Matador Resources Company (MTDR) is a publicly traded company in the Energy — Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Matador Resources Company operates as an independent energy firm, primarily engaged in the identification, development, extraction, and acquisition of crude oil and natural gas reserves throughout the United States. Its business operations are structured into two distinct divisions: Exploration and Production, and Midstream.
Is Matador Resources Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Matador Resources Company (MTDR) trades at 10.3× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.3× across the 140 energy companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (10.3) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Matador Resources Company
Market cap $7B · 52 weeks $37 – $65 (8 % below the high) · P/E 10.3× · 2027 expected P/E 6.1× · Dividend 2.5 % · 4 years rising · Next earnings November 3, 2026 · expected EPS $1.80 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 5.
- Valuation: P/E 10.3× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 15.9 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (10.3) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 16.3 times.
What matters in energy: 4 of 7 pass
- FCF yield 2.8 %, fails.
- Positive FCF through the cycle 5 de 10 ejercicios, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 59.7 %, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 15.9 %, passes.
- Dividend coverage (FCF / div) 1.5×, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.4×, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 10y 4.4×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 10.3×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Matador Resources Company: P/E 10.3×; EV/EBITDA 4.4×; ROIC 9.8 %; $7.4B. Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (P/E 11.6×; EV/EBITDA 7.1×; ROIC 17.5 %; $7.1B), Chord Energy Corporation (P/E 10.3×; EV/EBITDA 3.8×; ROIC 8.0 %; $8.4B), Murphy Oil Corporation (P/E 21.3×; EV/EBITDA —; ROIC 3.9 %; $6.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last 9 years?
P/E at each close: today 10.3× · median 8.1× · minimum 1.1× · maximum 27.4× · cheap below 6.5× · expensive above 12.0×. It has been cheaper than today 71% of the time over its last 9 years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 2.5 % ($1.31 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 4 · paying since 2021 · Free cash flow coverage 2.5× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $25.40 a year ($2.12 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 12.76% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.77% |
| Return on Assets | 5.36% |
| Gross Margin | 54.11% |
| Operating Margin | 35.62% |
| Net Margin | 18.85% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.56 |
| Current Ratio | 0.65 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.53 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +16.93% |
| 3 months | +18.80% |
| Year-to-date | +39.66% |
| 1 year | +49.29% |
| 3 years | -1.56% |
| 5 years | +41.62% |
| 10 years | +171.76% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.5000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | $0.4375 |
| 2026-08-10 | $0.3750 |
| 2026-05-08 | $0.3750 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.3750 |
| 2025-11-10 | $0.3750 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.3125 |
| 2025-05-09 | $0.3125 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.3125 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.2000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
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