Archrock vs Kodiak Gas Services
AROC and KGS side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AROC and KGS compare
Archrock and Kodiak Gas Services are about the same size, with market caps of $4.8B and $4.5B.
On earnings, Archrock is cheaper: it trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, against 26.1× for Kodiak Gas Services.
Kodiak Gas Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.5% versus 11.5% for Archrock).
Archrock keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.8% compared with 11.3% at Kodiak Gas Services.
Both pay dividends: Archrock yields 2.4% and Kodiak Gas Services 3.3%.
Archrock scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 11 for Kodiak Gas Services), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AROC | KGS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $4.5B |
| Share price | $27.39 | $44.69 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.0% | 30.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 261% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 0.79 |
| Employees | 1,350 | 1,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.8× (better) | 26.1× |
| P/S | 3.2× | 3.1× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× (better) | 9.6× |
| P/FCF | 16.5× | – |
| PEG | 0.17 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.1% (better) | −0.78% |
| Fair value | $35.84 | $57.10 |
| Margin of safety | 23.6% (better) | 21.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.5% | 14.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 41.9% | 121% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 40.2% | 104% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.9% | 64.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 31.0% |
| Net margin | 21.8% (better) | 11.3% |
| FCF margin | 19.4% (better) | −2.4% |
| Return on equity | 22.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.51 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.68 (better) | 3.55 |
| Current ratio | 1.39 (better) | 1.31 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.67 | 1.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 46.4% | 112% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.95% (better) | 0.74% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 4.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 2.7% | 73.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.2M (better) | −$341M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 25.0% |
Go deeper
- AROC stock overview
- AROC income statement
- AROC valuation and score
- KGS stock overview
- KGS income statement
- KGS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.