KOS Energy

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

$2.59+4.86%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.5B USD
Enterprise value: 4.2B USD
Full-time employees: 216

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
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 0.88 vs a peer median of 0.57), though less than the overall market, less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.59 vs a peer median of 1.37) and more debt relative to equity (3.79× vs a peer median of 0.47×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.88 vs peers 0.57), less liquidity (current ratio 0.59 vs peers 1.37) and more debt vs equity (3.79× vs peers 0.47×)

Ranks #357 of 363 energy companies (bottom 2%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 3.8× equity vs a peer median of 0.5×.Debt is 3.8× equity vs peers 0.5×.
Debt is 3.8× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 3.8× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Kosmos Energy's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Loss over 12 months, profit last quarter. Lost money in the 12 months to June 2026, but made a $185M profit in the quarter to June 2026.
Kosmos Energy reported a net loss over the last twelve months, but its most recent quarter was profitable ($185M). One quarter isn't a trend, but it's closer to profitability than the 12-month figure suggests.

StockQuotient Score

12/ 100

Oct 5 13 → Nov 4 12 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

7/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-35.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.49Sector median: 0.0522 · MAD: 0.0351

EBITDA yield2.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -1.78Sector median: 0.1209 · MAD: 0.0518

Free cash flow yield-1.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC cash flow or share count unavailable · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.26Sector median: 0.0618 · MAD: 0.0491

Other data (not scored)

Book yield45.7%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5851 · MAD: 0.2677

Growth

Is it growing?

37/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 15.7%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

The loss per share widened33% base weight · Z-score -1.27Sector median: 0.0107 · MAD: 0.3431

3-year revenue growth-1.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.01Sector median: -0.0135 · MAD: 0.0807

Revenue growth6.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.54Sector median: 0.0050 · MAD: 0.1101

Profitability

Does it earn well?

3/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Operating margin rose 29.7 points to -26.3%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-26.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -2.98Sector median: 0.1169 · MAD: 0.0936

Return on assets-12.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -4.36Sector median: 0.0444 · MAD: 0.0302

Return on invested capital-10.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.99Sector median: 0.0929 · MAD: 0.0648

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin61.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3310 · MAD: 0.1935

Return on equity-76.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.1014 · MAD: 0.0743

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.88

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.30Sector median: 0.5680 · MAD: 0.2415

Current ratio0.59×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.54Sector median: 1.3710 · MAD: 0.5060

Debt / equity3.79×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -7.81Sector median: 0.4659 · MAD: 0.3175

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 Kosmos Energy

Is Kosmos Energy getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 3, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 29.7 points to -26.3%. Its overall score is unchanged at 12/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Kosmos Energy valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 7/100 against 404 energy peers. Earnings yield -35.2% vs a peer median of 5.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -35.2% vs peers 5.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Kosmos Energy growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 37/100 against 404 energy peers. Revenue growth 6.4% vs a peer median of 0.5% (stronger than 62% of peers).Revenue growth 6.4% vs peers 0.5% (stronger than 62% of peers).
How profitable is Kosmos Energy?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 3/100 against 404 energy peers. Operating margin -26.3% vs a peer median of 11.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Operating margin -26.3% vs peers 11.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How risky is Kosmos Energy?: Higher risk relative to 404 energy peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 3.79× vs a peer median of 0.47× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 3.79× vs peers 0.47× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 3, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Operating margin rose 29.7 points to -26.3%

Worth watching: Kosmos Energy is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	1.4B USD	1.6B USD	+15.7%
Net income (12 months)	−814.8M USD	−542.2M USD	−33.4%
Operating margin	-56.0%	-26.3%	+29.7 pts
Debt	2.9B USD	2.7B USD	−7.7%
Cash	130.0M USD	102.1M USD	−21.4%
Shares outstanding	593.2M	595.5M	+0.4%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Oil & Gas E&P · 29 companies

Valuations in Oil & Gas E&P are within their usual range since Feb 2018.

