AR vs EOG vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Antero Resources, Eog Resources and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$42.08 +20.3% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.99B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$161.09 +14.8% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.50B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$112.55B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
5.75%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 5, Eog Resources 4, Antero Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREOGCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.99B $84.50B $112.55B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 12.3x 14.1x AR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 9.6x 11.3x AR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +19.1% +6.7% AR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 25.4% 24.0% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 17.7% — EOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.2x 0.3x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.53% 5.75% CNQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +50.9% +71.7% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +11.4%/yr +20.8%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 28.6% 31.0% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 70/100 76/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

AREOGCNQ

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

AxisAREOGCNQ
Valuation 56 #44 of 99 49 #51 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Growth 82 #18 of 97 71 #29 of 97 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 59 #40 of 96 95 #6 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Financial Health 51 #51 of 102 86 #15 of 102 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 51 #38 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 62 70 76
  • AR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodAREOGCNQSPY
1 month +20.3%+14.8%+14.0% -0.2%
3 months +24.2%+15.4%+22.4% +3.9%
6 months +9.2%+18.6%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +22.1%+53.4%+59.7% +12.9%
1 year +28.8%+50.9%+71.7% +12.3%
3 years +45.7%+27.9%+70.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+8.5%+19.5% +23.3%
5 years +106.7%+71.7%+157.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.6%+11.4%+20.8% +10.9%
10 years +57.1%+75.6%+239.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%+5.8%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAREOGCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%28.6%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%29.2%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.75-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.761.782.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-34.8%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-1.6%-1.9% -1.2%
52-week high $45.15$163.70$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $30.03$101.78$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.

MultipleAREOGCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 13.0x 12.3xmedian 13.0x 14.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 5.9x 6.4xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.1x 13.3xmedian 11.1x 6.0xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 2.27 -2.76median 2.27 0.26median 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 monthsAREOGCNQ
Revenue $6.13B $27.03B $33.47B
Gross profit -$98.79M – $26.58B
Operating income $1.51B $8.91B $24.77B
Net income $1.12B $6.88B $8.48B
Free cash flow $883.75M $6.35B $18.68B
R&D – $213.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $13.00 $3.83
Cash & equivalents – $4.91B $1.84B
Total debt $2.61B $7.93B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 310.64M 529.00M 2.10B
Enterprise value $12.99B $68.81B $109.56B

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
MetricAREOGCNQ
P/E 12.0x 12.3x 14.1x
P/FCF 14.7x 13.3x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 6.3x 8.7x
P/S 2.1x 3.1x 3.4x
P/B 1.6x 2.7x –
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.7x –
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 6.4x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 9.8x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF 17.7x 13.8x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 6.6x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 -2.76 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREOGCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 19.1% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 1.4% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.6% – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.9% – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 197.0% 22.2% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -7.0% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.1% 20.0% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -7.6% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.2% 23.8% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% -4.5% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% 25.2% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.0% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 44.8% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -5.5% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREOGCNQ
Gross margin -1.6% – 79.4%
EBITDA margin 38.0% 50.9% 94.6%
Operating margin 24.7% 32.9% 74.0%
Pretax margin 23.8% 32.5% 32.2%
Net margin 17.7% 25.4% 24.0%
FCF margin 14.4% 23.5% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 49.4% 38.5%
Return on equity 13.6% 21.9% –
Return on assets 7.3% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% 17.7% –
Return on capital employed 11.2% 18.3% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREOGCNQ
Debt / assets 17.2% 14.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 1.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.4% 41.8% –
Equity / assets 54.6% 58.2% –
Interest coverage – 33.0x 38.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.9x –
Quick ratio – 1.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 2.00 4.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREOGCNQ
Dividend yield – 2.5% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 5.9% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.7% 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.3% 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% -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.

ConsensusAREOGCNQ
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.64FY2026 $16.76FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.8%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.3% -7.0% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.13BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% -5.6% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREOGCNQ
Held by institutions 88.4% 95.8% 71.6%
Institutions holding 623 1,628 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.6% -5.0%
Institutions buying 380 837 386
Institutions selling 156 578 242
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.45 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.

AREOGCNQ
AR 1.00 0.60 0.50
EOG 0.60 1.00 0.76
CNQ 0.50 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AR, EOG and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Antero Resources (AR) $12.99B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.50B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $112.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, AR, EOG and CNQ?

Antero Resources (AR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Antero Resources (AR) 12.0x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Antero Resources (AR) is cheapest (Antero Resources (AR) 9.1x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Antero Resources (AR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Antero Resources (AR) +24.1%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Antero Resources (AR) 17.7%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%). On return on invested capital, Eog Resources (EOG) leads (Antero Resources (AR) 10.7%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Antero Resources (AR) +28.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) +50.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Antero Resources (AR) +15.6%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +11.4%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest dividend yield: Eog Resources (EOG) 2.53%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 5.75%. Antero Resources (AR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Antero Resources (AR) 37.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AR, EOG 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, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 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.