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APA Corporation — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

APA
NASDAQEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionCIK 0001841666apacorp.comAbout APA
Last close · Oct 16, 202649.15+1.92 (+4.07%)
Market cap$17.2B
Model value · P/E · peers
53.15
APA closed at $49.15 — undervalued by 8% vs model.
48.30the model's range57.74

P/E · peers leads because DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y could not run on the filed statements. From its peers' median P/E.

Other models
20.78 – 66.75
Wall St. target
46.00 7% above
Below model, 1y
20 of 20 days

Price and model value

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price $49.15 · as of Oct 17, 2026
P/E · peersused48.30 – 57.7453.158% undervaluedP/E · own history17.62 – 56.6742.3616% overvaluedPEG—51.414% undervaluedEV/EBITDA · peers65.59 – 67.6366.7526% undervaluedDividend discount13.59 – 38.1120.78137% overvaluedWall St. consensus target—46.007% aboveCost of capital (WACC)—6.83%—

P/E · peers leads because DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y could not run on the filed statements. How we value a stock walks through every input.

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Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
2.03%
Past 2 years
low 2.03%high 7.13%
Today is at its 2-year low.
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$0.10Jul ’21$0.44Jul ’22$1.00Jul ’23$1.00Jul ’24$1.00Jul ’25$1.00TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
19.9%
Raised
—
Growth, 5 yrs
58.5% a year
Last change
+100.0% · Oct 2022
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.25, paid Aug 21, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asCyclical
Revenue declining (~0% recent)Currently unprofitablePays dividends
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2025 · chosen for cyclical companies
P/E
12.3×
EV / EBITDA
2.4×
FCF yield
10.1%
Dividend yield, TTM
2.03%
Beta
0.37
Cost of capital (WACC)
6.83%
On the lists: #30 Highest free cash flow yield · #39 Lowest P/E · #1 Near 52-week highs · #16 Best performing this year
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Superinvestors

13F · Q2 2026
All 4 holders

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-15Mizuho Securities · target44.00
10-14Wells Fargo · target51.00
10-14Scotiabank · target44.00
08-19Argus Research · “Buy” from “Hold”upgrade
Ratings, targets and estimates

Recent

filings, insider trades and key news
68 filings · 40 insider transactions

Comparable companies

by business, not by industry label
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About APA

APA Corporation operates in the upstream segment of the oil and natural gas industry, utilizing its various subsidiaries to explore for, develop, and produce hydrocarbon assets. The company maintains significant operational presences in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, while also conducting exploration activities offshore Suriname. Furthermore, APA Corporation manages critical gathering, processing, and transmission infrastructure within West Texas and holds ownership interests in four major pipelines connecting the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast. Established in 1954, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

CEO
John J. Christmann
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Employees
1,791
IPO
1979-05-15
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