USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) is a publicly traded company in the Energy — Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
USA Compression Partners, LP, a growth-focused Delaware limited partnership, is a leading provider of natural gas compression services, notably possessing the industry's largest compression fleet by horsepower. The company delivers vital compression solutions to a broad spectrum of clients, including oil companies, independent producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil, while also managing its own operational stations.
Is USA Compression Partners, LP stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 2, 2026, USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) trades at 23.7× earnings (P/E), against a median of 16.7× across the 150 energy companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (23.7) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: USA Compression Partners, LP
Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $22 – $30 (15 % below the high) · P/E 23.7× · 2027 expected P/E 15.3× · Dividend 8.3 % · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $0.33 · Price as of Oct 2 · accounts published Aug 4.
- Valuation: P/E 23.7× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 8.9 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 4.3× (fragile).
- Earnings: 3 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (23.7) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in energy: 3 of 8 pass
- 5y avg ROIC 8.9 %, fails.
- Dividend coverage (FCF / div) 1.0×, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 4.3×, fails.
- Inverse P/E in cyclicals 23.7×, fails.
- FCF yield 7.9 %, borderline.
- Positive FCF through the cycle 9 de 10 ejercicios, passes.
- Capex / Revenue 11.8 %, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 10y 9.9×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — USA Compression Partners, LP: P/E 23.7×; EV/EBITDA 9.9×; ROIC 9.4 %; $3.6B. Tidewater Inc. (P/E 16.8×; EV/EBITDA 9.1×; ROIC 11.9 %; $4.0B), Cactus, Inc. (P/E 54.4×; EV/EBITDA 11.4×; ROIC 9.3 %; $4.4B), Oceaneering International, Inc. (P/E 13.2×; EV/EBITDA 11.4×; ROIC 14.3 %; $4.4B).
Dividend
fragile · Yield 8.27 % ($2.21 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -3 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 0.5× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $82.70 a year ($6.89 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 141.15% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.45% |
| Return on Assets | 3.97% |
| Gross Margin | 44.65% |
| Operating Margin | 30.07% |
| Net Margin | 12.43% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 10.30 |
| Current Ratio | 1.35 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.41 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -6.89% |
| 3 months | -6.03% |
| Year-to-date | +10.39% |
| 1 year | +8.41% |
| 3 years | +0.12% |
| 5 years | +51.31% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $2.1000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | $0.5250 |
| 2026-04-27 | $0.5250 |
| 2026-01-26 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-10-27 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-07-28 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-04-28 | $0.5250 |
| 2025-01-27 | $0.5250 |
| 2024-10-21 | $0.5250 |
| 2024-07-22 | $0.5250 |
| 2024-04-19 | $0.5250 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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