APA Corporation

APA

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Also trades as: 0HGC.L · APA.AX

Price

$41.01

+3.38 (+8.98%)

Market Cap

$14.50B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 375.0M (2021) → 359.0M (2025)

APA Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas properties. It has operations in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, as well as has exploration activities offshore Suriname. The company also operates gathering, processing, and transmission assets in West Texas, as well as holds ownership in four Permian-to-Gulf Coast pipelines. APA Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+26.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$444M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

APA Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

1.1%

Thin — 1.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

-45.7%

Losing money on operations — -45.7%

ROCE

-10.2%

Weak — -10.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-12.2%

Shrinking sales (-12.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

+58.7%

Earnings growing fast (+58.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

303%

Turns 303% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

24.0%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (24.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.53

Conservative — low debt load (0.53)

Interest Cover

4.02x

Adequate interest coverage (4.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

8.7x

Attractive valuation — P/E 8.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

-1.1

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.53%

Moderate income — 2.53% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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