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Highpeak Energy, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Highpeak Energy, Inc. had return on equity of 1.2%, an operating margin of 17.4%, debt equal to 74.8% of equity and a current ratio of 1.13. 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 year2019Dec 20192021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin−142.7%46.2%55.9%37.7%30.2%17.4%14.8%
Net margin−142.7%25.2%31.3%19.1%8.5%2.2%−9.9%
Free-cash-flow margin−144.1%42.3%63.7%65.5%60.5%58.5%43.4%
Return on equity—10.0%27.5%15.9%6.0%1.2%−5.6%
Return on assets−2.3%8.4%15.3%8.1%3.1%0.6%−2.8%
Asset turnover0.020.330.490.420.360.280.28
Current ratio2.970.840.541.140.691.130.86
Debt to equity—17.7%60.2%74.1%65.4%74.8%76.6%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)—40.9x8.3x2.9x2.0x1.0x0.9x
Effective tax rate—23.3%24.1%23.4%27.4%27.5%—
SG&A as % of revenue107.0%4.0%1.7%1.5%1.8%2.9%2.9%
Capital spending as % of revenue134.5%24.5%3.0%1.3%1.3%0.8%0.6%
Free cash flow ÷ net income—167.4%203.1%343.4%710.6%>999%—
Dividends ÷ net income—20.9%4.4%5.5%21.1%110.3%—
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow—12.5%2.2%1.6%8.2%4.1%2.8%

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

1 of 6 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $3.2bn
Short-term assets $264mLonger-term assets $2.9bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.9bn
Short-term liabilities $305mShareholders' equity $1.6bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $264m of assets due within a year against $305m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $146m of cash against $1.2bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 77% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 18% to 77% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $394m of operating cash flow against $1.2bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $132m against $145m of interest.

From Highpeak Energy, Inc.'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

59 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Highpeak Energy's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 6 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 6 / 20

    Net income has been a median 4.7% of total assets over 6 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 31.5%; its worst year was -140.1%.

  • Cash conversion 20 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 5 years, at a median 57.9% 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 Highpeak Energy, Inc.'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 Highpeak Energy, Inc.