Comstock (CRK) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Comstock (CRK) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

For the quarter ended December 2025, Comstock Resources (CRK) reported revenue of $789.81 million, up 115.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.16, compared to $0.16 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +68.79% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $467.93 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.11, the EPS surprise was +48.15%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Comstock performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Average natural gas price including hedging: $3.27 compared to the $3.26 average estimate based on three analysts. Average natural gas price: $3.29 versus $3.33 estimated by three analysts on average. Production - Natural gas-Total: 111,239.00 MMcf versus 113,035.60 MMcf estimated by two analysts on average. Production - Oil-Total: 3.00 MBBL versus the two-analyst average estimate of 9.03 MBBL. Total Production: 111,257.00 MMcfe compared to the 113,089.70 MMcfe average estimate based on two analysts. Average oil price: $56.00 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $58.98. Revenues- Oil sales: $0.17 million compared to the $0.7 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -75% year over year. Revenues- Natural gas sales: $366.44 million versus $377.16 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +27.4% change.

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Shares of Comstock have returned -8.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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