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APA Corporation

APA
40
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Also trades as: 0HGC.L GBP 0.49 (+3.09%) · APA.AX AUD 11.23 (+0.36%)
Price
$49.15
+1.92 (+4.07%)
Market Cap
$17.22B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
4/30
Growth
Good
10/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Strong
7/10
Valuation
Good
5/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

40 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 40.

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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)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

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.

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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

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
1.1%
Thin — 1.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-45.7%
Losing money on operations — -45.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.7%
Below par — 9.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-12.2%
Shrinking sales (-12.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+58.7%
Earnings growing fast (+58.7% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
303%
Turns 303% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
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

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.53
Conservative — low debt load (0.53)
Covers its interest
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

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.3
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.18%
Moderate income — 2.18% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat
Payout Ratio
21%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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