COP vs DVN vs LNG Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Devon Energy and Cheniere 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
$185.56B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.17 +9.8% 1M +59.7% 1Y
Market cap
$48.73B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$318.94 +19.3% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$68.50B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.22B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOPDVNLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.56B $48.73B $68.50B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 14.9x 22.5x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 9.0x 29.4x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +18.1% +22.5% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 16.1% — DVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% -3.5% — COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.1x — COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.3% +59.7% +51.1% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +5.0%/yr +25.3%/yr LNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 33.9% 29.7% LNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 45/100 27/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

COPDVNLNG

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

AxisCOPDVNLNG
Valuation 42 #58 of 99 40 #60 of 99 62 #14 of 35
Growth 52 #47 of 97 63 #37 of 97 12 #30 of 34
Profitability 86 #14 of 96 46 #52 of 96 –
Financial Health 68 #33 of 102 32 #70 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns 45 #43 of 77 46 #42 of 77 7 #29 of 31
Overall 59 45 27
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LNG 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

PeriodCOPDVNLNGSPY
1 month +19.6%+9.8%+19.3% +0.7%
3 months +26.1%+15.8%+23.6% +3.7%
6 months +19.3%-0.4%+16.0% +7.1%
Year to date +60.3%+39.7%+64.1% +12.8%
1 year +70.3%+59.7%+51.1% +11.9%
3 years +27.0%+10.8%+91.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.3%+3.5%+24.1% +22.8%
5 years +101.4%+27.7%+208.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+5.0%+25.3% +10.9%
10 years +233.6%+30.6%+723.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%+2.7%+23.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOPDVNLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%33.9%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%32.9%28.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.73-0.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.341.761.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-65.7%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-1.7%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $151.41$52.07$318.94 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$32.01$188.83 $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.

MultipleCOPDVNLNG
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x 21.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x 24.6xmedian 5.9x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.0x 38.1xmedian 10.0x 19.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.86median 1.36 -0.65median 1.36 -0.64median 1.68

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 monthsCOPDVNLNG
Revenue $65.28B $20.38B $23.22B
Gross profit $41.24B $14.11B –
Operating income $31.28B -$1.35B $6.52B
Net income $9.28B $3.29B –
Free cash flow $10.06B $1.48B –
R&D $393.00M $54.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $3.49 $14.50
Cash & equivalents $6.57B – $1.66B
Total debt $23.29B $11.39B –
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 940.00M 209.50M
Enterprise value $158.27B $48.73B $68.50B

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
MetricCOPDVNLNG
P/E 19.6x 14.6x 21.9x
P/FCF 17.9x 38.1x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 6.6x –
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 2.8x
P/B 2.8x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.3x –
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 24.6x –
EV/EBIT 6.3x -50.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 19.5x 45.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 7.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.86 -0.65 -0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPDVNLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 18.1% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 5.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 18.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 11.9% -7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -44.2% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 13.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -11.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% -22.0% -20.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -22.4% -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 25.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 6.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 337.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 11.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPDVNLNG
Gross margin 63.2% 69.3% –
EBITDA margin 66.0% 13.5% –
Operating margin 47.9% -6.6% –
Pretax margin 22.4% -8.8% –
Net margin 14.2% 16.1% –
FCF margin 15.4% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 42.0% –
Return on equity 14.3% 11.5% –
Return on assets 7.5% 6.4% 9.6%
Return on invested capital 22.5% -3.5% –
Return on capital employed 28.2% -3.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPDVNLNG
Debt / assets 18.7% 16.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 7.7x –
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 41.1% 75.5%
Equity / assets 52.6% 58.9% –
Interest coverage 39.2x -2.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score 4.08 1.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPDVNLNG
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.5% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 25.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 55.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 11.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -34.6% –

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.

ConsensusCOPDVNLNG
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $10.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -5.1% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $24.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% +2.6% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPDVNLNG
Held by institutions 84.0% 92.2% 88.1%
Institutions holding 2,437 1,460 1,332
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +86.7% +2.5%
Institutions buying 1,120 1,140 686
Institutions selling 961 231 464
Buyers to sellers 1.17 4.94 1.48

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.

COPDVNLNG
COP 1.00 0.81 0.54
DVN 0.81 1.00 0.48
LNG 0.54 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, DVN and LNG?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $185.56B, Devon Energy (DVN) $48.73B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $68.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, DVN and LNG?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 20.0x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.9x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.5x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.0x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Devon Energy (DVN) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +70.3%, Devon Energy (DVN) +59.7%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +51.1%. Over five years, Cheniere Energy (LNG) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +15.0%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) +5.0%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cheniere Energy (LNG) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Devon Energy (DVN) 33.9%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, DVN and LNG?

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.