COP vs FANG vs NEE Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Diamondback Energy and Nextera Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$181.13B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$204.48 +9.5% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$58.19B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.42 +8.3% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$169.18B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 7, Nextera Energy 3, Diamondback Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPFANGNEELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.13B $58.19B $169.18B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x 39.7x 14.5x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 9.4x 21.2x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +21.4% +9.6% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 8.6% 40.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 1.6% 4.7% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.9x 7.0x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% +41.6% -4.2% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +13.4%/yr -0.9%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 32.0% 21.1% NEE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 44/100 60/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

COPFANGNEE

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

AxisCOPFANGNEE
Valuation 44 #56 of 99 46 #54 of 99 24 #51 of 67
Growth 56 #43 of 97 58 #41 of 97 92 #6 of 65
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 51 #48 of 96 89 #8 of 63
Financial Health 71 #30 of 102 37 #65 of 102 47 #34 of 63
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 31 #53 of 76 50 #34 of 67
Overall 62 44 60
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCOPFANGNEESPY
1 month +16.2%+9.5%+8.3% -0.2%
3 months +29.7%+7.5%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months +19.0%+2.2%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +58.1%+36.0%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year +66.8%+41.6%-4.2% +12.3%
3 years +25.6%+27.8%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+8.5%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years +96.9%+87.6%-4.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%+13.4%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +236.3%+111.3%+163.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.9%+7.8%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOPFANGNEESPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%32.0%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%30.7%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.550.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.211.30-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-43.5%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-4.3%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $151.41$213.69$97.88 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$137.29$75.50 $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.

MultipleCOPFANGNEE
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 13.0x 39.2xmedian 13.0x 14.8xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x 11.0xmedian 5.9x 18.4xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x 15.6xmedian 11.1x 37.0xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.83median 2.27 -1.11median 2.27 1.06median 2.31

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 monthsCOPFANGNEE
Revenue $65.28B $17.10B $28.83B
Gross profit $41.24B – –
Operating income $31.28B $1.08B $8.66B
Net income $9.28B $1.63B $11.64B
Free cash flow $10.06B $3.68B $4.67B
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $5.22 $5.55
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $462.00M $5.58B
Total debt $23.29B $12.61B $413.84B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 281.20M 2.10B
Enterprise value $153.84B $57.30B $155.93B

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
MetricCOPFANGNEE
P/E 19.3x 39.2x 14.8x
P/FCF 17.7x 15.6x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 5.7x 11.7x
P/S 2.7x 3.4x 6.0x
P/B 2.7x 1.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 11.0x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 6.2x 64.3x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.1x 9.6x
EV/FCF 19.2x 18.9x 59.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 6.9x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.83 -1.11 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPFANGNEE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 21.4% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 27.2% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -78.1% 13.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -39.5% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% -61.4% 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -23.4% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% -60.3% 76.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -35.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 33.8% 23.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 17.2% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 143.6% 30.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 32.8% 124.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPFANGNEE
Gross margin 63.2% – –
EBITDA margin 66.0% 37.0% 52.2%
Operating margin 47.9% 6.3% 30.0%
Pretax margin 22.4% 10.8% 35.0%
Net margin 14.2% 8.6% 40.4%
FCF margin 15.4% 21.5% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 59.3% 51.4%
Return on equity 14.3% 3.5% 13.9%
Return on assets 7.5% 2.2% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 1.6% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 1.7% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 6.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPFANGNEE
Debt / assets 18.7% 18.0% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.9x 7.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 3.4x 23.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 37.4% 70.3%
Equity / assets 52.6% 62.6% 29.7%
Interest coverage 39.2x – 2,164x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.05 1.68 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPFANGNEE
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.1% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 3.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 5.1% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 72.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 32.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% -6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -10.0% –

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.

ConsensusCOPFANGNEE
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 $21.78FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -5.9% +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +38.3%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -7.7% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPFANGNEE
Held by institutions 84.0% 71.6% 84.3%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,190 3,020
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +8.6% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,119 610 1,589
Institutions selling 961 393 1,054
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.55 1.51

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.

COPFANGNEE
COP 1.00 0.78 0.08
FANG 0.78 1.00 0.04
NEE 0.08 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, FANG and NEE?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $181.13B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.19B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $169.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, FANG and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.5x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.4x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +41.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -4.2%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +13.4%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%. Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextera Energy (NEE) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, FANG and NEE?

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 7. 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.