COP vs EPD vs LNG Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Enterprise Products Partners and Cheniere Energy 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
6 wins
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$298.99 +9.2% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.84B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 6, Enterprise Products Partners 4, Cheniere Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPEPDLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $79.97B $62.84B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 12.7x 21.5x EPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 12.9x 27.6x EPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +6.8% +17.5% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 10.8% 13.6% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 12.2% 15.5% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.2x 2.9x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.06% 0.00% EPD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +19.8% +35.0% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +8.7%/yr +23.2%/yr LNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 18.5% 29.1% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 53/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

COPEPDLNG

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

AxisCOPEPDLNG
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 77 #9 of 35 50 #18 of 35
Growth 56 #43 of 97 24 #26 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 49 #18 of 34 73 #10 of 34
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 68 #12 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 50 #16 of 31 67 #11 of 31
Overall 60 53 53
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodCOPEPDLNGSPY
1 month +17.7%-1.3%+9.2% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%-4.3%+10.9% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%-2.4%+16.3% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+15.7%+53.8% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+19.8%+35.0% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+34.6%+78.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+10.4%+21.2% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+51.8%+184.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+8.7%+23.2% +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+38.6%+622.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+3.3%+21.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPEPDLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%18.5%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%18.1%28.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.31-0.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.231.071.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-19.5%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.8%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$39.80$298.99 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$30.22$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.

MultipleCOPEPDLNG
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 12.7xmedian 21.3x 21.4xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 10.7xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 23.1xmedian 16.4x 22.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 2.39median 1.93 -0.83median 1.93

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 monthsCOPEPDLNG
Revenue $65.28B $58.47B $21.49B
Gross profit $41.24B – $10.27B
Operating income $31.28B $7.85B $6.42B
Net income $9.28B $6.37B $4.37B
Free cash flow $10.06B $3.46B $2.79B
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $2.89 $13.92
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $246.00M $1.10B
Total debt $23.29B $133.45B $24.04B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 2.19B 209.50M
Enterprise value $156.56B $78.35B $57.67B

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
MetricCOPEPDLNG
P/E 19.7x 12.7x 21.4x
P/FCF 18.0x 23.1x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 9.0x 10.1x
P/S 2.8x 1.4x 2.9x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 11.0x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 14.4x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.9x 3.9x
EV/FCF 19.6x 32.7x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 12.8x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 2.39 -0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPEPDLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 6.8% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 3.8% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 7.5% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 5.0% -22.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 7.5% -13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 4.7% -25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 7.7% -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 5.3% -25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 0.6% 20.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 6.9% -16.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -17.8% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -9.0% -31.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPEPDLNG
Gross margin 63.2% – 47.8%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 17.6% 36.8%
Operating margin 47.9% 13.4% 29.9%
Pretax margin 22.4% 10.9% 25.2%
Net margin 14.2% 10.8% 13.6%
FCF margin 15.4% 5.9% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 15.2% 28.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 20.7% 44.2%
Return on assets 7.5% 7.8% 9.4%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 12.2% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 12.3% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPEPDLNG
Debt / assets 18.7% 40.6% 50.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.2x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 9.6x 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 62.0% 76.0%
Equity / assets 52.6% 38.0% 24.0%
Interest coverage 39.2x 5.2x 6.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.09 – 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPEPDLNG
Dividend yield 2.2% 5.9% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.5% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 6.5% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 74.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 136.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 4.1% –

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.

ConsensusCOPEPDLNG
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -55.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +17.1% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $24.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +2.5% -1.0%
COP estimates →EPD estimates →LNG estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPEPDLNG
Held by institutions 84.0% 24.8% 88.1%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,580 1,331
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +0.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 1,119 670 685
Institutions selling 961 435 464
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.54 1.48
COP holders →EPD holders →LNG holders →

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.

COPEPDLNG
COP 1.00 0.45 0.55
EPD 0.45 1.00 0.43
LNG 0.55 0.43 1.00

Add a Peer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, EPD and LNG?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $79.97B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $62.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, EPD and LNG?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.7x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.9x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.6x). 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%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.8%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +35.0%. Over five years, Cheniere Energy (LNG) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +8.7%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, EPD 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.