The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • Expand Energy is the larger company, worth $21.9B, about 1.3 times APA.
  • On earnings, Expand Energy is the cheaper stock (6.8x vs 11.3x).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureAPAEXE
Market cap$17.1B$21.9B
Share price$45.88$88.22
Revenue (last fiscal year)—$12.1B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)—$1.8B
Revenue growth, last year—-19.8%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years—+18.3%
Operating margin—26.9%
Net margin—20.5%
Return on equity23.9%14.3%
P/E (trailing)11.3x6.80x
Price / free cash flow9.61x11.9x
EV / EBITDA3.61x3.60x
FCF growth the price implies—-1.9%
Dividend yield2.2%3.6%
Debt / equity1.43x0.44x
Fundamental gradeBC
Superinvestors holding it610
Insider purchases, last 12 months05

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

APA

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021———
2022———
2023———
2024———
2025———

Expand Energy

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2020$5.2B$22M-166.1%
2022$11.7B$2.3B32.2%
2023$8.7B$551M36.0%
2024$4.2B$8M-19.0%
2025$12.1B$1.8B20.4%

Where the revenue comes from

APA

No segment breakdown reported.

Expand Energy · by products, 2025

Natural gas, oil and NGL$8.5B70%
Marketing$3.2B26%
Oil$319M3%
NGL$142M1%
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Questions

Which is bigger, APA or Expand Energy?

Expand Energy (EXE), at $21.9B against $17.1B.

Is APA or EXE cheaper?

By trailing P/E, Expand Energy (6.80x) is cheaper than APA (11.3x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.