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what it is
Gulfport drills natural gas, liquids, and oil in Ohio and Oklahoma.
how it gets paid
Last year Gulfport Energy made $1.4B in revenue.
why it's growing
Revenue grew 48.5% last year. Revenue rose 170% from a year earlier. EPS also jumped.
what just happened
$1.0B of quarterly revenue and $14.57 of EPS turned a gas story into a cash story.
At a glance
B+ balance sheet — decent shape, but not bulletproof
10.8x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
52.2% return on capital — a money-printing machine
-$14.72 fy2024 eps est
$2B fy2026 rev est
xvary composite: 57/100 — below average
What they do
Gulfport drills natural gas, liquids, and oil in Ohio and Oklahoma.
You get 4.0 Tcfe of proved reserves (confirmed fuel underground; so what: years of drilling inventory). That is a bigger pile than a one-well story. Long-term debt is $692M, or 16% of capital. That is a manageable load, not a handcuff.
How they make money
$1.4B
annual revenue · their business grew +48.5% last year
total revenue
$1.4B
+48.5%
The products that matter
drills and sells natural gas
Natural Gas Sales
$1.1B · 78.6% of revenue
this is the main event. $1.1B of revenue and +48.5% growth means your GPOR thesis is still mostly a call on gas prices and production discipline.
core revenue stream
sells mixed hydrocarbon liquids
Natural Gas Liquids
$0.2B · 14.3% of revenue
it is smaller at roughly $0.2B, but it adds a second revenue stream when dry gas pricing is weak. It helps. It does not change the identity of the business.
secondary revenue
produces oil and condensate
Oil & Condensate
$0.1B · 7.1% of revenue
this is only $0.1B of revenue. It gives Gulfport some product mix, but not enough to insulate you from a weak gas tape.
minor offset
Key numbers
4.0 Tcfe
proved reserves
This is the fuel in the ground. More of it means more drilling years before the music stops.
$1.4B
annual revenue
That is the sales base. A $1.4B business is large enough to matter, but still small enough for gas prices to whip around it.
52.2%
return on capital
Return on capital means profit from money put to work. At 52.2%, Gulfport is squeezing a lot out of each invested dollar.
$692M
long-term debt
This is the borrowing load. It is manageable at 16% of capital, but it still claims cash before you do.
Financial health
B+
strength
- balance sheet grade B+ — solid but not elite
- risk rank 3 — safer than 50% of stocks
- price stability 35 / 100
- long-term debt $692M (16% of capital)
B+ — functional but not a standout on the balance sheet.
Total return vs. market
Return history isn't available for GPOR right now.
source: institutional data · return history unavailable
What just happened
beat estimates
$1.0B of quarterly revenue and $14.57 of EPS turned a gas story into a cash story.
Revenue rose 170% from a year earlier. EPS also jumped, which says the company got both price and volume help.
$350M
revenue
$14.57
eps
170.0%
revenue growth
the number that mattered
Revenue was the number that mattered. At $1.0B, Gulfport showed the market it can turn a hot quarter into real scale.
source: company earnings report, 2025
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What could go wrong
The #1 risk is bankruptcy-era executive bonus litigation. That is not a generic "energy is cyclical" risk. It is a specific legal overhang tied to more than $16M of disputed compensation.
high
Bankruptcy-Era Executive Bonus Litigation
A lawsuit alleges top executives received more than $16M in bonuses while Gulfport was insolvent. That keeps a real legal and governance question attached to the stock.
If the case drags on or settles badly, you get management distraction, legal expense, and another reason for investors to doubt the story.
high
Natural Gas Price Exposure
Natural gas sales make up 78.6% of revenue, or about $1.1B. When the commodity moves, the business moves with it.
A 20% drop in gas prices could erase more than $220M of annual revenue before you even get to margins.
med
2026 Production Delivery
Management forecast 1.0–1.1 Bcfe per day for 2026 and needs 5% sequential growth in Q4 to support that path. That is an operational promise with very little room for a stumble.
If production slips below the low end, the cash flow case gets weaker fast and the "cheap" multiple stops looking like a bargain.
Natural gas drives 78.6% of revenue, so a 20% price drop would pressure more than $220M of annual sales — and that is before litigation or production misses add to the damage.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
calendar
Q1 2026 earnings on the calendar
Analysts expect $6.70 in EPS on $386.87M of revenue. After a 38.7% revenue miss, you do not need perfection. You do need a cleaner quarter.
trend
production path toward 1.0–1.1 Bcfe per day
The key question is simple: does quarterly production keep Gulfport on track for that 2026 range, or does the 5% Q4 step-up start to look too ambitious.
risk
the executive bonus case
More than $16M sits at the center of the lawsuit. If the case escalates, the legal story stops being background noise and starts affecting how the market prices management credibility.
metric
street target versus current price
The current analyst consensus is $231.25, or 15.4% above recent prices. That spread is enough to matter, but only if the next quarter looks more like execution and less like explanation.
Analyst rankings
valuation
9.3x
Trailing p/e of 9.3x. In human-speak: the market is pricing GPOR like earnings are cyclical, not dependable.
balance sheet
B+
Good enough to operate from strength, not good enough to make you forget this is still a commodity producer with $692M of long-term debt.
risk profile
3
Risk rank 3 means safer than roughly half the market. That is middling safety, which fits a stock tied this tightly to gas pricing.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutional ownership data for GPOR is being compiled.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
n/a
n/a
$207
current price
n/a
target midpoint · n/a from current
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