Gulfport Energy Corp. is an independent oil natural gas exploration and production company. The firm focuses on the exploration, exploitation, acquisition and ...
Gulfport Energy Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil. Founded in July 1997 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the company operates primarily in the U.S., with a significant presence in the Utica Shale of the Appalachian Basin and ...Gulfport Energy Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil. Founded in July 1997 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the company operates primarily in the U.S., with a significant presence in the Utica Shale of the Appalachian Basin and the SCOOP/STACK plays in the Anadarko Basin. It focuses on natural gas-weighted assets, which made up the majority of its production. As of the latest data, the company has around 245 employees and generates substantial revenue, with a market cap of approximately $2.92 billion. The company is led by CEO Domenic J. Dell'Osso, who brings extensive experience in the energy sector. Gulfport emphasizes technological innovation in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It has a strong financial profile, with a focus on free cash flow generation and debt reduction. The company's performance metrics indicate high profitability, with a net margin of over 33% and an EBITDA margin of over 62%. Gulfport also maintains a commitment to environmental stewardship and community engagement in the regions where it operates. With a low beta of 0.403, the stock is considered less volatile than the market. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GPOR and has been publicly listed since May 2021. Gulfport continues to pursue growth opportunities while maintaining a disciplined capital allocation strategy. Its operations are primarily onshore, and it has a significant acreage position totaling approximately 208,000 net acres. The company's revenue per share is around $83.65, and it has a book value per share of $102.11. Despite facing challenges such as commodity price volatility, Gulfport has demonstrated resilience and operational efficiency. The company's enterprise value is about $3.85 billion, reflecting its scale and market presence. Overall, Gulfport Energy is a well-established player in the independent oil and gas sector, with a focus on sustainable growth and shareholder value creation.
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).
$1.3B
+42.5%
-53.9%
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.
$427.8M
+263.7%
-47.5%
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.
+70.7%
+23.1%
-55.0%
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).
+37.9%
+248.6%
-60.3%
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.
+32.3%
+214.8%
+13.8%
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.
$275.6M
+40.7%
-116.1%
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.
+20.8%
-1.3%
-135.0%
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.
43.0%
+6.0%
+10.7%
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.
0.68x
+1.9%
+3.2%
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: Greetings, and welcome to the Gulfport Energy Corporation Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Jessica Antle. You may begin.
Jessica Wills: Thank you, and good morning. Welcome to Gulfport Energy Corporation's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. I am Jessica Antle, Vice President of Investor Relations. With me today is Domenic Dell'Osso, Michael Hodges and Matthew Rucker. Nick will give a brief overview of our results, and then we'll open up the teleconference for Q&A. I would like to remind everybody that during this conference call, the participants may make certain forward-looking statements. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those that are indicated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. Information concerning these factors can be found in the company's filings with the SEC. In addition, we may reference non-GAAP measures. Please refer to the most recent earnings release and investor presentation for important disclosures regarding such measures, including reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. An updated Gulfport presentation was posted yesterday evening to our website in conjunction with the earnings announcement. Please review at your leisure. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Nick.
Domenic Dell'Osso: Good morning, and thank you for joining our call, which is my first as CEO of Gulfport. I thought I'd start out with a few comments about why I'm excited to join this company at this time. Gulfport has a great asset base in dynamic regions with rapidly growing gas demand, has a strong balance sheet and a competitive cost structure. Gulfport's team is highly talented and motivated, and the Board is experienced and knowledgeable across multiple disciplines and well suited to guide the company to additional value creation. Like most companies, Gulfport is far from perfect today. But with our assets, team and geographic exposure to growing demand, I believe it is uniquely positioned for significant value creation for shareholders for many years to come. The most important factors to creating value for an E&P company are straightforward and well documented, have a deep inventory of high rate of return drilling opportunities, highly efficient operational execution, low operating costs and low financial leverage. Gulfport has largely been on the path to succeed on all of these fronts with significantly improved operating performance over the last three years and considerable success in inventory expansion through off the ground leasing, new development delineation and proving up the Ohio Marcellus development opportunities in the portfolio. The recent success in the State Lands Auction and our announcement today of $140 million budget for discretionary land purchases in 2026 are two great highlights of …