Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation

MGY

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

$28.14

-0.08 (-0.28%)

Market Cap

$6.67B

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Strong

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Share count rising — dilution

+5.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 175.4M (2021) → 185.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Magnolia Oil & Gas is a company that pulls oil and natural gas out of the ground in South Texas. It operates mainly in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations, selling crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids to energy traders, refiners, and other buyers. It is a mid-sized independent producer, meaning it focuses only on finding and producing energy rather than refining or selling fuel at the pump.

Magnolia earns money by selling the oil and gas it produces, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. The company operates entirely in the United States, with a market cap around $5.2 billion, and it stands out for running with low costs and a disciplined approach to spending — it targets keeping capital spending well below its cash flow. The biggest risk the company faces is a sustained drop in oil and gas prices, which would directly shrink its revenue and profits regardless of how efficiently it operates.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+50.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+136.6% 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

0.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$296M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation grew revenue 50% 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

81.5%

Premium pricing power — 81.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

50.0%

Excellent — 50.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

22.2%

Exceptional — 22.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+11.4%

Steady sales growth (+11.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+20.4%

Earnings growing fast (+20.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

243%

Turns 243% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

35.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (35.5%)

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

0.18

Conservative — low debt load (0.18)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

23.96x

Comfortably covers interest (24.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.2x

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.2

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

+4.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (12.2 → 7.8)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.51%

Moderate income — 2.51% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+13.8%

Dividend growing fast (13.8% YoY)

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