APA vs NEE vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Apa, Nextera Energy and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APA APA Corp
$51.66 +20.9% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.93B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.22B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPANEECNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.93B $172.22B $113.03B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 14.8x 14.1x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 21.1x 11.5x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +9.6% +6.7% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 40.4% 24.0% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 7.0x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.8% -2.8% +76.2% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr -0.7%/yr +22.0%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 21.1% 31.0% NEE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 61/100 76/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

APANEECNQ

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

AxisAPANEECNQ
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 26 #50 of 67 77 #24 of 99
Growth 75 #25 of 97 92 #6 of 65 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 89 #8 of 64 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 51 #51 of 102 48 #34 of 64 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 65 #27 of 76 52 #33 of 67 44 #43 of 76
Overall 72 61 76
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CNQ 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

PeriodAPANEECNQSPY
1 month +20.9%+7.8%+16.2% -0.8%
3 months +48.7%-7.7%+23.0% +3.5%
6 months +34.4%-13.5%+22.4% +7.0%
Year to date +111.2%+2.2%+62.8% +12.2%
1 year +116.8%-2.8%+76.2% +13.0%
3 years +28.7%+45.8%+73.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.8%+13.4%+20.2% +23.1%
5 years +92.0%-3.5%+170.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%-0.7%+22.0% +11.0%
10 years -16.2%+160.0%+245.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%+10.0%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPANEECNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%21.1%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%22.2%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.980.10-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.66-0.132.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-47.2%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-16.2%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $51.90$97.88$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$75.50$30.59 $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.

MultipleAPANEECNQ
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 13.5x 14.7xmedian 20.8x 14.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x 18.4xmedian 13.1x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 11.0x 36.8xmedian 36.7x 6.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.7x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -19.97median 2.27 1.05median 2.23 0.27median 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 monthsAPANEECNQ
Revenue $8.61B $28.83B $33.47B
Gross profit $7.81B – $26.58B
Operating income $2.31B $8.66B $24.77B
Net income $1.98B $11.64B $8.48B
Free cash flow $2.11B $4.67B $18.68B
R&D $142.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $5.55 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $5.58B $1.84B
Total debt $17.14B $413.84B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 2.10B 2.10B
Enterprise value $16.20B $158.97B $110.03B

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
MetricAPANEECNQ
P/E 10.9x 14.7x 14.3x
P/FCF 8.6x 36.8x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 11.6x 8.9x
P/S 2.1x 6.0x 3.4x
P/B 2.3x 2.4x –
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.4x –
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 18.4x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 32.0x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 9.6x 3.7x
EV/FCF 10.1x 59.2x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 18.7x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.97 1.05 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPANEECNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 9.6% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 1.7% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,511% 13.4% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -3.5% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 79.0% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 15.1% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% 76.7% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 14.0% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 23.8% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 16.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 30.9% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 124.1% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPANEECNQ
Gross margin 90.8% – 79.4%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 52.2% 94.6%
Operating margin 26.8% 30.0% 74.0%
Pretax margin 36.1% 35.0% 32.2%
Net margin 19.5% 40.4% 24.0%
FCF margin 24.6% 16.2% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 51.4% 38.5%
Return on equity 25.8% 13.9% –
Return on assets 11.0% 4.1% –
Return on invested capital – 4.7% –
Return on capital employed 14.8% 4.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPANEECNQ
Debt / assets 20.8% 45.0% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 7.0x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 23.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 70.3% –
Equity / assets 44.2% 29.7% –
Interest coverage 10.6x 2,164x 38.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.01 0.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPANEECNQ
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.0% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.6% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.4% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% – 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% – 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -111.0%

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.

ConsensusAPANEECNQ
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% +18.5% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +9.6% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPANEECNQ
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.3% 71.6%
Institutions holding 809 3,019 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +2.3% -5.0%
Institutions buying 432 1,588 386
Institutions selling 244 1,054 242
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.51 1.60

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.

APANEECNQ
APA 1.00 -0.01 0.72
NEE -0.01 1.00 0.11
CNQ 0.72 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, NEE and CNQ?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $17.93B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, NEE and CNQ?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.7x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.8x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +116.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%. Nextera Energy (NEE) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextera Energy (NEE) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 43.9%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, NEE and CNQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads on 4. 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.