# Talos Energy Inc. (TALO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $16.84, market value $2.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Talos 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: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.1×**. Enterprise value is 5.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -12.7%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -27.8%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -22.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -6.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -6.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -7.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces -7.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -9.8%** (3-yr 2.5%/yr, 5-yr 25.3%/yr). Revenue fell 9.8% over the last year, against 25.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -540.9%**. Earnings per share fell 540.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.57**. Debt is 0.57 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.2×**. It would take 1.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.03**. A Z-score of 1.03 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: none**. Talos Energy Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Talos Energy Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $19.44 (+15% 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): 73.6%** (YTD 52.8%, 3-mo 16.6%). The shares are up 73.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.7%** (89.9% above the low). Trading 9% 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): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.57** (volatility 50%). Beta of -0.57 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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