Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) Builds Near-Term Momentum Despite Over-Valuation

Range Resources displays renewed short-term technical strength and an earnings beat, while fundamentals show solid margins and constrained liquidity; WMDST classifies the current valuation as over-valued.

Recent News

May 29, 2026 — Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable June 26, 2026.

June 22, 2026 — Company published its 2025–2026 Corporate Sustainability Report outlining emissions-intensity and operational initiatives.

July 2, 2026 — Company announced the second-quarter 2026 results release would occur on July 21 after market close.

July 21, 2026 — Range announced its second-quarter 2026 financial results and related disclosures.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 25.37 indicates a strong trend in place, supporting the case for continued directional movement over the near term.

DI+ shows a peak-and-reverse, a bearish signal, while DI- also shows a peak-and-reverse that reads as bullish; the opposing DI signals imply the trend’s direction faces mixed push-pull forces despite ADX strength.

MACD stands at 0.63 with a dip-and-reversal and has crossed above its 0.51 signal line, signaling bullish momentum in the short run.

MRO at 31.9 sits positive, which indicates the price trades above the WMDST target and implies potential mean reversion downward pressure if momentum stalls.

RSI at 53.75 with a dip-and-reversal points to renewed buying momentum while remaining below overbought thresholds.

Price action sits above short- and intermediate-term averages: 12-day EMA $40.23 (increasing), 20-day average $39.92 and 200-day average $38.96, with the close at $41.25 slightly above the 1x Bollinger upper band ($41.03). SuperTrend support lies near $38.79 and the Ichimoku cloud levels cluster around $37–$39, defining immediate support and resistance zones.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT $263,044,000 and an EBIT margin of 34.63% reflect operating strength, though EBIT margin declined QoQ by 18.32% and YoY by 26.32%. The EBIT margin sits above the industry peer mean and above the industry peer median, indicating superior margin capture relative to peers.

Revenue and margins: Total revenue reached $759,583,000 while gross margin registered 34.57% with a QoQ contraction of 35.13% and minimal YoY change. Operating margin equaled 26.52% but fell QoQ by 44.67%, signaling near-term margin compression despite healthy absolute margins.

Earnings and cash flow: Reported EPS $0.79 versus an estimate of $0.65 produced a positive surprise of 21.54%. Operating cash flow totaled $235,015,000 while free cash flow equaled $53,561,000; free cash flow yield stands at 0.59% with sharp declines in free cash flow growth QoQ and YoY, indicating limited cash conversion momentum.

Liquidity and working capital: Cash and short-term investments total $247,000 and the current ratio sits at 0.65 (up QoQ by 17.17% but below the industry peer mean), reflecting constrained near-term liquidity relative to typical peers.

Leverage and coverage: Total debt $1,016,557,000 with net debt $866,838,000 and debt-to-EBITDA of 2.85. Interest coverage registers 18.25x, providing comfortable coverage of interest obligations despite moderate leverage.

Valuation metrics: Trailing PE stands at 48.81, forward PE 37.88, EV/Revenue 13.20, enterprise multiple 28.16, price-to-book 1.91, and price-to-sales 11.86. Forward EPS equals $0.99. Low cash on hand and a free cash flow yield below 1% weigh on the multiple justification.

