CNQ vs BTE vs DVN Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Baytex Energy and Devon Energy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$48.90 +1.7% 1M +53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$101.82B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.39B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
BTE Baytex Energy Corp.
$4.24 -9.4% 1M +78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$42.84 -10.8% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$39.59B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCNQBTEDVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.82B $3.21B $39.59B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x -6.3x 12.1x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 9.4x 7.5x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.7% +280.5% +18.1% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.5% -29.5% 16.1% DVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -3.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.8x 4.1x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% 0.02% 0.02% BTE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.4% +78.9% +32.5% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.1%/yr +4.3%/yr -0.3%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 44.1% 35.7% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 57/100 42/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQBTEDVN

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

AxisCNQBTEDVN
Valuation 61 #39 of 98 67 #33 of 98 39 #60 of 98
Growth 83 #17 of 97 35 #63 of 97 49 #50 of 97
Profitability 75 #24 of 94 56 #42 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Financial Health 94 #7 of 101 86 #15 of 101 39 #62 of 101
Shareholder Returns 41 #47 of 79 42 #46 of 79 37 #50 of 79
Overall 71 57 42
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BTE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DVN 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

PeriodCNQBTEDVNSPY
1 month +1.7%-9.4%-10.8% -5.9%
3 months +7.5%+2.2%-0.6% -4.6%
6 months +9.3%-12.8%-5.5% +0.2%
Year to date +44.5%+31.3%+17.0% +7.5%
1 year +53.4%+78.9%+32.5% +8.2%
3 years +47.1%-1.2%-8.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.7%-0.4%-2.9% +19.0%
5 years +129.1%+23.6%-1.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +18.1%+4.3%-0.3% +9.4%
10 years +233.6%+14.6%+6.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.8%+1.4%+0.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCNQBTEDVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%44.1%35.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%49.8%36.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.49-0.24-0.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.661.790.91 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-79.1%-65.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-23.3%-17.7% -5.9%
52-week high $55.93$5.53$52.08 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$2.37$32.34 $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.

MultipleCNQBTEDVN
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 10.1x -6.3xmedian 10.1x 12.2xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 5.1x 4.9xmedian 5.1x 21.2xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 8.9x 1.2xmedian 8.9x 31.9xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x —median 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.69median 0.94 0.17median 0.94 -0.55median 0.94

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 monthsCNQBTEDVN
Revenue $38.39B $1.74B $20.38B
Gross profit $31.29B – $14.11B
Operating income $29.36B – -$1.35B
Net income $10.18B -$513.91M $3.29B
Free cash flow $17.20B $2.82B $1.48B
R&D – $4.64M $54.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $-0.67 $3.49
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $506.96M –
Total debt $11.72B $62.80M $11.39B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 769.18M 940.00M
Enterprise value $95.72B $1.46B $39.59B

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
MetricCNQBTEDVN
P/E 21.4x -6.3x 12.2x
P/FCF 5.9x 1.2x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 4.3x 5.5x
P/S 2.7x 1.9x 2.3x
P/B – – 1.1x
P/Tangible book – – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.1x 4.9x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 3.8x -42.2x -43.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF 6.4x 1.0x 39.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 3.7x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.69 0.17 -0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQBTEDVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.7% 280.5% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -2.9% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.5% – 18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.5% – 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – -34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 114.9% -293.1% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -34.0% -11.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 338,570% -302.8% -22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -37.0% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.5% -41.1% 25.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 5.7% 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 128.7% 337.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 130.4% 11.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQBTEDVN
Gross margin 81.5% – 69.3%
EBITDA margin 92.2% 32.6% 13.5%
Operating margin 76.5% – -6.6%
Pretax margin 34.4% -12.2% -8.8%
Net margin 12.5% -29.5% 16.1%
FCF margin 44.8% 161.9% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 39.2% 43.8% 42.0%
Return on equity – – 11.5%
Return on assets – – 6.4%
Return on invested capital – – -3.5%
Return on capital employed – – -3.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -1.5x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQBTEDVN
Debt / assets – – 16.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.8x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.0x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets – – 41.1%
Equity / assets – – 58.9%
Interest coverage 39.9x -0.5x -2.7x
Current ratio – – 0.7x
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQBTEDVN
Dividend yield 6.4% 1.9% 2.6%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -6.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 6.1% -4.2% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.7% -14.4% 25.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.2% 2.6% 55.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.0% 39.5% 11.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -9.4% – -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.

ConsensusCNQBTEDVN
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $0.45FY2026 $5.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 – +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% +11.1% -6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.27BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 -47.0%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% -11.3% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQBTEDVN
Held by institutions 71.6% 51.4% 92.2%
Institutions holding 747 186 1,463
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +5.1% +86.7%
Institutions buying 387 98 1,142
Institutions selling 243 62 232
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.58 4.92

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.

CNQBTEDVN
CNQ 1.00 0.72 0.76
BTE 0.72 1.00 0.66
DVN 0.76 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, BTE and DVN?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $101.82B, Baytex Energy (BTE) $3.21B, Devon Energy (DVN) $39.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, BTE and DVN?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 21.3x, Baytex Energy (BTE) -6.3x, Devon Energy (DVN) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 10.2x, Baytex Energy (BTE) 9.4x, Devon Energy (DVN) 7.5x). 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: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.7%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +280.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Devon Energy (DVN) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 12.5%, Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +53.4%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +78.9%, Devon Energy (DVN) +32.5%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +18.1%/yr, Baytex Energy (BTE) +4.3%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baytex Energy (BTE) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.04%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 0.02%, Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 32.2%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 44.1%, Devon Energy (DVN) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.