Cabot Energy (STU:NU6A) Piotroski F-Score: 4 (As of Jul. 04, 2026) — 20% Below Median


What is Cabot Energy Piotroski F-Score?

Cabot Energy STU:NU6A Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jul. 04, 2026, which is 20% below its 10-year median of 5.00. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Cabot Energy has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STU:NU6A' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 5   Max: 7
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Cabot Energy was 7. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.

Cabot Energy  (STU:NU6A) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


Cabot Energy Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Cabot Energy Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Cabot Energy Piotroski F-Score Chart

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STU:NU6A vs SDTTU, GBR, GULTU: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cabot Energy Piotroski F-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Net Income was €-5.36 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-0.09 Mil.
Revenue was €10.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.27 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec17)
to the end of this year (Dec18) was (51.374 + 62.286) / 2 = €56.83 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec17) was €51.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1.47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5.45 Mil.
Net Income was €-2.67 Mil.

Revenue was €4.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was €-0.68 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec16)
to the end of last year (Dec17) was (45.96 + 51.374) / 2 = €48.667 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec16) was €45.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.03 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3.73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €9.07 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Cabot Energy's current Net Income (TTM) was -5.36. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Cabot Energy's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -0.09. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec17)
=-5.358/51.374
=-0.104294

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec16)
=-2.674/45.96
=-0.05818103

Cabot Energy's return on assets of this year was -0.104294. Cabot Energy's return on assets of last year was -0.05818103. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Cabot Energy's current Net Income (TTM) was -5.36. Cabot Energy's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -0.09. ==> -0.09 > -5.36 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Dec18)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec17 to Dec18
=0/56.83
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Dec17)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec16 to Dec17
=0.025/48.667
=0.0005137

Cabot Energy's gearing of this year was 0. Cabot Energy's gearing of last year was 0.0005137. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec18)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1.47/5.453
=0.26957638

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec17)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=3.727/9.065
=0.41114175

Cabot Energy's current ratio of this year was 0.26957638. Cabot Energy's current ratio of last year was 0.41114175. ==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Cabot Energy's number of shares in issue this year was 6.474. Cabot Energy's number of shares in issue last year was 3.14. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=0.274/10.727
=0.02554302

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=-0.684/4.046
=-0.16905586

Cabot Energy's gross margin of this year was 0.02554302. Cabot Energy's gross margin of last year was -0.16905586. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Dec17)
=10.727/51.374
=0.20880212

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec16)
=4.046/45.96
=0.08803307

Cabot Energy's asset turnover of this year was 0.20880212. Cabot Energy's asset turnover of last year was 0.08803307. ==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=0+0+0+1+1+0+0+1+1
=4

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Cabot Energy has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 4 mean?
Cabot Energy (STU:NU6A) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jul. 04, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Cabot Energy and its competitors. This is 20% below median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 7.00.
Is Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Cabot Energy's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 7.00. The Oil & Gas industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Cabot Energy's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median.
How does Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score compare to SDTTU and GBR?
Cabot Energy's Piotroski F-Score of 4 can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Cabot Energy's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, Cabot Energy's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Cabot Energy has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Oil & Gas companies is 5.00, based on 973 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Cabot Energy's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 20% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Cabot Energy and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Cabot Energy's current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 20% below median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cabot Energy stock overvalued right now?
Cabot Energy (STU:NU6A) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 4. The current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 20% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 5.00. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cabot Energy (STU:NU6A), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Cabot Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 93-95 Gloucester Place, London, GBR, W1U 6JQ
Cabot Energy PLC is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The activities of the company are the exploration, appraisal, development, and production of oil and gas assets. The company currently operates in the following geographical segments: Canada, Italy, United Kingdom, and Other including Australia and French Guiana. The company has conventional, light oil production operations in northwest Alberta, Canada, and exploration and appraisal opportunities in Italy, both on and offshore.