COP vs CNQ vs APA Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Canadian Natural Resources and Apa Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COP Conocophillips
$150.81 +17.7% 1M +67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$183.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.07 +15.6% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$115.21B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.90 +18.8% 1M +110.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.24B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOPCNQAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $115.21B $18.24B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 14.3x 10.9x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 11.6x 8.1x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +6.7% -16.1% COP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 24.0% 19.5% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.02% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +76.3% +110.8% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +21.4%/yr +13.4%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 30.9% 44.1% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 76/100 71/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

COPCNQAPA

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

AxisCOPCNQAPA
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 77 #24 of 99 74 #27 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 81 #19 of 97 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 84 #16 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 94 #7 of 102 51 #51 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 44 #43 of 76 65 #27 of 76
Overall 60 76 71
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA 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

PeriodCOPCNQAPASPY
1 month +17.7%+15.6%+18.8% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+18.6%+43.6% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+24.5%+37.6% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+62.7%+112.2% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+76.3%+110.8% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+73.0%+26.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+20.1%+8.2% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+163.1%+87.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+21.4%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+239.3%-16.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+13.0%-1.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPCNQAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%30.9%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%32.6%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.49-1.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.232.472.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-38.9%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$55.07$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$30.59$21.66 $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.

MultipleCOPCNQAPA
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 14.3xmedian 13.1x 10.9xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 3.9xmedian 5.7x 4.8xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 6.1xmedian 11.1x 8.6xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 0.27median 2.24 -20.06median 2.24

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 monthsCOPCNQAPA
Revenue $65.28B $33.47B $8.61B
Gross profit $41.24B $26.58B $7.81B
Operating income $31.28B $24.77B $2.31B
Net income $9.28B $8.48B $1.98B
Free cash flow $10.06B $18.68B $2.11B
R&D $393.00M – $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $3.83 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $1.84B $444.00M
Total debt $23.29B $49.14B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 2.10B 354.00M
Enterprise value $156.56B $112.22B $16.51B

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
MetricCOPCNQAPA
P/E 19.7x 14.3x 10.9x
P/FCF 18.0x 6.1x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 8.9x 4.0x
P/S 2.8x 3.4x 2.1x
P/B 2.8x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x – 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 3.9x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 5.0x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.6x 6.7x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 9.7x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 0.27 -20.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPCNQAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 6.7% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -2.3% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.0% -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -3.2% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -26.5% 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -15.2% 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 42.1% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 14.2% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 408,311% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 53.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 30.3% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 5.4% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 33.0% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 13.6% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPCNQAPA
Gross margin 63.2% 79.4% 90.8%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 94.6% 52.3%
Operating margin 47.9% 74.0% 26.8%
Pretax margin 22.4% 32.2% 36.1%
Net margin 14.2% 24.0% 19.5%
FCF margin 15.4% 55.8% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 38.5% 52.6%
Return on equity 14.3% – 25.8%
Return on assets 7.5% – 11.0%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – –
Return on capital employed 28.2% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPCNQAPA
Debt / assets 18.7% – 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% – 55.8%
Equity / assets 52.6% – 44.2%
Interest coverage 39.2x 38.3x 10.6x
Current ratio 1.5x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.09 – 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPCNQAPA
Dividend yield 2.2% 5.6% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -0.3% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 5.4% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 42.5% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 19.3% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% -8.3% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -111.0% 8.8%

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.

ConsensusCOPCNQAPA
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $4.76FY2026 $6.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 +83.8%FY2026 +70.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -17.4% -20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $37.80BFY2026 $8.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -6.6% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPCNQAPA
Held by institutions 84.0% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,436 745 809
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -5.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,119 386 432
Institutions selling 961 242 244
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.60 1.77

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.

COPCNQAPA
COP 1.00 0.73 0.77
CNQ 0.73 1.00 0.72
APA 0.77 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, CNQ and APA?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.21B, Apa (APA) $18.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, CNQ and APA?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Apa (APA) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.6x, Apa (APA) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Conocophillips (COP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Apa (APA) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.3%, Apa (APA) +110.8%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.4%/yr, Apa (APA) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Apa (APA) 0.02%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 30.9%, Apa (APA) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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