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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers

Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026


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Expand Energy Corp.EXE · energy
GradeBullAstrongest fifth of 148 graded peers; percentile 10.2, sampling error 3.6 points; lower is stronger
Rank16 of 148
ProfitabilityBpercentile 26.5
SolvencyBpercentile 24.4
Growth and financingCpercentile 44.9
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $28.3B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: distress
Inputs computable10 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Feb 18, 2026233 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$88.872026-10-08; market equity $20.6B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$100$120NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctD/EA/BA$88.86
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2014C57.5Q5
Apr 21, 2014C/D58.8Q5
Mar 21, 2015B26.7Q5
Mar 21, 2016nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2023D/E80.4Q5
Apr 21, 2023E84.6Q5
Nov 21, 2023D/E82.5Q5
Feb 21, 2024A15.9Q5
Mar 21, 2025D/E83.0Q5
Feb 21, 2026A/B21.4Q5
Mar 21, 2026A11.8Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 18, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Expand Energy,” the “Company,” “us,” “we,” “our” and “ours” in this report are to Expand Energy Corporation together with its subsidiaries. Our principal executive offices are located at 6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118, and our main telephone number at that location is (405) 848-8000. Expand Energy is the largest independent natural gas producer in the U.S., based on net daily production, and is focused on responsibly developing an abundant supply of natural gas, oil and NGL to expand energy access for all.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 26.5
Gross profitabilitynot computable17.5%
one or more required annual facts are missing
Return on invested capital8.6%[3-11]6.0%26.7912025-12-31
Accruals ratio(9.8%)[1,12-14](5.0%)26.32712025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five yearsnot computable4.6 pts
five annual gross margins are required; found 0
Solvency, sleeve percentile 24.4
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.06%
latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required
Altman Z double-prime3.16[1,3,7,15-18]1.4815.91522025-12-31
Net debt to EBITDA0.81x[3,6,8,19]3.63x13.81172025-12-31
Interest coveragenot computable2.37x
latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Current ratio1.01x[15-16]0.97x43.42822025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 44.9
Revenue growth, three-year compound1.1%[2,20-22]0.7%49.82222025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound(7.2%)[13,23-29](11.8%)37.0552025-12-31
Reinvestment rate45.5%[3-5,15-16,19,23,30-31]59.0%54.9722025-12-31
Asset growth, three years22.3%[1,14,32-33]6.4%12.22462025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year3.3%[34-35]0.4%70.51572026-02-11

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.399; sampling error 3.6 percentile points on 148 peers.

Among 148 Peers [top]

ABCDECOP, Conocophillips; A, percentile 4.8; market equity $161.2BCOPVLO, Valero Energy Corp/Tx; B, percentile 24.5; market equity $127.8BVLOMPC, Marathon Petroleum Corp.; B, percentile 26.5; market equity $130.1BMPCCVX, Chevron Corp.; B, percentile 29.9; market equity $418.0BCVXCEG, Constellation Energy Corp.; B, percentile 31.3; market equity $101.0BCEGPSX, Phillips 66; B/C, percentile 40.8; market equity $112.4BPSXEXE 10.2strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
11Patterson UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN)

Patterson UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 6.8

Nasdaq · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells

market equity $4.4B; last close $11.47

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

6.8A
12ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP)

ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 7.5

NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC

market equity $1.1B; last close $9.04

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs

7.5Afortress balance sheet
13American States Water Co. (AWR)

American States Water Co. (AWR)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.2

NYSE · Water Supply

market equity $3.2B; last close $81.92

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

8.2A
14Matador Resources Co. (MTDR)

Matador Resources Co. (MTDR)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.8

NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

market equity $6.7B; last close $54.48

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

8.8A
15Alliance Resource Partners L.P. (ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners L.P. (ARLP)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 9.5

Nasdaq · Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining

market equity $3.2B; last close $24.65

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

9.5A
16Expand Energy Corp. (EXE)

Expand Energy Corp. (EXE)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 10.2

