BSM vs COP Stock Comparison

Black Stone Minerals and Conocophillips Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$150.81 +17.7% 1M +67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$184.11B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 7, Black Stone Minerals 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSMCOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.16B $184.11B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 19.8x BSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 13.8x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +8.5% COP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.5% 14.2% BSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.02% BSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% +67.4% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +14.8%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 30.2% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 60/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

BSMCOP

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

AxisBSMCOP
Valuation 28 #72 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Growth 28 #70 of 97 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 80 #21 of 102 70 #31 of 102
Shareholder Returns 27 #56 of 76 47 #41 of 76
Overall 52 60
  • BSM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP 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

PeriodBSMCOPSPY
1 month +2.7%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months +2.1%+25.4% +2.9%
6 months +5.4%+23.9% +6.4%
Year to date +12.6%+61.1% +11.4%
1 year +14.2%+67.4% +13.1%
3 years -15.4%+25.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years +22.9%+99.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.2%+14.8% +10.9%
10 years -20.1%+263.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.2%+13.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBSMCOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.702.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $15.44$150.81 $779.14
52-week low $12.95$85.66 $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.

MultipleBSMCOP
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.1x 19.7xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 5.7x 4.6xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.1x 18.0xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 2.24 -1.87median 2.24

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 monthsBSMCOP
Revenue $524.05M $65.28B
Gross profit – $41.24B
Operating income $295.66M $31.28B
Net income $283.59M $9.28B
Free cash flow $204.26M $10.06B
R&D $21.23M $393.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $7.64
Cash & equivalents $1.67M $6.57B
Total debt $554.65M $23.29B
Shares (diluted) 212.60M 1.21B
Enterprise value $3.14B $156.81B

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
MetricBSMCOP
P/E 12.5x 19.7x
P/FCF 15.6x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 8.3x
P/S 6.1x 2.8x
P/B 3.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF 16.6x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 -1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSMCOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.7% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.5% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSMCOP
Gross margin – 63.2%
EBITDA margin 63.8% 66.0%
Operating margin 56.4% 47.9%
Pretax margin 54.1% 22.4%
Net margin 48.5% 14.2%
FCF margin 39.0% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 61.1% 33.6%
Return on equity 35.8% 14.3%
Return on assets 21.0% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 22.5%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSMCOP
Debt / assets 14.8% 18.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 40.5% 47.4%
Equity / assets 59.5% 52.6%
Interest coverage 23.8x 39.2x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 5.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSMCOP
Dividend yield 8.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 100.2% 43.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 139.1% 40.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -17.9% 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -15.4%

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.

ConsensusBSMCOP
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.0%FY2026 +77.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $441.90MFY2026 $76.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.0%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSMCOP
Held by institutions 21.1% 84.0%
Institutions holding 197 2,436
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -1.6%
Institutions buying 81 1,119
Institutions selling 44 961
Buyers to sellers 1.84 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.

BSMCOP
BSM 1.00 0.50
COP 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSM and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.16B, Conocophillips (COP) $184.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSM and COP?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 12.4x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.2x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Conocophillips (COP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +5.0%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has the highest net margin (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 48.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +14.2%, Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +4.2%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has the highest dividend yield: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 0.09%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 20.4%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do BSM and COP move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.50, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, BSM and COP?

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 7. 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.