Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) was an independent upstream energy company in the United States, engaged primarily in the discovery, extraction, and development of hydrocarbons. Its core producing and development footprint emphasized natural gas and liquids-rich resource plays, with a particularly concentrated presence in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna County within the dry gas ...Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) was an independent upstream energy company in the United States, engaged primarily in the discovery, extraction, and development of hydrocarbons. Its core producing and development footprint emphasized natural gas and liquids-rich resource plays, with a particularly concentrated presence in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna County within the dry gas window of the Marcellus Shale. In addition to the Marcellus, Coterra held substantial positions in other major U.S. basins—approximately 306,000 net acres in the Permian Basin and about 182,000 net acres in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin—supporting a diversified drilling inventory across different geology and liquids-to-gas mixes.
From a business perspective, Coterra’s model followed the typical upstream lifecycle: land acquisition and leasehold development, drilling and completion (notably for shale/low-permeability reservoirs), production operations, midstream/infrastructure coordination (including gas gathering and related services in Texas), and commodity marketing. Its natural gas production was delivered to a broad set of counterparties, including industrial consumers, local utilities, energy marketers, major energy companies, pipeline operators, and electricity generation customers—meaning revenue realization depended on both regional pricing and the reliability/capacity of take-away arrangements.
Product-wise, the company’s value was driven by volumes and quality from crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. Proved reserves reported for year-end 2021 totaled roughly 2.89 billion barrels of oil equivalent, indicating material scale and emphasizing that the company’s outcomes were strongly linked to reservoir performance, well economics, and commodity prices.
On cost structure and “BOM” considerations, upstream operations are capital intensive, with major cost categories tied to drilling rigs and crews, wellbore construction materials (e.g., casing, tubing, cement, sand/proppant, chemicals used in completions), frack/production services, and ongoing lifting/production support. The long-term sustainability of margins depends on execution efficiency (reducing per-well cost and downtime), sustaining production while managing decline rates, and maintaining effective logistics for gathering and processing.
Financially, Coterra’s valuation and cash generation metrics (as provided in the dataset snapshot) reflect an enterprise-value framework common for E&Ps, where operating cash flow and free cash flow are influenced by production volumes, hedging practices (if any), and commodity-linked margins. Key operating drivers also include capital expenditure discipline and the balance between growth drilling and maintaining production levels.
Key people included Thomas E. Jorden, who served as Chairman, President, and CEO. Headquarters were in Houston, Texas.
Important corporate event context: the provided notes indicate that Coterra completed its merger with Devon Energy on May 7, 2026, after which the “Coterra” name was retired—meaning the ticker’s standalone history is effectively transitioned into the combined organization.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$7.6B
+40.1%
-0.6%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$1.7B
+53.2%
+26.6%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+41.5%
+13.7%
-0.5%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+32.0%
+26.0%
+13.8%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+22.5%
+9.4%
+27.4%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$1.6B
+59.6%
+163.6%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+21.4%
+13.9%
+165.2%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
27.0%
-6.9%
-13.9%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
1.19x
-59.4%
-15.4%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
Operator: Thank you for standing by. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to today's Coterra Energy Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Dan Guffey, Vice President of Finance, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Dan?
Daniel Guffey: Thank you, Greg. Good morning, and thank you for joining Coterra Energy's Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Today's prepared remarks will include an overview from Tom Jorden, Chairman, CEO and President; Shane Young, Executive Vice President and CFO; and Michael Deshazer, Executive Vice President of Operations. Blake Sirgo, Executive Vice President of Business Units, is also in the room to answer questions. Following our prepared remarks, we will take your questions during our Q&A session. As a reminder, on today's call, we will make forward-looking statements based on our current expectations. Additionally, some of our comments will reference non-GAAP financial measures. Forward-looking statements and other disclaimers as well as reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures were provided in our earnings release and updated investor presentation, both of which can be found on our website. With that, I'll turn the call over to Tom.
Thomas Jorden: Thank you, Dan, and thank you to all who are listening this morning. Coterra had a strong third quarter and is on track to deliver on the ambitious annual goals that we set for ourselves for the full year 2025. Furthermore, we released a soft guide to our coming 3-year plan update that shows that we remain committed to a long-term path of consistency, profitable growth and value creation for shareholders. I want to give a shout out to our field and office personnel who have worked valiantly to deliver results as promised and to do so safely with environmental integrity and with a relentless focus on maximizing full-cycle returns. We could not be prouder of our organization and their commitment to excellence. We delivered on all fronts during the third quarter. Our volumes on gas, oil and barrel of oil equivalent came in above the midpoint of our guidance. We delivered outstanding returns on invested capital with great capital efficiency. The integration of the Lea County assets that we acquired early in the year has gone well, and we are realizing significant uplifts in asset performance, cost reductions and future inventory. Michael Deshazer will provide further details here. We plan to deliver a comprehensive updated 3-year outlook with our fourth quarter release in February. Last night, however, we provided an early look into 2026, which demonstrates our multiyear commitment to growing revenue, cash flow, free cash flow and profitability. As we see it today, we expect capital to be modestly down year-over-year while still achieving consistent profitable growth. Our low breakevens and deep inventory, coupled with our balanced revenue between gas and oil assets …