# Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Fuels. Price $27.93, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 79.8×** (5-yr avg 28.8×, 3-yr avg 31.9×). Permian Basin Royalty Trust trades at 79.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 28.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×.
- **Price / sales: 73.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 73.6×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 9310.0×**. The shares trade at 9310.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Earnings yield: 1.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 91.6%**. 91.6% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 88.7%**. 88.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -40.5%** (3-yr -33.3%/yr). Revenue fell 40.5% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -43.6%** (3-yr -35.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 43.6%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 2.79** (quick 2.79). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.79 times.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.94%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Permian Basin Royalty Trust yields 1.94%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.4%/yr** (1-yr -43.9%). The dividend has grown 5.4% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 66.0%** (YTD 80.2%, 3-mo 0.2%). The shares are up 66.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.5%** (71.9% above the low). Trading 25% 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): 31**. An RSI of 31 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.05** (volatility 43%). Beta of 0.05 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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