CNQ vs ET vs EOG Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Energy Transfer and Eog Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.32B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$163.70 +16.6% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.77B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eog Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eog Resources 5, Canadian Natural Resources 4, Energy Transfer 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNQETEOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.03B $70.32B $84.77B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 13.9x 12.3x EOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 11.5x 9.8x EOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +33.3% +19.1% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 4.7% 25.4% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.4% 17.7% EOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 4.0x 0.2x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.07% 0.03% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.2% +23.2% +53.9% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr +16.2%/yr +12.0%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 17.5% 28.6% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 63/100 72/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQETEOG

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

AxisCNQETEOG
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 94 #3 of 35 49 #51 of 99
Growth 81 #19 of 97 61 #14 of 34 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 30 #24 of 34 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 59 #15 of 35 86 #15 of 102
Shareholder Returns 44 #43 of 76 70 #10 of 31 51 #38 of 76
Overall 76 63 72
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • EOG 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

PeriodCNQETEOGSPY
1 month +16.2%+2.0%+16.6% -0.8%
3 months +23.0%+3.5%+16.7% +3.5%
6 months +22.4%+8.2%+22.9% +7.0%
Year to date +62.8%+25.0%+55.9% +12.2%
1 year +76.2%+23.2%+53.9% +13.0%
3 years +73.7%+57.2%+29.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.2%+16.3%+9.1% +23.1%
5 years +170.0%+111.8%+75.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.0%+16.2%+12.0% +11.0%
10 years +245.5%+30.9%+77.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.2%+2.7%+5.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCNQETEOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%17.5%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%16.6%29.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.50-0.21-0.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.461.331.89 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-25.8%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.2%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $55.10$21.74$163.70 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$16.21$101.78 $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.

MultipleCNQETEOG
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.5x 14.1xmedian 21.0x 12.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 3.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 6.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.0x 13.6xmedian 16.6x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.27 2.01median 1.92 -2.80median 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 monthsCNQETEOG
Revenue $33.47B $107.38B $27.03B
Gross profit $26.58B $25.32B –
Operating income $24.77B $10.78B $8.91B
Net income $8.48B $7.04B $6.88B
Free cash flow $18.68B $5.22B $6.35B
R&D – – $213.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $1.46 $13.00
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $1.02B $4.91B
Total debt $49.14B $68.41B $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 3.46B 529.00M
Enterprise value $110.03B $63.51B $69.09B

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
MetricCNQETEOG
P/E 14.3x 14.1x 12.5x
P/FCF 6.1x 13.6x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 5.9x 6.4x
P/S 3.4x 0.7x 3.2x
P/B – 1.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book – 1.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 8.2x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 12.8x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.3x 3.3x
EV/FCF 6.7x 26.5x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 11.4x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 2.01 -2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQETEOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 33.3% 19.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 10.0% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 16.5% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 12.0% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 16.1% 20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 9.0% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 12.6% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 7.0% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 8.8% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.9% -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% -8.5% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -7.3% -5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQETEOG
Gross margin 79.4% 23.6% –
EBITDA margin 94.6% 15.7% 50.9%
Operating margin 74.0% 10.0% 32.9%
Pretax margin 32.2% 7.1% 32.5%
Net margin 24.0% 4.7% 25.4%
FCF margin 55.8% 4.9% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 11.3% 49.4%
Return on equity – 14.0% 21.9%
Return on assets – 4.8% 12.7%
Return on invested capital – 8.4% 17.7%
Return on capital employed – 8.4% 18.3%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQETEOG
Debt / assets – 46.2% 14.5%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 4.0x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 13.1x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets – 65.9% 41.8%
Equity / assets – 34.1% 58.2%
Interest coverage 38.3x 2.9x 33.0x
Current ratio – 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – – 4.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQETEOG
Dividend yield 5.6% 6.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 6.5% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% 67.9% 31.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% 91.6% 34.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% 2.9% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% 8.0% -19.6%

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.

ConsensusCNQETEOG
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $16.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% -9.4% -7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +1.4% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQETEOG
Held by institutions 71.6% 31.4% 95.8%
Institutions holding 745 1,279 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 386 628 837
Institutions selling 242 340 578
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.85 1.45

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.

CNQETEOG
CNQ 1.00 0.47 0.76
ET 0.47 1.00 0.52
EOG 0.76 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, ET and EOG?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, ET and EOG?

Eog Resources (EOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x, Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eog Resources (EOG) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Eog Resources (EOG) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) +53.9%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNQ, ET and EOG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eog Resources (EOG) leads on 5. 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.