(APA) APA - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US03743Q1085

Stock:

Total Rating 54

Risk 75

Buy Signal 0.69

Oil & Gas E&P +3.7
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production +2.1

Market Cap: 10,397m
Avg Trading Vol: 191M USD

ATR: 3.98%
Peers RS (IBD): 74.29

Risk 5d forecast
Volatility	43.1%
Relative Tail Risk	-5.31%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.80
Alpha	18.86

Character TTM
Beta	1.040
Beta Downside	3.203

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	67.45%
CAGR/Max DD	-0.10

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -53.99%
EPS Trend: -81.0%

Last SUE: -3.40
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: -2.20%
Rev. Trend: -21.1%

Last SUE: 0.06
Qual. Beats: 0

Risks

Technicals: low_hurst

Description: APA APA

APA Corporation, an independent energy company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. It has oil and gas operations in the United States, Egypt, and North Sea. The company 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.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 9.0

Net Income: 1.51b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 6.18 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -5.93% < 20% (prev 7.56%; Δ -13.49% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.27 > 3% & CFO 4.77b > Net Income 1.51b
Net Debt (4.12b) to EBITDA (5.62b): 0.73 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.78 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (361.0m) vs 12m ago -2.43% < -2%
Gross Margin: 38.54% > 18% (prev 0.47%; Δ 3807 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 52.01% > 50% (prev 47.44%; Δ 4.57% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 10.26 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 5.62b / Interest Expense TTM 302.0m)

Altman Z'' 0.66

A: -0.03 (Total Current Assets 1.97b - Total Current Liabilities 2.54b) / Total Assets 17.70b
B: -0.06 (Retained Earnings -1.00b / Total Assets 17.70b)
C: 0.17 (EBIT TTM 3.10b / Avg Total Assets 18.54b)
D: -0.06 (Book Value of Equity -681.0m / Total Liabilities 10.84b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 0.66 = B

Beneish M -3.30

DSRI: 0.59 (Receivables 1.01b/1.65b, Revenue 9.64b/9.19b)
GMI: 1.22 (GM 38.54% / 46.93%)
AQI: 1.04 (AQ_t 0.17 / AQ_t-1 0.16)
SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 9.64b / 9.19b)
TATA: -0.18 (NI 1.51b - CFO 4.77b) / TA 17.70b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.30 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of APA shares?

As of February 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 29.10 with a total of 14,607,283 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.07%, over one month by +14.57%, over three months by +19.08% and over the past year by +39.05%.

Is APA a buy, sell or hold?

APA has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.10. Therefor, it is recommend to hold APA.

StrongBuy: 4
Buy: 3
Hold: 17
Sell: 2
StrongSell: 3

What are the forecasts/targets for the APA price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	26.7	-8.2%
Analysts Target Price	26.7	-8.2%

APA Fundamental Data Overview February 23, 2026

P/E Trailing = 6.9522
P/E Forward = 7.1942
P/S = 1.1089
P/B = 1.4469
P/EG = 2.5262
Revenue TTM = 9.64b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.10b USD
EBITDA TTM = 5.62b USD
Long Term Debt = 4.28b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 316.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.59b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 4.12b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 14.51b USD (10.40b + Debt 4.59b - CCE 475.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 10.26 (Ebit TTM 3.10b / Interest Expense TTM 302.0m)
EV/FCF = 7.63x (Enterprise Value 14.51b / FCF TTM 1.90b)
FCF Yield = 13.11% (FCF TTM 1.90b / Enterprise Value 14.51b)
FCF Margin = 19.74% (FCF TTM 1.90b / Revenue TTM 9.64b)
Net Margin = 15.65% (Net Income TTM 1.51b / Revenue TTM 9.64b)
Gross Margin = 38.54% ((Revenue TTM 9.64b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.92b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 38.68% (prev 36.32%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.82 (Enterprise Value 14.51b / Total Assets 17.70b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.00% (Interest Expense 46.0m / Debt 4.59b)
Taxrate = 45.60% (233.0m / 511.0m)
NOPAT = 1.69b (EBIT 3.10b * (1 - 45.60%))
Current Ratio = 0.78 (Total Current Assets 1.97b / Total Current Liabilities 2.54b)
Debt / Equity = 0.77 (Debt 4.59b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.96b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.73 (Net Debt 4.12b / EBITDA 5.62b)
Debt / FCF = 2.16 (Net Debt 4.12b / FCF TTM 1.90b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 5.65b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.14% (Net Income 1.51b / Total Assets 17.70b)
RoE = 26.72% (Net Income TTM 1.51b / Total Stockholder Equity 5.65b)
RoCE = 31.25% (EBIT 3.10b / Capital Employed (Equity 5.65b + L.T.Debt 4.28b))
RoIC = 15.67% (NOPAT 1.69b / Invested Capital 10.76b)
WACC = 6.92% (E(10.40b)/V(14.99b) * Re(9.74%) + D(4.59b)/V(14.99b) * Rd(1.00%) * (1-Tc(0.46)))
Discount Rate = 9.74% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 8.44%
[DCF] Terminal Value 79.20% ; FCFF base≈1.50b ; Y1≈1.21b ; Y5≈840.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 43.14 (EV 19.42b - Net Debt 4.12b = Equity 15.30b / Shares 354.7m; r=6.92% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -22.85% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -80.97 | EPS CAGR: -53.99% | SUE: -3.40 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -21.08 | Revenue CAGR: -2.20% | SUE: 0.06 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.54 | Chg7d=+0.009 | Chg30d=-0.095 | Revisions Net=-9 | Analysts=22
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.15 | Chg7d=+0.043 | Chg30d=-0.374 | Revisions Net=-18 | Growth EPS=-38.5% | Growth Revenue=-14.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -0.60 (3 Up / 12 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = -4.6% (Discount Rate 9.7% - Earnings Yield 14.4%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = -23.8% (Analyst -28.4% - Implied -4.6%)

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