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KOS · Kosmos Energy Ltd.

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$2.54 +0.01 (+0.40%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.51B
Shares
595.49M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$2.54 Open$2.54 Day$2.53–2.61 52W close$0.87–3.27 Avg vol 30d15.4M Short int26.7M · 4.5% float · 1.9d Short vol40% Last earningsAug 3, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 3

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 3, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +22%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 70%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return +23%
      trailing
      YTD return +179%
      this year
      Relative strength +10%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $2 › 200d $2 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +0% holders QoQ · +48 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$342.8K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      4.49% of float · ▼ -10.6% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      265 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 54
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −23%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −468%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-477.6M
      Balance sheet $3.0B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 88%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −54%
      past year
      ATR 6.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 3, 2026
      Capital expenditure · Full year 2026 $350M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      CapEx · full year 2025 $350M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +22% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      70% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $2 › 200d $2 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +0% holders QoQ · +48 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$342.8K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      4.49% of float · ▼ -10.6% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      265 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $1 Now $3 · 70% Range high $3
      vs 200-day avg +22% vs 50-day avg +4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      EBITDAX non-GAAP $311.66M Q2 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $89M Q2 2026
      Jubilee oil production 72,000 Q2 2026
      Net Production 71,400 Q2 2026
      Capital expenditures $91M first quarter 2026
      Jubilee oil production (gross) 70,000 first quarter 2026
      Liquidity $488M first quarter 2026
      Net debt non-GAAP $2.8B first quarter 2026
      Production expense $131M first quarter 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Oil & Gas E&P — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KOS
      Kosmos Energy Ltd.
      this stock
      $1.51B +179.1% -23.1% 4.5%
      COP
      Conocophillips
      $152.31B +35.4% +7.7% 16.8 1.5%
      CNQ
      CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
      $98.89B +41.7% 2.4%
      EOG
      Eog Resources Inc
      $74.80B +35.8% -4.5% 11.1 3.1%
      OXY
      Occidental Petroleum Corp /De/
      $58.53B +41.9% -1.9% 2.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      265
      % held
      73.7%
      Net QoQ
      -3.5M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      266
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      26.7M
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      -3.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      40%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      34
      Value
      $71
      As of
      Jul 7, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      53.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$342.8K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Christopher L. Jacobs
      Amount
      $15.0K–$50.0K
      Traded
      Jun 16, 2022
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $-699.8M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.47
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $24.9K
      Shares
      12.1K
      Filed
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 3, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KOS +2.4% +13.4% +23.3% -5.6% +179.1%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +2.0% +8.9% +9.5% -9.5% +165.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.045 / share · ex Mar 4, 2020
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.00 / share · 0 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · no payout in the trailing year

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1509991 CUSIP 500688106 13F (30d) 257 filings 256 filers Visit website Investor relations