15 of 76 65 #27 of 76
Overall 62 66 72
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MTDR 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

PeriodPRMTDRAPASPY
1 month +20.5%+16.6%+20.9% -0.8%
3 months +27.2%+27.5%+48.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%-1.7%+34.4% +7.0%
Year to date +83.6%+41.7%+111.2% +12.2%
1 year +106.4%+52.9%+116.8% +13.0%
3 years +76.0%-0.5%+28.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.7%-0.2%+8.8% +23.1%
5 years +251.4%+37.8%+92.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.6%+6.6%+14.0% +11.0%
10 years +80.9%+164.8%-16.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%+10.2%-1.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePRMTDRAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%40.9%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%41.9%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.54-0.78-0.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.211.292.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-50.0%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-8.1%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $25.76$65.45$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $12.13$37.19$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.

MultiplePRMTDRAPA
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x 10.3xmedian 13.5x 10.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.0x -19.3xmedian 11.0x 8.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 10.23median 2.27 -1.18median 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 monthsPRMTDRAPA
Revenue $5.74B $3.92B $8.61B
Gross profit – $3.69B $7.81B
Operating income $2.06B $1.17B $2.31B
Net income $1.31B $814.00M $1.98B
Free cash flow $1.08B -$385.76M $2.11B
R&D $25.50M – $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.44 $5.83 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $131.72M $26.32M $444.00M
Total debt $2.99B $1.85B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 855.24M 124.16M 354.00M
Enterprise value $20.76B $7.27B $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
MetricPRMTDRAPA
P/E 17.5x 10.3x 10.9x
P/FCF 20.0x -19.3x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 2.9x 4.0x
P/S 3.8x 1.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 3.9x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 7.9x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 22.7x -24.1x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 3.6x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.23 -1.18 -19.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRMTDRAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 2.8% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 12.2% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.8% -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.7% -18.0% 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% -4.8% 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% -14.8% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -6.1% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -15.0% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -8.7% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 7.8% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 13.3% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.2% -153.0% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -36.2% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRMTDRAPA
Gross margin – 94.2% 90.8%
EBITDA margin 72.2% 61.5% 52.3%
Operating margin 35.8% 30.0% 26.8%
Pretax margin 29.0% 24.4% 36.1%
Net margin 21.5% 18.5% 19.5%
FCF margin 18.8% -9.9% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 69.6% 66.5% 52.6%
Return on equity 11.2% 13.4% 25.8%
Return on assets 7.2% 6.3% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 13.2% –
Return on capital employed 12.6% 10.4% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 3.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRMTDRAPA
Debt / assets 16.2% 13.7% 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.8x -4.8x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 35.1% 53.7% 55.8%
Equity / assets 64.9% 46.3% 44.2%
Interest coverage 7.8x 5.4x 10.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.78 1.50 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRMTDRAPA
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.5% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.3% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.9% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -46.2% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 32.7% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% 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.

ConsensusPRMTDRAPA
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $8.58FY2026 $6.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.6%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 +74.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +10.8% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.46BFY2026 $4.06BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +26.6% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRMTDRAPA
Held by institutions 91.3% 96.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 615 493 809
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +3.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 349 273 432
Institutions selling 183 149 244
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.83 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.

PRMTDRAPA
PR 1.00 0.85 0.82
MTDR 0.85 1.00 0.82
APA 0.82 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PR, MTDR and APA?

Permian Resources (PR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Permian Resources (PR) $21.33B, Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.36B, Apa (APA) $17.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, PR, MTDR and APA?

Matador Resources (MTDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.2x, Apa (APA) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 7.0x, 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?

Permian Resources (PR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Apa (APA) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Matador Resources (MTDR) leads (Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +52.9%, Apa (APA) +116.8%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/yr, Matador Resources (MTDR) +6.6%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest dividend yield: Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 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%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Apa (APA) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PR, MTDR 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 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.