YPF Sociedad Anónima

Worth knowing

• Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $25M vs $10M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

  Over three fiscal years YPF Sociedad Anónima recorded $25M of stock-based pay expense and spent $10M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years YPF Sociedad Anónima recorded $25M of stock-based pay expense and spent $10M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

• Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.

  YPF Sociedad Anónima made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.

• Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 87% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 87% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.

  Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), YPF Sociedad Anónima looks cheaper than 87% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, YPF Sociedad Anónima looks cheaper than 87% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

• Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −1.6%, operating profit −30%.

  Since 2022, YPF Sociedad Anónima's revenue changed −1.6% while operating profit fell 30%: costs rose faster than sales.