Chord Energy (CHRD)
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Chord Energy
(NASDAQ:CHRD)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$151.00
▲(11.91% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/09/26
The score is driven by strong financial quality (notably low leverage and solid cash generation) and a constructive earnings outlook emphasizing free cash flow, efficiency gains, and shareholder returns. Offsetting this are elevated valuation risk (very high P/E) and evidence of cooling earnings/free cash flow in 2025, while technicals are supportive but not strongly bullish.
Positive Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Chord's low debt-to-equity (~0.10–0.19) provides durable financial flexibility through commodity cycles, allowing the company to fund maintenance capex, pay dividends and buybacks, and absorb price shocks without relying on expensive external financing.
Negative Factors
2025 Earnings Weakness
A clear 2025 step‑down in revenue and net income highlights the company's earnings cyclicality. Reduced earnings power makes cash flow and return outcomes more sensitive to commodity moves, complicating multi‑period planning and potentially pressuring shareholder distributions if weakness persists.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Chord's low debt-to-equity (~0.10–0.19) provides durable financial flexibility through commodity cycles, allowing the company to fund maintenance capex, pay dividends and buybacks, and absorb price shocks without relying on expensive external financing.
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Chord Energy (CHRD) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$7.67B
Dividend Yield5.73%
Average Volume (3M)1.26M
Price to Earnings (P/E)120.5
Beta (1Y)0.67
Revenue Growth8.43%
EPS Growth-86.63%
CountryUS
Employees762
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.28
Shares Outstanding56,842,530
10 Day Avg. Volume862,867
30 Day Avg. Volume1,259,901
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.26
Price to Book (P/B)0.66
Price to Sales (P/S)1.10
P/FCF Ratio7.74
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.17
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.84
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit10.44
Enterprise Value/Ebitda5.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$153.57Price Target Upside13.81% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering15
EPS Forecast (FY)13.6
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.97B
Chord Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company. It acquires, exploits, develops, and explores for crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company was founded in 2007 and i...
How the Company Makes Money
Chord Energy primarily makes money by producing and selling hydrocarbons—crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs)—from its operated and non-operated wells in the Williston Basin. Revenue is generated when produced volumes are sold to...
Chord Energy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Segment
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The FlyChord Energy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strongly positive operational and financial picture: substantial free cash flow, disciplined capital returns ($6.7B returned since 2021), meaningful run-rate improvements ($160M in 2025 representing ~23% of 2026 estimated FCF), and measurable cost/efficiency gains (breakeven down >10%, F&D trending ~22% lower). Management delivered confident 2026 guidance (157k–161k bbl/d, $1.4B capex, ~$700M FCF at stated price deck) while highlighting execution resilience and ongoing optimization opportunities (marketing/midstream savings, surfactant trials, longer laterals). The primary negatives were strategic: a deliberate low-to-no oil growth stance for 2026 (maintenance-focused), some infrastructure/local water disposal investment needs, and that the full benefits of newly TILed four-mile wells are not yet captured in reserve filings. Overall, the positives (cash generation, cost reductions, inventory upgrades and shareholder returns) materially outweigh the limited operational and forward-looking risks discussed.Positive Updates
Strong Free Cash Flow and Capital Returns
Adjusted free cash flow for Q4 2025 was $175,000,000, substantially exceeding expectations; approximately 50% of that amount was returned to shareholders (base dividend $0.30 per share and the remainder via share repurchases). Since 2021 the company has returned $6.7 billion to shareholders (noted as higher than current market cap).
Negative Updates
Low-to-No Oil Growth Stance for 2026
2026 plan is described as a low-to-no oil growth program (maintenance-focused), which limits near-term production growth despite strong FCF generation. Management emphasized resiliency over growth and would alter the program only if commodity prices materially change.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Free Cash Flow and Capital Returns
Adjusted free cash flow for Q4 2025 was $175,000,000, substantially exceeding expectations; approximately 50% of that amount was returned to shareholders (base dividend $0.30 per share and the remainder via share repurchases). Since 2021 the company has returned $6.7 billion to shareholders (noted as higher than current market cap).
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Company Guidance
Chord’s 2026 guidance targets average oil production of 157,000–161,000 barrels per day with $1.4 billion of capital spend and roughly $700 million of free cash flow at $64/bbl oil and $3.75/MMBtu gas; the program runs five rigs (split roughly evenly between three‑ and four‑mile wells), one full‑time frac crew (spot frac to drop by end of summer) and expects ~80% of TILs to be longer laterals. Management described a low‑to‑no oil growth plan with modest single‑digit shallowing of the corporate decline rate, noted Q4 adjusted free cash flow of $175 million (about 50% returned to shareholders after a $0.30/share base dividend), and reiterated 2025 highlights that oil volumes beat guidance by >1,000 bpd while 2025 capital was ≈$60 million below expectations. They also emphasized longer‑lateral progress (80% conversion by year‑end 2025), a >10% reduction in weighted‑average inventory breakeven, $160 million of 2025 run‑rate controllable FCF improvements (≈23% of estimated 2026 FCF), ~22% lower company F&D costs over recent years, improved per‑foot D&C and program‑level capital efficiency, and that since the 2024 Enerplus combination capital has fallen ≈$100 million while oil production rose ~6,000 bpd.Chord Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
73
Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 4.88B | 5.25B | 3.90B | 3.65B | 1.58B |
| Gross Profit | 315.01M | 1.31B | 1.44B | 1.79B | 670.09M |
| EBITDA | 1.79B | 2.28B | 1.97B | 1.78B | 377.10M |
| Net Income | 44.46M | 848.63M | 1.02B | 1.86B | 319.60M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 13.39B | 13.03B | 6.93B | 6.63B | 3.03B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 189.53M | 36.95M | 318.00M | 593.15M | 172.11M |
| Total Debt | 1.50B | 1.04B | 535.43M | 491.13M | 436.62M |
| Total Liabilities | 5.31B | 4.33B | 1.85B | 1.95B | 1.81B |
| Stockholders Equity | 8.08B | 8.70B | 5.08B | 4.68B | 1.03B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 692.72M | 918.15M | 914.18M | 1.39B | 698.39M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.04B | 2.10B | 1.82B | 1.92B | 914.14M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.81B | -1.75B | -1.43B | -682.56M | -920.77M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -82.09M | -624.46M | -664.70M | -823.10M | 161.19M |
Chord Energy Technical Analysis
Positive
134.93
Price Trends
116.63
Positive
104.35
Positive
101.07
Positive
Market Momentum
7.41
Positive
55.18
Neutral
56.28
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CHRD, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 134.93 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 135.08, above the 50-day MA of 116.63, and above the 200-day MA of 101.07, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 7.41 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 55.18 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 56.28 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CHRD.
Chord Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | $7.50B | 6.96 | 13.92% | 3.14% | 14.77% | -17.38% | |
75 Outperform | $5.57B | 12.49 | 16.76% | 2.74% | 0.68% | -11.13% | |
74 Outperform | $7.67B | 120.54 | 0.54% | 5.73% | 8.43% | -86.63% | |
72 Outperform | $13.69B | 6.12 | 24.51% | 3.80% | 4.88% | -41.34% | |
72 Outperform | $10.20B | 12.75 | 15.87% | 1.00% | 23.88% | 20.55% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
54 Neutral | $5.45B | 17.04 | 16.88% | ― | 35.41% | ― |
* Energy Sector Average
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