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HighPeak Energy IncHPKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Energy›Oil & Gas Production
Momentum neutral 48
Mkt cap
$903M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
18%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$7.06M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
24.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-1.8 pp
WACC 5.8%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
3 days
9 Nov 2026
Close · USD$7.14
1D0.0%
1W-29.9%
1M-18.2%
3M-9.8%
6M+22.7%
YTD+50.6%
1Y+16.7%
ATR %9.4%
Beta-0.35
52w lowhigh40.6% off high

What HighPeak Energy does

Employees: 50

HighPeak Energy at a glance

Size HighPeak Energy (HPK) is a United States Energy company (Oil & Gas Production) with a market value of $903M, the 2311th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $7.14 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 22.7%, against -18.7% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 12.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.5%); the operating margin is 15.7% (peer median 20.4%).

Valuation It trades at 24.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 8.9× (2nd most expensive of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.8 points below its cost of capital (5.8% WACC).

Short interest Short interest is 5.9% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015020011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026HPK 120Peer median 81
Six months, rebased to 100: HighPeak Energy against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

HighPeak Energy financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$843M$863M$1.12B$1.11B$756M
Revenue growth—-23%+1%+47%—
Gross profit$164M$179M$374M$477M$468M
EBITDA$571M$573M$839M$860M$601M
Net income-$97.3M$16.9M$85.9M$194M$214M
Free cash flow-$1.92M-$10.6M$69.2M-$370M-$807M
Capital expenditure$390M$522M$621M$1.13B$1.31B
Total debt$1.19B$1.19B$1.05B$1.15B$705M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

HighPeak Energy competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%+20%+40%DECMERRKHKARVLEBWOSGYTNZ300164002221GRNTSERENQAAVVTSGPRKPXTHPK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. HighPeak Energy is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+100%+200%+300%+400%0×20×40×DECMERKARVLESGYTNZ002221SEROBEAAV603619VTSGPRKHPKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. HighPeak Energy is the large dot.

HighPeak Energy competitors and peer comparison

How HighPeak Energy compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

HighPeak Energy against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureHPKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-18.2%-9.7%3rd lowest of 21
6-month return+22.7%-18.7%2nd highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-40.6%-29.9%4th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-12.6%+4.5%6th lowest of 19
Operating margin15.7%20.4%5th lowest of 19
Forward P/E24.6×8.9×2nd most expensive of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital-1.8 pp+0.7 pp7th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA3.4×4.0×6th cheapest of 17
Net debt / EBITDA1.8×1.2×4th most indebted of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
HighPeak Energy HPKUnited States$903M+23%-13%16%24.6×n/an/a
Diversified Energy DECUnited States$899M-19%+109%15%2.1×-0.5%+32.3%
Meren Energy MER.TOCanada$921M-19%+388%22%5.8×-16.4%n/a
Rockhopper Exploration RKH.LUnited Kingdom$937M-18%n/an/an/an/an/a
Karoon Energy KAR.AXAustralia$763M-23%-20%28%4.6×-10.4%+22.5%
Valeura Energy VLE.TOCanada$1.07B+11%+6%17%9.9×-17.3%+141.2%
BW Offshore BWO.OLNorway$747M-25%-17%23%8.5×5.5%-8.7%
Surge Energy SGY.TOCanada$730M+7%+3%27%6.1×-6.3%+20.2%
Tenaz Energy TNZ.TOCanada$1.13B-21%+381%16%11.9×17.7%+103.4%
Tong Petrotech 300164.SZChina$705M-41%-12%-5%n/an/an/a
Oriental Energy 002221.SZChina$1.17B-36%-22%3%15.2×n/an/a
Granite Ridge Resources GRNTUnited States$698M+6%+15%21%5.3×n/an/a
Serica Energy SER.LUnited Kingdom$1.20B-17%+64%23%12.6×-13.0%+29.4%
EnQuest ENQ.LUnited Kingdom$671M+40%+3%17%8.9×-9.1%+3.8%
Obsidian Energy OBE.TOCanada$653M-21%-22%22%4.1×n/an/a
Advantage Energy AAV.TOCanada$1.26B+6%+14%20%16.0×n/an/a
Vedanta Oil and Gas VOGL.NSIndia$1.27Bn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas 603619.SSChina$1.30B-42%-13%20%20.7×n/an/a
Vitesse Energy VTSUnited States$623M-17%+11%12%42.9×13.4%+21.5%
GeoPark GPRKUnited States$613M+1%-5%24%9.8×n/an/a
Parex Resources PXT.TOCanada$1.36B-30%+14%29%3.5×-11.2%+11.5%

Questions

Which companies are HighPeak Energy's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Diversified Energy (DEC), Meren Energy (MER.TO), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH.L), Karoon Energy (KAR.AX), Valeura Energy (VLE.TO), BW Offshore (BWO.OL), Surge Energy (SGY.TO), Tenaz Energy (TNZ.TO).
Is HighPeak Energy expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 24.6× against a peer median of 8.9×, 2nd most expensive of 18 in its peer set.
How has HighPeak Energy stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +22.7% against -18.7% for the median peer; over one year +16.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.