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Whitecap Resources Inc.

$WCPRF·$14B·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$11.63-1.2%
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$WCPRFWhitecap Resources Inc.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WCPRF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-03

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Whitecap Resources is the Western-Canadian-oil-plus-gas E&P franchise at 85%-of-range — Q2 EPS +41% surprise plus 62% YoY revenue growth plus 10% FCF yield is the substance.

Whitecap Resources Inc. (Canadian ADR) is a specific US-listed Western-Canadian-oil-and-gas franchise — crude oil and natural gas across Northern Alberta, British Columbia, Central Alberta, Western and Eastern Saskatchewan. Down 0.5% today, YTD n/a (ADR history), t12m n/a, sitting at the 85th percentile of the 52-week range on a Q2-beat-plus-cash-flow tape.

Where it stands after Q2:

  • The Q2 print was a specific beat: EPS $0.51 vs $0.36 estimate (+41%) plus revenue $1.85B vs $1.52B — Multi-quarter revenue at $1.50B-$2.35B with 50-82% YoY growth acceleration, gross margin 26-53%, operating margin 21-48%, and EPS $0.17, $0.25, $0.02, $0.74.
  • The valuation is undemanding: TTM P/E of 14, forward P/E of 8 on FY26 EPS estimates of $1.42 rising to FY27 $1.46 and FY28 $1.62 (n=1 EPS analyst but n=2-4 on revenue). Price-to-sales of 2.8, EV/EBITDA of 5.4, ROE 12.9%, ROIC 10.2%, and 10.0% FCF yield describe a specific value-plus-cash-flow setup.
  • The 4-quarter earnings-surprise cadence is mixed but recent positive: EPS $0.51 vs $0.36 (+41%), $0.01 vs $0.19 (-93%), $0.18 vs $0.14 (+32%), $0.12 vs $0.17 (-31%) — Q2 print reset the pattern.
  • The strategic tape is uniformly constructive: Whitecap Resources There Is A Lot More Where That Came From plus An Impressive Q1 2026 And A Relatively Appealing Valuation plus I Almost Trimmed Then I Built The Projection Model — analyst-plus-community bullish framing.

Oct 28 Q3 earnings needs continued Western-Canadian E&P revenue growth plus dated commentary on the FY27 free-cash-flow trajectory and dividend-plus-buyback plan to extend the accelerating tape; a specific commodity-price walk-back or a customer-plus-macro disclosure would take the stock back toward the 200-day base.

What to watch: Oct 28 Q3 earnings — good = continued Western-Canadian E&P revenue growth with dated commentary on the FY27 free-cash-flow trajectory and dividend-plus-buyback plan; bad = a specific commodity-price walk-back or a customer-plus-macro disclosure, which takes the stock back toward the 200-day base.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Whitecap Resources Inc. is an energy company focused on obtaining, developing, and producing crude oil and natural gas assets throughout Western Canada. Its primary operational areas and development initiatives span Northern Alberta, British Columbia, Central Alberta, and both Western and Eastern Saskatchewan. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WCPRF.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

No material change from last week — an outcome that compresses the upside price optionality that E&Ps have been pricing.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+39.2%YTD
+24.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
14.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
10.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
33.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
12.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
38.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$0.51$0.36+40.9%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.01$0.19-92.6%
Q4 2025Feb 23, 2026$0.18$0.14+32.4%
Q3 2025Oct 22, 2025$0.12$0.17-31.0%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $0.27

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$2.4B+62.5%52.8%48.0%$0.74$1.1B
Q1 FY26$1.8B+81.8%39.5%33.6%$0.02$460.2M
Q4 FY25$1.5B+50.4%26.0%21.0%$0.25$108.6M
Q3 FY25$1.5B+62.3%29.6%21.1%$0.17$345.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$8.3B$8.3B – $8.3B$1.42$1.34 – $1.512
FY27$8.4B$7.7B – $9.2B$1.46$1.38 – $1.554
FY28$8.2B$7.8B – $8.5B$1.62$1.53 – $1.722
FY29$9.1B$8.7B – $9.6B$0.88$0.83 – $0.933
FY30$13.0B$12.4B – $13.6B$0.88$0.83 – $0.933

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.85%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+3.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+19.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.2B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.695-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Whitecap Resources Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·3d agoWhitecap Resources: There Is A Lot More Where That Came Fromseekingalpha.com·34d agoWhitecap Resources: I Almost Trimmed, Then I Built The Projection Modelseekingalpha.com·60d agoWhitecap Resources Inc. (WCP:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·82d agoWhitecap Resources: An Impressive Q1 2026 And A Relatively Appealing Valuationseekingalpha.com·93d ago

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