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YPF (YPF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 57.64 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is YPF Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-07), YPF's share price is $32.28. YPF's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.56. Hence, YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 57.64.

The historical rank and industry rank for YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

YPF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 7.9   Max: 2034.34
Current: 85.96

During the past 13 years, YPF's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 2034.34. The lowest was 1.70. And the median was 7.90.

YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
94.26% of 610 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 9.385 vs YPF: 85.96

YPF's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.89. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.56.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 39.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 36.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, YPF's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 110.00% per year. The lowest was -56.70% per year. And the median was 16.10% per year.


YPF Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

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YPF Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

YPF Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.65 1.73 4.40 75.45 40.94

YPF Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 - 1,809.39 42.73 40.94 99.24

Competitive Comparison of YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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YPF Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

YPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=32.28/0.56
=57.64

YPF's Share Price of today is $32.28.
YPF's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.56.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

YPF  (NYSE:YPF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


YPF Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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YPF Business Description

Industry
Address
Macacha Guemes 515, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1106BKK
YPF SA is an Argentina-based integrated oil and gas company. It is engaged in operating a fully integrated oil and gas chain across the domestic upstream, downstream, and gas and power segments. Its upstream segment consists of exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and LPG. Its downstream segment include refining, marketing, transportation, and distribution of oil and a wide range of petroleum products, petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals, LPG and bio-fuels. Gas and Power segment performs activities related to natural gas transportation to third parties and Downstream segment. Central Administration and Others includes activities performed by the Group not falling under the business segments. It generates maximum revenue from downstream segment.
Executives
Petersen Energia, S.a. 10 percent owner C/O GRUPO PETERSEN, CERRITO 740, PISO 1, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1010AAP

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