COP vs LNG vs MPC Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Cheniere Energy and Marathon Petroleum Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$180.14B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$300.66 +12.0% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$62.68B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$128.13B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOPLNGMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.14B $62.68B $128.13B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 21.5x 15.0x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 27.8x 6.9x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +17.5% +15.9% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 13.6% 5.5% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 15.5% 19.7% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.9x 1.5x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.0% +36.9% +139.8% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +23.2%/yr +48.1%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 29.1% 36.1% LNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 60/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

COPLNGMPC

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

AxisCOPLNGMPC
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 50 #18 of 35 27 #17 of 23
Growth 57 #42 of 97 12 #30 of 34 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 73 #10 of 34 94 #2 of 18
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 65 #13 of 35 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 63 #12 of 31 53 #9 of 18
Overall 60 53 60
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOPLNGMPCSPY
1 month +18.9%+12.0%+19.6% -0.8%
3 months +31.0%+17.5%+50.6% +3.5%
6 months +24.4%+15.9%+107.1% +7.0%
Year to date +61.7%+54.7%+189.3% +12.2%
1 year +72.0%+36.9%+139.8% +13.0%
3 years +28.5%+80.2%+222.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.7%+21.7%+47.7% +23.1%
5 years +103.4%+184.0%+611.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%+23.2%+48.1% +11.0%
10 years +262.2%+664.6%+963.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+22.6%+26.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOPLNGMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%29.1%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%28.6%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.62-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.391.273.87 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-25.6%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-3.0% -1.8%
52-week high $151.41$300.66$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$188.83$162.63 $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.

MultipleCOPLNGMPC
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.5x 21.5xmedian 21.0x 15.9xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.9x 10.7xmedian 11.0x 9.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 11.0x 22.2xmedian 16.6x 10.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 5.4xmedian 2.6x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.88median 2.27 -0.83median 1.92 -15.47median 0.35

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 monthsCOPLNGMPC
Revenue $65.28B $21.49B $156.18B
Gross profit $41.24B $10.27B $21.79B
Operating income $31.28B $6.42B $14.13B
Net income $9.28B $4.37B $10.31B
Free cash flow $10.06B $2.79B $12.90B
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $13.92 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $1.10B $7.77B
Total debt $23.29B $24.04B $33.26B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 209.50M 290.00M
Enterprise value $152.85B $57.51B $111.89B

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
MetricCOPLNGMPC
P/E 19.8x 21.5x 15.9x
P/FCF 18.1x 22.2x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 10.1x 7.7x
P/S 2.8x 2.9x 0.8x
P/B 2.8x 5.4x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.4x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 10.7x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 13.2x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.0x 1.0x
EV/FCF 19.6x 30.4x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 13.8x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.88 -0.83 -15.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPLNGMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 17.5% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -9.9% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -3.0% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -10.6% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -6.6% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -22.9% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% -13.6% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -25.7% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% -19.6% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -25.9% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 20.6% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -16.0% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 18.3% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -31.0% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPLNGMPC
Gross margin 63.2% 47.8% 14.0%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 36.8% 11.2%
Operating margin 47.9% 29.9% 9.0%
Pretax margin 22.4% 25.2% 8.2%
Net margin 14.2% 13.6% 5.5%
FCF margin 15.4% 13.0% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 28.6% 11.0%
Return on equity 14.3% 44.2% 42.0%
Return on assets 7.5% 9.4% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 15.5% 19.7%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 15.0% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPLNGMPC
Debt / assets 18.7% 50.1% 35.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.9x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 8.6x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 76.0% 72.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 24.0% 27.3%
Interest coverage 39.2x 6.3x 10.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.10 2.23 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPLNGMPC
Dividend yield 2.2% 0.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 5.1% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 5.8% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% – 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% – 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% – -3.4%

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.

ConsensusCOPLNGMPC
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.04FY2026 $10.83FY2026 $68.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +79.2%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026 +537.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.4% +53.6% -13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $24.37BFY2026 $192.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -1.0% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPLNGMPC
Held by institutions 84.0% 88.1% 75.7%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,331 1,930
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +2.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 1,119 685 855
Institutions selling 961 464 699
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.48 1.22

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.

COPLNGMPC
COP 1.00 0.55 0.52
LNG 0.55 1.00 0.41
MPC 0.52 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, LNG and MPC?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $180.14B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $62.68B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $128.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, LNG and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.4x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.5x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.7x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x). 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%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +36.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.2%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cheniere Energy (LNG) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, LNG and MPC?

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.