BTE vs DVN vs VIST Stock Comparison

Baytex Energy, Devon Energy and Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTE Baytex Energy Corp.
$5.41 +19.4% 1M +133.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
1.48%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.24 +8.9% 1M +55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$56.36B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
2.19%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 6, Devon Energy 3, Baytex Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTEDVNVISTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14B $56.36B $7.47B DVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 14.6x 8.7x VIST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 9.0x 7.0x VIST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% +18.1% +77.8% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -29.5% 16.1% 23.9% VIST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.5% 25.8% VIST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 4.1x 1.0x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.48% 2.19% — DVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +133.2% +55.6% +50.8% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr +4.8%/yr +61.4%/yr VIST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 34.0% 43.3% DVN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 48/100 68/100 VIST

Percentile Scorecard

BTEDVNVIST

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

AxisBTEDVNVIST
Valuation 69 #31 of 99 39 #61 of 99 81 #20 of 99
Growth 40 #59 of 97 68 #32 of 97 67 #33 of 97
Profitability 57 #42 of 96 46 #52 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 87 #14 of 102 38 #64 of 102 32 #70 of 102
Shareholder Returns 44 #43 of 76 49 #39 of 76 –
Overall 59 48 68
  • BTE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VIST 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

PeriodBTEDVNVISTSPY
1 month +19.4%+8.9%+6.1% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%+20.1%+11.3% +3.9%
6 months +9.1%+3.6%-2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +67.5%+39.9%+47.2% +12.9%
1 year +133.2%+55.6%+50.8% +12.3%
3 years +24.7%+9.6%+145.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.6%+3.1%+34.8% +23.3%
5 years +61.0%+26.5%+993.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.0%+4.8%+61.4% +10.9%
10 years +35.3%+26.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.1%+2.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTEDVNVISTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%34.0%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%33.2%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.34-0.74-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.151.631.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.1%-65.7%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-1.6%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.53$52.07$79.25 $779.14
52-week low $2.27$32.01$43.88 $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.

MultipleBTEDVNVIST
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 13.0x 14.6xmedian 13.0x 8.7xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.9x 24.6xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 11.1x 38.2xmedian 11.1x 2.2xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 2.27 -0.65median 2.27 -0.11median 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 monthsBTEDVNVIST
Revenue $1.74B $20.38B $3.53B
Gross profit – $14.11B $1.86B
Operating income – -$1.35B $1.51B
Net income -$513.91M $3.29B $841.68M
Free cash flow $2.82B $1.48B $3.32B
R&D $4.64M $54.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 $3.49 $7.85
Cash & equivalents $506.96M – $604.66M
Total debt $1.49B $11.39B $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 769.18M 940.00M 107.21M
Enterprise value $2.39B $56.36B $5.58B

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
MetricBTEDVNVIST
P/E -8.1x 14.6x 8.7x
P/FCF 1.5x 38.2x 2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 6.6x 4.1x
P/S 2.4x 2.8x 2.1x
P/B – 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book – 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 24.6x 4.0x
EV/EBIT -55.7x -50.1x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 1.3x 45.9x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 7.9x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -0.65 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTEDVNVIST
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% 18.1% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 5.9% -77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.4% 96.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -78.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.9% 84.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -44.2% -77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -293.1% 13.2% 45.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% -11.9% 36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -302.8% -22.0% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.0% -22.4% -78.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 25.5% 165.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 6.4% 40.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 128.7% 337.8% 58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.4% 11.7% 38.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTEDVNVIST
Gross margin – 69.3% 52.7%
EBITDA margin 32.6% 13.5% 69.5%
Operating margin – -6.6% 42.8%
Pretax margin -12.2% -8.8% 33.3%
Net margin -29.5% 16.1% 23.9%
FCF margin 161.9% 7.2% 94.3%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% 42.0% 51.4%
Return on equity – 11.5% 27.5%
Return on assets – 6.4% 9.9%
Return on invested capital – -3.5% 25.8%
Return on capital employed – -3.0% 21.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 2.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTEDVNVIST
Debt / assets – 16.1% 31.9%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 4.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 7.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 41.1% 62.1%
Equity / assets – 58.9% 37.9%
Interest coverage -0.5x -2.7x 6.9x
Current ratio – 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.58 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTEDVNVIST
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield -4.7% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield -3.3% 3.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -14.4% 25.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% 55.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.5% 11.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -34.6% –

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.

ConsensusBTEDVNVIST
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.45FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +45.2%FY2026 +50.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% -5.1% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.0%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026 +66.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +2.6% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTEDVNVIST
Held by institutions 51.4% 92.2% 57.7%
Institutions holding 186 1,459 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +86.7% +11.6%
Institutions buying 98 1,139 138
Institutions selling 62 231 65
Buyers to sellers 1.58 4.93 2.12

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.

BTEDVNVIST
BTE 1.00 0.62 0.49
DVN 0.62 1.00 0.53
VIST 0.49 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTE, DVN and VIST?

Devon Energy (DVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baytex Energy (BTE) $4.14B, Devon Energy (DVN) $56.36B, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) $7.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, BTE, DVN and VIST?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baytex Energy (BTE) -8.1x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.6x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) is cheapest (Baytex Energy (BTE) 12.0x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.0x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baytex Energy (BTE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baytex Energy (BTE) +280.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) has the highest net margin (Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 23.9%). On return on invested capital, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Baytex Energy (BTE) +133.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) +55.6%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +50.8%. Over five years, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) compounded fastest (Baytex Energy (BTE) +10.0%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) +4.8%/yr, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +61.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Devon Energy (DVN) has the highest dividend yield: Baytex Energy (BTE) 1.48%, Devon Energy (DVN) 2.19%. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Devon Energy (DVN) has been the steadiest (Baytex Energy (BTE) 42.3%, Devon Energy (DVN) 34.0%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTE, DVN and VIST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) leads on 6. 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.