Stock · APA · Energy
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1979 · Revenue 12 mo. $8.8B
Price as of 11/06/2026
APA Corporation, an independent energy company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids.
APA Corporation, an independent energy company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The company has oil and gas operations in the United States, Egypt, and North Sea. It also has exploration and appraisal activities in Suriname, as well as holds interests in projects located in Uruguay and internationally. APA Corporation was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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Summary
65.5 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Required FCF growth per year
no growth
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 3.5×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 2.4× to 3.3×, median 2.8×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
3 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 23.54% | 11.63% | Rank 84 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 21.57% | 11.00% | Rank 84 |
| EBIT margin | 30.83% | 14.02% | Rank 80 |
| FCF margin | 19.94% | 7.36% | Rank 80 |
| Gross margin | 37.32% | 23.60% | Rank 75 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −8.39% | −1.93% | Rank 17 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | −28.73% | −10.72% | Rank 23 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 14.99% | |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 31.01% | 9.68% | Rank 84 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 8.95% | 4.80% | Rank 87 |
| FCF yield | 11.12% | 5.05% | Rank 87 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 2.28 | 2.31 | Rank 53 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 7.38 | 15.16 | Rank 90 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 79.18% | 14.27% | Rank 96 |
| Share price, 6 months | 25.99% | −0.91% | Rank 95 |
| Share price, 3 months | 23.73% | 2.95% | Rank 97 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −15.51% | −17.83% | Rank 62 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −4.99% | 0.88% | Rank 96 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 1.70% | −0.04% | Rank 21 |
| Dividend streak in years | 5 | 3 | Rank 75 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 1.69% | 0.36% | Rank 69 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 32.07% | 41.22% | Rank 32 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 0.79 | 1.33 | Rank 74 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.79 | 0.69 | Rank 41 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 45.68% | 31.61% | Rank 9 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5.4 | −2.7% | $481.0M | 379M | 7.2 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 14.4% | −$332.0M | 383M | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 26.8% | −$127.0M | 384M | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 6.9% | −$94.0M | 377M | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 3.9% | $86.0M | 378M | 8.6 |
| 2021 | 8.0 | 33.7% | $2.4B | 375M | 7.3 |
| 2022 | 11.1 | 45.9% | $2.5B | 333M | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 40.6% | $772.0M | 309M | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 9.7 | 32.9% | $769.0M | 353M | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 8.9 | 30.8% | $1.8B | 359M | 4.3 |
5 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
APA Corporation mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
APA Corporation is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
5 of 7 rules met
8 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for APA Corporation.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 11.2 | 20.0 |
| P/B ratio | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 23.5% | 11.6% |
| Equity ratio | 32.1% | 41.2% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 3.5% |
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|---|---|---|
| APA | APA Corporationthis page | |
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| PR | Permian Resources Corporation | locked |
| EXE | Expand Energy Corporation | Medium5.5 |
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| RRC | Range Resources Corp | locked |
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