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Empire Petroleum Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Empire Petroleum Corp had a net margin of -210.7%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin—−218.5%−113.6%−217.9%−68.7%13.4%−31.1%−37.1%−210.7%−229.6%
Return on equity—————42.8%−42.9%−33.2%——
Return on assets−219.7%−85.7%−102.3%−151.2%−60.7%11.6%−15.2%−15.0%−76.0%−97.0%
Effective tax rate—————2.9%————

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

0 of 3 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $81m
Short-term assets $12mLonger-term assets $69m
What it owes, and who funded it · $81m
Short-term liabilities $28mLonger-term liabilities $45mShareholders' equity $7m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $12m of assets due within a year against $28m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $12m short-term assets against $45m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$70m against $2m of interest.

From Empire Petroleum Corp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

28 /100

Weak moat

How hard Empire Petroleum's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median -25.1% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -60.7%; its worst year was -224.1%.

  • Discipline 7 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 762.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 4.8% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Empire Petroleum Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Empire Petroleum Corp.