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Prairie Operating Co.
Next earnings Aug 10, 2026 · consensus $0.22 EPS, $88.6M rev
Last earnings +8.0% on 2026-05-14
Debt-and-dilution-fueled DJ Basin roll-up with $20K cash, 5.2x leverage and negative EPS to common — a binary, capital-dependent bet, not investable.
Revenue $242M · FY2025
Prairie is a fast-moving DJ Basin roll-up: FY2025 revenue exploded to $242M (+2,944%) and operating income hit $65.6M, but essentially all of that growth is acquired, not organic. The MD&A lays it out — Bayswater ($602.8M), NRO, Edge, Summit and Crown all closed across 2024–2025, funded by a $1.0B Citi credit facility, $41.4M of common-stock proceeds, and $136.1M from Series F Preferred. Shares outstanding rose 185% in a year. So the headline revenue and the reported $32.1M net income reflect a balance sheet that was levered and diluted up, not a self-funding franchise.
The quality flags are serious. Cash and equivalents are $20.0K against $126M current liabilities and $678M total liabilities — a liabilities/equity ratio of 5.21x and a working-capital deficit (current assets $79.7M vs. current liabilities $126M). Most telling, despite 'positive' net income, diluted EPS is -$1.35: the Series F Preferred overhang means common holders are still in the red, consistent with the -$87.7M accumulated deficit. The 0.6% gross margin and $153M 'R&D' line are almost certainly XBRL mis-tags (the gross-profit figure is a stale FY2020 value, and an E&P doesn't run nine-figure R&D), so the derived margin ratios here are unreliable and I weight them lightly.
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $370K | $518K | — | $7.94M | $242M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$18.2M | -$7.61M | -$16.5M | -$26.5M | $65.6M |
| Net income | -$17.3M | -$13.4M | -$79.1M | -$40.9M | $32.1M |
| Diluted EPS | — | — | -$16.51 | -$2.65 | -$1.35 |
| Net margin | -4670.2% | -2592.5% | — | -515.3% | 13.3% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001162896, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-14) · analysis by claude-code · as of 6/30/2026, 1:11:29 PM.
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Last 90 days: 2 open-market buys · 0 sales
| 2026-06-23 | Patton Gregory Scott Chief Executive Officer | Award | 425K | |
| 2026-06-04 | Gray Jonathan H. Director | Tax | 15.5K @ $0.87 | $13.5K |
| 2026-06-04 | Lee Stephen Director | Tax | 15.5K @ $0.87 | $13.5K |
| 2026-05-19 | Frommer Richard N. Director | Buy | 75.5K @ $0.87 | $65.7K |
| 2026-05-19 | Sweeney Daniel T. EVP, GC and Corp. Sec. | Buy | 15.9K @ $0.89 | $14.2K |
| 2026-05-04 | Freeman Bryan EVP of Operations | Tax | 13.0K @ $1.20 | $15.5K |
| 2026-05-04 | Sweeney Daniel T. EVP, GC and Corp. Sec. | Tax | 7.29K @ $1.20 | $8.75K |
| 2026-04-20 | Gray Jonathan H. Director | Acquired (J) | 397K @ $1.81 | $718K |
| 2026-04-20 | Gray Jonathan H. Director | Acquired (J) | 140K @ $1.81 | $254K |
| 2026-03-26 | Sweeney Daniel T. EVP, GC and Corp. Sec. | Tax | 81.7K @ $2.04 | $167K |
Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.
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