Margins varied 88.1% around their average (limit 35%).
- 10y median
- 29.6%
- Worst year
- -5.5%
- Latest · LTM
- 39.1%
# EOG Resources (EOG.US) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/EOG Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:28:18.011Z. Financial observations: FY1996–FY2026. Listing currency: USD. Reporting currency: USD. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: $152.62 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low $126.17 per share, central $142.42 per share, high $164.05 per share. Buy at or below the central value $142.42 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:28:18.011Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 9.5% at the stated quote. About 9.5% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; US 10-year bond 5.1% + 4 points). ## Checklist ### understandable: fail - 5 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - operating margin variation exceeds 0.35 - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 5 - Years with a net loss: 2 - Operating margin variation: 0.88× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.08× - FY2018: 0.26× - FY2019: 0.22× - FY2020: -0.06× - FY2021: 0.31× - FY2022: 0.34× - FY2023: 0.41× - FY2024: 0.35× - FY2025: 0.28× - LTM to Jun 2026: 0.39× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - Recent gross margin fell 6.5pp below the typical margin (limit 4pp) - ROIC, median of available years: 14.7% - ROIC, second-lowest year: -1.8% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 6.5 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 68.5% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 62.0% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 31.9% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 12.9% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -5.0% - FY2017: 4.2% - FY2018: 15.1% - FY2019: 11.3% - FY2020: -1.8% - FY2021: 21.0% - FY2022: 31.5% - FY2023: 27.9% - FY2024: 23.0% - FY2025: 14.3% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.89× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: $28B - Net income, five-year total: $31B - Return on incremental invested capital: 104.8% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: 0.3 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: 1.9 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 5.1% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 1.00× - FY2022: 1.33× - FY2023: 0.65× - FY2024: 0.70× - FY2025: 0.73× ### management: pass - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2016 to 2025 (9 years) - buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 4.2% vs 23.0% - Per-share earnings: -1.98 to 11.25 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: 0.0% - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -1.2% - Market cap gain: $1.4B - Cumulative retained earnings: $21B - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 0.0% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -1.2% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value change: $13.23 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: -$1.98 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: $11.25 - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 0.22 - Average buyback yield: 1.1% - Buyback history: 10 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: $0 - Cumulative net income, 10 years: $38B - ROIC, first three-year median: 4.2% - ROIC, last three-year median: 23.0% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -$1.98 - FY2017: $4.46 - FY2018: $5.89 - FY2019: $4.71 - FY2020: -$1.04 - FY2021: $7.99 - FY2022: $13.22 - FY2023: $13.00 - FY2024: $11.25 - FY2025: $9.12 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -9.8% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.04× - Restructuring years, last five: 2 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 2.2% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 2.02× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.00× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -11.7% - FY2017: -5.6% - FY2018: -12.8% - FY2019: -14.6% - FY2020: -15.7% - FY2021: -10.8% - FY2022: 11.1% - FY2023: -8.5% - FY2024: -12.2% - FY2025: -9.8% ## Holders - [Bill Nygren](https://gigainvestors.com/HA): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts. - [Donald Yacktman](https://gigainvestors.com/YAM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts. ## Price story Price needs cash profits to grow 1.8% a year for ten years · sales -3.1% Story as of 2026-10-16T09:58:42.051Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to grow 1.8% a year for ten years - 2025-08-07: EOG Resources raises annual production forecast on Encino deal as profit beats ([ca.finance.yahoo.com](https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-oil-producer-eog-beats-202050320.html)) - 2025-11-07: Earnings Snapshot: EOG Resources tops Q3 estimates; initiates Q4 and updates FY outlook ([seekingalpha.com](https://seekingalpha.com/news/4518328-earnings-snapshot-eog-resources-tops-q3-estimates-initiates-q4-and-updates-fy-outlook?utm_source=feed_news_all&utm_medium=referral&feed_item_type=news)) - 2026-02-25: