Why does CRK lag the market?
Up 25% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
- Free cash flow went from $630.6M in fiscal 2022 to -$449.7M in fiscal 2025.
−2Long-term trend
CRK's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 2.
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Up 25% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
−2Long-term trend
| Since its 2025 high | Down 55% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 5 |
“Crude oil prices fall below $90 a barrel as Vance blames GOP election defeat on Iran war”
CRK closed −3.3% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed -4.8% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
CRK is #53 of 88 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: CRK $419M, EQT $2.65B, AR $1.40B, RRC $891M.
Expected to report Wed Feb 10, after the close (in 92 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
A profit of $0.08 a share, from $0.40.
“The net income available to the Company in the quarter included a pre-tax $35.1 million unrealized gain on hedging contracts held for price risk management resulting from the change in future natural gas prices since the second quarter of 2026.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas and oil sales | $320M | $288M | $309M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 21% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 6.4% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | +1.5% | -0.5% | not yet |
| Jul 29, 2026 | -2.9% | +0.7% | +2.8% |
| May 5, 2026 | -5.7% | -13.5% | -15.1% |
Sales grew in four of the last six years, to $2.2B in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.
RSI 50.3, MACD below signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
4 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: CRK is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Comstock Resources Inc is an independent natural gas producer operating in the Haynesville shale, a natural gas basin located in North Louisiana and East Texas with superior economics given its geographical proximity to the Gulf Coast natural gas markets. The Company operates in one business segment, the exploration and production of North American natural gas and oil. It is engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and natural gas. The company's oil and gas operations are concentrated in Louisiana and Texas.
“The natural gas and oil industry is highly competitive.”
CRK scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #53 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 25% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
CRK scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #53 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CRK's 2.
Expected to report Wed Feb 10, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. CRK closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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