Kosmos Energy Ltd's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Kosmos Energy Ltd vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,584M vs 966,580M combined for tracked competitors (0.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+53.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+24.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Kosmos Energy Ltd generated 54.7% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 42.4% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 30.4% net margin compares with 17.8% for the peer group.
- Scale: Kosmos Energy Ltd ranks #52 of 134 companies by market capitalization in the Oil And Gas Production industry, holding 0.1% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Kosmos Energy Ltd accounted for 0.2% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.2% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.58M compares with $5.57M for the peer group (0.3x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
KOS Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Kosmos Energy Ltd reported revenue growth of 54.66 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 42.42 %.
With a net margin of 30.43 %, Kosmos Energy Ltd achieved higher profitability than its competitors (17.78 %).
Kosmos Energy Ltd generated 0.20 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.19 % a year earlier.
Kosmos Energy Ltd vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Kosmos Energy Ltd and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Oil And Gas Production industry grew revenue 3.3% year over year, combined, vs 54.7% for Kosmos Energy Ltd. Kosmos Energy Ltd's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.04%, a gain of 0.01 percentage points.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (91) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
KOS Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
KOS Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Dolphin Energy Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Calumet Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Zion Oil and Gas Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Gran Tierra Energy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Par Pacific Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Kosmos Energy Ltd's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Kosmos Energy Ltd
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | 1,560.16 | 1,583.56 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 678,400.22 | 368,757.00 |
| Chevron Corp | 407,361.69 | 215,261.00 |
| Shell Plc | 286,930.72 | 266,886.00 |
| Totalenergies Se | 199,342.93 | 162,863.00 |
| Conocophillips | 153,044.70 | 63,345.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,594,153.94 | 1,821,474.48 |
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Sources: Kosmos Energy Ltd's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Kosmos Energy Ltd's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | Ghana 54.29 % |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Corporate and Unallocated 0.20 % |
| Chevron Corp | Reportable Segment, Aggregation before Other Operating 99.73 % |
| Williams companies inc | Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico 44.10 % |
| Eog Resources Inc | United States of America 98.40 % |
| Imperial Oil Limited | Upstream 42.18 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Kosmos Energy Ltd's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | 1,560 | 1,583,563 | -542,239 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 678,400 | 6,357,879 | 575,414 |
| Chevron Corp | 407,362 | 5,001,533 | 487,116 |
| Shell Plc | 286,931 | 3,139,835 | 213,165 |
| Totalenergies Se | 199,343 | 17,683,279 | 1,450,271 |
| Conocophillips | 153,045 | 6,398,485 | 936,263 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 2,592,594 | 5,570,543 | 475,670 |
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Kosmos Energy Ltd's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Non-US 20.75 % |
| Sharkninja Inc | North America 64.87 % |
| Sm Energy Co | Permian Basin 49.29 % |
| Granite Ridge Resources Inc | Permian 67.87 % |
| Ageagle Aerial Systems Inc | EMEA 37.61 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 113 companies in Kosmos Energy Ltd's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Kosmos Energy Ltd ranks #52 of 113 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.10 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 788, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Plc | 289,637 | 19.00 % |
| 2 | Totalenergies Se | 216,606 | 14.21 % |
| 3 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 104,814 | 6.88 % |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 96,185 | 6.31 % |
| 5 | Slb Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Eog Resources Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Cenovus Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Diamondback Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Devon Energy Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 52 | Kosmos Energy Ltd | 1,560 | 0.10 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Select Water Solutions inc | 2,171 | 86.58 % |
| 48 | Expro Group Holdings N v | 1,854 | 32.00 % |
| 49 | Vermilion Energy inc | 1,773 | 41.69 % |
| 50 | Mach Natural Resources Lp | 1,734 | -21.55 % |
| 51 | Kimbell Royalty Partners lp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 52 | Kosmos Energy Ltd | 1,560 | 49.07 % |
| 53 | Atlas Energy Solutions Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 54 | Waterbridge Infrastructure Llc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 55 | Dorchester Minerals L p | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 56 | Rpc inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 57 | Propetro Holding Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil And Gas Production industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (165 companies). See the full Oil And Gas Production industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | - | 57.30 % (avg) | - |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 6.60 % | 11.81 % (avg) | -5.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 19.27 % | 24.95 % (avg) | -5.7 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Oil And Gas Production industry average (165 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Oil And Gas Production industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 15.8x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 42.4x | 8.9x | +33.4x |
| P/B | 2.4x | 1.8x | +0.6x |
| Return on Equity | -81.93 % | industry aggregate | -93.92 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 5.38 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 39.23 % | 69.11 % | -46.38 % | 65.67 % | 68.57 % | -24.22 % | -1.54 % | -23.10 % |
| Operating Margin | 15.89 % | 43.90 % | -25.83 % | 43.51 % | 39.51 % | 46.82 % | 54.31 % | 2.22 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.52 % | 13.59 % | -4.96 % | 14.12 % | 18.81 % | 15.98 % | 15.92 % | 0.55 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | 15.0x | 9.3x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Kosmos Energy Ltd's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Kosmos Energy Ltd falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.01x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 0.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 788 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 19.27 % vs industry average 24.95 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Kosmos Energy Ltd's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Kosmos Energy Ltd's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Kosmos Energy Ltd falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+53.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 93.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.01x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (33.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | 0.15 | 0.61 | 4.44 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 0.13 | 1.11 | 0.17 |
| Chevron Corp | 0.01 | 1.16 | 0.21 |
| Shell Plc | 0.37 | 1.30 | 0.05 |
| Totalenergies Se | 0.28 | 0.97 | 0.02 |
| Conocophillips | 0.49 | 1.36 | 0.45 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | Q2 2026 | +54.7 % | - |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Q2 2026 | +42.3 % | +97.5 % |
| Chevron Corp | Q2 2026 | +56.3 % | +385.6 % |
| Shell Plc | Q4 2025 | -6.1 % | +9.7 % |
| Totalenergies Se | Q4 2025 | -7.1 % | -16.7 % |
| Conocophillips | Q2 2026 | +36.8 % | +98.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +4.0 % | +47.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | Q2 2026 | - | -7.4 % |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | +3.9 % |
| Chevron Corp | Q2 2026 | +36.3 % | +22.3 % |
| Shell Plc | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Totalenergies Se | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Conocophillips | Q2 2026 | +32.0 % | - |
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Kosmos Energy Ltd's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | - | - | - |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 7.29% | 7.92% | 12.57% |
| Chevron Corp | 6.40% | 6.49% | 10.85% |
| Shell Plc | 4.89% | 4.22% | 10.33% |
| Totalenergies Se | 4.59% | 11.37% | 11.37% |
| Conocophillips | 7.55% | 8.36% | 14.30% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Kosmos Energy Ltd's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy Ltd | - | 0.99 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 20.97 | 1.84 |
| Chevron Corp | 19.59 | 1.89 |
| Shell Plc | 16.09 | 1.08 |
| Totalenergies Se | 15.19 | 1.22 |
| Conocophillips | 16.72 | 2.42 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 16.75 | 1.42 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.