# APA Corporation (APA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Fuels. Price $47.77, market value $16.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.1×** (5-yr avg 6.3×, 3-yr avg 6.3×). APA Corporation trades at 10.1× 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 8.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.12**. A PEG of 0.12 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 9.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.9% 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.
- **Current ratio: 0.82** (quick 0.82). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.09%** ($1.00 per share, trailing). APA Corporation yields 2.09%, 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.
- **Shareholder yield: 3.5%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 3.5% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover APA Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $49.00 (+3% 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): 120.6%** (YTD 104.3%, 3-mo 32.4%). The shares are up 120.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.8%** (120.9% above the low). Trading 10% 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): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.75** (volatility 45%). Beta of -0.75 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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