Comstock Resources
CRK · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
$14.13
1.1%Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
$26.15
3.5%The short version
- Comstock Resources is the larger business, with $2.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.3B for Magnolia Oil & Gas, about 1.7 times as much.
- Comstock Resources grew revenue faster (77.0%, against −0.3%).
- Magnolia Oil & Gas kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (33.5% operating margin, against 29.1% operating margin).
- Magnolia Oil & Gas earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 9.7%).
| Latest fiscal year | CRK · FY25 | MGY · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.1B | $4.8B |
| Revenue | $2.2B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | −$450M | — |
| Net income | $396M | $325M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 77.0% | −0.3% |
| 5-year growth | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Share count change | 2.5% | −0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 29.1% | 33.5% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 24.8% |
| FCF margin | −20.3% | — |
| Return on capital | 9.7% | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 16.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.8B | $127M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | 0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $113M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 7.9x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
FY16
CRK —
MGY —
FY17
CRK $255M
MGY $403M
FY18
CRK —
MGY —
FY19
CRK $769M
MGY $942M
FY20
CRK $858M
MGY $541M
FY21
CRK $1.9B
MGY $1.1B
FY22
CRK $3.6B
MGY $1.7B
FY23
CRK $1.6B
MGY $1.2B
FY24
CRK $1.3B
MGY $1.3B
FY25
CRK $2.2B
MGY $1.3B
CRK
MGY
FY16
CRK —
MGY —
FY17
CRK −0.1%
MGY 47.1%
FY18
CRK —
MGY —
FY19
CRK 35.8%
MGY 13.5%
FY20
CRK 19.0%
MGY −355.8%
FY21
CRK 48.7%
MGY 55.9%
FY22
CRK 62.9%
MGY 63.4%
FY23
CRK 14.5%
MGY 43.6%
FY24
CRK −13.4%
MGY 38.9%
FY25
CRK 29.1%
MGY 33.5%
CRK
MGY
FY16
CRK −$81.2M
MGY —
FY17
CRK −$5.9M
MGY —
FY18
CRK —
MGY —
FY19
CRK −$35.5M
MGY —
FY20
CRK $66.0M
MGY —
FY21
CRK $170M
MGY —
FY22
CRK $631M
MGY —
FY23
CRK −$408M
MGY —
FY24
CRK −$477M
MGY —
FY25
CRK −$450M
MGY —
CRK
MGY
FY16
CRK −17.6%
MGY —
FY17
CRK −0.0%
MGY —
FY18
CRK —
MGY —
FY19
CRK 7.9%
MGY —
FY20
CRK 3.5%
MGY −76.6%
FY21
CRK 19.4%
MGY 56.4%
FY22
CRK 46.6%
MGY 84.6%
FY23
CRK 4.1%
MGY 25.9%
FY24
CRK −2.6%
MGY 20.8%
FY25
CRK 9.7%
MGY 16.8%
CRK
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