Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR
Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR is an American Depositary Receipt representing shares of Pampa Energía S.A., an integrated energy company based in Argentina. The company is active across electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, while also participating in oil and gas production and petrochemical operations. Its power portfolio includes thermal, hydroelectric, and wind assets, supporting a broad role in Argentina’s electricity supply chain. Pampa Energía also operates through transportation and other energy-related segments, giving it a diversified position within the regional utilities and energy market. As a sponsored ADR, it offers U.S. investors access to the company’s underlying shares through a U.S.-traded instrument while reflecting the performance of its core Argentine business.
$77.92
-$0.15 (-0.19%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
16.62% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 3.95%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 6.7%, steady but not accelerating.
ROIC dropped from 6.08% to 3.95%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Negative free cash flow of -$215M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
8.2x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$2.42B
▲ +6.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$575M
▼ -38.8% YoY
Op. Margin
19.49%
▲ +1.6pp YoY
ROIC
3.95%
▼ -2.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$455M
▼ -1694.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$612M
▲ +32.1% YoY
Net Debt
$837M
Cash & Equiv.
$1.09B
3Y CAGR: +3.0%
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Is Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR (PAM) overvalued?
At a P/E of 8.2, Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR (PAM)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR scores 31/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR a high-quality business?+
Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR scores 31 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 19.5% operating margin and a 4.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Pampa Energía S.A. Sponsored ADR a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh PAM's valuation and scores 31/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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