# Crescent Energy Company (CRGY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $13.77, market value $5.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 172.1×**. Crescent Energy Company trades at 172.1× trailing earnings. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 6.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.0×**. Enterprise value is 5.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Earnings yield: 0.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 20.6%**. 20.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 3.7%**. 3.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.6%**. 2.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.6%.
- **Return on assets: 0.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 22.1%** (3-yr 5.4%/yr, 5-yr 36.5%/yr). Revenue grew 22.1% over the last year, against 36.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.07**. Debt is 1.07 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.5×**. It would take 2.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.38**. A Z-score of 1.38 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.49%** ($0.48 per share, trailing). Crescent Energy Company yields 3.49%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 87%**. 87% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover Crescent Energy Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $16.73 (+22% 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): 53.9%** (YTD 67.3%, 3-mo 19.3%). The shares are up 53.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.3%** (79.3% above the low). Trading 5% 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): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.03** (volatility 49%). Beta of -0.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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