# APA Corporation (APA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $42.77, market value $15.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.0×** (5-yr avg 6.3×, 3-yr avg 6.3×). APA Corporation trades at 9.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 6.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 10.0×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.13**. A PEG of 0.13 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 11.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 23.5%**. 23.5% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 75.8%** (3-yr -28.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 75.8%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.03**. Debt is 0.03 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.34%** ($1.00 per share, trailing). APA Corporation yields 2.34%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 25%**. 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 25.2%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 25.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (24 analysts). 24 analysts cover APA Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $43.75 (+2% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 88.8%** (YTD 79.0%, 3-mo 17.8%). The shares are up 88.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.3%** (98.3% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.68** (volatility 46%). Beta of -0.68 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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