COP vs CQP vs GLNG Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Cheniere Energy Partners and Golar Lng Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.37B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.21 -8.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Golar Lng leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Golar Lng 6, Conocophillips 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPCQPGLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $179.37B $31.82B $4.72B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 10.1x 28.8x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 14.1x 40.7x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +15.4% +109.6% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 27.3% 31.3% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — 22.6% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.1x 5.3x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.06% 0.00% CQP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.0% +21.2% +18.6% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +8.2%/yr +28.2%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 30.0% 27.2% GLNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 62/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

COPCQPGLNG

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

AxisCOPCQPGLNG
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 56 #16 of 35 29 #25 of 35
Growth 57 #42 of 97 30 #24 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 79 #8 of 34 85 #6 of 34
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 53 #17 of 35 79 #8 of 35
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 37 #20 of 31 27 #23 of 31
Overall 60 51 62
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • GLNG 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

PeriodCOPCQPGLNGSPY
1 month +18.9%+3.4%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months +31.0%+4.3%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.4%+5.1%-14.4% +7.0%
Year to date +61.7%+23.2%+21.5% +12.2%
1 year +72.0%+21.2%+18.6% +13.0%
3 years +28.5%+20.6%+101.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.7%+6.4%+26.3% +23.1%
5 years +103.4%+48.5%+245.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%+8.2%+28.2% +11.0%
10 years +262.2%+135.5%+95.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+8.9%+6.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOPCQPGLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%30.0%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%31.0%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.240.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.390.700.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-30.5%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-7.5%-21.2% -1.8%
52-week high $151.41$71.22$57.36 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$50.91$35.33 $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.

MultipleCOPCQPGLNG
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.5x 10.2xmedian 21.0x 28.5xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 8.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.9x 10.0xmedian 11.0x 18.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 11.0x 11.5xmedian 16.6x 7.8xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 42.3xmedian 2.6x 2.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.88median 2.27 —median 1.92 1.88median 1.92

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 monthsCOPCQPGLNG
Revenue $65.28B $11.50B $523.38M
Gross profit $41.24B $5.72B $343.33M
Operating income $31.28B $3.87B $273.22M
Net income $9.28B $3.14B $226.50M
Free cash flow $10.06B $2.79B $583.87M
R&D $393.00M – $14.62M
EPS (diluted) $7.64 – $1.49
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $443.00M $870.50M
Total debt $23.29B $14.44B $2.68B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B – 109.49M
Enterprise value $152.08B $30.79B $1.08B

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
MetricCOPCQPGLNG
P/E 19.8x 10.2x 28.5x
P/FCF 18.1x 11.5x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 10.1x 10.8x
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 8.8x
P/B 2.8x 42.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 42.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 10.0x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 11.9x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.0x 12.2x
EV/FCF 19.6x 16.5x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 14.6x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.88 – 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPCQPGLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 15.4% 109.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -7.5% 23.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 11.9% 147.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -7.7% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 21.6% 1,754%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -10.6% 104.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 28.1% 894.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -11.7% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% – 2,539%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 13.0% 1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -8.4% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 8.2% -5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -9.3% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPCQPGLNG
Gross margin 63.2% 49.8% 65.6%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 39.9% 64.6%
Operating margin 47.9% 33.6% 52.2%
Pretax margin 22.4% 27.3% 62.0%
Net margin 14.2% 27.3% 31.3%
FCF margin 15.4% 24.2% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 27.4% 80.8%
Return on equity 14.3% 755.0% 1,387%
Return on assets 7.5% 18.1% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – 22.6%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 23.9% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPCQPGLNG
Debt / assets 18.7% 81.7% 50.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 19.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.1x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 5.2x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 95.7% 63.6%
Equity / assets 52.6% 4.3% 36.4%
Interest coverage 39.2x 5.2x 16.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 4.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPCQPGLNG
Dividend yield 2.2% 4.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 4.9% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 65.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 73.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -11.7% –

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.

ConsensusCOPCQPGLNG
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 40.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 $4.68FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -12.4% -53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $11.22BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -1.9% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPCQPGLNG
Held by institutions 84.0% 46.8% 81.4%
Institutions holding 2,436 200 311
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% 0.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying 1,119 79 153
Institutions selling 961 47 105
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.68 1.46

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.

COPCQPGLNG
COP 1.00 0.40 0.28
CQP 0.40 1.00 0.32
GLNG 0.28 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, CQP and GLNG?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $179.37B, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $31.82B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, CQP and GLNG?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 10.1x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.1x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 40.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +15.4%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 27.3%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +21.2%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +18.6%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.06%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 0.00%. Golar Lng (GLNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Golar Lng (GLNG) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, CQP and GLNG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads on 6. 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.