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Range Resources Corporation

$41.9 +$6.60 (+18.70%)
NYSE · 15 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$40.88
Day Range
$41.15$42.3
Year Range
$32.68$48.31
Market Cap
9.79B
AVG Volume
2.79M
Trailing/Forward PE
11.51/10.72
PEG ratio
-3.04
Dividend Yield
0.93%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-27
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0500M1B1.5B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2833.57M
26 Q11.03B
25 Q4787.26M
25 Q3655.59M
25 Q2699.65M
25 Q1846.33M
24 Q4666.98M
24 Q3567.91M
24 Q2509.84M
24 Q1595.83M
Net Income (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2195.32M
26 Q1341.63M
25 Q4179.09M
25 Q3144.31M
25 Q2237.58M
25 Q197.05M
24 Q494.84M
24 Q350.66M
24 Q228.7M
24 Q192.14M
Operating Income (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2325.89M
26 Q1433.16M
25 Q4231.02M
25 Q3119.08M
25 Q2187.41M
25 Q1311.02M
24 Q4146.69M
24 Q358.77M
24 Q232.13M
24 Q1110.22M
EBITDA (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2325.89M
26 Q1433.16M
25 Q4368.52M
25 Q3301.4M
25 Q2420.35M
25 Q1229.46M
24 Q4185.78M
24 Q3186.67M
24 Q2127.32M
24 Q1227.96M
Cash Flows (USD)
-200M0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q253.56M
26 Q1453.19M
25 Q4102.94M
25 Q3564.36M
25 Q2176.98M
25 Q1172.48M
24 Q468.43M
24 Q389.96M
24 Q2-17.73M
24 Q1177.34M
EPS (USD)
00.511.524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.83
26 Q11.44
25 Q40.75
25 Q30.6
25 Q20.99
25 Q10.4
24 Q40.39
24 Q30.21
24 Q20.12
24 Q10.38
Expenses (USD)
-400M-200M0200M400MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2229.16M
26 Q1211.29M
25 Q4245.68M
25 Q3-272.1M
25 Q2201.36M
25 Q1199.29M
24 Q4195.99M
24 Q3197.48M
24 Q2206.64M
24 Q1198.54M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2247K
26 Q1247K
25 Q4204K
25 Q3175K
25 Q2134K
25 Q1344.57M
24 Q4304.49M
24 Q3277.45M
24 Q2251.05M
24 Q1343.11M
Debt ratios
012324 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q20.71
26 Q10.64
25 Q41.04
25 Q31.21
25 Q21.35
25 Q12
24 Q42.08
24 Q31.48
24 Q21.52
24 Q11.45
Margins
0%20%40%60%80%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q258.66%
26 Q163.04%
25 Q435.28%
25 Q325.43%
25 Q235.06%
25 Q143.26%
24 Q431.14%
24 Q319.85%
24 Q216.46%
24 Q127.53%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%8%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q24.15%
26 Q17.42%
25 Q44.15%
25 Q33.43%
25 Q25.76%
25 Q12.46%
24 Q42.41%
24 Q31.31%
24 Q20.74%
24 Q12.41%
Shares Outstanding
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2234.74M
26 Q1235.05M
25 Q4237.94M
25 Q3237.38M
25 Q2238.19M
25 Q1240.03M
24 Q4242.35M
24 Q3240.87M
24 Q2241.12M
24 Q1240.5M
Dividends (USD)
