COP vs GLNG vs MTDR Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Golar Lng and Matador Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$177.76B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
2.27%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.64 -8.0% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.62B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
2.19%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
5 wins
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$59.25 +15.0% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.35B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
2.56%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Golar Lng leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Golar Lng 5, Matador Resources 4, Conocophillips 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPGLNGMTDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.76B $4.62B $7.35B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 28.8x 10.2x MTDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 41.1x 6.9x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +109.6% +2.8% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 31.3% 18.5% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 22.6% 13.2% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 5.3x 0.8x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.27% 2.19% 2.56% MTDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% +9.9% +50.3% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +28.6%/yr +7.0%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 27.2% 40.9% GLNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 66/100 MTDR

Percentile Scorecard

COPGLNGMTDR

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

AxisCOPGLNGMTDR
Valuation 44 #56 of 99 29 #25 of 35 84 #17 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 91 #4 of 34 52 #47 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 85 #6 of 34 77 #23 of 96
Financial Health 71 #30 of 102 79 #8 of 35 34 #68 of 102
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 27 #23 of 31 81 #15 of 76
Overall 62 62 66
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MTDR 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

PeriodCOPGLNGMTDRSPY
1 month +16.2%-8.0%+15.0% -0.2%
3 months +29.7%-6.2%+28.5% +3.9%
6 months +19.0%-13.6%-3.1% +8.2%
Year to date +58.1%+22.7%+39.6% +12.9%
1 year +66.8%+9.9%+50.3% +12.3%
3 years +25.6%+103.4%-1.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+26.7%-0.6% +23.3%
5 years +96.9%+251.1%+40.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%+28.6%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +236.3%+93.7%+162.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.9%+6.8%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOPGLNGMTDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%27.2%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%27.3%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.710.13-0.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.210.361.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-34.1%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-20.4%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $151.41$57.36$65.45 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$35.33$37.19 $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.

MultipleCOPGLNGMTDR
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 13.0x 28.8xmedian 20.9x 10.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.1x 8.8xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x 19.0xmedian 11.0x 3.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x 7.9xmedian 16.5x -19.0xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.83median 2.27 1.90median 1.95 -1.16median 2.27

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 monthsCOPGLNGMTDR
Revenue $65.28B $523.38M $3.92B
Gross profit $41.24B $343.33M $3.69B
Operating income $31.28B $273.22M $1.17B
Net income $9.28B $226.50M $814.00M
Free cash flow $10.06B $583.87M -$385.76M
R&D $393.00M $14.62M –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $1.49 $5.83
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $870.50M $26.32M
Total debt $23.29B $2.68B $1.85B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 109.49M 124.16M
Enterprise value $150.47B $1.23B $7.58B

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
MetricCOPGLNGMTDR
P/E 19.3x 28.8x 10.2x
P/FCF 17.7x 7.9x -19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 10.9x 2.8x
P/S 2.7x 8.8x 1.9x
P/B 2.7x 2.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 19.0x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 6.2x 23.5x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 12.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF 19.2x 11.0x -23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 15.2x 3.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.83 1.90 -1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPGLNGMTDR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 109.6% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 23.3% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 147.7% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 19.9% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 1,754% -18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 104.0% -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 894.0% -14.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 18.5% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 2,539% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 15.2% -8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 1.1% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 11.3% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -5.5% -153.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 60.4% -36.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPGLNGMTDR
Gross margin 63.2% 65.6% 94.2%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 64.6% 61.5%
Operating margin 47.9% 52.2% 30.0%
Pretax margin 22.4% 62.0% 24.4%
Net margin 14.2% 31.3% 18.5%
FCF margin 15.4% 111.6% -9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 80.8% 66.5%
Return on equity 14.3% 1,387% 13.4%
Return on assets 7.5% 4.2% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 22.6% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 5.6% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.9x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPGLNGMTDR
Debt / assets 18.7% 50.1% 13.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 5.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 4.6x -4.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 63.6% 53.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 36.4% 46.3%
Interest coverage 39.2x 16.5x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.05 – 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPGLNGMTDR
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.2% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.7% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 2.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% – 21.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% – -46.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% – 32.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% – 17.5%

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.

ConsensusCOPGLNGMTDR
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 41.1xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $8.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -53.2% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026 $4.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -2.6% +26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPGLNGMTDR
Held by institutions 84.0% 81.4% 96.8%
Institutions holding 2,436 311 493
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -0.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,119 153 273
Institutions selling 961 105 149
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.46 1.83

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.

COPGLNGMTDR
COP 1.00 0.27 0.79
GLNG 0.27 1.00 0.32
MTDR 0.79 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, GLNG and MTDR?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $177.76B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.62B, Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, GLNG and MTDR?

Matador Resources (MTDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.8x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 41.1x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +9.9%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +50.3%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.6%/yr, Matador Resources (MTDR) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 2.27%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 2.19%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 2.56%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Golar Lng (GLNG) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, GLNG and MTDR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Golar Lng (GLNG) 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.