EOG Resources Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher Production Volumes ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eog-resources-q4-earnings-beat-185300184.html)) - 2026-03-31: Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for EOG Resources (EOG) Stock ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/surging-earnings-estimates-signal-upside-162002384.html)) ### Sales · FY2024–2025 sales -3.1%; source https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm; observed 2026-02-24. - FY2016: $7.5B - FY2017: $11B - FY2018: $17B - FY2019: $17B - FY2020: $9.9B - FY2021: $20B - FY2022: $29B - FY2023: $23B - FY2024: $23B - FY2025: $23B ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 62%; source https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm; observed 2026-02-24. - FY2016: 38.3% - FY2017: 58.9% - FY2018: 70.0% - FY2019: 67.0% - FY2020: 50.2% - FY2021: 72.8% - FY2022: 83.5% - FY2023: 78.7% - FY2024: 75.7% - FY2025: 62.0% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in oil & gas e&p; annual sales are USD 22.7 billion. - Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm (filed 2026-02-24); FY2025: revenue 22654000000; grossProfit 14050000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); EOG.US: EOG Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in producing basins in the United States, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and internationally. The company also offers crude oil and condensate, and gathering, processing and marketing. The company was formerly known as Enron Oil & Gas Company. EOG Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 62% to 78.7% during 2023–25; it earns 14.7% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 78.7%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 75.7%. - Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm (filed 2026-02-24); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 62%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,-0.04997778763823543],[2017,0.04242521884386399],[2018,0.15081027436870179],[2019,0.11344083221942827],[2020,-0.01811422550052687],[2021,0.2096709877131774],[2022,0.31536191334795943],[2023,0.2790728703846466],[2024,0.23044121002826676],[2025,0.14343532134879083]]; median 0.14712279785874632. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back USD 2.6 billion of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2017: growth capex 714855000; upkeep 3409387000; owner earnings 2582579000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.2767988897919483. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2018: growth capex 2641067000; upkeep 3435408000; owner earnings 3419040000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.7724586433618793. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2019: growth capex 0; upkeep 6422526000; owner earnings 62474000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2021: growth capex 199000000; upkeep 3651000000; owner earnings 4664000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.042667238421955404. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 1014000000; owner earnings 10287000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 6185000000; owner earnings 4901000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); FY2024: growth capex 321286998.923069; upkeep 6050713001.076931; owner earnings 4460286998.923069. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.07203280842704592. - Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm (filed 2026-02-24); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 6594000000; owner earnings 3617000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); Dividend observations: [[2016,372845000],[2017,386531000],[2018,438045000],[2019,588200000],[2020,820823000],[2021,2684000000],[2022,1406000000],[2023,3386000000],[2024,2087000000],[2025,2161000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm (filed 2026-02-24); FY2025: cash repurchases 2564000000 USD. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 0.3% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); EOG.US SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 0.272 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits grow 1.8% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-24); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.01305995490389511. Price 152.62; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2015 owner earnings/share -11.405659184492492 → FY2025 6.624542124542124. