Revenue growth has entered a contractionary phase, evidenced by an 11.7% decline in 2026Q1, while gross margins have compressed significantly from 51.3% in 2023Q4 to 39.2% by 2025Q4.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 8.61B | 8.92B | 9.74B | 8.28B | 11.07B | 7.99B | 4.43B | 6.49B | 7.35B | 5.89B | 5.37B | 6.38B | 12.79B | 14.77B | 16.43B | 16.81B | 12.18B | 8.61B | 12.39B | 9.96B | 8.07B | 7.58B | 5.33B | 4.19B | 2.56B | 2.78B | 2.28B | 1.3B | 876.4M | 1.18B | 976M |
| Revenue Growth % | -17.38% | -8.39% | 17.61% | -25.25% | 38.7% | 80.05% | -31.67% | -11.66% | 24.82% | 9.69% | -15.92% | -50.11% | -13.38% | -10.09% | -2.27% | 37.98% | 41.42% | -30.47% | 24.37% | 23.38% | 6.46% | 42.22% | 27.26% | 63.7% | -7.83% | 21.6% | 75.63% | 48.38% | -25.77% | 20.97% | 30.06% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 3.97B | 5.59B | 5.43B | 4.05B | 4.82B | 4.45B | 3.53B | 4.58B | 4.19B | 3.86B | 4.31B | 8.28B | 7.04B | 8.8B | 9.96B | 7.11B | 5.29B | 143M | 2.07B | 1.82B | 1.47B | 1.14B | 946.64M | 760.12M | 500.69M | 407.13M | 255.25M | 190.58M | 182.14M | 425.6M | 364.3M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 62.68% | 55.82% | 48.94% | 43.52% | 55.67% | 79.59% | 70.48% | 57.05% | 65.55% | 80.34% | 129.74% | 55% | 59.6% | 60.63% | 42.27% | 43.45% | 1.66% | 16.68% | 18.31% | 18.17% | 15.04% | 17.75% | 18.14% | 19.56% | 14.66% | 11.18% | 14.66% | 20.78% | 36.05% | 37.33% |
| Gross Profit | 4.64B | 3.33B | 4.3B | 4.23B | 6.25B | 3.54B | 905M | 1.92B | 3.16B | 2.03B | 1.05B | -1.9B | 5.76B | 5.97B | 6.47B | 9.71B | 6.89B | 8.47B | 10.32B | 8.14B | 6.61B | 6.44B | 4.39B | 3.43B | 2.06B | 2.37B | 2.03B | 1.11B | 694.26M | 755.1M | 611.7M |
| Gross Margin % | 53.91% | 37.32% | 44.18% | 51.06% | 56.48% | 44.33% | 20.41% | 29.52% | 42.95% | 34.45% | 19.66% | -29.74% | 45% | 40.4% | 39.37% | 57.73% | 56.55% | 98.34% | 83.32% | 81.69% | 81.83% | 84.96% | 82.25% | 81.86% | 80.44% | 85.34% | 88.82% | 85.34% | 79.22% | 63.95% | 62.67% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -22.62% | 1.77% | -32.42% | 76.69% | 291.16% | -52.77% | -39.29% | 55.62% | 92.23% | 155.58% | -132.96% | -3.5% | -7.75% | -33.35% | 40.86% | -18.67% | -17.94% | 26.86% | 23.16% | 2.55% | 46.91% | 27.86% | 66.59% | -13.12% | 16.83% | 82.79% | 59.86% | -8.06% | 23.44% | 36.72% |
| Operating Expenses | 1.66B | 579M | 1.1B | 869M | 1.17B | 848M | 732M | 1.47B | 1.19B | 1.32B | 1.2B | 821M | 3.4B | 1.8B | 1.49B | 1.43B | 1.27B | 7.9B | 9.12B | 3.16B | 2.31B | 2.07B | 1.49B | 1.39B | 1.01B | 981.83M | 725.87M | 501.6M | 671.2M | 426.1M | 356.1M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 6.49% | 11.33% | 10.5% | 10.59% | 10.62% | 16.51% | 22.66% | 16.15% | 22.35% | 22.34% | 12.86% | 26.56% | 12.17% | 9.09% | 8.53% | 10.44% | 91.75% | 73.64% | 31.77% | 28.56% | 27.26% | 27.92% | 33.08% | 39.59% | 35.35% | 31.78% | 38.57% | 76.59% | 36.09% | 36.49% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 367M | 350M | 372M | 351M | 