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Kosmos Energy Ltd. KOS

NYSE · stock · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · website · IPO 2011-05-11 · LEI

Kosmos Energy Ltd. statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.3B
P / S1.0×
P / B2.4×
Net margin-54.3%
Return on equity-132.4%
Net debt$3.0B
Enterprise value USD$4.3B

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 (%)
-91.40% -38.50% -10.60% -3.70% -51.20% -5.80% 10.00% 12.40% 11.30% -54.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-26.20% -24.80% -10.00% -6.60% -93.50% -14.70% 28.80% 20.70% 15.80% -132.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
385.4M 388.4M 404.6M 401.4M 405.2M 416.9M 474.9M 481.1M 476.7M 477.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.13B $1.05B $1.95B $1.78B $1.96B $2.49B $2.04B $2.30B $2.66B $2.96B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-8.50% -7.00% -2.30% -1.30% -10.60% -1.60% 4.90% 4.30% 3.60% -14.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-190.90% 31.00% -14.10% 12.50% -9.70% -41.00% 23.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.22× 1.43× 2.25× 2.39× 4.80× 4.95× 2.83× 2.32× 2.29× 5.78× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.74 -$0.57 -$0.23 -$0.14 -$1.02 -$0.19 $0.48 $0.44 $0.40 -$1.47 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

Kosmos Energy Ltd. trades at about 6.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8×–139.6×, median 13.8×).

6.3× 139.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8×–139.6×); dot = today's 6.3×.

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
Net margin-54.3%11.3%12.4%10.0%-5.8%-51.2%-3.7%-10.6%-38.5%-91.4%
FCF margin———23.0%-41.0%-9.7%12.5%-14.1%31.0%-190.9%
Return on assets-14.9%3.6%4.3%4.9%-1.6%-10.6%-1.3%-2.3%-7.0%-8.5%
Return on equity-132.4%15.8%20.7%28.8%-14.7%-93.5%-6.6%-10.0%-24.8%-26.2%
Debt / equity5.78×2.29×2.32×2.83×4.95×4.80×2.39×2.25×1.43×1.22×
Current ratio0.750.750.760.821.020.871.051.331.241.28

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