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HES
Hess Corporation
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Hess Corporation. What it actually does.

Explore and develop oil and natural gas reserves. Produce and sell crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1980
1,797 employees
$46B market value
Revenue last year:
$13B
The net profit left over:
$2.8B
Out of every $100 in sales, $21 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 21%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 29% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$4.7B
2020
2021
2022
2023
$13B
2024
Cash on hand:
$1.2B
Total debt:
$9.5B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $8.3B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
8 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
8
Jul 2023
Apr 2025
8 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It clears the bar, quarter after quarter.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
16.6×

The market pays 16.6× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.

Analysts' average target sits 1% below today's price.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Trading below its recent peak.

The stock trades below its recent peak — about 10% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
A fat profit margin

The net profit margin is 21% — that slice of every sale is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 29% a year on average.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Delivers on expectations

It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.

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THE RISKS · 1/2
Executives lean toward selling

Over the last 12 months, executives reported 126 sells against just 35 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.

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THE RISKS · 2/2
The stock has lost its spark

The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film