Stock Analysis
EQT CORPEQT
P/E 12.53×· 5Y range 2.71–98.68×· 49th percentile of history
Sector: Energy · Industry: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
AnalystsStrong Buy30 analystsP/E 12.5× sits at the 49th percentile of its 5.086926762491444-year history.
Cash covers 31% of debt · FY 2025.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, fairly valued
Strengths
- Profitability74
- Quality72
Risks
- Growth25
- Financial Health46
Mixed picture — no clear quality or value edge.
Market context
+3.5% today· Z 1.8σ
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Revenue CAGR 29.6% — durable top-line growth
What's happening with EQT
Profile
Strong valuation; growth, moat and financial health lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation82/100 · Strong
- P/E vs own history (49th pct)12/25
- FCF yield (11.1%)25/25
- P/S (3.6x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (8.4x)25/25
- Growth25/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (29.6%)25/25
- Net income CAGR (n/a)0/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (n/a)0/25
- Fwd implied growth (-1.4%)0/25
- Profitability74/100 · Moderate
- ROIC (13.3%)12/25
- ROE (11.4%)12/25
- Net margin (28.4%)25/25
- Operating margin (42.5%)25/25
- Financial Health46/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (1.98)10/25
- Current ratio (0.76)6/25
- Interest coverage (3.4x)10/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 1%)20/25
- Quality72/100 · Moderate
- Piotroski F (7/9)22/25
- Beneish M (-3.10)25/25
- FCF conversion (139%)25/25
- Margin stability (σ 47.3%)0/25
- Moat43/100 · Weak
- ROIC >12% years (2/10 yrs)0/25
- Median gross margin (63.2%)25/25
- FCF-positive years (8/10 yrs)18/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst -49.2%)0/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠5 loss-making years in recent history
About EQT CORP
EQT is an independent natural gas production company. Show more
It focuses its operations in the cores of the Marcellus and Utica shales, located in the Appalachian Basin in the Eastern United States. Its main customers include marketers, utilities, and industrial operators in the Appalachian Basin. The company has three reportable segments: production, gathering, and transmission, which is now an operated joint venture with Blackstone. All the firm's operating revenue is generated in the US, with most revenue flowing from the Marcellus and through the sale of natural gas.
Headquarters: CANONSBURG, PA · Employees: 1,523 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
82AP/E (TTM)12.5xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 2.7x–98.7x · 49th pct
P/FCF8.7xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield11.1%A
Grade A: ValueTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: -1.1%–20.5% · 65th pct
P/S (TTM)3.56xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 1.1x–23.6x · 52nd pct
EV/EBIT8.4xA
Grade A: CheapEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 2.0x–44.5x · 49th pct
EV/Sales4.0xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E12.7xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio1.43xA
Grade A: FairPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio0.56A
Grade A: CheapFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield1.24%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio15.0%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
74B+ROIC13.3%C
Grade C: AverageNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE11.4%C
Grade C: AverageReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA6.5%C
Grade C: AverageReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin28.4%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin42.5%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin83.7%A
Grade A: PremiumGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin39.4%A
Grade A: HighFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin38.6%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
25ERevenue CAGR29.6%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR—
Compound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)—
Compound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth-1.4%D
Grade D: Decl.Analyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)+124.2%D
Grade D: DilutiveShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income2.8%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue0.8%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
46D+Altman Z-Score1.98C
Grade C: Gray zoneBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio0.76xD
Grade D: LowCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.62xC
Grade C: Ok(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage3.4xC
Grade C: OkEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment0.1yA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT0.1xA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.02xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.31xC
Grade C: PartialCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
72B+Piotroski F-Score7/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-3.10A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion138.6%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability47.3%D
Grade D: VolatileEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue26.1%D
Grade D: HeavyTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.23xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MCCARTNEY JOHN Filed | MCCARTNEY JOHN | Grant / award | +48 | |
Rice Daniel J. IV Filed | Rice Daniel J. IV | Grant / award | +592 | |
Rice Toby Z. Filed | Rice Toby Z. | SellOpen market sale | -175328 | |
Bolen J.E.B. Filed | Bolen J.E.B. | Tax withholding | -3904 | |
Fenton Sarah Filed | Fenton Sarah | Tax withholding | -3904 |
Show 3 more filingsShow fewer filings
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knop Jeremy Filed | Knop Jeremy | Tax withholding | -1011 | |
MCCARTNEY JOHN Filed | MCCARTNEY JOHN | Grant / award | +44 | |
Rice Daniel J. IV Filed | Rice Daniel J. IV | Grant / award | +541 |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
43D+ROIC >12% Years2/10 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)63.2%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years8/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor-49.2%D
Grade D: WeakWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$4.34
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$0.18
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$40.38
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$360.00M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$110.80M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$249.21M
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$23.75B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability2.90xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$33.90B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.71B
Grade B: DefensivePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: EQT CORP (EQT)
EQT is up 3.53% at the last close. EQT CORP meets 7 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 1.98 falls in the grey zone (1.81–2.99) — financial distress is unlikely but not ruled out. Beneish M-Score of -3.10 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation. Revenue has compounded at roughly 30% annually — a strong growth profile.
- EQT CORP converts about 39% of revenue into free cash flow — strong cash generation.
- Takes ~0.1 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- EQT CORP posted a net loss in 5 of 10 available completed fiscal years (2016–2025).
- At a valuation score of 82/100, EQT trades near the cheapest end of its own historical range (P/E 12.5).
See how EQT ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all EQT moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | Regular | 52.79 | -3.02% | -2.35 |
| Oct 14 | After-hours | 52.80 | -2.99% | -2.33 |
| Oct 1 | Regular | 49.94 | +2.83% | 2.40 |
Frequently Asked Questions about EQT
What is the current EQT CORP (EQT) stock price?
EQT is trading at $54.30 at the last market close, up 3.53% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks EQT pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is EQT stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates EQT CORP's financial health at 46/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is EQT stock overvalued?
EQT CORP trades at a trailing P/E of 12.5 and our valuation score rates it 82/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does EQT CORP report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for EQT. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does EQT CORP operate in?
EQT CORP operates in the Energy sector, within the Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does EQT CORP do?
EQT is an independent natural gas production company.
About EQT CORP (EQT) Stock
EQT CORP (EQT) is a US-listed stock operating in the Energy sector, specifically the Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas industry. As of the latest update, EQT CORP is trading at $54.30, up 3.53% on the day with a market capitalization of $33.9 billion. The financial health score for EQT is 46/100, which indicates moderate financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for EQT stock.
EQT Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
On PreMarketPrice, you can track EQT CORP (EQT) across multiple dimensions:
- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time EQT stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for EQT with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for EQT CORP across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 46/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for EQT.
- Sector peers: Compare EQT against 5 other energy stocks on key financial metrics.
Is EQT a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate EQT CORP (EQT) as an investment. The financial health score of 46/100 suggests moderate financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.EQT CORP (EQT) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.