APA Corporation (APA)
NASDAQEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSnapshot 2026-09-04
$42.77-3.19%
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NASDAQEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · APA
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $43 APA trades at 8.4× p/e, below its 18× p/e peer median. Our $54 fair value sits well above the price. We hold it with medium confidence: the peer anchor overstates how cheap it looks and quality doesn't explain valuation multiples in this sub-industry, so the peer comparison is a weak guide. Analysts target $36–$57. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analyst target | 12M | $45.50 | — | — | Analyst | high |
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $101.60 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $197.93 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| graham number | 12M | $4.80 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
$36.00 – $57.00 (median $45.50) · 16 analysts · as of 2026-09-02
Only weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2
| $68.18 |
| 12.3 |
| 5.56 |
| TTM |
| high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $45.76 | 9.8 | 4.68 | ntm analyst | high |
| residual income | 12M | $18.49 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $41.77 | 8.2 | 5.11 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $99.64 | 17.9 | 5.58 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $103.69 | 12.3 | 8.46 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $32.93 | 9.8 | 3.37 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $25.50 | 8.2 | 3.12 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $137.13 | 12.3 | 11.19 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $23.70 | 9.8 | 2.42 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $18.36 | 8.2 | 2.25 | Analyst | medium |