Permian Resources
Permian Resources' revenue rose 1.3% to $5.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 28.9%, down from 34.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $3.6 billion, up 5.7%. It paid out $448 million in dividends and buybacks, 12% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 6.8%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2025, earnings per share grew 18.9% a year and net income 36.9% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 205% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Permian Resources yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Permian Resources' 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Permian Resources' fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $3.6B, net cash of −$3.4B at December 31, 2025 and 731 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Permian Resources: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 33.4% a year, kept between 0% and 20%; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 11% for a cyclical or higher-risk business (Oil & Gas Exploration & Production); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $25.77
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Permian Resources' earnings per share of $1.51 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 17.1×, the middle of Permian Resources' own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (Permian Resources' own P/E today) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 12%, 11% and 10%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $25.77
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Permian Resources' P/E at the last close
- 17.1×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permian ResourcesPR | $25.77 | $1.51 | 17.1× |
| Antero ResourcesAR | $41.54 | $3.48 | 11.9× |
| Chord EnergyCHRD | $156.15 | $14.90 | 10.5× |
| Matador ResourcesMTDR | $60.09 | $5.83 | 10.3× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 9 | 60 | 73 | 479 | 154 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 826 | 2,141 | 3,864 | 4,200 | 3,562 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 816 | 2,081 | 3,791 | 3,721 | 3,408 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.3x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 6.0x | 10.5x | 6.2x | 5.9x | 5.2x |
| Current ratio | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Permian Resources shares on the open market, and 8 insiders sold $90.7 million.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | John Charles BellEVP, General Counsel | Sold | 5,492 | $23.75 | $130,435 | Form 4 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Robert Regan ShannonEVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 5,104 | $23.75 | $121,220 | Form 4 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Guy M OliphintEVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 5,103 | $23.75 | $121,196 | Form 4 |
| May 21, 2026 | Guy M OliphintEVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 62,769 | $20.44 | $1.3 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | William J QuinnDirector | Sold | 512,429 | $19.59 | $10.0 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Aron MarquezDirector | Sold | 7,750 | $19.62 | $152,055 | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Aron MarquezDirector | Sold | 5,250 | $19.58 | $102,795 | Form 4 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Jeffrey TepperDirector | Sold | 50,000 | $19.38 | $969,000 | Form 4 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | William J QuinnDirector | Sold | 800,000 | $19.15 | $15.3 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | William M Hickey IIICo-Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold | 898,423 | $18.38 | $16.5 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | James H WalterCo-Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold | 673,425 | $18.38 | $12.4 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | John Charles BellEVP, General Counsel | Sold | 158,385 | $18.39 | $2.9 million | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 4 of 8 | 6 of 8 | 4 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −14.8% | −15.2% | −15.3% |
Compare
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Resources | FY25 | 1.3% | 28.9% | 71.0% | 8.0% | — | 4 | |
| Chord Energy | FY25 | −7.1% | 4.0% | 14.2% | 1.1% | 0.8x | 4 | Compare |
| Antero Resources | FY25 | 22.0% | 16.8% | 30.8% | 7.6% | 0.7x | 8 | Compare |
| Matador Resources | FY25 | 5.5% | 33.2% | 7.3% | — | — | — | Compare |
| California Resources | FY25 | 14.7% | 16.3% | 14.8% | 9.5% | 1.0x | 4 | Compare |
9 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||||
| Revenue | 430 | 891 | 944 | 580 | 1,030 | 2,131 | 3,121 | 5,001 | 5,065 |
| Revenue growth | — | 107.3% | 6.0% | −38.5% | 77.4% | 106.9% | 46.4% | 60.2% | 1.3% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 114 | 283 | 79 | −780 | 371 | 1,008 | 1,096 | 1,744 | 1,463 |
| Net income | 76 | 200 | 16 | −683 | 138 | 515 | 476 | 985 | 935 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.32 | 0.75 | 0.06 | −2.46 | 0.46 | 1.61 | 1.24 | 1.45 | 1.28 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 240 | 267 | 277 | 277 | 310 | 323 | 389 | 684 | 731 |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Cash from operations | 260 | 670 | 564 | 171 | 526 | 1,372 | 2,214 | 3,412 | 3,608 |
| Capital expenditure | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 14 |
| Free cash flow | 255 | 664 | 555 | 170 | 525 | 1,368 | 2,179 | 3,399 | 3,594 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 142 | 467 | 448 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 38 | 116 | 78 | 60 | 70 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 117 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 73 | 479 | 154 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 391 | 692 | 1,057 | 1,069 | 826 | 2,141 | 3,864 | 4,200 | 3,562 |
| Total assets | 3,617 | 4,260 | 4,688 | 3,827 | 3,805 | 8,493 | 14,966 | 16,898 | 17,912 |
| Total liabilities | 613 | 1,016 | 1,418 | 1,224 | 1,054 | 2,836 | 5,736 | 6,379 | 6,378 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,834 | 3,100 | 3,258 | 2,604 | 2,751 | 2,936 | 6,336 | 9,138 | 10,278 |
| Margins and ratios | |||||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 26.5% | 31.8% | 8.4% | −134.4% | 36.0% | 47.3% | 35.1% | 34.9% | 28.9% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | 22.4% | 1.7% | −117.6% | 13.4% | 24.2% | 15.3% | 19.7% | 18.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 59.3% | 74.5% | 58.8% | 29.3% | 51.0% | 64.2% | 69.8% | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| Return on capital | — | 6.2% | 1.4% | −15.4% | 10.2% | 15.4% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 8.0% |
| Return on equity | — | 6.7% | 0.5% | −23.3% | 5.2% | 18.1% | 10.3% | 12.7% | 9.6% |
| Return on assets | — | 5.1% | 0.3% | −16.0% | 3.6% | 8.4% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |