Forensic Analysis · Energy / Oil & Gas · as of Aug 11, 2026

Matador Resources Co (MTDR)

A forensic read on Matador Resources Co built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

C · Mixed — selective

Forensic grade

Grey Zone

Financial health

2.6

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

12.5

P / E (ttm)

13.4%

ROE

$6.5B

Market cap

3.08%

Dividend yield

5.5%

Revenue growth

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Matador Resources Co earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 2.6, placing it in the Grey zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by share-count dilution.

What the filings flag

+1.2%/yr

FY2022–FY2025

Share-count dilution. Diluted share count changed +4% over the last 3 years to FY2025 (+1.2%/yr). The count is growing: more stock was issued than repurchased over this window, so aggregate results grew faster than their per-share equivalents. That's ~1.2% shaved off per-share growth every year — total profit has to grow that much just to keep earnings-per-share flat, and a stake held since FY2022 has been diluted ~4%.

9.6%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 9.6% in the latest fiscal year and slipping from 30% — a modest positive spread over its ~8% cost of capital — growth adds value, though not dramatically.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$3.70B

Revenue Growth YoY+5.5%

Revenue CAGR (3yr)+6.5%

Net Margin20.5%

Free Cash Flow$269.6M

Return on Equity13.4%

Debt / Equity0.60x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Aug 11, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.