Petroleum and Natural Gas Companies By Operating Margin

Operating Margin
Operating MarginEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1VNOM Viper Energy Ut
0.69
(0.06)
 1.96 
(0.11)
2DMLP Dorchester Minerals LP
0.68
(0.09)
 1.26 
(0.11)
3BSM Black Stone Minerals
0.46
 0.12 
 1.17 
 0.14 
4FANG Diamondback Energy
0.42
 0.00 
 1.86 
(0.01)
5CRC California Resources Corp
0.42
(0.08)
 2.23 
(0.19)
6MTDR Matador Resources
0.4
(0.05)
 2.38 
(0.11)
7SM SM Energy Co
0.35
(0.14)
 2.77 
(0.39)
8APA APA Corporation
0.33
(0.03)
 2.46 
(0.06)
9HPKEW HighPeak Energy
0.31
(0.07)
 11.89 
(0.86)
10EGY Vaalco Energy
0.31
(0.04)
 2.82 
(0.11)
11PR Permian Resources
0.3
 0.00 
 2.32 
 0.00 
12SD SandRidge Energy
0.29
 0.00 
 1.90 
 0.01 
13EOG EOG Resources
0.28
 0.07 
 1.57 
 0.10 
14CNQ Canadian Natural Resources
0.27
 0.03 
 1.64 
 0.05 
15EQNR Equinor ASA ADR
0.27
 0.11 
 2.00 
 0.22 
16VIST Vista Oil Gas
0.27
(0.05)
 3.17 
(0.16)
17COP ConocoPhillips
0.26
 0.06 
 1.76 
 0.11 
18EC Ecopetrol SA ADR
0.25
 0.20 
 2.43 
 0.49 
19BTE Baytex Energy Corp
0.23
(0.05)
 2.95 
(0.15)
20DVN Devon Energy
0.22
 0.12 
 2.11 
 0.26 
The analysis above is based on a 90-day investment horizon and a default level of risk. Use the Portfolio Analyzer to fine-tune all your assumptions. Check your current assumptions here.
Operating Margin shows how much operating income a company makes on each dollar of sales. It is one of the profitability indicators which helps analysts to understand whether the firm is successful or not making money from everyday operations. A good Operating Margin is required for a company to be able to pay for its fixed costs or payout its debt, which implies that the higher the margin, the better. This ratio is most effective in evaluating the earning potential of a company over time when comparing it against a firm's competitors.