Inpex (IPXHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

INPEX is a Japan-based energy company primarily engaged in the exploration, development, production and sale of oil and natural gas resources. The company’s activities span upstream exploration and field development, midstream project execution — notably liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities — and related resource management and commercial operations. INPEX’s portfolio includes conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon assets and associated engineering and project-management expertise to bring complex developments into production.

INPEX is known for participation and leadership in large-scale LNG projects, including the Ichthys LNG development off northern Australia, which represents a core midstream and export capability in the company’s business mix. Its operational activities extend beyond Japan, with exploration and production assets and interests in the Asia-Pacific region and other international locations, reflecting a strategy of pursuing resources in both regional and global basins to supply natural gas and oil to domestic and international markets.

In addition to upstream and LNG project development, INPEX undertakes a range of technical and commercial services necessary for hydrocarbon projects, including reservoir evaluation, field engineering, construction oversight, and long-term offtake arrangements for gas and LNG. The company’s integrated approach combines asset management with commercial marketing to move produced hydrocarbons into domestic and export supply chains.

INPEX operates within the global energy sector’s evolving context, where portfolio diversification, project delivery capability and access to international markets are key competitive factors. The company’s prominent role in major LNG developments underscores its emphasis on natural gas as a strategic product line while maintaining upstream activities that support oil and related energy production. If you require more detailed, up-to-date information on projects, leadership or corporate structure, please consult INPEX’s official disclosures and regulatory filings.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.66 to $21.77
• 50-Day Range: $21.58 to $29.13
• 52-Week Range: $13.52 to $31.10
• Volume: 16,843 shs
• Average Volume: 58,925 shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.29
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Inpex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Inpex scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Inpex has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Inpex has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Inpex are expected to grow by 38.37% in the coming year, from $2.45 to $3.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Inpex is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Inpex is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Inpex has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Inpex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Inpex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Inpex has recently increased by 51.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Inpex pays a meaningful dividend of 1.90%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Inpex does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Inpex is 19.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Inpex will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.39% next year. This indicates that Inpex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -1.00

News Sentiment

Inpex has a news sentiment score of -1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Inpex this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Inpex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of Inpex is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/13/2026
• Today: 6/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: International E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:IPXHY
• CIK: 1309035
• Web: www.inpex.co.jp
• Phone: (135) 572-0200
• Fax: 813-5572-0205
• Employees: 3,679
• Year Founded: 2006

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.64 billion
• Net Margins: 19.02%
• Pretax Margin: 58.34%
• Return on Equity: 7.55%
• Return on Assets: 5.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.91
• Cash Flow: $4.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.29
• Book Value: $28.38 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,186,020,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $25.72 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.12