CRGY (Crescent Energy Co) Beneish M-Score: -2.59 (As of Aug. 07, 2026)

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CRGY Crescent Energy Co CRGY
68 GF Score
Price $11.57
GF Value $10.46
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Crescent Energy Co Beneish M-Score?

Crescent Energy Co CRGY +2.12% 68 Beneish M-Score is -2.59 as of Aug. 07, 2026. GuruFocus rates CRGY with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $10.46 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 828 Oil & Gas companies, Crescent Energy Co ranks worse than 54.23% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CRGY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.88   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.59

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Crescent Energy Co was -2.09. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.88.


Crescent Energy Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

Crescent Energy Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Crescent Energy Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -2.09 -3.00 -2.47 -2.88

Crescent Energy Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.01 -3.22 -2.88 -2.20 -2.59

CRGY vs CRK, BSM, GPOR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-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.


Crescent Energy Co Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Crescent Energy Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Crescent Energy Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9028+0.528 * 0.9865+0.404 * 1.8313+0.892 * 1.2425+0.115 * 1.0344
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7764+4.679 * -0.113222-0.327 * 1.23
=-2.59

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $669 Mil.
Revenue was 1394.954 + 1182.83 + 865.047 + 866.579 = $4,309 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1187.832 + 948.674 + 582.683 + 702.874 = $3,422 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,103 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,008 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,631 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,299 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $732 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,167 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,167 Mil.
Net Income was 492.765 + -419.847 + -8.661 + -9.507 = $55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 194.162 + -734.672 + 62.098 + -67.284 = $-546 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 706.788 + 409.191 + 371.016 + 473.06 = $1,960 Mil.
Total Receivables was $596 Mil.
Revenue was 897.983 + 950.172 + 875.289 + 744.874 = $3,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was 717.518 + 758.167 + 625.935 + 615.328 = $2,717 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $753 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,857 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,980 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $758 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $852 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,376 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(668.835 / 4309.41) / (596.279 / 3468.318)
=0.155203 / 0.171922
=0.9028

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2716.948 / 3468.318) / (3422.063 / 4309.41)
=0.783362 / 0.794091
=0.9865

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (1102.612 + 10631.31) / 12008.376) / (1 - (753.271 + 8980.4) / 9856.686)
=0.022855 / 0.01248
=1.8313

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=4309.41 / 3468.318
=1.2425

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(1140.163 / (1140.163 + 8980.4)) / (1299.402 / (1299.402 + 10631.31))
=0.112658 / 0.108912
=1.0344

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(731.517 / 4309.41) / (758.279 / 3468.318)
=0.169749 / 0.21863
=0.7764

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((5167.457 + 1167.335) / 12008.376) / ((3375.896 + 851.595) / 9856.686)
=0.527531 / 0.428896
=1.23

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(54.75 - -545.696 - 1960.055) / 12008.376
=-0.113222

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Crescent Energy Co has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.59 mean?
Crescent Energy Co (CRGY) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.59 as of Aug. 07, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Crescent Energy Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Crescent Energy Co ranks #449 out of 828 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 54.2%.
Is Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Crescent Energy Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.59. Based on the distribution chart, Crescent Energy Co ranks #449 out of 828 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Crescent Energy Co has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Crescent Energy Co's Beneish M-Score compare to CRK and BSM?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Crescent Energy Co ranks #449 out of 828 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Crescent Energy Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Crescent Energy Co and its competitors. Crescent Energy Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Crescent Energy Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crescent Energy Co (CRGY) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.46, compared to a current price of $11.57 — trading 10.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.59. Crescent Energy Co's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Crescent Energy Co (CRGY), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.59 as of Aug. 07, 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.

Is Crescent Energy Co (CRGY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crescent Energy Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $11.57 is trading 10.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $10.46. GuruFocus considers Crescent Energy Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CRGY:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.59
  • GF Value™: $10.46 vs. price of $11.57 (10.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CRGY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Crescent Energy Co Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges A83:Germany
Address 600 Travis Street, Suite 7200, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Crescent Energy Co is an energy company committed to delivering value for shareholders through disciplined growth, acquisition ideas, and the consistent return of capital. Its long-life, balanced portfolio combines stable cash flows from low-decline production with deep, high-quality development inventory. The company operates in one reportable segment, which is the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs.
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