00.030.050.080.1Jun 24Sep 24Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Sep 260.1
Jun 260.1
Mar 260.1
Dec 250.09
Sep 250.09
Jun 250.09
Mar 250.09
Dec 240.08
Sep 240.08
Jun 240.08
Employee Count
02004006008002016201720182019202020212022202320242025
RRC Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025564
2024565
2023548
2022544
2021527
2020533
2019655
2018796
2017773
2016762
Book Value Per Share (USD)
010203024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q220.06
26 Q119.58
25 Q418.15
25 Q317.71
25 Q217.33
25 Q116.41
24 Q416.24
24 Q316.06
24 Q216.01
24 Q115.91
Total Assets (USD)
02B4B6B8B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RRC Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q27.56B
26 Q17.4B
25 Q47.42B
25 Q37.2B
25 Q27.11B
25 Q17.38B
24 Q47.35B
24 Q37.24B
24 Q27.27B
24 Q17.37B
PE Ratio
010203040med 16.57Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2611.15
Sep 2611.23
Sep 2611.46
Aug 2611.31
Aug 2611.2
Aug 2611
Aug 2610.44
Jul 2610.95
Jul 2610.63
Jul 269.57
Jul 269.24
Jul 269.85
Jun 269.78
Jun 269.48
Jun 2610.05
Jun 2610.18
May 2610.14
May 2610.69
May 2611.06
May 2610.55
May 2611.1
Apr 2611.03
Apr 2615.08
Apr 2615.49
Apr 2615.71
Mar 2617.23
Mar 2616.08
Mar 2615.73
Mar 2615
Feb 2614.93
Feb 2616.43
Feb 2615.54
Feb 2615.13
Jan 2615.66
Jan 2615.03
Jan 2614.24
Jan 2613.84
Jan 2614.6
Dec 2514.61
Dec 2514.28
Dec 2515.06
Dec 2516.38
Nov 2516.34
Nov 2515.75
Nov 2515.82
Nov 2515.55
Oct 2514.71
Oct 2518.66
Oct 2517.84
Oct 2518.04
Oct 2518.96
Sep 2518.68
Sep 2517.12
Sep 2517.51
Sep 2517.21
Aug 2517
Aug 2516.54
Aug 2517.06
Aug 2517.15
Aug 2517.67
Jul 2517.56
Jul 2533.87
Jul 2533.86
Jul 2534.18
Jun 2536.47
Jun 2538.25
Jun 2536.63
Jun 2533.97
May 2533.66
May 2535
May 2535.5
May 2533.5
May 2530.98
Apr 2530.79
Apr 2531.1
Apr 2530.38
Apr 2530.44
Mar 2535.66
Mar 2536.29
Mar 2534.87
Mar 2532.05
Feb 2533.78
Feb 2519.25
Feb 2519.34
Feb 2518.63
Jan 2518.53
Jan 2520.09
Jan 2520.54
Jan 2519.09
Jan 2517.96
Dec 2417.4
Dec 2416.6
Dec 2417.68
Dec 2416.88
Nov 2417.88
Nov 2417.87
Nov 2416.73
Nov 2416.52
Nov 2414.92
Oct 2415.67
Free Cash Flow Yield
0%5%10%15%20%med 6.19%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 2612.23%
Sep 2612.15%
Sep 2611.91%
Aug 2612.06%
Aug 2612.18%
Aug 2612.4%
Aug 2613.07%
Jul 2612.46%
Jul 2612.83%
Jul 2615.02%
Jul 2615.55%
Jul 2614.6%
Jun 2614.69%
Jun 2615.17%
Jun 2614.3%
Jun 2614.12%
May 2614.17%
May 2613.45%
May 2613%
May 2613.62%
May 2612.95%
Apr 2613.03%
Apr 2610.24%
Apr 269.97%
Apr 269.83%
Mar 268.97%
Mar 269.61%
Mar 269.82%
Mar 2610.3%
Feb 2610.35%
Feb 2610.42%
Feb 2611.01%
Feb 2611.32%
Jan 2610.93%
Jan 2611.39%
Jan 2612.03%
Jan 2612.37%
Jan 2611.72%
Dec 2511.72%
Dec 2511.99%
Dec 2511.36%
Dec 2510.45%
Nov 2510.48%
Nov 2510.87%
Nov 2510.82%
Nov 2511.01%
