APA vs COP vs EXE Stock Comparison

Apa, Conocophillips and Expand Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APA APA Corp
$51.66 +20.9% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.89B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.46B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.02 +8.3% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.38B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 5, Expand Energy 5, Apa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPACOPEXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.89B $179.46B $22.38B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 19.3x 8.0x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 13.6x 10.4x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +8.5% +59.3% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 14.2% 20.5% EXE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.5% 12.1% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.8% +72.0% -9.4% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +15.3%/yr +7.3%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 30.1% 30.3% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 60/100 83/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

APACOPEXE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPACOPEXE
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 41 #59 of 99 96 #5 of 99
Growth 75 #25 of 97 57 #42 of 97 95 #6 of 97
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 88 #12 of 96 76 #24 of 96
Financial Health 51 #51 of 102 70 #31 of 102 73 #28 of 102
Shareholder Returns 65 #27 of 76 45 #42 of 76 73 #21 of 76
Overall 72 60 83
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPACOPEXESPY
1 month +20.9%+18.9%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months +48.7%+31.0%+3.9% +3.5%
6 months +34.4%+24.4%-2.4% +7.0%
Year to date +111.2%+61.7%-14.8% +12.2%
1 year +116.8%+72.0%-9.4% +13.0%
3 years +28.7%+28.5%+9.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.8%+8.7%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years +92.0%+103.4%+42.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+15.3%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years -16.2%+262.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%+13.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPACOPEXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%30.1%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%29.5%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.98-0.71-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.662.39-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-38.7%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%0.0%-23.5% -1.8%
52-week high $51.90$151.41$122.89 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$85.66$84.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPACOPEXE
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 13.5x 19.8xmedian 13.5x 8.1xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x 4.6xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 11.0x 18.1xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -19.97median 2.27 -1.88median 2.27 -0.23median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPACOPEXE
Revenue $8.61B $65.28B $13.60B
Gross profit $7.81B $41.24B $10.38B
Operating income $2.31B $31.28B $3.66B
Net income $1.98B $9.28B $2.78B
Free cash flow $2.11B $10.06B $2.68B
R&D $142.00M $393.00M $49.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $7.64 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $6.57B $663.00M
Total debt $17.14B $23.29B $3.69B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 1.21B 238.36M
Enterprise value $16.16B $152.17B $18.27B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPACOPEXE
P/E 10.9x 19.8x 8.1x
P/FCF 8.6x 18.1x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 8.3x 3.8x
P/S 2.1x 2.8x 1.6x
P/B 2.3x 2.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 6.3x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 10.1x 19.6x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 9.0x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.97 -1.88 -0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPACOPEXE
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 8.5% 59.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -2.0% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% 5.5% 73.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 0.6% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,511% 6.2% 696.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -2.0% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 1.1% 1,250%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -10.5% -23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% 4.8% 1,262%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -10.6% -35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 10.6% 75.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -3.8% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 45.4% 129.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -3.5% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPACOPEXE
Gross margin 90.8% 63.2% 76.3%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 66.0% 48.5%
Operating margin 26.8% 47.9% 26.9%
Pretax margin 36.1% 22.4% 26.0%
Net margin 19.5% 14.2% 20.5%
FCF margin 24.6% 15.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 33.6% 41.6%
Return on equity 25.8% 14.3% 14.3%
Return on assets 11.0% 7.5% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 22.5% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 28.2% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPACOPEXE
Debt / assets 20.8% 18.7% 13.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.3x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 47.4% 30.8%
Equity / assets 44.2% 52.6% 69.2%
Interest coverage 10.6x 39.2x 16.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.10 2.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPACOPEXE
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.2% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 3.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 5.2% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 43.8% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% 40.4% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% 7.4% 55.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -15.4% -9.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPACOPEXE
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $11.12FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% -3.1% -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -5.8% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPACOPEXE
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.0% –
Institutions holding 809 2,436 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -1.6% –
Institutions buying 432 1,119 –
Institutions selling 244 961 –
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.16 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APACOPEXE
APA 1.00 0.77 0.39
COP 0.77 1.00 0.37
EXE 0.39 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, COP and EXE?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $17.89B, Conocophillips (COP) $179.46B, Expand Energy (EXE) $22.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, COP and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.7x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.8x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) +59.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +116.8%, Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.4%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 43.9%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, COP and EXE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Conocophillips (COP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.