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VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ EGY

NYSE · stock · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · website · IPO 1995-09-11

VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$514.0M
P / S1.4×
P / B1.2×
Dividend yield5.15%
Net margin-11.5%
Return on equity-9.3%
Net debt$1.1M
Enterprise value USD$515.1M
EV / EBITDA5.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-4%
Return on capital-2.9%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-44.40% 12.50% 93.60% 3.00% -71.70% 41.10% 14.60% 13.30% 12.20% -11.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-7.30% 25.90% 48.90% 25.10% -40.60% 39.70% 48.30% 34.90% 28.50% -5.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
93.80% 89.40% 2.30% -78.40% 56.70% 11.10% 12.60% 11.70% -9.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
58.6M 58.9M 60.0M 59.1M 57.6M 58.8M 107.9M 106.6M 103.7M 104.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$13.5M -$17.4M -$48.7M -$37.2M -$121.0M -$82.7M $1.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-32.80% 12.10% 59.10% 1.20% -34.10% 31.10% 6.10% 7.30% 6.10% -4.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-35.20% 15.00% 23.00% 24.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.22× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.14× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.45 $0.16 $1.62 $0.04 -$0.83 $1.37 $0.73 $0.56 $0.56 -$0.40 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ trades at about 10.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.1×–849×, median 7.6×).

1.1× 849×

Shaded band = 10-year range (1.1×–849×); dot = today's 10.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-5.7%28.5%34.9%48.3%39.7%-40.6%25.1%48.9%25.9%-7.3%
Net margin-11.5%12.2%13.3%14.6%41.1%-71.7%3.0%93.6%12.5%-44.4%
FCF margin——————24.6%23.0%15.0%-35.2%
Return on assets-4.5%6.1%7.3%6.1%31.1%-34.1%1.2%59.1%12.1%-32.8%
Return on equity-9.3%11.7%12.6%11.1%56.7%-78.4%2.3%89.4%93.8%7416.2%
Debt / equity0.14×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×———0.22×-19.39×
Current ratio0.691.311.791.231.051.221.091.430.780.69

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.