Oct 2511.64%
Oct 255.67%
Oct 255.93%
Oct 255.86%
Oct 255.58%
Sep 255.66%
Sep 256.18%
Sep 256.04%
Sep 256.14%
Aug 256.22%
Aug 256.39%
Aug 256.2%
Aug 256.17%
Aug 255.99%
Jul 256.02%
Jul 253.41%
Jul 253.41%
Jul 253.38%
Jun 253.17%
Jun 253.02%
Jun 253.15%
Jun 253.4%
May 253.43%
May 253.3%
May 253.25%
May 253.45%
May 253.73%
Apr 253.75%
Apr 253.84%
Apr 253.93%
Apr 253.92%
Mar 253.35%
Mar 253.29%
Mar 253.42%
Mar 253.73%
Feb 253.53%
Feb 253.43%
Feb 253.41%
Feb 253.54%
Jan 253.56%
Jan 253.29%
Jan 253.21%
Jan 253.46%
Jan 253.68%
Dec 243.79%
Dec 243.98%
Dec 243.73%
Dec 243.91%
Nov 243.69%
Nov 243.7%
Nov 243.95%
Nov 244%
Nov 244.43%
Oct 244.21%
Price to Sales
2.533.544.5med 3.22Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 262.9
Sep 262.92
Sep 262.98
Aug 262.94
Aug 262.91
Aug 262.86
Aug 262.71
Jul 262.85
Jul 262.76
Jul 262.72
Jul 262.63
Jul 262.8
Jun 262.78
Jun 262.69
Jun 262.86
Jun 262.89
May 262.88
May 263.04
May 263.14
May 263
May 263.15
Apr 263.13
Apr 263.32
Apr 263.41
Apr 263.46
Mar 263.79
Mar 263.54
Mar 263.46
Mar 263.3
Feb 263.29
Feb 263.29
Feb 263.11
Feb 263.03
Jan 263.13
Jan 263.01
Jan 262.85
Jan 262.77
Jan 262.92
Dec 252.92
Dec 252.86
Dec 253.01
Dec 253.28
Nov 253.27
Nov 253.15
Nov 253.16
Nov 253.11
Oct 252.94
Oct 253.22
Oct 253.08
Oct 253.11
Oct 253.27
Sep 253.22
Sep 252.95
Sep 253.02
Sep 252.97
Aug 252.94
Aug 252.86
Aug 252.94
Aug 252.96
Aug 253.05
Jul 253.03
Jul 253.55
Jul 253.54
Jul 253.58
Jun 253.82
Jun 254
Jun 253.83
Jun 253.56
May 253.52
May 253.66
May 253.72
May 253.51
May 253.24
Apr 253.22
Apr 253.54
Apr 253.46
Apr 253.46
Mar 254.06
Mar 254.13
Mar 253.97
Mar 253.65
Feb 253.84
Feb 253.99
Feb 254.01
Feb 253.86
Jan 253.84
Jan 254.16
Jan 254.26
Jan 253.96
Jan 253.72
Dec 243.61
Dec 243.44
Dec 243.66
Dec 243.5
Nov 243.7
Nov 243.7
Nov 243.47
Nov 243.42
Nov 243.09
Oct 243.25
EV/EBITDA
5101520med 9.28Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 267.43
Sep 267.47
Sep 267.61
Aug 267.52
Aug 267.46
Aug 267.33
Aug 267
Jul 267.31
Jul 267.11
Jul 266.31
Jul 266.12
Jul 266.48
Jun 266.44
Jun 266.26
Jun 266.6
Jun 266.68
May 266.65
May 266.98
May 267.19
May 266.89
May 267.22
Apr 267.18
Apr 268.56
Apr 268.76
Apr 268.87
Mar 269.63
Mar 269.06
Mar 268.88
Mar 268.52
Feb 268.48
Feb 269.5
Feb 269.05
Feb 268.84
Jan 269.11
Jan 268.79
Jan 268.39
Jan 268.19
Jan 268.58
Dec 258.58
Dec 258.41
Dec 258.81
Dec 259.48
Nov 259.45
Nov 259.16
Nov 259.19
Nov 259.05
Oct 258.63
Oct 2510.12
Oct 259.73
Oct 259.83
Oct 2510.26
Sep 2510.13
Sep 259.39
Sep 259.58
Sep 259.44
Aug 259.34
Aug 259.12
Aug 259.36
Aug 259.41
Aug 259.65
Jul 259.6
Jul 2514.6
Jul 2514.59
Jul 2514.71
Jun 2515.56
Jun 2516.23
Jun 2515.62
Jun 2514.63
May 2514.52
May 2515.01
May 2515.2
May 2514.46
May 2513.52
Apr 2513.45
Apr 2513.47
Apr 2513.2
