APA vs MPC vs FANG Stock Comparison

Apa, Marathon Petroleum and Diamondback Energy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APA APA Corp
$48.82 +11.8% 1M +115.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.10B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
2.05%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$430.47 +2.0% 1M +120.9% 1Y
Market cap
$120.89B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.93%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$199.74 +8.1% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$56.04B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
2.13%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 5, Apa 4, Diamondback Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPAMPCFANGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.10B $120.89B $56.04B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 14.5x 38.3x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 6.3x 9.2x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +15.9% +21.4% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 5.5% 8.6% APA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.7% 1.6% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.5x 1.9x APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.05% 0.93% 2.13% FANG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.5% +120.9% +39.5% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +46.6%/yr +12.3%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 37.2% 32.6% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 50/100 43/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

APAMPCFANG

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

AxisAPAMPCFANG
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 23 #18 of 23 44 #56 of 99
Growth 60 #39 of 97 56 #9 of 19 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 97 #4 of 95 72 #6 of 19 49 #49 of 95
Financial Health 49 #53 of 102 50 #13 of 25 39 #63 of 102
Shareholder Returns 59 #32 of 77 47 #10 of 18 29 #55 of 77
Overall 68 50 43
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • FANG 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

PeriodAPAMPCFANGSPY
1 month +11.8%+2.0%+8.1% -2.3%
3 months +32.4%+40.1%+0.5% -0.7%
6 months +16.2%+70.5%-6.5% +4.8%
Year to date +99.6%+164.7%+32.9% +10.3%
1 year +115.5%+120.9%+39.5% +10.3%
3 years +22.2%+185.5%+23.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.9%+41.9%+7.2% +20.1%
5 years +76.7%+576.0%+78.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +12.1%+46.6%+12.3% +10.1%
10 years -17.9%+949.9%+118.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year -2.0%+26.5%+8.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPAMPCFANGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%37.2%32.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%37.0%31.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.98-0.27-0.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.593.251.21 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-45.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-11.3%-6.5% -3.5%
52-week high $52.82$485.05$213.69 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$162.63$137.29 $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.

MultipleAPAMPCFANG
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.1x 14.5xmedian 8.6x 38.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 0.2x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 5.7x 8.4xmedian 6.3x 10.8xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 9.6x 9.4xmedian 7.0x 15.2xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -18.87median 0.62 -14.15median 0.32 -1.09median 0.62

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 monthsAPAMPCFANG
Revenue $8.61B $156.18B $17.10B
Gross profit $7.81B $21.79B –
Operating income $3.33B $14.13B $1.08B
Net income $1.98B $10.31B $1.63B
Free cash flow $2.11B $12.90B $3.68B
R&D $142.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $29.50 $5.22
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $7.77B $462.00M
Total debt $3.74B $33.26B $12.61B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 290.00M 281.20M
Enterprise value $16.30B $111.28B $61.23B

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
MetricAPAMPCFANG
P/E 10.3x 14.5x 38.3x
P/FCF 8.1x 9.4x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 7.1x 5.5x
P/S 2.0x 0.8x 3.3x
P/B 2.2x 4.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 8.4x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 6.1x 10.4x 63.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.9x 4.0x
EV/FCF 9.7x 11.3x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 8.5x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -18.87 -14.15 -1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAMPCFANG
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 15.9% 21.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -0.6% 27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.8% 163.0% -78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -9.1% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 174.5% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -10.4% -23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% 324.1% -60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -1.0% -35.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 164.9% 33.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 4.8% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 253.7% 143.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 1.0% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAMPCFANG
Gross margin 90.8% 14.0% –
EBITDA margin 64.0% 11.2% 37.0%
Operating margin 38.6% 9.0% 6.3%
Pretax margin 36.1% 8.2% 10.8%
Net margin 19.5% 5.5% 8.6%
FCF margin 24.6% 8.3% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 11.0% 59.3%
Return on equity 25.8% 42.0% 3.5%
Return on assets 11.0% 11.3% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – 19.7% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 21.3% 22.1% 1.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.7x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAMPCFANG
Debt / assets 20.8% 35.3% 18.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.6x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 72.7% 37.4%
Equity / assets 44.2% 27.3% 62.6%
Interest coverage 15.2x 10.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.13 3.96 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAMPCFANG
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.9% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 4.1% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 5.0% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 11.3% 72.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% 9.0% 32.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% 2.8% -6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -3.4% -10.0%

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.

ConsensusAPAMPCFANG
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 6.3xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $21.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% -13.2% -5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +38.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -9.3% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAMPCFANG
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.7% 71.6%
Institutions holding 811 1,934 1,192
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.3% +8.6%
Institutions buying 434 858 610
Institutions selling 244 700 395
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.23 1.54

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.

APAMPCFANG
APA 1.00 0.54 0.79
MPC 0.54 1.00 0.47
FANG 0.79 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, MPC and FANG?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $17.10B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $120.89B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $56.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, MPC and FANG?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.3x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.5x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 38.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.4x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.3x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apa (APA) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Apa (APA) +115.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +120.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +39.5%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +12.1%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 2.05%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.93%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 2.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 44.7%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 37.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, MPC and FANG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 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.