CNQ vs PBF vs OVV Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, PBF Energy and Ovintiv Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.08 +16.8% 1M +71.3% 1Y
Market cap
$117.10B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$75.56 +0.4% 1M +121.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
3.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.85B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$71.58 +21.7% 1M +94.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.27B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCNQPBFOVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.10B $9.14B $20.27B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 3.4x 22.0x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 3.3x 9.1x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +31.5% +6.5% PBF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% — 9.4% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 1.0x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.3% +121.5% +94.0% PBF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr +38.9%/yr +13.8%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 65.8% 35.2% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 47/100 56/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQPBFOVV

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

AxisCNQPBFOVV
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 64 #9 of 23 60 #40 of 99
Growth 77 #23 of 97 67 #7 of 19 41 #58 of 97
Profitability 83 #17 of 96 – 62 #37 of 96
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 – 56 #45 of 102
Shareholder Returns 41 #46 of 77 12 #16 of 18 62 #30 of 77
Overall 74 47 56
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PBF ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • OVV 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

PeriodCNQPBFOVVSPY
1 month +16.8%+0.4%+21.7% +0.7%
3 months +16.5%+3.4%+16.1% +3.7%
6 months +15.5%+74.3%+16.3% +7.1%
Year to date +62.7%+178.6%+82.6% +12.8%
1 year +71.3%+121.5%+94.0% +11.9%
3 years +72.7%+64.0%+50.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.0%+18.0%+14.7% +22.8%
5 years +164.6%+417.2%+90.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%+38.9%+13.8% +10.9%
10 years +247.3%+251.9%+43.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.3%+13.4%+3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNQPBFOVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%65.8%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%65.4%35.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.50-0.67-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.311.852.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-76.8%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.1%-1.3% -1.2%
52-week high $55.10$91.18$72.54 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$26.02$36.64 $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.

MultipleCNQPBFOVV
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 11.9x 3.3xmedian 8.8x 21.8xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.0x 0.2xmedian 0.2x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x —median 7.0x 7.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 10.0x 13.4xmedian 7.5x 8.7xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.36 3.58median 0.34 -0.58median 1.36

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 monthsCNQPBFOVV
Revenue $33.47B $38.85B $9.80B
Gross profit $26.58B – $8.96B
Operating income $24.77B $3.80B $949.00M
Net income $8.48B – $920.00M
Free cash flow $18.68B – $2.27B
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $22.40 $3.26
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $2.54B $700.00M
Total debt $49.14B – $3.70B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 121.07M 281.90M
Enterprise value $114.11B $9.14B $19.24B

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
MetricCNQPBFOVV
P/E 14.3x 3.3x 21.8x
P/FCF 6.1x 13.4x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x – 4.4x
P/S 3.4x 0.2x 2.0x
P/B – 1.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – 1.1x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x – 7.3x
EV/EBIT 5.0x – 24.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF 6.7x – 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x – 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 3.58 -0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQPBFOVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 31.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -1.0% -6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – -7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 772.1% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% -1.3% -36.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% – 54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 602.2% 42.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 0.9% -37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% – 13.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% – 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 11.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQPBFOVV
Gross margin 79.4% – 91.3%
EBITDA margin 94.6% – 31.7%
Operating margin 74.0% – 9.7%
Pretax margin 32.2% – 2.8%
Net margin 24.0% – 9.4%
FCF margin 55.8% – 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% – 45.4%
Return on equity – 37.4% 8.0%
Return on assets – – 4.4%
Return on invested capital – – 5.7%
Return on capital employed – – 5.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQPBFOVV
Debt / assets – – 19.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets – – 40.4%
Equity / assets – – 59.6%
Interest coverage 38.3x – 2.4x
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQPBFOVV
Dividend yield 5.6% 1.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 1.5% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% – 14.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% – 6.6%

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.

ConsensusCNQPBFOVV
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 3.3xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $23.07FY2026 $7.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 – +57.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% -8.8% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $38.94BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% -5.6% -11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQPBFOVV
Held by institutions 71.6% 88.3% 91.6%
Institutions holding 746 433 594
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +6.6% +4.2%
Institutions buying 387 259 329
Institutions selling 242 122 177
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.12 1.86

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.

CNQPBFOVV
CNQ 1.00 0.43 0.77
PBF 0.43 1.00 0.43
OVV 0.77 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, PBF and OVV?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $117.10B, PBF Energy (PBF) $9.14B, Ovintiv (OVV) $20.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, PBF and OVV?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.6x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.4x, Ovintiv (OVV) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.3x, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PBF Energy (PBF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, PBF Energy (PBF) +31.5%, Ovintiv (OVV) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PBF Energy (PBF) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.3%, PBF Energy (PBF) +121.5%, Ovintiv (OVV) +94.0%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.5%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +38.9%/yr, Ovintiv (OVV) +13.8%/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%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.00%, Ovintiv (OVV) 0.02%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) and PBF Energy (PBF) 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) 30.9%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.8%, Ovintiv (OVV) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.