TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:TALO • US87484T1088

12.73 USD
+0.48 (+3.92%)
Last: Mar 2, 2026, 12:41 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to TALO. TALO was compared to 207 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. While TALO seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. TALO has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year TALO has reported negative net income.
  • TALO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years TALO reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years TALO had a positive operating cash flow.
TALO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTALO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of TALO (-8.90%) is worse than 82.13% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -22.80%, TALO is not doing good in the industry: 79.23% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.9%
ROE -22.8%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-2.08%
ROA(5y)-0.08%
ROE(3y)-5.63%
ROE(5y)-1.63%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
TALO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTALO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -1K -2K

1.3 Margins

  • TALO's Gross Margin of 69.26% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. TALO outperforms 77.29% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TALO has grown nicely.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for TALO so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 69.26%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-5.14%
GM growth 5Y3.97%
TALO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTALO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • TALO does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • TALO has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, TALO has more shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for TALO is higher compared to a year ago.
TALO Yearly Shares OutstandingTALO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
TALO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTALO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.44, we must say that TALO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • TALO has a Altman-Z score of 0.44. This is in the lower half of the industry: TALO underperforms 62.80% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of TALO is 2.70, which is a good value as it means it would take TALO, 2.70 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 2.70, TALO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 80.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • TALO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.57. This is a neutral value indicating TALO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.57, TALO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.41% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.57
Debt/FCF 2.7
Altman-Z 0.44
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.08%
TALO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTALO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • TALO has a Current Ratio of 1.30. This is a normal value and indicates that TALO is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • TALO has a Current ratio (1.30) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.30 indicates that TALO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.30, TALO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 65.70% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.3
Quick Ratio 1.3
TALO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTALO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • TALO shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -425.00%.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -9.80% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 25.32% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-425%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-650%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.8%
Revenue growth 3Y2.52%
Revenue growth 5Y25.32%
Sales Q2Q%-19.16%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -3.01% on average over the next years.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, TALO will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.12% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-113.82%
EPS Next 2Y-30.7%
EPS Next 3Y-3.01%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.76%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.62%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.3%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.12%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
TALO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTALO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
TALO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTALO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • TALO reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year TALO is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
TALO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTALO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • TALO's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. TALO is cheaper than 97.58% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, TALO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.62% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 4.77
EV/EBITDA 2.62
TALO Per share dataTALO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as TALO's earnings are expected to decrease with -3.01% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-30.7%
EPS Next 3Y-3.01%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for TALO!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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TALOS ENERGY INC

NYSE:TALO (3/2/2026, 12:41:09 PM)

12.73

+0.48 (+3.92%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)02-24
Earnings (Next)05-04
Inst Owners73.64%
Inst Owner Change-1.39%
Ins Owners0.63%
Ins Owner Change0.13%
Market Cap2.16B
Revenue(TTM)1.78B
Net Income(TTM)-494.29M
Analysts80
Price Target14.54 (14.22%)
Short Float %9.14%
Short Ratio5.81
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)15.25%
Min EPS beat(2)-20.79%
Max EPS beat(2)51.29%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)50.44%
Min EPS beat(4)-20.79%
Max EPS beat(4)163.52%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)76.19%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)28.34%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)0.82%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.98%
Min Revenue beat(2)-11.02%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.07%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.95%
Min Revenue beat(4)-11.02%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.07%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.91%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.38%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.59%
PT rev (1m)4.59%
PT rev (3m)10.32%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-18.14%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-11.91%
EPS NY rev (1m)-20.27%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.19%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-6.16%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.65%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.98%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.79%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.22
P/FCF 4.77
P/OCF 2.31
P/B 1
P/tB 1
EV/EBITDA 2.62
EPS(TTM)-0.84
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.8
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)2.67
FCFY20.98%
OCF(TTM)5.51
OCFY43.25%
SpS10.47
BVpS12.75
TBVpS12.75
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.9%
ROE -22.8%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 69.26%
FCFM 25.5%
ROA(3y)-2.08%
ROA(5y)-0.08%
ROE(3y)-5.63%
ROE(5y)-1.63%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-5.14%
GM growth 5Y3.97%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.32
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.57
Debt/FCF 2.7
Debt/EBITDA 1.13
Cap/Depr 40.78%
Cap/Sales 27.07%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 86.59%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.3
Quick Ratio 1.3
Altman-Z 0.44
F-Score5
WACC8.08%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)53.97%
Cap/Depr(5y)59.04%
Cap/Sales(3y)30.74%
Cap/Sales(5y)27.07%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-425%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-650%
EPS Next Y-113.82%
EPS Next 2Y-30.7%
EPS Next 3Y-3.01%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.8%
Revenue growth 3Y2.52%
Revenue growth 5Y25.32%
Sales Q2Q%-19.16%
Revenue Next Year-8.76%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.62%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.3%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.12%
EBIT growth 1Y-188.49%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year606.06%
EBIT Next 3Y96.87%
EBIT Next 5Y50.59%
FCF growth 1Y0.05%
FCF growth 3Y5.51%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-2.78%
OCF growth 3Y9.66%
OCF growth 5Y25.39%

TALOS ENERGY INC / TALO FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for TALO stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to TALO.


What is the valuation status of TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) stock?

TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for TALOS ENERGY INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) is expected to decline by -113.82% in the next year.