Nasdaq · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

market equity $20.6B; last close $88.87

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

10.2A
17Northern OIL & GAS, Inc. (NOG)

Northern OIL & GAS, Inc. (NOG)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 10.9

NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

market equity $2.7B; last close $25.14

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

10.9A
18Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (RNGR)

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (RNGR)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 11.6

NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC

last close $15.46

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs

11.6Afortress balance sheet
19California Resources Corp. (CRC)

California Resources Corp. (CRC)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 12.2

NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

market equity $4.7B; last close $53.05

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

12.2A
20Western Midstream Partners, L.P. (WES)

Western Midstream Partners, L.P. (WES)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 12.9

NYSE · Natural Gas Transmission

market equity $18.0B; last close $45.86

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

12.9A
21Gulfport Energy Corp. (GPOR)

Gulfport Energy Corp. (GPOR)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.6

NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

market equity $2.9B; last close $164.71

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

13.6A
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesC41.42204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)A10.2148
same exchange, equal sleevesC46.21219
sector peers, equal inputsA11.6148

Each letter is one fifth of the 148 graded peers, about 29 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month(5.5%)15.5%18hotter than 18 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(27.7%)(15.4%)20closer to its high than 20 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value9.9%4.6%88pricier than 12 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield8.9%1.3%87pricier than 13 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.940.5385pricier than 15 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.590.4558pricier than 42 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years62.2%(7.2%)91more equity-funded than 91 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.43)0.047ahead of 7 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $20.6B; EBIT $2.5B; free cash flow $1.8B; book equity $19.4B; sales $12.1B; debt $5.0B; cash $663.0M[36].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero6.5%✓ pass[12,14]
Operating cash flow above zero$4.6B✓ pass[13]
Return on assets improved11.5 pts✓ pass[12,14,32,37]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$2.8B✓ pass[12-13]
Long-term leverage fell(7.2 pts)✓ pass[1,14,32,38-39]
Current ratio improved36.6 pts✓ pass[15-16,30-31]
No new shares issued3.3%✗ fail[34-35]
Gross margin improvedn/a
Asset turnover improved14.0 pts✓ pass[2,14,20,32]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$663.0M[40]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$5.7B[13,40-44]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing73
10-Q received Jul 28, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$267.1M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input233

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$28.3B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:Revenues$12.1B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
3operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$2.5B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
4pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$2.3B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
5income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$463.0M2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
6total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$5.0B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
7book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$18.6B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
8cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$616.0M2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
9total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$5.7B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
10book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$17.6B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
11cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$317.0M2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
12net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$1.8B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
13operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$4.6B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
14assetsus-gaap:Assets$27.9B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
15current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$2.9B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$2.9B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
17retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit$4.8B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
18liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$9.7B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
19depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$3.0B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
20revenueus-gaap:Revenues$4.2B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
21revenueus-gaap:Revenues$8.7B2023-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
22revenueus-gaap:Revenues$11.7B2022-12-312025-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
23capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$2.7B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
24operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.6B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
25capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$1.6B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
26operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$2.4B2023-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
27capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$1.8B2023-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
28operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$4.1B2022-12-312025-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
29capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$1.8B2022-12-312025-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
30current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$2.0B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
31current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$3.1B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
32assetsus-gaap:Assets$14.4B2023-12-312025-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
33assetsus-gaap:Assets$15.5B2022-12-312024-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
34shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding240,398,2602026-02-112026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
35shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding232,699,9392025-02-192025-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
36shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding231,503,7892026-07-242026-07-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
37net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$714.0M2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
38long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent$5.0B2025-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
39long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent$5.3B2024-12-312026-02-1810-Kfiling · viewer · series
40cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$663.0M2026-06-302026-07-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
41operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$3.5B2026-06-302026-07-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
42operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$2.4B2026-03-312026-04-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
43operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$3.6B2025-09-302025-10-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
44operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$2.4B2025-06-302026-07-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 10.2 is 9.8 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.6 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.