CNQ vs EXE vs PBF Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Expand Energy and PBF Energy 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
$115.26B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.62 +9.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.41B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$73.59 -0.1% 1M +120.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.74B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCNQEXEPBFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.26B $21.41B $8.74B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 7.8x 6.5x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 10.5x 3.2x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +28.2% +13.5% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 19.8% 3.9% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 17.9% PBF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.03% 0.01% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.7% -8.9% +120.1% PBF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +7.4%/yr +37.0%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 30.3% 65.8% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 79/100 58/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

CNQEXEPBF

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

AxisCNQEXEPBF
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 94 #7 of 99 86 #4 of 23
Growth 78 #22 of 97 98 #3 of 97 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 78 #22 of 96 41 #11 of 18
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 64 #37 of 102 61 #10 of 24
Shareholder Returns 43 #44 of 76 60 #31 of 76 65 #7 of 18
Overall 76 79 58
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PBF 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

PeriodCNQEXEPBFSPY
1 month +14.0%+9.0%-0.1% -0.2%
3 months +22.4%+6.9%+20.6% +3.9%
6 months +16.6%-2.4%+77.9% +8.2%
Year to date +59.7%-14.3%+171.3% +12.9%
1 year +71.7%-8.9%+120.1% +12.3%
3 years +70.4%+10.3%+59.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%+3.3%+16.9% +23.3%
5 years +157.2%+42.8%+381.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.8%+7.4%+37.0% +10.9%
10 years +239.4%—+251.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.0%—+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNQEXEPBFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%30.3%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%29.2%65.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.14-0.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.31-0.291.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-32.9%-76.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-23.0%-19.3% -1.2%
52-week high $55.10$122.89$91.18 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$84.09$26.02 $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.

MultipleCNQEXEPBF
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 13.0x 8.0xmedian 13.0x 6.4xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x 3.7xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 11.1x 8.4xmedian 11.1x 13.1xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 2.27 -0.25median 2.27 -0.29median 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 monthsCNQEXEPBF
Revenue $33.47B $13.92B $34.37B
Gross profit $26.58B $14.56B $1.33B
Operating income $24.77B $3.58B $1.99B
Net income $8.48B $2.75B $1.37B
Free cash flow $18.68B $2.59B $670.60M
R&D – $65.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $11.88 $11.18
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $118.00M $894.10M
Total debt $49.14B $4.63B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 231.73M 121.07M
Enterprise value $112.27B $17.79B $6.30B

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
MetricCNQEXEPBF
P/E 14.1x 8.0x 6.4x
P/FCF 6.0x 8.4x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 3.9x 5.3x
P/S 3.4x 1.6x 0.3x
P/B – 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 4.0x 3.7x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 7.4x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.9x 0.3x
EV/FCF 6.6x 10.2x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 4.7x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -0.25 -0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQEXEPBF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 28.2% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 8.5% -6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 140.5% 224.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 22.2% -28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 166.9% 260.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% -8.3% -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 217.5% 237.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -20.3% -24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 228.7% 230.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% -31.9% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 40.7% 290.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 23.9% -18.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% 76.3% 148.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 38.0% -31.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQEXEPBF
Gross margin 79.4% 104.6% 3.9%
EBITDA margin 94.6% 46.8% 7.7%
Operating margin 74.0% 25.7% 5.8%
Pretax margin 32.2% 24.8% 5.3%
Net margin 24.0% 19.8% 3.9%
FCF margin 55.8% 18.6% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 40.5% 4.8%
Return on equity – 14.2% 22.4%
Return on assets – 9.5% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 17.9%
Return on capital employed – 14.0% 19.2%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.3% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQEXEPBF
Debt / assets – 15.6% 11.9%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.8x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets – 34.4% 55.5%
Equity / assets – 65.6% 44.5%
Interest coverage 38.3x 17.4x 11.3x
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.40 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQEXEPBF
Dividend yield 5.8% 2.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 4.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 6.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% 19.9% 9.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% 21.1% 18.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% -28.1% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% -13.1% 18.8%

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.

ConsensusCNQEXEPBF
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 3.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $23.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% -14.2% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $38.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +6.9% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQEXEPBF
Held by institutions 71.6% 92.1% 88.3%
Institutions holding 745 850 433
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +0.9% +6.6%
Institutions buying 386 473 259
Institutions selling 242 264 122
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.79 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.

CNQEXEPBF
CNQ 1.00 0.40 0.43
EXE 0.40 1.00 0.22
PBF 0.43 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, EXE and PBF?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.26B, Expand Energy (EXE) $21.41B, PBF Energy (PBF) $8.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, EXE and PBF?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.8x, PBF Energy (PBF) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.5x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, PBF Energy (PBF) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, PBF Energy (PBF) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PBF Energy (PBF) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Expand Energy (EXE) -8.9%, PBF Energy (PBF) +120.1%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.4%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +37.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNQ, EXE and PBF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PBF Energy (PBF) 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.