Empire Petroleum Corp (EP) stock
EPNYSECrude Petroleum & Natural GasFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 14, 2026Score 1/3052% above fair value
$2.40−0.06 (-2.44%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $99.79MP/E –Yield –
Empire Petroleum statistics
78 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 16, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 13.64
- 1.38
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.17
- 1.95
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 10.2%
- 1.81%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 4.48%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 15M
- 78M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 63.6%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 5.47%
- 68.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 174,947
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.58%
- 0.16%
- Short % of Float
- 1.15%
- 6.75%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 0.42%
- 5.40%
- Days to Cover
- 3.96
- 4.31
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $4.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $1.96
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $2.72
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.66
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $2.81
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.23
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 19.4%
- 4.63%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -25.0%
- -7.12%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -13.7%
- -6.42%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -14.0%
- -12.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -21.1%
- 16.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -28.1%
- 9.22%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -66.4%
- -5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -84.4%
- 22.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 566.7%
- 5.09%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 67,490
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 57,647
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 43,457
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.50
- 0.87
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.2
- 43.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 76.1%
- 47.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.57
- 0.67
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -229.6%
- 3.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- -196.2%
- 22.3%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -230.7%
- 2.43%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -69.3%
- 0.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -146.2%
- 5.17%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -131.9%
- 5.57%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.42
- 1.07
- Quick Ratio
- 0.34
- 0.61
- Debt / Equity
- 0.22
- 0.40
- Interest Coverage
- -40.31
- 2.11
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -20.8%
- 7.22%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -13.5%
- -0.28%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 34.6%
- 15.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.30
- 0.39
- Revenue Per Employee
- $509.10K
- $1.65M
- Profits Per Employee
- -$1.17M
- $1.81K
- Employee Count
- 61
- 326
- WACC
- 7.78%
- 7.79%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$71.30M
- $16.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.49M
- -$47.77M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.04
- -$0.39
- Equity (Book Value)
- $7.32M
- $598.56M
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.18
- $10.10
- Tangible Book Value
- $7.32M
- $567.72M
- Working Capital
- -$16.35M
- $1.72M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -71.5%
- 1.88%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $1.73M
- $46.86M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -4.67
- 1.53
- Piotroski F-Score
- 1
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | EP | S&P 500 | Difference | EP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -26.2% | -2.7% | −23.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -11.4% | -1.7% | −9.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -21.1% | +11.9% | −32.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | -23.8% | +12.0% | −35.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | -62.4% | +78.2% | −140.6 pts | -27.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -84.4% | +73.2% | −157.7 pts | -31.0% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +566.7% | +309.6% | +257.0 pts | +20.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M EP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.6% from the previous report, or 1.15% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 34.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 174,947 | -6.6% | 44,189 | 4.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 187,270 | -6.1% | 56,825 | 3.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 199,364 | -23.9% | 29,816 | 6.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 262,003 | +6.1% | 46,617 | 5.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 246,985 | -18.4% | 33,706 | 7.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 302,521 | -25.7% | 24,179 | 12.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 407,220 | -19.6% | 29,370 | 13.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 506,397 | -23.3% | 76,829 | 6.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 660,054 | -41.5% | 288,746 | 2.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,128,603 | -13.5% | 74,561 | 15.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,305,166 | -6.5% | 89,278 | 14.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,396,454 | -8.8% | 43,333 | 32.2 |
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