# HighPeak Energy Inc. (HPK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil & Gas E&P. Price $8.05, market value $1.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). HighPeak Energy Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.6×**. Enterprise value is 3.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 15.1%**. 15.1% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 2.2%**. 2.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.2%**. 1.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -22.7%** (3-yr 4.5%/yr, 5-yr 154.3%/yr). Revenue fell 22.7% over the last year, against 154.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -79.1%** (3-yr -58.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 79.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.75**. Debt is 0.75 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.8×**. It would take 1.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.74%** ($0.08 per share, trailing). HighPeak Energy Inc. yields 2.74%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 110%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (110% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.3%** (YTD 69.8%, 3-mo 6.5%). The shares are up 6.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.8%** (109.1% above the low). Trading 12% 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): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.44** (volatility 79%). Beta of -0.44 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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