Empire Petroleum Corp
EP NYSE Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Empire Petroleum Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 13, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001104659-26-027675
0000887396
Revenue and margins
Empire Petroleum Corp had $34.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 21.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Empire Petroleum Corp returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 13.3%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Empire Petroleum Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $3.6M | $11.9M | $7.8M | $2.3M | $1.2M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.8M | $11.3M | $10.3M | $22.7M | $0.6M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | β0.1x | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.4x | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β9.0x | β46.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.2x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.3x |
| Total assets | $50.1M | $71.5M | $92.6M | $124M | $65.9M |
| Total liabilities | $40.3M | $48.3M | $57.7M | $61.1M | $70.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.8M | $23.2M | $35.0M | $62.8M | β$4.6M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $3.2M | β$0.7M | $2.5M | $20.4M | β$0.5M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 6 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β78.4% | β156.2% | β38.1% | β93.2% | β135.8% | β71.0% | β18.0% | β3.1% | β20.7% | β71.8% |
| Altman Z'' | β131.89 | β154.11 | β32.34 | β11.43 | β25.17 | β3.52 | β0.58 | β2.93 | β2.26 | β16.52 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | β | $0.0M | $0.5M | $5.9M | $7.7M | $27.1M | $52.9M | $40.1M | $43.7M | $34.2M |
| Operating income | β$0.4M | β$0.8M | β$0.9M | β$6.2M | β$17.6M | β$0.5M | $8.8M | β$11.6M | β$13.7M | β$71.3M |
| Interest expense | $0.0M | $0.1M | β$0.1M | β$0.5M | β | β | β | β | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Pretax income | β | β | β | β | β | β$18.6M | $7.3M | β$12.6M | β$16.2M | β$72.1M |
| Income tax | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.2M | β$0.1M | β | β |
| Net income | β$0.4M | β$0.8M | β$1.0M | β$6.7M | β$16.8M | β$18.6M | $7.1M | β$12.5M | β$16.2M | β$72.1M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.04 | β$0.08 | β$0.08 | β$0.33 | β$2.97 | β$1.27 | $0.30 | β$0.55 | β$0.54 | β$2.12 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$0.1M | β$0.2M | β$0.6M | β$0.6M | β$1.7M | $3.2M | $18.1M | β$9.9M | $6.2M | β$3.9M |
| Capital expenditure | β | β | β | β$0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Free cash flow | β | β | β | β$0.6M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Depreciation and amortization | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $3.4M | $3.1M | $2.5M | $1.9M | $3.1M | $9.3M | $10.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | β | β | β | β | $1.9M | β | β | $3.1M | $2.2M | $1.4M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $3.6M | $11.9M | $7.8M | $2.3M | $1.2M |
| Total debt | β | β | $1.2M | $7.7M | $0.5M | $6.8M | $11.3M | $10.3M | $22.7M | $0.6M |
| Current assets | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $1.7M | $2.2M | $13.1M | $22.7M | $18.7M | $12.4M | $8.2M |
| Current liabilities | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.7M | $2.2M | $6.1M | $12.1M | $17.6M | $25.0M | $21.3M | $24.3M |
| Inventory | β | β | β | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | β | $1.6M | $9.3M | $8.2M | $30.7M | $45.3M | $72.4M | $110M | $56.3M |
| Total assets | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.0M | $11.0M | $11.2M | $50.1M | $71.5M | $92.6M | $124M | $65.9M |
| Total liabilities | $0.1M | $0.2M | $2.1M | $16.0M | $29.7M | $40.3M | $48.3M | $57.7M | $61.1M | $70.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $0.3M | $0.1M | β$0.2M | β$4.9M | β$18.4M | $9.8M | $23.2M | $35.0M | $62.8M | β$4.6M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | β | β | β196.8% | β105.0% | β227.5% | β1.7% | 16.6% | β29.0% | β31.3% | β208.5% |
| EBITDA margin | β | β | β193.4% | β47.8% | β186.9% | 7.5% | 20.3% | β21.3% | β10.1% | β177.5% |
| Net margin | β | β | β218.5% | β113.6% | β217.9% | β68.7% | 13.4% | β31.1% | β37.1% | β210.7% |
| FCF margin | β | β | β | β9.9% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β76.9% | β175.0% | β | β2.9% | 37.8% | β24.5% | β13.0% | β |
| Return on capital employed | β105.0% | β431.2% | β72.9% | β70.1% | β339.6% | β1.2% | 16.3% | β17.2% | β13.3% | β171.7% |
| Return on equity | β126.7% | β386.5% | β | β | β | β | 42.8% | β42.9% | β33.2% | β247.9% |
| Return on assets | β99.8% | β218.3% | β85.6% | β102.3% | β151.2% | β60.7% | 11.6% | β15.2% | β15.0% | β76.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β126.7% | β647.5% | β | β | β | β189.3% | 30.5% | β35.7% | β25.8% | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β | β | 1,158.7% | 31.9% | 250.6% | 95.2% | β24.2% | 8.9% | β21.6% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β276.0% | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β283.3% | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 24.4% | 21.1% | 51.1% | β71.4% | 157.7% | 59.9% | β2.9% | 32.3% | 13.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | 1.6x | β0.1x | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | β | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.4x | β |
| Interest coverage | β99.5x | β10.4x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β9.0x | β46.1x |
| Current ratio | 3.7x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.4x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.3x |
| Quick ratio | 3.7x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | β | β | β | β0.2% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Stock comp / revenue | β | β | β | β | 25.2% | β | β | 7.8% | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β131.9 | β154.1 | β32.3 | β11.4 | β25.2 | β3.5 | β0.6 | β2.9 | β2.3 | β16.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β78.4% | β156.2% | β38.1% | β93.2% | β135.8% | β71.0% | β18.0% | β3.1% | β20.7% | β71.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000887396). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.