Comstock Resources vs Gulfport Energy
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I put Comstock Resources and Gulfport Energy side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Comstock Resources is the larger business, with $2.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.4B for Gulfport Energy, about 1.6 times as much.
- Comstock Resources grew revenue faster (77.0%, against 48.5%).
- Gulfport Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (42.2% operating margin, against 29.1%).
- Gulfport Energy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (18.8%, against 9.7%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Comstock Resourcesβs earnings: a P/E of 8.0x against 6.6x for Gulfport Energy.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Comstock Resources
CRK
2/9
Revenue growth5-year growth
Gulfport Energy
GPOR
6/9
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CRK FY25 | GPOR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $3.0B |
| Revenue | $2.2B | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow | β$450M | β |
| Net income | $396M | $428M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 77.0% | 48.5% |
| 5-year growth | 20.9% | β1.9% |
| Share count change | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | 74.8% |
| Operating margin | 29.1% | 42.2% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 30.1% |
| FCF margin | β20.3% | β |
| Return on capital | 9.7% | 18.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 24.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.8B | $786M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | 0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 8.0x | 6.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
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.