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APA Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for APA Corp (APA), a Energy sector company. APA is not currently included in 13F Pro's AI-ranked quality universe — this company passes all size and coverage filters but hasn't been included in the latest quarterly ranking run. rankings refresh on jan 1, apr 1, jul 1, oct 1. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), APA Corp reports net income of $446.0M, free cash flow of $554.0M. Top institutional holders of APA by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. APA trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1841666. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate APA daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for APA Corp directly from SEC EDGAR.

Net Income

Q1 2026

$446.0M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$554.0M

ROIC

Q1 2026

9.8%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

0.70

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Net Income

-71.8% YoY
$804.0MFY 2024
FY20 FY22 $3.67BFY23 $2.85BFY24 $804.0M

Operating Income

-33.9% YoY
$2.44BFY 2024
FY20 $-4.10BFY22 $5.57BFY23 $3.70BFY24 $2.44B

EPS (Diluted)

-75.5% YoY
$2.27FY 2024
FY20 $-12.86FY22 $11.02FY23 $9.25FY24 $2.27

Total Assets

+27.2% YoY
$19.39BFY 2024
FY20 $12.75BFY22 $13.15BFY23 $15.24BFY24 $19.39B

Total Debt

+17.5% YoY
$6.10BFY 2024
FY20 $8.78BFY22 $5.46BFY23 $5.19BFY24 $6.10B

Op. Cash Flow

+15.7% YoY
$3.62BFY 2024
FY20 $1.39BFY22 $4.94BFY23 $3.13BFY24 $3.62B

AI Insight: APA Financial Trends

APA's balance sheet is healing fast — total debt down ~$2.2B in six quarters while equity climbed to a fresh high of $6,456M in Q1 2026.

Total debt fell from $6,745M in Q2 2024 to $4,548M in Q1 2026, a ~33% reduction over six quarters.

Equity rose steadily from $5,114M in Q3 2024 to $6,456M in Q1 2026, its highest level in the data set.

Net income accelerated sharply, growing from $205M in Q3 2025 to $446M in Q1 2026.

Operating cash flow dropped to $554M in Q1 2026, the lowest reading since Q2 2024's $877M.

Op CF collapsed from $1,460M in Q3 2025 to $554M in Q1 2026 — working capital timing or structural pressure warrants scrutiny.

Operating income declined from $1,055M in Q1 2026 context looks strong, but Q4 2025 dipped to $718M — trend is uneven.

Debt reduction pace may slow as outstanding balance stabilizes near $4.5–4.7B for two consecutive quarters.

AI Insight: APA Ratio Trends

APA's leverage nearly halved from 1.25x to 0.70x D/E while Q1 2026 ROIC surged to 38.4%, signaling a meaningful balance-sheet and capital-efficiency inflection.

D/E ratio fell from 1.25 in Q3 2024 to 0.70 in Q1 2026, the lowest level in the observed period.

ROIC rebounded sharply to 38.4% in Q1 2026 after dipping to 26.6% in Q4 2025, a 11.8pp quarter-over-quarter recovery.

ROE accelerated from 13.8% in Q3 2025 to 27.6% in Q1 2026, while ROA rose from 4.6% to 9.9% over the same span.

Q3 2024 ROIC crashed to -5.0% — a stark one-quarter anomaly; any recurrence would signal operational or asset-impairment risk.

TTM ROIC of 29.8% trails the Q1 2026 single-quarter read of 38.4%, suggesting recent strength may include seasonal or one-off tailwinds.

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