Best Oil & Gas E&P Stocks in Energy for 2026
Top-ranked Oil & Gas E&P stocks within the Energy sector. 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 Energy by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INR.US | Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. | 77.8 |
| 2 | VLE.TO | Valeura Energy Inc | 75.5 |
| 3 | SD.US | SandRidge Energy Inc | 72.7 |
| 4 | CHRD.US | Chord Energy Corp | 71.7 |
| 5 | PXT.TO | Parex Resources Inc | 69.8 |
| 6 | AXL.LSE | Arrow Exploration Corp. | 69.6 |
| 7 | ROG.AU | Red Sky Energy Ltd | 68.7 |
| 8 | MAU.PA | Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA | 68.4 |
| 9 | EOG.US | EOG Resources Inc | 68.2 |
| 10 | ECH.AU | Echelon Resources Ltd | 67.9 |
| 11 | 5199.KLSE | Hibiscus Petroleum BHD | 67.5 |
| 12 | APA.MX | APA Corporation | 66.4 |
| 13 | OEL.AU | Otto Energy Ltd | 65.7 |
| 14 | SM.US | SM Energy Co | 65.4 |
| 15 | VIST.BA | Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. | 65.3 |
| 16 | SAVE.LSE | Savannah Energy PLC | 65.3 |
| 17 | VISTAA.MX | Vista Oil & Gas S.A.B. de C.V | 64.9 |
| 18 | CNQ.US | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | 64.9 |
| 19 | OXY1.MX | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 64.8 |
| 20 | PTAL.LSE | Petrotal Corp | 64.7 |
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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 under Energy. Use the screener for the full ranked list.