WMDST valuation view: The current valuation, as determined by WMDST, reads as over-valued given elevated multiples, minimal cash reserves, and deteriorating free cash growth despite above-mean operating margins and an earnings surprise.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-07-21
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-10-20
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 247.0 K
 Operating Cash Flow 235.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -181.45 M
 Change In Working Capital -91.50 M
 Dividends Paid -23.63 M
 Cash Flow Delta 0.00
 End Period Cash Flow 247.0 K
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 759.6 M
 Forward Revenue 225.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 497.0 M
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 558.2 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 262.6 M
 EBITDA 356.1 M
 EBIT 263.0 M
 Operating Income 201.4 M
 Interest Income 27.0 K
 Interest Expense 14.4 M
 Net Interest Income -14.39 M
 Income Before Tax 248.6 M
 Tax Provision 53.3 M
 Tax Rate 21.439 %
 Net Income 195.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 195.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.65
 EPS Actual 0.79
 EPS Difference 0.14
 EPS Surprise 21.538 %
 Forward EPS 0.99
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 7.6 B
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 4.7 B
 Total Current Assets 418.3 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 247.0 K
 Cash 247.0 K
 Net Receivables 290.0 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 78.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 193.6 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 644.8 M
 Net Debt 866.8 M
 Total Debt 1.0 B
 Total Liabilities 2.9 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 4.7 B
 Retained Earnings -419.88 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 20.15
 Shares Outstanding 233.674 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.25
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 9.0 B
 Enterprise Value 10.0 B
 Enterprise Multiple 28.156
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 42.724 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 18.642 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 49.871
RRC: 28.156
mean: 24.566
median: 22.506
low: 5.198
 EV/R 13.201
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.606
 Asset To Liability 2.65
 Debt To Capital 0.178
 Debt To Assets 0.134
Debt To Assets QoQ 1.664 %
Debt To Assets YoY -30.994 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.637
mean: 0.192
median: 0.192
RRC: 0.134
low: 0.011
 Debt To Equity 0.216
Debt To Equity QoQ 1.476 %
Debt To Equity YoY -35.634 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.74
mean: 0.542
median: 0.404
RRC: 0.216
low: 0.012
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.914
Price To Book QoQ -9.165 %
Price To Book YoY -8.088 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 4.654
median: 2.337
mean: 2.198
RRC: 1.914
low: 0.434
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 48.811
Price To Earnings QoQ 80.301 %
Price To Earnings YoY -16.371 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 87.244
RRC: 48.811
mean: 28.974
median: 24.813
low: 1.626
 PE/G Ratio -1.016
 Price To Sales (P/S) 11.863
Price To Sales QoQ 30.606 %
Price To Sales YoY -3.399 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 23.352
RRC: 11.863
mean: 6.375
median: 5.359
low: 0.502
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 37.884
Forward PE/G -0.789
Forward P/S 37.887
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.452
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.102
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -29.509 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 5.094 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.701
median: 0.232
mean: 0.225
RRC: 0.102
low: 0.017
 Receivables Turnover 2.682
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -20.212 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 8.306 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 6.417
RRC: 2.682
mean: 2.544
median: 1.99
low: 0.366
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 34.026
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) -4.904
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -53.596 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 63.579
RRC: -4.904
mean: -11.199
median: -11.56
low: -188.724
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio -3.353
 CapEx To Revenue -0.239
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 5.6 B
 Net Invested Capital 5.6 B
 Invested Capital 5.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 4.7 B
 Net Working Capital -226.51 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.0
 Current Ratio 0.649
Current Ratio QoQ 17.165 %
Current Ratio YoY 18.628 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 2.816
median: 1.252
mean: 1.212
RRC: 0.649
low: 0.467
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 2.854
 Cost Of Debt 1.135 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 18.245
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -21.714 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 48.676 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 86.568
mean: 30.594
RRC: 18.245
median: 15.887
low: -13.39
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.364
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 38.93
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 8.266
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.121
 Dividend Rate 0.10
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.121 %
 Revenue Growth -28.843 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -180.888 %
Revenue Growth YoY 66.424 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 94.825 %
median: 35.834 %
mean: 33.267 %
RRC: -28.843 %
low: -51.194 %
 Earnings Growth -48.026 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -156.259 %
Earnings Growth YoY 53.683 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 669.565 %
mean: 118.249 %
median: 79.032 %
RRC: -48.026 %
low: -355.556 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 34.566 %
Gross Margin QoQ -35.132 %
Gross Margin YoY -1.417 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 85.152 %
RRC: 34.566 %
mean: 29.126 %
median: 22.517 %
low: 3.205 %
 EBIT Margin 34.63 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -18.32 %
EBIT Margin YoY -26.321 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 95.642 %
RRC: 34.63 %
mean: 23.748 %
median: 17.819 %
low: 2.99 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 26.518 %
Return On Sales QoQ -44.671 %
Return On Sales YoY -1.001 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 95.642 %
RRC: 26.518 %
mean: 21.306 %
median: 16.032 %
low: 2.583 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 53.6 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.594 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -87.291 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -71.221 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 17.176 %
mean: 3.395 %
median: 3.3 %
RRC: 0.594 %
low: -3.681 %
 Free Cash Growth -88.181 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -126.301 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -3220.347 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 1077.9 %
median: 227.394 %
mean: 66.844 %
RRC: -88.181 %
low: -1268.173 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.274
 Cash Flow Margin 18.902 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.203
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.61 %
Return On Assets QoQ -43.359 %
Return On Assets YoY -20.427 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 10.571 %
median: 3.127 %
mean: 2.928 %
RRC: 2.61 %
low: -2.231 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.803 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.041
Return On Equity QoQ -44.12 %
Return On Equity YoY -27.949 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.233
mean: 0.069
median: 0.064
RRC: 0.041
low: -0.064
 DuPont ROE 4.195 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.706 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -43.712 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -23.509 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 11.602 %
mean: 5.684 %
median: 4.949 %
RRC: 3.706 %
low: -1.274 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term technical bias tilts toward an upward drift supported by a bullish MACD crossover, rising short-term EMAs, and ADX-confirmed trend strength; however, MRO’s positive reading and very low cash balances increase the risk of mean reversion if momentum weakens. Expect range-bound trading between roughly $38.8 support and the mid-$40s resistance, with volatility likely to remain subdued relative to long-term averages.

About Range Resources Corporation

Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) develops and produces natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, and condensate in the United States. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Range Resources focuses its operations in the Appalachian region, where it explores, develops, and acquires natural gas and crude oil properties. The company supplies natural gas to utilities, marketing firms, midstream companies, and industrial users. It also distributes NGLs to petrochemical end users, marketers, traders, and natural gas processors. Additionally, Range Resources sells oil and condensate to crude oil processors, transporters, and refining and marketing companies. Formerly known as Lomak Petroleum Inc., the company adopted its current name in August 1998. With a strategic emphasis on the Appalachian basin, Range Resources aims to efficiently manage its asset portfolio to maximize shareholder value through disciplined capital allocation and operational excellence.



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