COP vs DMLP vs ET Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Dorchester Minerals and Energy Transfer Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COP Conocophillips
$149.09 +18.4% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$181.86B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.71 +3.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$72.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 5, Conocophillips 4, Dorchester Minerals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPDMLPETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.86B $1.49B $72.06B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 17.6x 14.3x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x — 11.5x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +13.9% +33.3% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 43.9% 4.7% DMLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — 8.4% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 4.0x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.09% 0.07% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.8% +21.4% +21.9% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +9.9%/yr +16.9%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 25.2% 17.5% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 66/100 58/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

COPDMLPET

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

AxisCOPDMLPET
Valuation 44 #56 of 99 25 #75 of 99 94 #3 of 35
Growth 55 #44 of 97 74 #26 of 97 55 #16 of 34
Profitability 87 #13 of 96 100 #1 of 96 30 #24 of 34
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 99 #2 of 102 50 #18 of 35
Shareholder Returns 46 #42 of 77 32 #53 of 77 63 #12 of 31
Overall 61 66 58
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET 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

PeriodCOPDMLPETSPY
1 month +18.4%+8.3%+3.0% +0.9%
3 months +26.3%+14.1%+2.5% +5.9%
6 months +16.2%+9.6%+4.8% +8.5%
Year to date +59.3%+37.3%+25.6% +13.3%
1 year +71.8%+21.4%+21.9% +12.4%
3 years +26.6%+7.8%+58.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.2%+2.5%+16.5% +23.5%
5 years +100.1%+60.3%+117.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.9%+9.9%+16.9% +11.0%
10 years +231.5%+101.9%+37.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.7%+7.3%+3.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOPDMLPETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%25.2%17.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%27.4%16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.43-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.390.851.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-40.0%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%0.0%-4.7% -0.9%
52-week high $151.41$30.69$21.74 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$21.26$16.21 $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.

MultipleCOPDMLPET
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 12.4x 17.5xmedian 12.4x 14.1xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 8.2xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 10.0x 9.6xmedian 10.0x 13.7xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.0xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.85median 0.92 —median 0.92 2.02median 1.72

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 monthsCOPDMLPET
Revenue $65.28B $192.22M $107.38B
Gross profit $41.24B – $25.32B
Operating income $31.28B – $10.78B
Net income $9.28B $90.00M $7.04B
Free cash flow $10.06B $156.70M $5.22B
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 – $1.46
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $72.50M $1.02B
Total debt $23.29B – $68.41B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B – 3.46B
Enterprise value $154.57B $1.30B $65.25B

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
MetricCOPDMLPET
P/E 19.5x 17.5x 14.1x
P/FCF 17.8x 9.6x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 9.6x 5.9x
P/S 2.7x 7.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.7x 5.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x – 8.2x
EV/EBIT 6.2x – 12.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 7.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 19.3x 9.2x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 9.2x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.85 – 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPET
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 13.9% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 7.7% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% – 16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – 12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 68.9% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% – 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 12.6% 8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 2.0% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 12.6% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.0% -7.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPET
Gross margin 63.2% – 23.6%
EBITDA margin 66.0% – 15.7%
Operating margin 47.9% – 10.0%
Pretax margin 22.4% – 7.1%
Net margin 14.2% 43.9% 4.7%
FCF margin 15.4% 81.5% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 81.5% 11.3%
Return on equity 14.3% – 14.0%
Return on assets 7.5% – 4.8%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 28.2% – 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPET
Debt / assets 18.7% – 46.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 4.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 3.3% 65.9%
Equity / assets 52.6% 96.7% 34.1%
Interest coverage 39.2x – 2.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 13.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 13.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 10.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPET
Dividend yield 2.3% 10.4% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 10.4% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 140.6% 67.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 80.8% 91.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% -15.6% 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -6.9% 8.0%

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.

ConsensusCOPDMLPET
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 – $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 – +48.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% – -9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 – $124.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% – +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPDMLPET
Held by institutions 84.0% 22.9% 31.4%
Institutions holding 2,436 154 1,280
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +6.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,119 66 628
Institutions selling 961 30 340
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.20 1.85

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.

COPDMLPET
COP 1.00 0.52 0.47
DMLP 0.52 1.00 0.34
ET 0.47 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, DMLP and ET?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $181.86B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.49B, Energy Transfer (ET) $72.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, DMLP and ET?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.6x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 17.6x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.4x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +71.8%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +21.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) +21.9%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.9%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +9.9%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.09%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, DMLP and ET?

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