# USA Compression Partners LP Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests (USAC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Energy Equipment & Services. Price $27.27, market value $4.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.5×**. USA Compression Partners LP Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests trades at 25.5× trailing earnings. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 16.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.4×.
- **Price / book: 13.8×**. The shares trade at 13.8× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.6×**. Enterprise value is 9.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.8%**. Free cash flow equals 7.8% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 30.0%**. 30.0% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 11.2%**. 11.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on assets: 5.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.0%** (3-yr 12.3%/yr, 5-yr 8.4%/yr). Revenue grew 5.0% over the last year, against 8.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 29.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 29.9% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.7×**. It would take 3.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.63**. A Z-score of 1.63 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.70%** ($2.10 per share, trailing). USA Compression Partners LP Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests yields 7.70%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 13**. 13 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover USA Compression Partners LP Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $30.00 (+10% 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): 24.6%** (YTD 26.0%, 3-mo -0.1%). The shares are up 24.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.7%** (24.8% above the low). Trading 11% 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): 0.22** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.22 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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