Key PetroleumASX:KEY Quick Ratio is 0.36 as of Dec. 2025, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 1.54. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,011 Oil & Gas companies, Key Petroleum ranks worse than 89.32% on this metric.
The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Key Petroleum's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.36.
Key Petroleum has a quick ratio of 0.36. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.
The historical rank and industry rank for Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:KEY'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 1.54 Max: 5.85
Current: 0.36
During the past 13 years, Key Petroleum's highest Quick Ratio was 5.85. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 1.54.
ASX:KEY's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than 89.32% of 1011
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.12
vs ASX:KEY: 0.36
Key Petroleum (ASX:KEY) Quick Ratio Explanation
The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.
In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.
The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.
Key Petroleum Quick Ratio Related Terms
Key Petroleum Quick Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio 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.
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio 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.
Key Petroleum Quick Ratio vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio falls into.
The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.
Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as
* 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.
Key Petroleum (ASX:KEY) has a Quick Ratio of 0.36 as of Dec. 2025. Quick ratio is the ratio of current assets less inventory to current liabilities. View historical data on Key Petroleum and its competitors. This is 77% below median its historical median of 1.54. Over the past decade, Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio has ranged from 0.19 to 5.85. According to the industry distribution chart, Key Petroleum ranks #903 out of 1011 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 89.3%.
Is Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio too high?
Key Petroleum's current Quick Ratio of 0.36 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 1.54. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.19 to a high of 5.85. The Oil & Gas industry median Quick Ratio is 1.12. Key Petroleum's value of 0.36 is 67.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Key Petroleum ranks #903 out of 1011 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Key Petroleum's Quick Ratio compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Key Petroleum ranks #903 out of 1011 companies for Quick Ratio. This places Key Petroleum in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Quick Ratio is 1.12. Key Petroleum's value of 0.36 is 67.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Key Petroleum's own Quick Ratio has ranged from 0.19 to 5.85 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.54 vs. the industry median of 1.12, Key Petroleum 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 Quick Ratio for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Quick Ratio among Oil & Gas companies is 1.12, based on 1,011 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Quick Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Quick Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Key Petroleum's current Quick Ratio of 0.36 is 67.9% 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 Quick Ratio mean?
A high Quick Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Quick ratio is the ratio of current assets less inventory to current liabilities. View historical data on Key Petroleum and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Quick Ratio is 1.12 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Key Petroleum's current Quick Ratio is 0.36, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 1.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Key Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Key Petroleum (ASX:KEY) has a current Quick Ratio of 0.36. The current Quick Ratio is 0.36, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 1.54 and 67.9% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 1.12. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Quick Ratio calculated?
Quick Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Key Petroleum (ASX:KEY), the current Quick Ratio is 0.36 as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Key Petroleum Ltd is an oil and gas company. The company is focused on pursuing conventional exploration programs in the Cooper Eromanga and North Perth Basins in Australia.
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