Crescent Energy Company

CRGY

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

$14.06

+0.25 (+1.81%)

Market Cap

$4.64B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Mixed

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Share count rising — dilution

+44.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 169.5M (2021) → 245.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Crescent Energy is an oil and natural gas company that finds, buys, and produces energy from underground reserves. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids mainly to refiners, utilities, and energy traders. The company focuses on established producing basins across the United States, including the Eagle Ford in Texas and the Uinta Basin in Utah.

Crescent makes money by selling the oil and gas it pulls out of the ground, with revenue tied directly to commodity prices. It operates entirely in the U.S. and has grown largely by acquiring existing producing assets rather than drilling risky new wells from scratch — a strategy that lowers exploration risk but requires ongoing deal-making to replace depleting reserves. The biggest risk the company faces is falling oil and gas prices, which can quickly shrink margins and make its debt load harder to manage.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+55.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+116.7% 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

10.5%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$0 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

Crescent Energy Company grew revenue 55% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

93.2%

Premium pricing power — 93.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

41.6%

Excellent — 41.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

9.6%

Below par — 9.6% 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

+24.3%

Fast-growing sales (+24.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

3580%

Turns 3580% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

4.8%

Thin free cash flow (4.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.00

Elevated debt (1.00)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

6.39x

Adequate interest coverage (6.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

96.1x

Expensive — P/E 96.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+89.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (96.1 → 7.1)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.57%

Moderate income — 3.57% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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