Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) Stock

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) is a Energy stock trading at $3.00 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $1.79B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company operating in deep-water offshore regions along the Atlantic margins. Its assets include oil production offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, along with gas development offshore Mauritania and Senegal, and it also pursues basin exploration.

Understand Kosmos Energy Ltd.: how it makes money

Kosmos Energy develops and produces offshore oil and gas, with production assets offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and gas development and exploration activity along the Atlantic margins. It makes money primarily through oil and gas revenue from these projects.

The profit engine is offshore oil and gas production and related sales (most revenue comes from Oil and Gas Revenue), supported by an exploration program and gas development projects.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Oil & Gas$0.4B

Business quality (Weak): Latest quarter shows negative operating profitability (operating margin is -65.0%), and revenue appears highly concentrated in Oil and Gas Revenue (0.37B out of 0.4B).

Bull case

  • Offshore production and project pipeline: The company has producing offshore assets (Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, U.S. Gulf of Mexico) and additional gas development and basin exploration activity (offshore Mauritania and Senegal, plus proven basin exploration).
  • Revenue focus around a core line of business: In the latest quarter, most of reported revenue is tied to Oil and Gas Revenue.

Bear case

  • Negative operating profitability: Operating margin for the latest reported period is -65.0%, indicating losses at the operating level in that quarter.
  • Business concentration: With Oil and Gas Revenue representing most of revenue (0.37B out of 0.4B), results are sensitive to the performance of its oil and gas business.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$3.00
Market Cap$1.79B
EV / EBITDA7.1
Price / Book2.53
Price / Sales1.08
DCF Value (model)$15.66
DCF Upside vs Price422.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.29B
Net Margin-54.3%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-23.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)-467.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score-0.53 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Energy)16.8
Industry P/E (Petroleum & Natural Gas)16.7
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($131.95M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)2
Company
SectorEnergy
IndustryPetroleum & Natural Gas
CEOAndrew G. Inglis
Employees243
CountryUS
IPO Date2011-05-11

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.