483M | 376M | 290M | 406M | 431M | 395M | 410M | 380M | 453M | 481M | 531M | 459M | 380M | 344M | 288.79M | 275.06M | 211.33M | 198.27M | 173.19M | 138.52M | 104.59M | 88.71M | 75.61M | 53.9M | 40.7M | 38.2M | 35.9M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 3.92% | 3.82% | 4.24% | 4.36% | 4.71% | 6.54% | 6.25% | 5.87% | 6.71% | 7.64% | 5.95% | 3.54% | 3.26% | 3.23% | 2.73% | 3.12% | 3.99% | 2.33% | 2.76% | 2.62% | 2.61% | 3.25% | 3.31% | 4.09% | 3.19% | 3.31% | 4.14% | 4.64% | 3.24% | 3.68% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 4M | 229M | 731M | 518M | 690M | 472M | 442M | 1.06B | 756M | 921M | 789M | 444M | 2.94B | 1.32B | 963M | 975M | 892M | 7.56B | 8.84B | 2.89B | 2.09B | 1.87B | 1.32B | 1.25B | 908.83M | 893.12M | 650.26M | 447.7M | 630.5M | 387.9M | 320.2M |
| Operating Income | 2.98B | 2.75B | 3.2B | 3.36B | 5.08B | 2.69B | 173M | 445M | 1.97B | 712M | -144M | -2.33B | 2.36B | 4.17B | 5.12B | 8.31B | 5.62B | 568M | 1.19B | 4.95B | 4.33B | 4.38B | 2.9B | 2.04B | 1.05B | 1.39B | 1.3B | 426.84M | -117.03M | 329M | 255.6M |
| Operating Margin % | 34.63% | 30.83% | 32.85% | 40.56% | 45.89% | 33.71% | 3.9% | 6.86% | 26.8% | 12.09% | -2.68% | -36.58% | 18.44% | 28.23% | 31.18% | 49.46% | 46.11% | 6.59% | 9.6% | 49.7% | 53.57% | 57.7% | 54.32% | 48.78% | 40.85% | 49.99% | 57.04% | 32.82% | -13.35% | 27.86% | 26.19% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -14.04% | -4.74% | -33.92% | 88.78% | 1456.07% | -61.12% | -77.4% | 176.54% | 594.44% | 93.83% | -198.94% | -43.41% | -18.59% | -38.4% | 48.01% | 889.08% | -52.22% | -75.99% | 14.48% | -1.17% | 51.07% | 41.74% | 95.46% | -24.67% | 6.55% | 205.22% | 464.74% | -135.57% | 28.72% | 135.36% |
| EBITDA | 5.3B | 5.28B | 5.46B | 4.9B | 6.64B | 4.05B | 1.95B | 3.13B | 4.37B | 3.55B | 2.98B | 3.71B | 6.89B | 10.04B | 12B | 12.56B | 8.7B | 5.78B | 9.04B | 7.3B | 6.14B | 5.79B | 4.12B | 3.12B | 1.87B | 2.14B | 1.89B | 869.68M | 508.96M | 716.9M | 575.8M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 61.57% | 59.2% | 56.13% | 59.16% | 59.95% | 50.75% | 43.86% | 48.14% | 59.53% | 60.32% | 55.58% | 58.04% | 53.82% | 67.94% | 73.06% | 74.74% | 71.42% | 67.11% | 72.96% | 73.27% | 76.06% | 76.37% | 77.29% | 74.44% | 72.96% | 77.11% | 82.59% | 66.88% | 58.07% | 60.72% | 59% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -10.77% | -3.37% | 11.58% | -26.22% | 63.84% | 108.33% | -37.76% | -28.56% | 23.18% | 19.04% | -19.49% | -46.2% | -31.39% | -16.39% | -4.47% | 44.4% | 50.51% | -36.04% | 23.84% | 18.85% | 6.03% | 40.53% | 32.13% | 67.01% | -12.78% | 13.52% | 116.9% | 70.87% | -29.01% | 24.5% | 40.17% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 2.32B | 2.53B | 2.27B | 1.54B | 1.56B | 1.36B | 1.77B | 2.68B | 2.4B | 2.84B | 3.13B | 6.04B | 4.53B | 5.87B | 6.88B | 4.25B | 3.08B | 5.21B | 7.85B | 2.35B | 1.82B | 1.42B | 1.22B | 1.08B | 822.04M | 753.26M | 583.55M | 442.84M | 625.99M | 387.9M | 320.2M |
