CNQ vs EPD vs PBA Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Enterprise Products Partners and Pembina Pipeline Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.26B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$49.95 +11.8% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.13B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 7, Enterprise Products Partners 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNQEPDPBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.26B $81.94B $29.13B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 13.0x 18.5x EPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 13.0x 21.4x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +6.8% +0.9% EPD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 10.8% 20.1% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.2% 8.3% EPD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.2x 3.1x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.7% +19.3% +31.4% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +10.0%/yr +8.3%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 18.5% 20.3% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 51/100 57/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQEPDPBA

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

AxisCNQEPDPBA
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 71 #11 of 35 79 #8 of 35
Growth 78 #22 of 97 24 #26 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 49 #18 of 34 55 #16 of 34
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 68 #12 of 35 88 #5 of 35
Shareholder Returns 43 #44 of 76 43 #18 of 31 40 #19 of 31
Overall 76 51 57
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNQEPDPBASPY
1 month +14.0%+0.9%+11.8% -0.2%
3 months +22.4%-3.8%+0.1% +3.9%
6 months +16.6%-3.4%+12.8% +8.2%
Year to date +59.7%+16.0%+31.2% +12.9%
1 year +71.7%+19.3%+31.4% +12.3%
3 years +70.4%+37.3%+64.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%+11.2%+18.0% +23.3%
5 years +157.2%+60.7%+49.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.8%+10.0%+8.3% +10.9%
10 years +239.4%+42.6%+60.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.0%+3.6%+4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNQEPDPBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%18.5%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%18.0%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.32-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.311.041.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-19.5%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-6.6%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $55.10$39.80$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$30.22$36.52 $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.

MultipleCNQEPDPBA
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 13.0x 12.8xmedian 20.9x 18.4xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 10.8xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 11.1x 23.2xmedian 16.5x 8.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 2.27 2.40median 1.95 —median 1.95

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 monthsCNQEPDPBA
Revenue $33.47B $58.47B $7.84B
Gross profit $26.58B – $3.30B
Operating income $24.77B $7.85B $2.83B
Net income $8.48B $6.37B $1.71B
Free cash flow $18.68B $3.46B $3.49B
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $2.89 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $246.00M $153.00M
Total debt $49.14B $33.23B $12.08B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 2.19B 582.00M
Enterprise value $112.27B $80.33B $28.57B

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
MetricCNQEPDPBA
P/E 14.1x 12.8x 18.4x
P/FCF 6.0x 23.2x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 9.1x 10.0x
P/S 3.4x 1.4x 3.7x
P/B – 2.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – 3.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 11.0x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 14.4x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.9x 5.2x
EV/FCF 6.6x 32.7x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 12.8x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 2.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQEPDPBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 6.8% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 3.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% – 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 7.5% 27.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 5.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 7.5% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 4.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 7.7% -3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 0.6% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% -17.8% -14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -9.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQEPDPBA
Gross margin 79.4% – 42.1%
EBITDA margin 94.6% 17.6% 48.5%
Operating margin 74.0% 13.4% 36.1%
Pretax margin 32.2% 10.9% 28.2%
Net margin 24.0% 10.8% 20.1%
FCF margin 55.8% 5.9% 44.5%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 15.2% 37.0%
Return on equity – 20.7% 10.1%
Return on assets – 7.8% 4.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.2% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 12.3% –
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQEPDPBA
Debt / assets – 40.6% 33.3%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 9.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets – 62.0% 52.9%
Equity / assets – 38.0% 47.1%
Interest coverage 38.3x 5.2x 4.6x
Current ratio – 0.9x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQEPDPBA
Dividend yield 5.8% 5.9% 5.8%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.5% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 6.4% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% 74.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% 136.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% 4.1% –

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.

ConsensusCNQEPDPBA
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% +17.1% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +2.5% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQEPDPBA
Held by institutions 71.6% 24.8% –
Institutions holding 745 1,581 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 386 670 –
Institutions selling 242 435 –
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.54 –

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.

CNQEPDPBA
CNQ 1.00 0.44 0.60
EPD 0.44 1.00 0.57
PBA 0.60 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, EPD and PBA?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.26B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $81.94B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, EPD and PBA?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.0x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.0x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) leads (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.3%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.4%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +10.0%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.3%/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%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 0.00%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) and Pembina Pipeline (PBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNQ, EPD and PBA?

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 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.