Crescent Energy vs Matador Resources
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I put Crescent Energy and Matador Resources side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Matador Resources is the larger business, with $3.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.6B for Crescent Energy.
- Crescent Energy grew revenue faster (22.1%, against 5.5%).
- Matador Resources kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (33.2% operating margin, against 6.4%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 5 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Crescent Energy
CRGY
2/5
Revenue growth5-year growth
Matador Resources
MTDR
3/5
Operating marginNet marginReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CRGY FY25 | MTDR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | β | $7.5B |
| Revenue | $3.6B | $3.7B |
| Free cash flow | β | $270M |
| Net income | $133M | $759M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 22.1% | 5.5% |
| 5-year growth | 36.5% | 33.8% |
| Share count change | β | 0.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 33.2% |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 20.5% |
| FCF margin | β | 7.3% |
| Return on capital | 2.3% | β |
| Return on equity | 3.2% | 14.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.5B | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.0x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $149M | $219M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 10.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.