| EBIT | 3.31B | 2.9B | 1.91B | 3.21B | 6.06B | 2.3B | -4.41B | -2.62B | 1.35B | 1.33B | -1.26B | -11.7B | -6.42B | 4.15B | 5.02B | 8.26B | 5.43B | 574M | 1.21B | 4.95B | 4.01B | 4.38B | 2.9B | 2.09B | 1.05B | 1.39B | 1.31B | 426.84M | -117.03M | 329M | 255.6M |
| Net Interest Income | -230M | -113M | -367M | -321M | -312M | -410M | -427M | -387M | -384M | -396M | -416M | -472M | -413M | -245M | -172M | -158M | -229M | -242M | -256.51M | 0 | -141.89M | -116.32M | 0 | -112.91M | 0 | 0 | -165.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 3M | 0 | 12M | 10M | 10M | 8M | 7M | 13M | 22M | 19M | 8M | 10M | 1M | 0 | 10M | 17M | 13M | 12M | 23.95M | 0 | 16.32M | 5.86M | 0 | 3.29M | 0 | 0 | 2.21M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 233M | 113M | 379M | 331M | 322M | 418M | 434M | 400M | 406M | 415M | 424M | 482M | 414M | 245M | 182M | 175M | 242M | 248M | 280.46M | 0 | 158.2M | 122.18M | 0 | 116.2M | 0 | 0 | 168.12M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -124M | 41M | -1.66B | -475M | 652M | -801M | -5.01B | -3.45B | -1.01B | 206M | -1.54B | -9.83B | -9.19B | -262M | -245M | -222M | -412M | -241.61M | -256.51M | -278.61M | -315.43M | -170.04M | -233.76M | -121.58M | -146.67M | -188.91M | -106.64M | -82.27M | -70.54M | -70.4M | -55.4M |
| Pretax Income | 2.86B | 2.79B | 1.53B | 2.88B | 5.73B | 1.89B | -4.84B | -3.01B | 958M | 918M | -1.68B | -12.17B | -6.83B | 3.91B | 4.88B | 8.09B | 5.21B | 326.39M | 932.39M | 4.67B | 4.01B | 4.21B | 2.66B | 1.92B | 898.97M | 1.2B | 1.2B | 344.57M | -187.56M | 258.6M | 200.2M |
| Pretax Margin % | 33.19% | 31.29% | 15.76% | 34.82% | 51.77% | 23.68% | -109.13% | -46.34% | 13.04% | 15.59% | -31.34% | -190.65% | -53.38% | 26.46% | 29.69% | 48.14% | 42.73% | 3.79% | 7.53% | 46.9% | 49.66% | 55.46% | 49.94% | 45.87% | 35.12% | 43.18% | 52.37% | 26.5% | -21.4% | 21.9% | 20.51% |
| Income Tax | 1.04B | 1.1B | 417M | -324M | 1.65B | 578M | 64M | 674M | 672M | -585M | -442M | -1.01B | -518M | 1.93B | 2.88B | 3.51B | 2.17B | 610.79M | 220.44M | 1.86B | 1.46B | 1.58B | 993.01M | 827M | 344.64M | 475.86M | 483.09M | 143.72M | -58.18M | 103.7M | 78.8M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 36.42% | 39.38% | 27.17% | -11.24% | 28.81% | 30.57% | -1.32% | -22.41% | 70.15% | -63.73% | 26.28% | 8.3% | 7.58% | 49.33% | 58.97% | 43.36% | 41.76% | 187.13% | 23.64% | 39.81% | 36.34% | 37.62% | 37.29% | 43.02% | 38.34% | 39.68% | 40.39% | 41.71% | 31.02% | 40.1% | 39.36% |
| Net Income | 1.53B | 1.43B | 804M | 2.85B | 3.67B | 1.14B | -4.78B | -3.52B | 40M | 1.3B | -1.41B | -10.35B | -8.36B | 2.23B | 2B | 4.58B | 3.03B | -284.4M | 711.95M | 2.81B | 2.55B | 2.62B | 1.67B | 1.12B | 554.33M | 723.4M | 713.06M | 200.85M | -129.39M | 154.9M | 121.4M |
| Net Margin % | 17.8% | 16.08% | 8.26% | 34.48% | 33.17% | 14.21% | -107.87% | -54.15% | 0.54% | 22.15% | -26.18% | -162.18% | -65.34% | 15.11% | 12.18% | 27.27% | 24.89% | -3.3% | 5.75% | 28.23% | 31.61% | 34.59% | 31.29% | 26.77% | 21.66% | 26.05% | 31.22% | 15.45% | -14.76% | 13.12% | 12.44% |
