COP vs CQP vs KMI Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Cheniere Energy Partners and Kinder Morgan Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$34.44 +9.8% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$75.65B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 7, Cheniere Energy Partners 4, Kinder Morgan 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPCQPKMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $31.88B $75.65B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 10.2x 21.0x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 14.2x 21.4x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +15.4% +11.7% CQP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 27.3% 19.6% CQP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — 6.3% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.1x 4.1x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.06% 0.03% CQP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +21.2% +31.2% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +8.5%/yr +14.3%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 30.0% 21.2% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 50/100 44/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

COPCQPKMI

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

AxisCOPCQPKMI
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 53 #17 of 35 32 #24 of 35
Growth 56 #43 of 97 30 #24 of 34 67 #12 of 34
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 79 #8 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 53 #17 of 35 47 #19 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 37 #20 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Overall 60 50 44
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI 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

PeriodCOPCQPKMISPY
1 month +17.7%+2.9%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+0.4%+4.8% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+5.2%+8.5% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+23.6%+25.3% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+21.2%+31.2% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+18.8%+104.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+5.9%+26.9% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+50.4%+94.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+8.5%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+132.9%+63.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+8.8%+5.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPCQPKMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%30.0%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%31.0%20.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.26-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.230.711.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-30.5%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-7.2%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$71.22$34.44 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$50.91$25.84 $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.

MultipleCOPCQPKMI
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 10.2xmedian 21.3x 21.3xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 4.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 10.0xmedian 11.0x 13.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 11.5xmedian 16.4x 24.9xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 42.4xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 —median 1.93 1.58median 1.93

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 monthsCOPCQPKMI
Revenue $65.28B $11.50B $18.34B
Gross profit $41.24B $5.72B $12.18B
Operating income $31.28B $3.87B $5.31B
Net income $9.28B $3.14B $3.71B
Free cash flow $10.06B $2.79B $3.08B
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 – $1.62
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $443.00M $918.00M
Total debt $23.29B $14.44B $129.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B – 2.23B
Enterprise value $156.56B $30.85B $74.51B

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
MetricCOPCQPKMI
P/E 19.7x 10.2x 21.3x
P/FCF 18.0x 11.5x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 10.1x 11.4x
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 4.2x
P/B 2.8x 42.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 42.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 10.0x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 11.9x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.0x 5.9x
EV/FCF 19.6x 16.5x 35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 14.6x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 – 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPCQPKMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 15.4% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -7.5% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 11.9% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -7.7% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 21.6% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -10.6% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 28.1% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -11.7% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% – 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 13.0% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -8.4% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 8.2% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -9.3% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPCQPKMI
Gross margin 63.2% 49.8% 66.4%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 39.9% 42.6%
Operating margin 47.9% 33.6% 29.0%
Pretax margin 22.4% 27.3% 25.8%
Net margin 14.2% 27.3% 19.6%
FCF margin 15.4% 24.2% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 27.4% 36.7%
Return on equity 14.3% 755.0% 11.3%
Return on assets 7.5% 18.1% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – 6.3%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 23.9% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPCQPKMI
Debt / assets 18.7% 81.7% 43.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 19.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.1x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 5.2x 10.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 95.7% 56.5%
Equity / assets 52.6% 4.3% 43.5%
Interest coverage 39.2x 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.09 – 1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPCQPKMI
Dividend yield 2.2% 4.9% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 4.9% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 65.2% 71.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 73.4% 85.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 0.5% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -11.7% 1.5%

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.

ConsensusCOPCQPKMI
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $4.65FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -11.8% -9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $11.23BFY2026 $17.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -1.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPCQPKMI
Held by institutions 84.0% 46.8% 69.3%
Institutions holding 2,436 200 1,811
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% 0.0% +3.3%
Institutions buying 1,119 79 898
Institutions selling 961 47 647
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.68 1.39

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.

COPCQPKMI
COP 1.00 0.40 0.42
CQP 0.40 1.00 0.37
KMI 0.42 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, CQP and KMI?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $31.88B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, CQP and KMI?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 10.2x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.2x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +15.4%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 27.3%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +21.2%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +31.2%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.5%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.3%/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%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.