COP vs ET vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Energy Transfer and Viper 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
5 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.44 -0.3% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.13B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 6, Conocophillips 5, Viper Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPETVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $71.13B $9.14B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 14.1x 155.0x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 11.4x 17.4x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +33.3% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 4.7% 2.9% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 8.4% 1.4% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.0x 1.5x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.07% 0.05% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +21.3% +23.5% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +15.7%/yr — ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 17.4% 28.1% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 63/100 44/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

COPETVNOM

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

AxisCOPETVNOM
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 94 #3 of 35 20 #79 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 64 #13 of 34 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 30 #24 of 34 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 59 #15 of 35 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 70 #10 of 31 36 #49 of 76
Overall 60 63 44
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • VNOM 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

PeriodCOPETVNOMSPY
1 month +17.7%-0.3%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+0.4%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+7.1%-1.3% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+24.0%+21.5% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+21.3%+23.5% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+48.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+14.1%— +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+106.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+15.7%— +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+24.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+2.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPETVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%17.4%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%16.6%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.21-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.231.220.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-25.8%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.0%-7.9% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$21.74$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$16.21$35.84 $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.

MultipleCOPETVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 13.9xmedian 21.3x 154.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 8.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 17.2xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 13.5xmedian 16.4x 84.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 2.00median 1.93 —median 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 monthsCOPETVNOM
Revenue $65.28B $107.38B $2.04B
Gross profit $41.24B $25.32B –
Operating income $31.28B $10.78B $251.00M
Net income $9.28B $7.04B $103.00M
Free cash flow $10.06B $5.22B $198.00M
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $1.46 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $1.02B $77.00M
Total debt $23.29B $68.41B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 3.46B 193.73M
Enterprise value $156.56B $64.32B $8.97B

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
MetricCOPETVNOM
P/E 19.7x 13.9x 154.1x
P/FCF 18.0x 13.5x 84.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 5.8x 11.2x
P/S 2.8x 0.7x 8.2x
P/B 2.8x 1.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 8.2x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 12.8x 73.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.3x 9.0x
EV/FCF 19.6x 26.4x 92.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 11.4x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 2.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPETVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 33.3% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 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% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 16.1% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 12.6% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 8.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 5.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -7.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPETVNOM
Gross margin 63.2% 23.6% –
EBITDA margin 66.0% 15.7% 52.3%
Operating margin 47.9% 10.0% 12.3%
Pretax margin 22.4% 7.1% 7.6%
Net margin 14.2% 4.7% 2.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 4.9% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 11.3% 73.2%
Return on equity 14.3% 14.0% 1.0%
Return on assets 7.5% 4.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 8.4% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 8.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPETVNOM
Debt / assets 18.7% 46.2% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.0x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 13.1x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 65.9% 14.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 34.1% 85.3%
Interest coverage 39.2x 2.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 6.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.09 – 5.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPETVNOM
Dividend yield 2.2% 6.6% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 6.6% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 67.9% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 91.6% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 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.

ConsensusCOPETVNOM
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -9.4% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +81.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +1.4% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPETVNOM
Held by institutions 84.0% 31.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,279 496
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +1.9% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,119 628 264
Institutions selling 961 340 150
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.85 1.76

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.

COPETVNOM
COP 1.00 0.46 0.67
ET 0.46 1.00 0.46
VNOM 0.67 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, ET and VNOM?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Energy Transfer (ET) $71.13B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, ET and VNOM?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) +21.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.