Permian Resources Corporation PR

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
66/100
Moderate

Ranked against 92 peers in Oil & Gas E&P

About Permian Resources Corporation

Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States. The company's assets primarily focus on the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin. Its properties consist of acreage blocks in Reeves County in West Texas and Lea County in New Mexico. … Full PR analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.85), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.83), suggesting sticky customer base.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where PR ranks in Oil & Gas E&P

Permian Resources Corporation ranks #19 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score — the top 20%. The widest moat in the group is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
15 PermRock Royalty Trust Trust PRT 68/100 Moderate
16 APA Corporation APA 67/100 Moderate
17 Gulfport Energy Corporation GPOR 67/100 Moderate
18 Matador Resources Company MTDR 66/100 Moderate
19 Permian Resources Corporation PR 66/100 Moderate
20 Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA 65/100 Moderate
21 Canadian Natural Resources Limi CNQ 64/100 Moderate
22 Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V. VIST 64/100 Moderate
23 EQT Corporation EQT 63/100 Moderate

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How PR scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 67 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 75 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 73 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 68 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 54 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 57 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding PR's moat

What is Permian Resources Corporation's moat score?

Permian Resources Corporation (PR) scores 66 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #19 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P, the top 20%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (75/100) and its weakest is Resilience (54/100).

How does Permian Resources Corporation compare with other Oil & Gas E&P companies?

Permian Resources Corporation ranks #19 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas E&P is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Matador Resources Company (MTDR) at 66 just above it and Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) at 64 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Permian Resources Corporation scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Permian Resources Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and PR scores: Pricing Power (67), Cost Advantage (75), Customer Stickiness (73), Capital Efficiency (68), Resilience (54), Scale & Market Position (57). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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