57% of months since Feb 2018 were valued lower than now.
25% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +29% and earnings −8% (medians): prices rose faster than earnings.
Median price-to-sales is −28% vs the whole market, against a usual −22%.

Feb 2018Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

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
Operating margin	-2.5%	14.5%	23.0%	21.9%	-48.2%	▼ 70 pts
Net margin	-5.8%	10.0%	12.4%	11.3%	-54.3%	▼ 66 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-1.6%	4.9%	4.3%	3.6%	-14.9%	▼ 18 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-14.7%	28.8%	20.7%	15.8%	-132.4%	▼ 148 pts
Free cash flow margin	-41.0%	23.0%	—	—	—	—
Current ratio	1.02×	0.82×	0.76×	0.75×	0.75×	▼ 0.3%
Quick ratio	0.71×	0.58×	0.49×	0.46×	0.45×	▼ 3.6%
Debt to equity	4.95×	2.83×	2.32×	2.29×	5.78×	▲ 153%

KOS price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

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 0.88 vs a peer median of 0.57), though less than the overall market, less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.59 vs a peer median of 1.37) and more debt relative to equity (3.79× vs a peer median of 0.47×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.88 vs peers 0.57), less liquidity (current ratio 0.59 vs peers 1.37) and more debt vs equity (3.79× vs peers 0.47×)

Ranks #357 of 363 energy companies (bottom 2%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 3.8× equity vs a peer median of 0.5×.Debt is 3.8× equity vs peers 0.5×.

Debt is 3.8× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 3.8× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.5×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.

Kosmos Energy's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.

Loss over 12 months, profit last quarter. Lost money in the 12 months to June 2026, but made a $185M profit in the quarter to June 2026.

Kosmos Energy reported a net loss over the last twelve months, but its most recent quarter was profitable ($185M). One quarter isn't a trend, but it's closer to profitability than the 12-month figure suggests.

Questions investors ask about Kosmos Energy

Is Kosmos Energy getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 3, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 29.7 points to -26.3%. Its overall score is unchanged at 12/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Kosmos Energy valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 7/100 against 404 energy peers. Earnings yield -35.2% vs a peer median of 5.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -35.2% vs peers 5.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Kosmos Energy growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 37/100 against 404 energy peers. Revenue growth 6.4% vs a peer median of 0.5% (stronger than 62% of peers).Revenue growth 6.4% vs peers 0.5% (stronger than 62% of peers).

How profitable is Kosmos Energy?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 3/100 against 404 energy peers. Operating margin -26.3% vs a peer median of 11.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Operating margin -26.3% vs peers 11.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How risky is Kosmos Energy?

Higher risk relative to 404 energy peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 3.79× vs a peer median of 0.47× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 3.79× vs peers 0.47× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

1.4B USD

1.6B USD

+15.7%

Net income (12 months)

−814.8M USD

−542.2M USD

−33.4%

Operating margin

-56.0%

-26.3%

+29.7 pts

Debt

2.9B USD

2.7B USD

−7.7%

Cash

130.0M USD

102.1M USD

−21.4%

Shares outstanding

593.2M

595.5M

+0.4%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

-2.5%

14.5%

23.0%

21.9%

-48.2%

▼ 70 pts

Net margin

-5.8%

10.0%

12.4%

11.3%

-54.3%

▼ 66 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-1.6%

4.9%

4.3%

3.6%

-14.9%

▼ 18 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-14.7%

28.8%

20.7%

15.8%

-132.4%

▼ 148 pts

Free cash flow margin

-41.0%

23.0%

—

Current ratio

1.02×

0.82×

0.76×

0.75×

▼ 0.3%

Quick ratio

0.71×

0.58×

0.49×

0.46×

0.45×

▼ 3.6%

Debt to equity

4.95×

2.83×

2.32×

2.29×

5.78×

▲ 153%