TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:TALO • US87484T1088

Current stock price

14.56 USD
+0.72 (+5.2%)
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14.27 USD
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This TALO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. TALO Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year TALO has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year TALO had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: TALO reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years TALO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
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 80.38% of its industry peers.
  • TALO has a worse Return On Equity (-22.80%) than 78.95% of its industry peers.
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 76.08% of its industry peers.
  • TALO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • 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. TALO Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • TALO does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, TALO has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for TALO has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, TALO has a worse debt to assets ratio.
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

  • TALO has an Altman-Z score of 0.51. This is a bad value and indicates that TALO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • TALO has a worse Altman-Z score (0.51) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of TALO is 2.95, which is a good value as it means it would take TALO, 2.95 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 2.95, TALO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 77.51% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.61 indicates that TALO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • TALO has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.61) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.61
Debt/FCF 2.95
Altman-Z 0.51
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.2%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 1.30 indicates that TALO should not have too much problems paying 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.
  • TALO's Quick ratio of 1.30 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. TALO outperforms 65.07% of its industry peers.
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. TALO Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for TALO have decreased strongly by -425.00% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, TALO shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -9.80% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, TALO shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 25.32% on average per year.
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 -3.46% on average over the next years.
  • TALO is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -1.09% yearly.
EPS Next Y20.87%
EPS Next 2Y17.23%
EPS Next 3Y-3.46%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.86%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.48%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.59%
Revenue Next 5Y-1.09%

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. TALO Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for TALO. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • 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 -20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 97.13% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than TALO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, TALO is valued cheaper than 95.22% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 5.41
EV/EBITDA 3.07
TALO Per share dataTALO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as TALO's earnings are expected to decrease with -3.46% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y17.23%
EPS Next 3Y-3.46%

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5. TALO Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • TALO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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TALO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

TALOS ENERGY INC

NYSE:TALO (4/21/2026, 8:14:23 PM)

After market: 14.27 -0.29 (-1.99%)

14.56

+0.72 (+5.2%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)02-24
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners74.05%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners0.93%
Ins Owner Change-4.06%
Market Cap2.45B
Revenue(TTM)1.78B
Net Income(TTM)-494.29M
Analysts80
Price Target17.24 (18.41%)
Short Float %7.31%
Short Ratio3.48
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)18.6%
PT rev (3m)24.04%
EPS NQ rev (1m)25.43%
EPS NQ rev (3m)21.09%
EPS NY rev (1m)61.46%
EPS NY rev (3m)55.49%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)2.41%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.17%
Revenue NY rev (1m)8.48%
Revenue NY rev (3m)4.69%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.38
P/FCF 5.41
P/OCF 2.62
P/B 1.13
P/tB 1.13
EV/EBITDA 3.07
EPS(TTM)-0.84
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.66
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)2.69
FCFY18.5%
OCF(TTM)5.55
OCFY38.14%
SpS10.56
BVpS12.87
TBVpS12.87
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
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 0.61
Debt/FCF 2.95
Debt/EBITDA 1.22
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 0.51
F-Score5
WACC8.2%
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 Y20.87%
EPS Next 2Y17.23%
EPS Next 3Y-3.46%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.8%
Revenue growth 3Y2.52%
Revenue growth 5Y25.32%
Sales Q2Q%-19.16%
Revenue Next Year-0.86%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.48%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.59%
Revenue Next 5Y-1.09%
EBIT growth 1Y-188.49%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year713.46%
EBIT Next 3Y96.74%
EBIT Next 5Y50.33%
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%

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