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Granite Ridge Resources

GRNT
40
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
$5.11
-0.07 (-1.35%)
Market Cap
$674.0M
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

1.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 132.9M (2021) → 130.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Granite Ridge Resources is an oil and natural gas company that finds and produces energy from underground reserves across the United States. It focuses on non-operated working interests, meaning it invests money into wells that other, larger companies actually drill and run day-to-day. Its customers are essentially energy commodity markets — it sells the oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids it produces into wholesale markets.

Granite Ridge makes money by selling those commodities, so its revenue rises and falls with oil and gas prices. The company operates across several major U.S. basins, including the Permian, Eagle Ford, and Haynesville, and has a market cap of roughly $700 million. Its non-operator model keeps overhead costs lower than traditional producers, but it also means Granite Ridge has limited control over drilling decisions and production timing — and like all small E&P companies, its financial results are heavily exposed to swings in commodity prices.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+36.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+21.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

50.4%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$47M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

Granite Ridge Resources grew revenue 37% 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
38.4%
Modest — 38.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
26.1%
Excellent — 26.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.1%
Below par — 9.1% 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
+14.6%
Fast-growing sales (+14.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-186.0%
Earnings shrinking (-186.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-15.4%
Burning cash (-15.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.82
Moderate — manageable debt (0.82)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.08x
Adequate interest coverage (6.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
8.54%
Healthy income — 8.54% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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