6 years of historical data (2019–2024) · Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Percentile shows where the current value sits in 30-year historical distribution. Sparklines show 5-year trend.
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
HighPeak Energy, Inc. trades at 7.8x earnings, 56% below its 5-year average of 17.5x, sitting at the 0th percentile of its historical range. Compared to the Energy sector median P/E of 16.8x, the stock trades at a discount of 54%. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 9.5x P/FCF, 66% below the 5-year average of 27.4x.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $654M | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $950M |
| Enterprise Value | $1.6B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $927M |
| P/E Ratio → | 7.78 | 21.94 | 9.01 | 11.85 | 27.11 | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.61 | 1.78 | 1.58 | 3.36 | 6.30 | 59.65 | 117.04 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.42 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 2.17 | 2.51 | 3.10 | 2.10 |
| P/FCF | 9.45 | 27.44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 0.95 | 2.75 | 2.32 | 5.04 | 9.44 | 1120.31 | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
HighPeak Energy, Inc.'s enterprise value stands at 1.9x EBITDA, 63% below its 5-year average of 5.2x. The Energy sector median is 7.3x, placing the stock at a 73% discount on an enterprise-value basis.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 2.68 | 2.44 | 4.26 | 6.59 | 58.88 | 114.25 |
| EV / EBITDA | 1.93 | 3.42 | 3.18 | 5.35 | 8.67 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 4.79 | 9.82 | 6.47 | 8.87 | 19.35 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 41.36 | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
HighPeak Energy, Inc. earns an operating margin of 31.6%, significantly above the Energy sector average of 13.9%. Operating margins have compressed from 55.9% to 31.6% over the past 3 years, signaling potential cost pressures or competitive headwinds. ROE of 6.0% is modest, trailing the sector median of 8.2%. ROIC of 10.0% represents adequate returns on invested capital versus a sector median of 6.8%.
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 35.2% | 35.2% | 43.5% | 62.2% | 54.1% | -23.5% | 0.3% |
| Operating Margin | 31.6% | 31.6% | 38.4% | 55.9% | 46.3% | -118.5% | -142.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.9% | 8.9% | 19.4% | 31.3% | 25.2% | -412.1% | -142.7% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 6.0% | 6.0% | 15.9% | 27.5% | 10.8% | -21.9% | -2.6% |
| ROA | 3.1% | 3.1% | 8.1% | 15.3% | 8.2% | -19.6% | -2.3% |
| ROIC | 10.0% | 10.0% | 14.7% | 25.8% | 14.3% | -4.9% | — |
| ROCE | 12.1% | 12.1% | 17.7% | 31.0% | 16.5% | -5.9% | -2.5% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
HighPeak Energy, Inc. carries a Debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.3x, which is manageable (50% below the sector average of 2.5x). Net debt stands at $963M ($1.0B total debt minus $87M cash). Interest coverage of just 2.0x is concerning — the company has limited headroom to absorb earnings volatility before struggling with debt service.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.18 | 0.00 | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 0.59 | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.11 | -0.04 | -0.05 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.38 | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | 13.92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.88 | 8.35 | 41.00 | -3647.63 | — |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
The current ratio of 0.69x is below 1.0, meaning current liabilities exceed current assets. The current ratio has improved from 0.54x to 0.69x over the past 3 years.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1.14 | 0.54 | 0.84 | 1.48 | 2.97 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.12 | 0.49 | 0.81 | 1.48 | 2.96 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.68 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.87 | 0.73 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Inventory Turnover | 63.25 | 63.25 | 86.61 | 21.53 | 30.57 | 251.35 | 43.97 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 29.09 | 31.07 | 46.66 | 65.29 | 167.77 | 339.86 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
HighPeak Energy, Inc. returns 8.7% to shareholders annually — split between a 3.3% dividend yield and 5.4% buyback yield. The payout ratio of 23.3% is conservative, leaving significant room for dividend growth or reinvestment. The earnings yield of 12.9% (inverse of P/E) provides a useful comparison to bond yields when assessing the stock's relative attractiveness to fixed income.
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.2% | — |
| Payout Ratio | 23.3% | 23.3% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 22.7% | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 12.9% | 4.6% | 11.1% | 8.4% | 3.7% | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 10.6% | 3.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 5.4% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $129M | $123M | $111M | $95M | $92M | $92M |
Compare HPK with 10 similar companies in its peer group
| Company | Market Cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/FCF | Gross Margin | Op Margin | ROE | ROIC | Debt/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPKYou | $654M | 7.8 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 35.2% | 31.6% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 1.3 |
| EOG | $67B | 13.6 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 68.1% | 35.1% | 16.8% | 19.1% | 0.7 |
| FANG | $50B | 30.4 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 35.2% | 32.7% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 1.5 |
| DVN | $27B | 10.4 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 24.6% | 22.0% | 17.5% | 12.3% | 1.2 |
| OVV | $13B | 10.6 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 28.6% | 21.6% | 11.5% | 8.0% | 1.8 |
| MTDR | $6B | 8.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 88.8% | 33.2% | 13.3% | 11.8% | 0.9 |
| CHRD | $6B | 146.4 | 4.5 | 8.9 | — | 4.0% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 0.9 |
| SM | $3B | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | — | 0.5% | 14.3% | 0.2% | 1.9 |
| CIVI | $2B | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 41.2% | 29.0% | 13.1% | 10.8% | 1.3 |
| PR | $2B | 14.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | — | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0 |
| VTLE | $693M | -3.8 | 4.5 | — | 31.4% | -1.2% | -6.3% | -0.3% | 3.6 |
| Energy Median | — | 16.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 35.3% | 13.9% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 2.5 |
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Start ComparisonHighPeak Energy, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 7.8x. The historical average is 17.5x.
HighPeak Energy, Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 1.9x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 5.2x.
HighPeak Energy, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 6.0%. The historical average is 6.0%.
Based on historical data, HighPeak Energy, Inc. is trading at a P/E of 7.8x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
HighPeak Energy, Inc.'s current dividend yield is 3.30% with a payout ratio of 23.3%.
HighPeak Energy, Inc. has 35.2% gross margin and 31.6% operating margin. Operating margin above 20% indicates strong pricing power and cost efficiency.
HighPeak Energy, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 1.3x, indicating moderate leverage. A ratio below 2x is generally considered financially healthy.