The Motley Fool compares EQT and Occidental Petroleum as energy investments for 2026, highlighting EQT's pure-play natural gas focus and Occidental's diversified oil and carbon-capture operations. EQT reported fiscal 2025 revenue of nearly $8.6 billion, a 61.5% increase, with net income exceeding $2.0 billion and a net margin of nearly 22.5%, while Occidental's revenue reached approximately $21.6 billion, down almost 2%, with net income of nearly $1.68 billion and a net margin close to 8%. EQT's debt-to-equity ratio was approximately 0.3x and free cash flow nearly $2.8 billion, compared to Occidental's roughly 0.7x debt-to-equity and around $3 billion in free cash flow. Occidental trades at a forward P/E of 9.7x and a P/S ratio of 2.5x, cheaper than EQT's 11.0x forward P/E and 3.3x P/S, but the analysis favors EQT for stability and long-term growth driven by European demand shifting away from Russian gas.
EQT CorporationArticle favors EQT for stability and long-term growth driven by European demand shifting away from Russian gas
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