COP vs CRGY vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Crescent Energy and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$181.89B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
2.22%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
CRGY Crescent Energy Co
$13.88 +5.5% 1M +65.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.59B
P/E
83.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
3.46%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$47.16 +15.2% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.80B
P/E
154.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
3.46%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 6, Crescent Energy 3, Viper Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPCRGYVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.89B $4.59B $16.80B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 83.7x 154.9x COP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 6.0x 17.6x CRGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +24.3% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 1.3% 2.9% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 4.2% 1.4% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.2x 1.5x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% 3.46% 3.46% CRGY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.0% +65.6% +26.6% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 46.9% 28.1% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 65/100 44/100 CRGY

Percentile Scorecard

COPCRGYVNOM

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

AxisCOPCRGYVNOM
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 90 #11 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Growth 57 #42 of 97 88 #13 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 52 #47 of 96 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 21 #81 of 102 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 76 #19 of 76 36 #49 of 76
Overall 60 65 44
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CRGY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VNOM 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

PeriodCOPCRGYVNOMSPY
1 month +18.9%+5.5%+15.2% -0.8%
3 months +31.0%+32.4%+9.6% +3.5%
6 months +24.4%+8.6%-1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +61.7%+65.4%+22.1% +12.2%
1 year +72.0%+65.6%+26.6% +13.0%
3 years +28.5%+12.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.7%+3.9%— +23.1%
5 years +103.4%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%—— +11.0%
10 years +262.2%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOPCRGYVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%46.9%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%50.0%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.39-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.391.400.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-61.6%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.3%-7.4% -1.8%
52-week high $151.41$14.65$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$7.75$35.84 $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.

MultipleCOPCRGYVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.5x 83.7xmedian 13.5x 154.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x 8.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.9x 4.3xmedian 5.9x 17.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 11.0x 8.4xmedian 11.0x 84.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.88median 2.27 -1.51median 2.27 —median 2.27

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 monthsCOPCRGYVNOM
Revenue $65.28B $4.31B $2.04B
Gross profit $41.24B – –
Operating income $31.28B $885.89M $251.00M
Net income $9.28B $72.61M $103.00M
Free cash flow $10.06B $544.81M $198.00M
R&D $393.00M $17.81M –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $0.14 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $264.88M $77.00M
Total debt $23.29B $5.17B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 381.75M 193.73M
Enterprise value $154.60B $4.31B $21.87B

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
MetricCOPCRGYVNOM
P/E 19.8x 83.7x 154.9x
P/FCF 18.1x 8.4x 84.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 2.3x 11.2x
P/S 2.8x 1.1x 8.2x
P/B 2.8x 0.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 4.3x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 10.7x 73.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.2x 9.0x
EV/FCF 19.6x 17.4x 92.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 4.8x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.88 -1.51 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPCRGYVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 24.3% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 17.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 308.4% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 6.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 732.4% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -57.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 60.0% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -55.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 23.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 23.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 176.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 23.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPCRGYVNOM
Gross margin 63.2% – –
EBITDA margin 66.0% 51.1% 52.3%
Operating margin 47.9% 20.6% 12.3%
Pretax margin 22.4% 3.5% 7.6%
Net margin 14.2% 1.3% 2.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 12.6% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 45.5% 73.2%
Return on equity 14.3% 1.5% 1.0%
Return on assets 7.5% 0.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 4.2% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 8.2% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 27.0x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPCRGYVNOM
Debt / assets 18.7% 43.0% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.2x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 9.5x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 57.0% 14.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 43.0% 85.3%
Interest coverage 39.2x 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 6.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.10 1.00 5.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPCRGYVNOM
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.5% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 192.9% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 25.7% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 50.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 68.4% –

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.

ConsensusCOPCRGYVNOM
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.04FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $2.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +79.2%FY2026 +28.9%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.4% +12.1% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $4.62BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +81.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% +24.4% +2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPCRGYVNOM
Held by institutions 84.0% 90.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,436 360 496
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -0.2% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,119 214 264
Institutions selling 961 84 150
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.55 1.76

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.

COPCRGYVNOM
COP 1.00 0.71 0.67
CRGY 0.71 1.00 0.71
VNOM 0.67 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, CRGY and VNOM?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $181.89B, Crescent Energy (CRGY) $4.59B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $16.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, CRGY and VNOM?

Conocophillips (COP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 83.7x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 154.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crescent Energy (CRGY) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.7x, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 6.0x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) +24.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 1.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 4.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) +65.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +26.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crescent Energy (CRGY) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 2.22%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 3.46%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 3.46%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 46.9%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, CRGY and VNOM?

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 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.