Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 5 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.
Why Focus on Undervalued Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Stocks?
Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.
AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.
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5 Undervalued Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 5 undervalued stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry for Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| APA Corporation | APA | 1.95 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 4.3% | 2.34 | 9.5 | A |
| CNX Resources Corporation | CNX | 2.35 | 5.5 | 4.1 | (3.3%) | 1.06 | 9.3 | A |
| Comstock Resources, Inc. | CRK | 2.11 | 7.9 | 7.8 | (0.3%) | 1.55 | na | B |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | MPC | 0.89 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 6.8% | 6.81 | 11.6 | B |
| Unit Corporation | UNTC | 2.94 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 15.5% | 1.14 | na | A |
The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.
The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)
Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).
As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.
APA Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | APA | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 49 | 1.95 | 1.98 |
| Price/Earnings | 17 | 9.9 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 20 | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 59 | 2.34 | 1.92 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 23 | 9.5 | 17.0 |
APA Corporation, an independent energy company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The company has oil and gas operations in the United States, Egypt, and North Sea. It also has exploration and appraisal activities in Suriname, as well as holds interests in projects located in Uruguay and internationally. APA Corporation was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
APA Corporation has a Value Score of 86, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at APA Corporation’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.95 compared to the industry median at 1.98, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make APA Corporation’s stock more attractive for value investors.
APA Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 9.90 compared to the industry median at 12.45. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make APA Corporation more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess APA Corporation’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 2.7, when compared to the industry median of 6.5, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.
Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. APA Corporation’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.40%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.
As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. APA Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.92. This could make APA Corporation less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at APA Corporation’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. APA Corporation’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 16.95. This could make APA Corporation more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that APA Corporation is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.
CNX Resources Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CNX | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 54 | 2.35 | 1.98 |
| Price/Earnings | 5 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8 | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 65 | (3.3%) | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 26 | 1.06 | 1.92 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 23 | 9.3 | 17.0 |
CNX Resources Corporation, an independent natural gas and midstream company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas properties in the Appalachian Basin. The company operates in two segments, Shale and Coalbed Methane (CBM). It produces and sells pipeline quality natural gas primarily for gas wholesalers. The company owns rights to extract natural gas from shale formations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, as well as rights to extract natural gas from other Shale and shallow oil and gas formations primarily in Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition, the company designs, builds, and operates natural gas gathering systems to move natural gas from the wellhead to interstate pipelines or other local sales points; owns or operates approximately 2,600 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines as well as various natural gas processing facilities. Further, it offers turn-key solutions for water sourcing, delivery and disposal for its natural gas operations and supplies solutions for water sourcing as well as delivery and disposal for third parties. The company was formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and changed its name to CNX Resources Corporation in November 2017. CNX Resources Corporation was founded in 1860 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
CNX Resources Corporation has a Value Score of 84, which is considered to be undervalued.
CNX Resources Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 5.5 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes CNX Resources Corporation more attractive for value investors.
CNX Resources Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make CNX Resources Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.92.
You can read more about CNX Resources Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Comstock Resources, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CRK | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 51 | 2.11 | 1.98 |
| Price/Earnings | 11 | 7.9 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24 | 7.8 | 6.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 52 | (0.3%) | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 43 | 1.55 | 1.92 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 17.0 |
Comstock Resources, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties in the United States. Its assets covering an area of approximately 1,069,991 acres are located in the Haynesville and Bossier shales located in North Louisiana and East Texas. Comstock Resources, Inc. has a strategic alliance with SOCAR. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Comstock Resources, Inc. has a Value Score of 73, which is considered to be undervalued.
Comstock Resources, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 7.9 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Comstock Resources, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Comstock Resources, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Comstock Resources, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.92.
You can read more about Comstock Resources, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | MPC | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 30 | 0.89 | 1.98 |
| Price/Earnings | 43 | 16.0 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 11 | 6.8% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 85 | 6.81 | 1.92 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 30 | 11.6 | 17.0 |
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Refining & Marketing; Midstream; and Renewable Diesel. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale and distributes refined products through transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing services. Its refined products include transportation fuels, such as reformulated gasolines and blend-grade gasolines; heavy fuel oil; and asphalt. This segment also manufactures propane and petrochemicals. The company sells refined products to wholesale marketing customers in the United States and internationally, buyers on the spot market, and independent entrepreneurs who operate primarily Marathon branded outlets, as well as through long-term fuel supply contracts to direct dealer locations primarily under the ARCO brand. The Midstream segment gathers, transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil and refined products, including renewable diesel and other hydrocarbon-based products through refining logistics assets, pipelines, terminals, towboats, and barges; gathers, processes, and transports natural gas; and transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids. The Renewable Diesel segment processes renewable feedstocks into renewable diesel, markets, and distributes renewable diesel through its Midstream segment and third parties. It sells renewable diesel to wholesale marketing customers, buyers on the spot market, and through long-term supply contracts to direct dealers under the ARCO brand. Marathon Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 16.0 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Marathon Petroleum Corporation less attractive for value investors.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Marathon Petroleum Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.92.
You can read more about Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Unit Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | UNTC | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 62 | 2.94 | 1.98 |
| Price/Earnings | 15 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8 | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| Shareholder Yield | 2 | 15.5% | 1.4% |
| Price/Book Value | 29 | 1.14 | 1.92 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 17.0 |
Unit Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, acquires, and produces oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company operates through Oil and Natural Gas and Contract Drilling segments. The Oil and Natural Gas segment explores for, acquires, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties. The Contract Drilling segment is involved in the drilling of onshore oil and natural gas wells for a range of other oil and natural gas companies primarily in Oklahoma, and Texas. Its producing oil and natural gas properties, unproved properties, and related assets are primarily located in Oklahoma and Texas. Unit Corporation was incorporated in 1963 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Unit Corporation has a Value Score of 92, which is considered to be undervalued.
Unit Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 9.3 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Unit Corporation more attractive for value investors.
Unit Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Unit Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.92.
You can read more about Unit Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Other Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 5 Best Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Stocks Is Right for You
Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.
- APA Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- CNX Resources Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Comstock Resources, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Unit Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 5 undervalued stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.
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Additional Resources About Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Stocks
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