COP vs DMLP vs EXE Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Dorchester Minerals and Expand Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COP Conocophillips
$150.02 +19.6% 1M +70.3% 1Y
Market cap
$180.22B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
2.24%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$90.44 +7.4% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.89B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOPDMLPEXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.22B $1.49B $20.89B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 17.4x 7.6x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x — 10.0x EXE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +13.9% +28.2% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 43.9% 19.8% DMLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — 12.1% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.7x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.24% 10.50% 2.53% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.3% +21.9% -9.9% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +9.7%/yr +7.3%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 25.2% 30.3% DMLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 77/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

COPDMLPEXE

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

AxisCOPDMLPEXE
Valuation 42 #58 of 99 25 #75 of 99 95 #6 of 99
Growth 52 #47 of 97 72 #28 of 97 95 #6 of 97
Profitability 86 #14 of 96 100 #1 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Financial Health 68 #33 of 102 99 #2 of 102 61 #40 of 102
Shareholder Returns 45 #43 of 77 30 #54 of 77 57 #34 of 77
Overall 59 65 77
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE 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

PeriodCOPDMLPEXESPY
1 month +19.6%+6.6%+7.4% +0.7%
3 months +26.1%+12.9%-2.1% +3.7%
6 months +19.3%+8.8%-11.5% +7.1%
Year to date +60.3%+36.1%-18.1% +12.8%
1 year +70.3%+21.9%-9.9% +11.9%
3 years +27.0%+7.9%+5.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.3%+2.6%+1.9% +22.8%
5 years +101.4%+59.0%+41.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+9.7%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +233.6%+100.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%+7.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOPDMLPEXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%25.2%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%27.4%29.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.43-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.340.87-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-40.0%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-0.8%-26.4% -1.2%
52-week high $151.41$30.69$122.89 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$21.26$84.09 $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.

MultipleCOPDMLPEXE
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 11.9x 17.4xmedian 11.9x 7.6xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 1.5xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.0x 9.5xmedian 10.0x 8.1xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 4.9xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.86median 1.36 —median 1.36 -0.24median 1.36

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 monthsCOPDMLPEXE
Revenue $65.28B $192.22M $13.92B
Gross profit $41.24B – $14.56B
Operating income $31.28B – $3.58B
Net income $9.28B $90.00M $2.75B
Free cash flow $10.06B $156.70M $2.59B
R&D $393.00M – $65.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.64 – $11.88
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $72.50M $118.00M
Total debt $23.29B – $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B – 231.73M
Enterprise value $152.93B $1.31B $17.27B

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
MetricCOPDMLPEXE
P/E 19.6x 17.4x 7.6x
P/FCF 17.9x 9.5x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 9.5x 3.7x
P/S 2.8x 7.8x 1.5x
P/B 2.8x 4.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 4.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x – 3.9x
EV/EBIT 6.3x – 7.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 7.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 19.5x 9.1x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 9.1x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.86 – -0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPEXE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 13.9% 28.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 7.7% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – 140.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 22.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% – 166.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – -8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 68.9% 217.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – -20.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% – 228.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 12.6% 40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 2.0% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 12.6% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.0% 38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPEXE
Gross margin 63.2% – 104.6%
EBITDA margin 66.0% – 46.8%
Operating margin 47.9% – 25.7%
Pretax margin 22.4% – 24.8%
Net margin 14.2% 43.9% 19.8%
FCF margin 15.4% 81.5% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 81.5% 40.5%
Return on equity 14.3% – 14.2%
Return on assets 7.5% – 9.5%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – 12.1%
Return on capital employed 28.2% – 14.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPEXE
Debt / assets 18.7% – 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 3.3% 34.4%
Equity / assets 52.6% 96.7% 65.6%
Interest coverage 39.2x – 17.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 13.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 13.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 10.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.08 – 2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPEXE
Dividend yield 2.2% 10.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 10.5% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 140.6% 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 80.8% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% -15.6% -28.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -6.9% -13.1%

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.

ConsensusCOPDMLPEXE
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 – 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 – $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 – +47.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% – -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 – $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% – +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPDMLPEXE
Held by institutions 84.0% 22.9% 92.1%
Institutions holding 2,437 154 851
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +6.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 1,120 66 474
Institutions selling 961 30 264
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.20 1.80

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.

COPDMLPEXE
COP 1.00 0.52 0.36
DMLP 0.52 1.00 0.17
EXE 0.36 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, DMLP and EXE?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $180.22B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.49B, Expand Energy (EXE) $20.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, DMLP and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.6x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 17.4x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expand Energy (EXE) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.5x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +70.3%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +21.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.9%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +15.0%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +9.7%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 2.24%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 10.50%, Expand Energy (EXE) 2.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.