COP vs DVN vs PR Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Devon Energy and Permian Resources 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
5 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.38 +7.0% 1M +53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.38B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.50 +17.7% 1M +99.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.60B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
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, Permian Resources 4, Devon Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPDVNPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $48.38B $21.60B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 14.7x 17.5x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 9.3x 11.5x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +18.1% +12.8% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 16.1% 21.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% -3.5% 10.8% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.1x 0.7x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +53.6% +99.1% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +4.9%/yr +28.8%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 34.1% 33.2% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 62/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

COPDVNPR

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

AxisCOPDVNPR
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 39 #61 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 70 #30 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 47 #51 of 96 87 #13 of 96
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 38 #64 of 102 59 #42 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 49 #39 of 76 37 #48 of 76
Overall 60 49 62
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR 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

PeriodCOPDVNPRSPY
1 month +17.7%+7.0%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+14.1%+19.4% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+7.2%+24.4% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+40.3%+81.8% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+53.6%+99.1% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+8.2%+71.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+2.7%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+27.1%+254.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+4.9%+28.8% +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+20.4%+71.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+1.9%+5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPDVNPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%34.1%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%33.1%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.74-0.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.231.582.99 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-65.7%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$52.07$25.50 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$32.01$12.13 $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.

MultipleCOPDVNPR
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x 17.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 24.7xmedian 5.7x 5.8xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 38.3xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 -0.65median 2.24 10.12median 2.24

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 monthsCOPDVNPR
Revenue $65.28B $20.38B $5.74B
Gross profit $41.24B $14.11B –
Operating income $31.28B -$1.35B $2.06B
Net income $9.28B $3.29B $1.31B
Free cash flow $10.06B $1.48B $1.08B
R&D $393.00M $54.00M $25.50M
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $3.49 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $6.57B – $131.72M
Total debt $23.29B $11.39B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 940.00M 855.24M
Enterprise value $156.56B $48.38B $21.03B

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
MetricCOPDVNPR
P/E 19.7x 14.7x 17.3x
P/FCF 18.0x 38.3x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 6.6x 5.4x
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 3.7x
P/B 2.8x 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 24.7x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 6.3x -50.2x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.3x 4.2x
EV/FCF 19.6x 46.0x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 7.9x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 -0.65 10.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPDVNPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 18.1% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 5.9% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 18.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 11.9% 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -44.2% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 13.2% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -11.9% 12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% -22.0% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -22.4% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 25.5% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 6.4% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 337.8% 280.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 11.7% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPDVNPR
Gross margin 63.2% 69.3% –
EBITDA margin 66.0% 13.5% 72.2%
Operating margin 47.9% -6.6% 35.8%
Pretax margin 22.4% -8.8% 29.0%
Net margin 14.2% 16.1% 21.5%
FCF margin 15.4% 7.2% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 42.0% 69.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 11.5% 11.2%
Return on assets 7.5% 6.4% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 22.5% -3.5% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 28.2% -3.0% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.6x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPDVNPR
Debt / assets 18.7% 16.1% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 7.7x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 41.1% 35.1%
Equity / assets 52.6% 58.9% 64.9%
Interest coverage 39.2x -2.7x 7.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.09 1.59 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPDVNPR
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.2% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.5% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusCOPDVNPR
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $5.53FY2026 $2.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +73.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -4.7% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $23.79BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +38.4%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +6.0% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPDVNPR
Held by institutions 84.0% 92.2% 91.3%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,458 615
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +86.7% +3.4%
Institutions buying 1,119 1,138 349
Institutions selling 961 231 183
Buyers to sellers 1.16 4.93 1.91

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.

COPDVNPR
COP 1.00 0.81 0.77
DVN 0.81 1.00 0.83
PR 0.77 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, DVN and PR?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Devon Energy (DVN) $48.38B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, DVN and PR?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.3x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Devon Energy (DVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Devon Energy (DVN) +53.6%, Permian Resources (PR) +99.1%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) +4.9%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.8%/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%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) 34.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.