Archrock vs Kinetik
AROC and KNTK 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 KNTK compare
Kinetik is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Archrock ($8.9B against $4.8B).
On earnings, Archrock is cheaper: it trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, against 17.1× for Kinetik.
Kinetik grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.8% versus 11.5% for Archrock).
Archrock keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.8% compared with 10.7% at Kinetik.
Both pay dividends: Archrock yields 2.4% and Kinetik 4.4%.
Archrock scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 9 for Kinetik), 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 | KNTK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $8.9B |
| Share price | $27.39 | $54.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.0% | 62.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 261% | 72.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 1,350 | 500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.8× (better) | 17.1× |
| P/S | 3.2× (better) | 4.5× |
| P/B | 3.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× (better) | 19.7× |
| P/FCF | 16.5× (better) | 33.7× |
| PEG | 0.17 (better) | 0.80 |
| FCF yield | 6.1% (better) | 3.0% |
| Fair value | $35.84 | $38.54 |
| Margin of safety | 23.6% (better) | −42.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.5% | 15.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | 33.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 41.9% | 426% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 40.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.9% | 54.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 12.2% |
| Net margin | 21.8% (better) | 10.7% |
| FCF margin | 19.4% (better) | 13.3% |
| Return on equity | 22.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.51 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.68 (better) | 6.01 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.39 (better) | 0.64 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.67 | 1.22 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 4.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 46.4% | 106% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.95% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% | 4.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 44.1% |
| Held by insiders | 2.7% | 13.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.2M (better) | −$451M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 4.8% |
Go deeper
- AROC stock overview
- AROC income statement
- AROC valuation and score
- KNTK stock overview
- KNTK income statement
- KNTK valuation and score
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