| Net Income Growth % | 50.44% | 78.36% | -71.84% | -22.29% | 223.7% | 123.72% | -36.1% | -8887.5% | -96.93% | 192.81% | 86.43% | -23.83% | -474.55% | 11.54% | -56.35% | 51.19% | 1166.11% | -139.95% | -74.68% | 10.18% | -2.72% | 57.23% | 48.75% | 102.39% | -23.37% | 1.45% | 255.01% | 255.24% | -183.53% | 27.59% | 500.99% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 1.82B | 1.69B | 1.12B | 3.21B | 4.08B | 1.31B | -4.9B | -3.68B | 286M | 1.5B | -1.24B | -11.16B | -6.31B | 1.98B | 2B | 4.58B | 3.03B | -284.4M | 711.95M | 2.81B | 2.55B | 2.62B | 1.67B | 1.1B | 554.33M | 723.4M | 713.06M | 200.85M | -129.39M | 154.9M | 121.4M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -33M | 492M | -1.71B | 308M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 942M | 910M | 1.08B | 1.04B | 922M | 878M | 994M | 1.21B | 1.68B | 1.38B | 1.44B | 1.6B | 2.2B | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440.68M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 4.33 | 3.99 | 2.28 | 9.25 | 11.02 | 2.59 | -12.86 | -9.43 | 0.10 | 3.41 | -3.71 | -61.20 | -14.07 | 5.50 | 4.92 | 11.47 | 8.46 | -0.87 | 2.09 | 8.39 | 7.64 | 7.84 | 5.03 | 3.43 | 1.80 | 2.25 | 2.46 | 0.74 | -0.58 | 0.71 | 0.60 |
| EPS Growth % | 54.87% | 75% | -75.35% | -16.06% | 325.48% | 120.14% | -36.37% | -9530% | -97.07% | 191.91% | 93.94% | -334.97% | -355.82% | 11.79% | -57.11% | 35.58% | 1072.41% | -141.63% | -75.09% | 9.82% | -2.55% | 55.86% | 46.65% | 90.56% | -20% | -8.54% | 232.43% | 227.59% | -181.69% | 18.33% | 400% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 3.99 | 2.28 | 9.27 | 11.07 | 2.60 | -12.86 | -9.43 | 0.10 | 3.42 | -3.71 | -61.19 | -14.07 | 5.53 | 4.95 | 11.75 | 8.53 | -0.87 | 2.11 | 8.45 | 7.72 | 7.96 | 5.10 | 3.46 | 1.83 | 2.33 | 2.54 | 0.75 | -0.58 | 0.74 | 0.61 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 354M | 359M | 353M | 309M | 333M | 375M | 378M | 377M | 384M | 383M | 379M | 378M | 384M | 406M | 391M | 400M | 359M | 336M | 337.19M | 334.53M | 333.35M | 333.93M | 330.63M | 325.42M | 301.95M | 312.47M | 281.73M | 250.41M | 226.61M | 216.86M | 203.31M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 354M | 359M | 353M | 308M | 332M | 374M | 378M | 377M | 382M | 381M | 379M | 378M | 384M | 395M | 389M | 384M | 352M | 336M | 334.35M | 332.15M | 329.89M | 328.9M | 326.09M | 322.6M | 297M | 302.24M | 272.86M | 248.97M | 226.61M | 209.25M | 197.59M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 25.1% | 43.91% | 10.79% | 5.63% | 4.58% | - | - | 955% | 29.14% | - | - | - | 16.13% | 16.59% | 6.68% | 7.45% | - | 33.62% | 7.28% | 6.04% | 4.47% | 5.42% | 6.49% | 12.43% | 7.53% | 7.43% | 21.06% | - | 16.33% | 19.28% |
Geopolitical and Regulatory Exposure
As reported in recent financial filings, APA's revenue growth has trended into negative territory, with a 11.7% decline in 2026Q1, reflecting the inherent volatility of commodity-linked production and the ongoing challenges of maintaining output levels across its diverse US and international asset base.
