Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026
Basics
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Country
United States
Market cap
5.5B USD
Enterprise value
7.5B USD
Full-time employees
1,350
Overall health
Drawback:its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.91 vs a peer median of 0.57), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (1.51× vs a peer median of 0.47×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.91 vs peers 0.57) and more debt vs equity (1.51× vs peers 0.47×)
Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $440M vs $202M of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Archrock returned $440M to shareholders over three years, 218% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $47M vs $92M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Over three fiscal years Archrock recorded $47M of stock-based pay expense and spent $92M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Archrock recorded $47M of stock-based pay expense and spent $92M repurchasing shares.
Operating margin at a 6-year high.28% in 2025, the best of the last 6 years.
Archrock kept 28% of revenue as operating profit in 2025, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +76%, operating profit +579%.
Since 2022, Archrock's revenue grew 76% while operating profit grew 579%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 38 → 37
Share price -0.7%+1
Peer companies moved-2
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Archrock
Is Archrock getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 51/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Archrock valued vs its peers?
Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 37/100 against 404 energy peers.EBITDA yield 9.1% vs a peer median of 12.1% (weaker than 67% of peers).EBITDA yield 9.1% vs peers 12.1% (weaker than 67% of peers).
Is Archrock growing?
Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 82/100 against 404 energy peers.3-year revenue growth 18.2% vs a peer median of -1.3% (stronger than 91% of peers).3-year revenue growth 18.2% vs peers -1.3% (stronger than 91% of peers).
How profitable is Archrock?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 68/100 against 404 energy peers.Operating margin 29.2% vs a peer median of 11.7% (stronger than 80% of peers).Operating margin 29.2% vs peers 11.7% (stronger than 80% of peers).
How risky is Archrock?
Higher risk relative to 404 energy peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Debt / equity 1.51× vs a peer median of 0.47× (weaker than 84% of peers).Debt / equity 1.51× vs peers 0.47× (weaker than 84% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 5, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
1.5B USD
1.5B USD
−0.8%
Net income (12 months)
325.2M USD
328.5M USD
+1.0%
Operating margin
28.3%
29.2%
+0.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
244.5M USD
291.3M USD
+19.1%
Debt
2.4B USD
2.3B USD
−1.3%
Cash
4.5M USD
2.0M USD
−55.2%
Shares outstanding
175.3M
175.3M
+0.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Energy · 117 companies
Valuations in Energy are above their usual range since 2016.
71% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +37% and earnings +10% (medians): prices rose faster than earnings.
Median price-to-sales is −30% vs the whole market, against a usual −35%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Energy: too few Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
—
31.0%
37.9%
43.7%
48.6%
▲ 4.9 pts
Operating margin
4.4%
7.4%
14.5%
20.2%
28.5%
▲ 8.3 pts
Net margin
3.6%
5.2%
10.6%
14.9%
21.6%
▲ 6.8 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
1.1%
1.7%
4.0%
4.5%
7.4%
▲ 2.9 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
3.2%
5.1%
12.1%
13.0%
21.6%
▲ 8.6 pts
Free cash flow margin
17.9%
-4.3%
1.2%
6.1%
8.0%
▲ 1.9 pts
Current ratio
1.49×
1.56×
1.40×
1.24×
1.54×
▲ 25%
Quick ratio
0.91×
0.99×
0.86×
0.76×
0.99×
▲ 30%
Debt to equity
1.72×
1.80×
1.82×
1.66×
1.62×
▼ 2.7%
Interest coverage
0.32×
0.62×
1.29×
1.89×
2.56×
▲ 36%
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