Best Oil & Gas E&P Stocks in the United States for 2026
Top-ranked Oil & Gas E&P stocks in United States. Upstream E&P operators earn on production volume net of lifting costs; mid-cycle commodity assumptions drive Valuation while Health leverage gates the field.
Oil and Gas E&P (upstream operators of all sizes) earn revenue on production volume at realised prices net of lifting costs. The Valuation pillar uses EV/EBITDA against mid-cycle commodity prices; the Health pillar (net debt to EBITDA through the trough) is the gating factor for composite ranking across the cycle.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Oil & Gas E&P stocks in United States by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INR.US | Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. | 77.8 |
| 2 | SD.US | SandRidge Energy Inc | 72.7 |
| 3 | CHRD.US | Chord Energy Corp | 71.7 |
| 4 | EOG.US | EOG Resources Inc | 68.2 |
| 5 | SM.US | SM Energy Co | 65.4 |
| 6 | REPX.US | Riley Exploration Permian Inc | 63.5 |
| 7 | TALO.US | Talos Energy | 62.5 |
| 8 | OXY.US | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 62.4 |
| 9 | EXE.US | Expand Energy Corporation | 61.5 |
| 10 | VIST.US | Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. | 61.1 |
| 11 | PR.US | Permian Resources Corporation | 61.0 |
| 12 | AMPY.US | Amplify Energy Corp | 60.9 |
| 13 | DMLP.US | Dorchester Minerals LP | 60.5 |
| 14 | MGY.US | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp | 60.5 |
| 15 | MXC.US | Mexco Energy Corporation | 60.1 |
| 16 | CNX.US | CNX Resources Corp | 59.8 |
| 17 | MUR.US | Murphy Oil Corporation | 59.6 |
| 18 | APA.US | APA Corporation | 58.9 |
| 19 | PNRG.US | PrimeEnergy Corporation | 58.8 |
| 20 | ANNA.US | AleAnna, Inc. Class A Common Stock | 58.3 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Oil & Gas E&P industry, the United States. Use the screener for the full ranked list.