CNQ vs COP vs DK Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Conocophillips and Delek US Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.22B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$181.41B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
DK Delek US Holdings, Inc.
$70.29 +3.6% 1M +85.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.31B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.06B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCNQCOPDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.22B $181.41B $4.31B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 19.5x 19.2x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 13.3x 3.8x DK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +8.5% +11.4% DK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 14.2% 1.9% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.5% 15.0% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.4x 2.5x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.7% +66.8% +85.7% DK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +14.5%/yr +28.8%/yr DK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 30.2% 55.9% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 62/100 40/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQCOPDK

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

AxisCNQCOPDK
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 44 #56 of 99 46 #13 of 23
Growth 78 #22 of 97 56 #43 of 97 78 #5 of 19
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 88 #12 of 96 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 71 #30 of 102 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns 43 #44 of 76 48 #40 of 76 12 #16 of 18
Overall 76 62 40
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DK ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCNQCOPDKSPY
1 month +14.0%+16.2%+3.6% -0.2%
3 months +22.4%+29.7%+11.9% +3.9%
6 months +16.6%+19.0%+71.3% +8.2%
Year to date +59.7%+58.1%+137.0% +12.9%
1 year +71.7%+66.8%+85.7% +12.3%
3 years +70.4%+25.6%+177.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%+7.9%+40.6% +23.3%
5 years +157.2%+96.9%+254.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.8%+14.5%+28.8% +10.9%
10 years +239.4%+236.3%+307.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.0%+12.9%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNQCOPDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%30.2%55.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%29.6%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.71-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.312.211.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-38.7%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-2.3%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $55.10$151.41$81.59 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$85.66$26.68 $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.

MultipleCNQCOPDK
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 13.0x 19.3xmedian 13.0x 19.2xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x 6.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x 6.3xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 10.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 2.27 -1.83median 2.27 0.23median 0.34

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 monthsCNQCOPDK
Revenue $33.47B $65.28B $12.06B
Gross profit $26.58B $41.24B $858.50M
Operating income $24.77B $31.28B $583.40M
Net income $8.48B $9.28B $270.70M
Free cash flow $18.68B $10.06B $683.90M
R&D – $393.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $7.64 $3.59
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $6.57B $628.60M
Total debt $49.14B $23.29B $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 1.21B 62.49M
Enterprise value $112.23B $154.11B $1.80B

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
MetricCNQCOPDK
P/E 14.1x 19.3x 19.2x
P/FCF 6.0x 17.7x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 8.1x 3.4x
P/S 3.4x 2.7x 0.4x
P/B – 2.7x 10.2x
P/Tangible book – 2.7x 193.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 4.5x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 6.2x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 6.6x 19.2x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 8.8x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -1.83 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQCOPDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 8.5% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -2.0% -12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 5.5% 616.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 0.6% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 6.2% 185.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% -2.0% 66.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 1.1% 135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -10.5% 109.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 4.8% 128.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% -10.6% 84.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 10.6% 697.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -3.8% 56.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% 45.4% 182.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -3.5% 94.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQCOPDK
Gross margin 79.4% 63.2% 7.1%
EBITDA margin 94.6% 66.0% 8.3%
Operating margin 74.0% 47.9% 4.8%
Pretax margin 32.2% 22.4% 2.6%
Net margin 24.0% 14.2% 1.9%
FCF margin 55.8% 15.4% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 33.6% 10.6%
Return on equity – 14.3% 77.6%
Return on assets – 7.5% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – 22.5% 15.0%
Return on capital employed – 28.2% 14.1%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQCOPDK
Debt / assets – 18.7% 42.2%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.3x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets – 47.4% 94.4%
Equity / assets – 52.6% 5.6%
Interest coverage 38.3x 39.2x –
Current ratio – 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.05 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQCOPDK
Dividend yield 5.8% 2.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% 43.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% 40.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% -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.

ConsensusCNQCOPDK
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 3.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $11.12FY2026 $18.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026 +182.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% -3.1% -42.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026 $15.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% -5.8% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQCOPDK
Held by institutions 71.6% 84.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 745 2,436 296
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% -1.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 386 1,119 166
Institutions selling 242 961 92
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.16 1.80

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.

CNQCOPDK
CNQ 1.00 0.73 0.41
COP 0.73 1.00 0.41
DK 0.41 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, COP and DK?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.22B, Conocophillips (COP) $181.41B, Delek US Holdings (DK) $4.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, COP and DK?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.5x, Delek US Holdings (DK) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delek US Holdings (DK) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x, Delek US Holdings (DK) 3.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Delek US Holdings (DK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Delek US Holdings (DK) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delek US Holdings (DK) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%, Delek US Holdings (DK) +85.7%. Over five years, Delek US Holdings (DK) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr, Delek US Holdings (DK) +28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 0.00%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) and Delek US Holdings (DK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 55.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNQ, COP and DK?

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.