CluenexMatador Resources MTDR
Matador Resources scores average on business quality (5.5 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What Matador Resources does
Matador Resources explores for and produces oil and natural gas, generating revenue by selling hydrocarbons extracted primarily from the Delaware Basin.
- What it does best
Matador turns revenue into gross margin at an 82.3% rate, landing in the top quartile of its sector at the 86th percentile. This compares to a gross margin of 49.7% for peer CHRD, reflecting superior well productivity and operating efficiency.
- The main risk
Aggressive dealmaking strains the balance sheet, drawing a downgrade warning over concerns that capital is diverted away from direct shareholder returns and toward asset expansion.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margin stands at 32.2% with an FCF margin ranking in the top quartile at the 77th sector percentile. The business scales efficiently, translating higher revenue into solid cash generation.
Scale in the Delaware Basin protects its asset base, securing a gross margin in the 86th sector percentile. Replicating this concentrated footprint requires massive upfront acreage assembly.
Revenue grew at 5.5% to $3.6B, marking a deceleration compared to the explosive historical expansion seen in prior years.
Total debt sits at $3.4B against $15M in cash, resulting in a modest interest coverage of 5.4x. Free cash flow reached $881M, showing financial footing is getting steadier.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
3 insiders bought $1.2M on the open market.
Our sealed record on MTDR
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
Matador Resources scores average on the Cluenex quality check (5.5 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is strong, moat fair, growth slow and financial health fair.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 3 insiders bought $1.2M on the open market.
Oct 27, 2026, after the close.
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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Matador Resources (MTDR)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/mtdr/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.