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (USD per share) - 2016-10: $90.42 per share - 2016-11: $102.52 per share - 2016-12: $101.10 per share - 2017-01: $101.58 per share - 2017-02: $96.99 per share - 2017-03: $97.55 per share - 2017-04: $92.50 per share - 2017-05: $90.31 per share - 2017-06: $90.52 per share - 2017-07: $95.14 per share - 2017-08: $84.99 per share - 2017-09: $96.74 per share - 2017-10: $99.87 per share - 2017-11: $102.32 per share - 2017-12: $107.91 per share - 2018-01: $115.00 per share - 2018-02: $101.42 per share - 2018-03: $105.27 per share - 2018-04: $118.17 per share - 2018-05: $117.81 per share - 2018-06: $124.43 per share - 2018-07: $128.94 per share - 2018-08: $118.23 per share - 2018-09: $127.57 per share - 2018-10: $105.34 per share - 2018-11: $103.31 per share - 2018-12: $87.21 per share - 2019-01: $99.20 per share - 2019-02: $94.00 per share - 2019-03: $95.18 per share - 2019-04: $96.05 per share - 2019-05: $81.88 per share - 2019-06: $93.16 per share - 2019-07: $85.85 per share - 2019-08: $74.19 per share - 2019-09: $74.22 per share - 2019-10: $69.31 per share - 2019-11: $70.90 per share - 2019-12: $83.76 per share - 2020-01: $72.91 per share - 2020-02: $63.26 per share - 2020-03: $35.92 per share - 2020-04: $47.51 per share - 2020-05: $50.97 per share - 2020-06: $50.66 per share - 2020-07: $46.85 per share - 2020-08: $45.34 per share - 2020-09: $35.94 per share - 2020-10: $34.24 per share - 2020-11: $46.88 per share - 2020-12: $49.87 per share - 2021-01: $50.96 per share - 2021-02: $64.56 per share - 2021-03: $72.53 per share - 2021-04: $73.64 per share - 2021-05: $80.34 per share - 2021-06: $83.44 per share - 2021-07: $72.86 per share - 2021-08: $67.52 per share - 2021-09: $80.27 per share - 2021-10: $92.46 per share - 2021-11: $87.00 per share - 2021-12: $88.83 per share - 2022-01: $111.48 per share - 2022-02: $114.92 per share - 2022-03: $119.23 per share - 2022-04: $116.76 per share - 2022-05: $136.96 per share - 2022-06: $110.44 per share - 2022-07: $111.22 per share - 2022-08: $121.30 per share - 2022-09: $111.73 per share - 2022-10: $136.52 per share - 2022-11: $141.93 per share - 2022-12: $129.52 per share - 2023-01: $132.25 per share - 2023-02: $113.02 per share - 2023-03: $114.63 per share - 2023-04: $119.47 per share - 2023-05: $107.29 per share - 2023-06: $114.44 per share - 2023-07: $132.53 per share - 2023-08: $128.62 per share - 2023-09: $126.76 per share - 2023-10: $126.25 per share - 2023-11: $123.07 per share - 2023-12: $120.95 per share - 2024-01: $113.79 per share - 2024-02: $114.46 per share - 2024-03: $127.84 per share - 2024-04: $132.13 per share - 2024-05: $124.55 per share - 2024-06: $125.87 per share - 2024-07: $126.80 per share - 2024-08: $128.82 per share - 2024-09: $122.93 per share - 2024-10: $121.96 per share - 2024-11: $133.26 per share - 2024-12: $122.58 per share - 2025-01: $125.79 per share - 2025-02: $126.94 per share - 2025-03: $128.24 per share - 2025-04: $110.33 per share - 2025-05: $108.57 per share - 2025-06: $119.61 per share - 2025-07: $120.02 per share - 2025-08: $124.82 per share - 2025-09: $112.12 per share - 2025-10: $105.84 per share - 2025-11: $107.85 per share - 2025-12: $105.01 per share - 2026-01: $112.13 per share - 2026-02: $124.08 per share - 2026-03: $144.57 per share - 2026-04: $140.57 per share - 2026-05: $133.38 per share - 2026-06: $129.73 per share - 2026-07: $148.69 per share - 2026-08: $144.96 per share - 2026-09: $137.76 per share - 2026-10: $153.17 per share ## Annual estimated value (USD per share) - FY2016: low $10.23 per share, central $11.27 per share, high $12.67 per share - FY2017: low $33.35 per share, central $37.80 per share, high $43.73 per share - FY2018: low $61.84 per share, central $73.97 per share, high $85.82 per share - FY2019: low $4.37 per share, central $5.00 per share, high $5.36 per share - FY2020: low $6.10 per share, central $6.19 per share, high $6.32 per share - FY2021: low $97.35 per share, central $132.61 per share, high $154.18 per share - FY2022: low $145.13 per share, central $203.39 per share, high $237.31 per share - FY2023: low $111.06 per share, central $140.12 per share, high $162.36 per share - FY2024: low $114.92 per share, central $140.03 per share, high $161.45 per share - FY2025: low $101.27 per share, central $114.49 per share, high $132.08 per share Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates Prior published observations retained from 2026-10-15T06:33:59.986Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period. ## Sources [Original 10-K filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118926000054/eog-20251231.htm); period 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-24. 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EOG · US
S&P 500
Not a wonderful business
1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 88.1% around their average (limit 35%).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 14.7% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year -1.8% (minimum 10%), and gross margin fell 6.5 percentage points (limit 4).
Each $1 of profit left $0.89 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from -1.98 to 11.25, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -9.8% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 2 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 20.3%, three-year average owner earnings per share 7.62 USD.
| Value range | $126.17 – $164.05 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value $142.42 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 152.62 / 142.42 = -7.2% |
| Return / year | About 9.5% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash USD 10.78/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash USD 8.34/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |