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BKV Corporation BKV

$21.79 +1.02% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $2.36B

Weak trend

Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.28B, up 72.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from 51.3% a quarter earlier.
  2. Operating margin widened to 14.9% from -5.7% a year earlier.
  3. The diluted share count rose 29.4% in a year.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Energy sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.

Growth48Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 7%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 1%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 7%
  • Revenue growth accelerationTop 8%
Quality34Weak

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 34%
  • Gross marginTop 19%
  • Operating marginTop 47%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 23%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 16%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
  • Interest coverBottom 39%
Value68Positive

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 10%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 15%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 19%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 42%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 28%
Momentum18Very weak

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 32%
  • 6-month returnBottom 21%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 24%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 24%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 16%
Revisions93Exceptional

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 24%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 50%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 2%
  • Upside to consensus price targetTop 20%
Stability42Weak

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 38%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 32%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 36%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)51.3%72.9%↑
Gross margin75.2%60.9%↓
Operating margin-5.7%14.9%↑
FCF margin1.0%-13.9%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)72.9%51.3%↑Top 7%
Gross margin60.9%75.2%↓Top 19%
Operating margin14.9%-5.7%↑Top 47%
Net margin20.8%-2.5%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin-13.9%1.0%↓—
Return on invested capital3.8%—Bottom 34%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR-18.6%—Bottom 7%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.22×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-1.4%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
1.0%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+142.9 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
1.82×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
2.7×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
0.00%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-15.09%
Shareholder yield
-15.09%
Share count change, 1 year
+29.4%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+9.3%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
1
Beats in the last 8 reports
6 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+37.1%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+1.5%
Positive 20 days after report
5 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$33.20
Target vs current price
+52.4%
Analysts with a rating
8
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
100%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 6, 2026+81.6%+4.3%+13.5%+9.2%—
May 7, 2026-38.9%-3.0%-7.0%-9.4%-18.1%
Feb 25, 2026-21.6%+1.0%+5.5%-1.0%-1.9%
Nov 10, 2025+127.3%+0.9%+10.1%+10.5%+13.5%
Aug 12, 2025+160.0%+6.9%+6.8%+7.6%+22.8%
May 9, 2025+173.3%+6.7%+17.6%+17.5%+5.9%
Feb 26, 2025+110.0%-5.1%-15.9%-7.9%-6.8%
Nov 12, 2024+15.6%+0.3%-0.5%+6.3%+19.1%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 6, 2026$0.46$0.25+81.6%$465.5M
May 7, 2026$0.22$0.36-38.9%$432.8M
Feb 25, 2026$0.29$0.37-21.6%$330.1M
Nov 10, 2025$0.50$0.22+127.3%$203.0M
Aug 12, 2025$0.39$0.15+160.0%$204.3M
May 9, 2025$0.41$0.15+173.3%$231.0M
Feb 26, 2025$0.01-$0.10+110.0%$174.3M
Nov 12, 2024-$0.27-$0.32+15.6%$137.8M

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)8.0×8.8×45thTop 10%
P/E (forward)13.0×———
EV / EBITDA5.7×——Top 19%
EV / Sales2.69×——Bottom 42%
Free-cash-flow yield-7.55%——Bottom 15%
Earnings yield12.57%——Top 10%

P/E over the past five years

Range 2.2× – 65.7× since Jun 30, 2022. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-5.0%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-1.6%
Distance from 50-day average
-9.8%
Distance from 200-day average
-19.3%
RSI (14)
37.6
Relative volume
0.33×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
46.3%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
69th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.67
Correlation with S&P 500
0.23
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-32.2%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-40.0%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Jan 24, 2025Apr 8, 2025-40.0%51 days150 days (Nov 11, 2025)
May 5, 2026Sep 30, 2026-33.6%102 daysNot yet recovered
Feb 11, 2026Apr 14, 2026-16.1%42 days12 days (Apr 30, 2026)
Dec 9, 2025Jan 15, 2026-12.3%25 days9 days (Jan 29, 2026)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$2.36B
P/E (TTM)
8.0
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$2.74
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
52-week range
$20.08 – $32.81
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$889.5M$1.66B$739.3M$604.5M$895.6M
Gross profit$797.3M$1.54B$515.9M$387.0M$283.7M
Operating income$20.3M$304.6M$157.6M-$154.8M$159.3M
Net income-$138.2M$410.1M$116.9M-$142.9M$173.1M
EPS (diluted)-$2.03$4.88$1.39-$2.02$1.95
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$137.8M$174.3M$225.8M$204.3M$197.1M$241.1M$379.7M$465.5M
Net income$12.9M-$57.5M-$78.7M$104.6M$76.8M$70.4M$44.1M$75.8M
EPS (diluted)$0.18-$0.81-$0.93$1.23$0.90$0.75$0.42$0.67
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$358.1M$349.2M$123.1M$118.5M$242.7M
Capital expenditure-$68.7M-$248.1M-$192.6M-$100.9M-$300.2M
Free cash flow$289.4M$101.1M-$69.5M$17.6M-$57.5M
Dividends paid-$88.1M$0$0$0$0
Net share buybacks-$122.4M$0$150.0M$265.7M$170.6M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$152.2M
Total assets
$4.24B
Total liabilities
$1.83B
Total debt
$1.25B
Net debt
$1.10B
Shareholders’ equity
$2.30B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).

Short interest

Shares sold short
10,035,138
Days to cover
2.89
Change vs previous report
+64.4%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.