PR vs MUR vs EXE Stock Comparison

Permian Resources, Murphy Oil and Expand Energy 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
3 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$44.23 +21.7% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.18B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.02 +8.3% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 9, Permian Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRMUREXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.33B $6.18B $22.54B EXE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 21.0x 8.1x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 11.1x 10.4x EXE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +7.3% +59.3% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 9.8% 20.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 5.8% 12.1% EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +106.4% +52.9% -9.4% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.6%/yr +10.2%/yr +7.3%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 46.5% 30.3% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 49/100 83/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

PRMUREXE

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

AxisPRMUREXE
Valuation 40 #60 of 99 71 #29 of 99 96 #5 of 99
Growth 87 #14 of 97 24 #74 of 97 95 #6 of 97
Profitability 86 #14 of 96 58 #41 of 96 76 #24 of 96
Financial Health 59 #42 of 102 55 #47 of 102 73 #28 of 102
Shareholder Returns 39 #47 of 76 37 #48 of 76 73 #21 of 76
Overall 62 49 83
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MUR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE 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

PeriodPRMUREXESPY
1 month +20.5%+21.7%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months +27.2%+17.9%+3.9% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%+12.4%-2.4% +7.0%
Year to date +83.6%+41.5%-14.8% +12.2%
1 year +106.4%+52.9%-9.4% +13.0%
3 years +76.0%-2.4%+9.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.7%-0.8%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years +251.4%+62.1%+42.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.6%+10.2%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +80.9%+48.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%+4.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePRMUREXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%46.5%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%48.5%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.54-0.87-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.211.14-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-61.3%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.3%-23.5% -1.8%
52-week high $25.76$44.35$122.89 $779.14
52-week low $12.13$26.57$84.09 $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.

MultiplePRMUREXE
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 13.5x 21.6xmedian 13.5x 8.1xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 5.9x 4.6xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.0x 20.7xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 10.23median 2.27 -0.67median 2.27 -0.23median 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 monthsPRMUREXE
Revenue $5.74B $3.00B $13.60B
Gross profit – – $10.38B
Operating income $2.06B $558.07M $3.66B
Net income $1.31B $346.53M $2.78B
Free cash flow $1.08B $306.28M $2.68B
R&D $25.50M $208.92M $49.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.44 $2.01 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $131.72M $483.88M $663.00M
Total debt $2.99B $6.00B $3.69B
Shares (diluted) 855.24M 146.15M 238.36M
Enterprise value $20.76B $4.52B $18.43B

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
MetricPRMUREXE
P/E 17.5x 21.6x 8.1x
P/FCF 20.0x 20.7x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 4.0x 3.8x
P/S 3.8x 2.1x 1.6x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 13.3x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 22.7x 24.2x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 4.7x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.23 -0.67 -0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRMUREXE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 7.3% 59.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -7.7% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 73.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.7% 11.5% 696.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% -28.7% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% 1.9% 1,250%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -32.1% -23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% 1.2% 1,262%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -32.2% -35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 3.0% 75.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -7.4% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.2% -32.0% 129.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -26.2% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRMUREXE
Gross margin – – 76.3%
EBITDA margin 72.2% 53.4% 48.5%
Operating margin 35.8% 18.6% 26.9%
Pretax margin 29.0% 16.2% 26.0%
Net margin 21.5% 9.8% 20.5%
FCF margin 18.8% 10.2% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 69.6% 52.3% 41.6%
Return on equity 11.2% 6.5% 14.3%
Return on assets 7.2% 3.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 10.8% 5.8% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 6.2% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 4.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRMUREXE
Debt / assets 16.2% 15.1% 13.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 5.1x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 35.1% 47.4% 30.8%
Equity / assets 64.9% 52.6% 69.2%
Interest coverage 7.8x 5.5x 16.8x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.78 2.17 2.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRMUREXE
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.1% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.1% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.7% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 63.1% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.2% 55.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% -9.7%

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.

ConsensusPRMUREXE
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.26FY2026 $3.98FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.6%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% -7.3% -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.46BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% -9.8% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRMUREXE
Held by institutions 91.3% 88.2% –
Institutions holding 615 434 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -0.6% –
Institutions buying 349 212 –
Institutions selling 183 139 –
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.53 –

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.

PRMUREXE
PR 1.00 0.73 0.44
MUR 0.73 1.00 0.28
EXE 0.44 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PR, MUR and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Permian Resources (PR) $21.33B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B, Expand Energy (EXE) $22.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, PR, MUR and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expand Energy (EXE) is cheapest (Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 11.1x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.4x). 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: Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%, Expand Energy (EXE) +59.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +52.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.4%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/yr, Murphy Oil (MUR) +10.2%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 0.03%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PR, MUR and EXE?

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 9. 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.