# Matador Resources Company (MTDR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $59.15, market value $7.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.1×** (5-yr avg 6.9×, 3-yr avg 7.3×). Matador Resources Company trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 6.9×: 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 6.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.5×**. Enterprise value is 4.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Earnings yield: 9.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 30.4%**. 30.4% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 20.8%**. 20.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.4%**. 13.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.2%.
- **Return on assets: 6.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.1%** (3-yr 4.6%/yr, 5-yr 33.8%/yr). Revenue grew 5.1% over the last year, against 33.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -14.7%** (3-yr -15.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 14.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -33.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -33.5% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.60**. Debt is 0.60 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.4×**. It would take 1.4 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: 2.54%** ($1.44 per share, trailing). Matador Resources Company yields 2.54%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 21%**. 21% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (19 analysts). 19 analysts cover Matador Resources Company; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $68.68 (+16% 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): 21.1%** (YTD 41.4%, 3-mo 10.4%). The shares are up 21.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.5%** (59.3% 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): 64**. An RSI of 64 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.40** (volatility 42%). Beta of -0.40 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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