The consistent revenue contraction observed over recent quarters suggests that APA is struggling to offset the natural decline rates of its mature Permian assets with new production. Investors should monitor whether the recent acquisition of Callon Petroleum provides the necessary volume uplift to reverse this trend or if it merely masks underlying production stagnation.
Based on the company's income statement data, gross margins have experienced significant compression, falling from 51.3% in 2023Q4 to 39.2% by 2025Q4, indicating that inflationary pressures on oilfield services are outpacing the company's ability to realize higher commodity prices at the wellhead.
The volatility in gross margins appears to be exacerbated by the high fixed-cost nature of North Sea operations and the shifting entitlement percentages in Egypt. This suggests that APA's profitability is highly sensitive to external fiscal regimes, which may limit the company's ability to maintain consistent margins during periods of price weakness.
According to the provided income statement, operating income has failed to scale proportionally with gross profit, as evidenced by the 2025Q4 operating margin of 32.1% despite significant fluctuations in top-line performance, suggesting limited efficiency gains in managing overhead and field-level operating expenses.
The inability to consistently expand operating margins during periods of revenue growth warrants further investigation into the company's cost discipline. It appears that the integration of recent acquisitions may be creating temporary overhead burdens that prevent the realization of meaningful operating leverage.
While the market may focus on the potential of Suriname's Block 58, the income statement reveals a concerning trend of erratic net income, including a $223 million loss in 2024Q3, which highlights the inherent risks of relying on international PSC structures for bottom-line stability.
Short-sellers may point to the high sensitivity of net income to non-operating items and the potential for decommissioning liabilities in the North Sea to erode cash flow. The market's current valuation may be ignoring the risk that these international assets could become net cash drains if regulatory environments continue to tighten.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying APA stock.
For fiscal year 2025, APA Corporation (APA) reported total revenue of $8.92B. This represents a 813.9% increase compared to $976.0M in 1996.
APA Corporation (APA) is profitable, generating $1.43B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 16.1%.
APA Corporation (APA) reported an operating income of $2.75B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 30.8%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
APA Corporation (APA) generated $3.33B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 37.3%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.