Apr 2513.22
Mar 2515.14
Mar 2515.36
Mar 2514.85
Mar 2513.81
Feb 2514.45
Feb 2510.31
Feb 2510.35
Feb 2510.02
Jan 259.97
Jan 2510.69
Jan 2510.9
Jan 2510.23
Jan 259.72
Dec 249.46
Dec 249.09
Dec 249.59
Dec 249.22
Nov 249.68
Nov 249.67
Nov 249.15
Nov 249.05
Nov 248.32
Oct 248.66
Price/Operating Cashflow
4681012med 8Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 267.06
Sep 267.11
Sep 267.25
Aug 267.16
Aug 267.09
Aug 266.96
Aug 266.61
Jul 266.93
Jul 266.73
Jul 265.92
Jul 265.71
Jul 266.09
Jun 266.05
Jun 265.86
Jun 266.21
Jun 266.29
May 266.27
May 266.61
May 266.83
May 266.52
May 266.86
Apr 266.82
Apr 268.47
Apr 268.7
Apr 268.83
Mar 269.68
Mar 269.03
Mar 268.84
Mar 268.43
Feb 268.39
Feb 268.33
Feb 267.88
Feb 267.67
Jan 267.94
Jan 267.62
Jan 267.22
Jan 267.02
Jan 267.4
Dec 257.41
Dec 257.24
Dec 257.64
Dec 258.31
Nov 258.28
Nov 257.99
Nov 258.02
Nov 257.88
Oct 257.46
Oct 257.93
Oct 257.58
Oct 257.66
Oct 258.06
Sep 257.94
Sep 257.27
Sep 257.44
Sep 257.31
Aug 257.22
Aug 257.03
Aug 257.25
Aug 257.29
Aug 257.51
Jul 257.46
Jul 259.75
Jul 259.74
Jul 259.83
Jun 2510.49
Jun 2511.01
Jun 2510.54
Jun 259.78
May 259.69
May 2510.07
May 2510.22
May 259.64
May 258.91
Apr 258.86
Apr 258.77
Apr 258.57
Apr 258.58
Mar 2510.06
Mar 2510.23
Mar 259.83
Mar 259.04
Feb 259.52
Feb 259.73
Feb 259.78
Feb 259.42
Jan 259.36
Jan 2510.16
Jan 2510.38
Jan 259.65
Jan 259.08
Dec 248.8
Dec 248.39
Dec 248.94
Dec 248.53
Nov 249.04
Nov 249.03
Nov 248.45
Nov 248.35
Nov 247.54
Oct 247.92
Price to Book
1.7522.252.52.75med 2.12Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
RRC Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.04
Sep 262.05
Sep 262.09
Aug 262.07
Aug 262.05
Aug 262.01
Aug 261.91
Jul 262
Jul 261.94
Jul 261.88
Jul 261.81
Jul 261.93
Jun 261.92
Jun 261.86
Jun 261.97
Jun 262
May 261.99
May 262.1
May 262.17
May 262.07
May 262.18
Apr 262.16
Apr 262.3
Apr 262.36
Apr 262.39
Mar 262.63
Mar 262.45
Mar 262.4
Mar 262.29
Feb 262.27
Feb 262.24
Feb 262.12
Feb 262.07
Jan 262.14
Jan 262.05
Jan 261.94
Jan 261.89
Jan 261.99
Dec 251.99
Dec 251.95
Dec 252.06
Dec 252.24
Nov 252.23
Nov 252.15
Nov 252.16
Nov 252.12
Oct 252.01
Oct 252.17
Oct 252.08
Oct 252.1
Oct 252.21
Sep 252.17
Sep 251.99
Sep 252.04
Sep 252
Aug 251.98
Aug 251.92
Aug 251.98
Aug 252
Aug 252.06
Jul 252.04
Jul 252.33
Jul 252.33
Jul 252.35
Jun 252.51
Jun 252.63
Jun 252.52
Jun 252.34
May 252.32
May 252.41
May 252.44
May 252.31
May 252.13
Apr 252.12
Apr 252.1
Apr 252.06
Apr 252.06
Mar 252.41
Mar 252.46
Mar 252.36
Mar 252.17
Feb 252.29
Feb 252.4
Feb 252.41
Feb 252.32
Jan 252.31
Jan 252.5
Jan 252.56
Jan 252.38
Jan 252.24
Dec 242.17
Dec 242.07
Dec 242.2
Dec 242.1
Nov 242.23
Nov 242.22
Nov 242.08
Nov 242.06
Nov 241.86
Oct 241.95
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