Crescent Energy Company (CRGY)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSnapshot 2026-11-05
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSnapshot 2026-11-05
QuarterlyIQ Insights · CRGY
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within energy on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-05.
The screen ranks CRGY against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Energy names rated strong grew net income 55% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=1774).
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A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Based on accelerated synergy capture and continued operating improvements, the Company increased its synergy target to more than $300 million, with approximately $295 million captured to date, repres…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Based on accelerated synergy capture and continued operating improvements, the Company increased its synergy target to more than $300 million, with approximately $295 million captured to date, representing more than $1 billion of value creation.” “Based on accelerated synergy capture and continued operating improvements, the Company increased its synergy target to approximately $250 million to $300 million, roughly three times its original target, with approximately $190 million captured to date.”
“Based on accelerated synergy capture and continued operating improvements, the Company increased its synergy target to more than $300 million, with approximately $295 million captured to date, repres…”
“Based on accelerated synergy capture and continued operating improvements, the Company increased its synergy target to approximately $250 million to $300 million, roughly three times its original tar…”
“First Quarter 2026 Highlights – Delivered strong financial performance, exceeding expectations across all key metrics – Generated $409 million of Operating Cash Flow and $192 million of Levered Free…”
Third Quarter 2026 Highlights – Delivered strong financial and operating performance, exceeding expectations across all key metrics – Generated Operating Cash Flow of $608 million and Levered Free Ca…
Stated in 1 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “CT (11 a.m. ET) Conference Dial-In: 833-461-5787 / 585-542-9983 (Domestic / International) Meeting ID: 360 772 191 Webcast Link: www.crescentenergyco.com About Crescent Energy Company Crescent is a differentiated energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital.” “The acquired assets will be managed with Crescent’s consistent strategy focused on free cash flow, disciplined capital allocation and attractive returns.”
Shareholder Return Crescent’s long-standing “all-of-the-above” return of capital framework includes a fixed quarterly dividend and an opportunistic share repurchase program.
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Shareholder Return Crescent’s long-standing “all-of-the-above” return of capital framework includes a fixed quarterly dividend and an opportunistic share repurchase program.” “Shareholder Return Crescent's long-standing "all-of-the-above" return of capital framework includes a fixed quarterly dividend and an opportunistic share repurchase program.”
1 Enhanced 2026 Outlook Relative to its original 2026 outlook issued in February, the Company increased its total and oil production guidance following stronger-than-expected first-half performance a…
Continue to reduce operating expenses per Boe and improve capital efficiency across key basins to enhance margins and free cash flow.
Over the trailing year it converted -3.21x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to long-term interest rates.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity, the broad stock market (low R² over the window).
35 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Energy names rated volatile grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=1684).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-05.
“Third Quarter 2026 Highlights – Delivered strong financial and operating performance, exceeding expectations across all key metrics – Generated Operating Cash Flow of $608 million and Levered Free Ca…”
“Shareholder Return Crescent’s long-standing “all-of-the-above” return of capital framework includes a fixed quarterly dividend and an opportunistic share repurchase program.”
“Shareholder Return Crescent's long-standing "all-of-the-above" return of capital framework includes a fixed quarterly dividend and an opportunistic share repurchase program.”
“Shareholder Return Crescent's long-standing return of capital strategy includes a fixed dividend and a share repurchase program and reflects the Company's "all-of-the-above" capital return framework.”