COP vs MPC vs ENB Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Marathon Petroleum and Enbridge 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
4 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$457.20 +17.7% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.82B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
ENB Enbridge Inc
$48.13 +0.6% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$105.44B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
0.06%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOPMPCENBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $135.82B $105.44B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 15.9x 25.6x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 6.8x 24.2x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +15.9% +31.0% ENB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 5.5% 6.8% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 19.7% 5.0% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.5x 6.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.06% ENB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +133.3% +2.0% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +46.6%/yr +2.4%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 35.9% 18.6% ENB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 63/100 31/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

COPMPCENB

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

AxisCOPMPCENB
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 27 #17 of 23 24 #27 of 35
Growth 56 #43 of 97 72 #6 of 19 39 #21 of 34
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 94 #2 of 19 24 #26 of 34
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 54 #12 of 25 21 #28 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 65 #7 of 18 47 #17 of 31
Overall 60 63 31
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • ENB 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

PeriodCOPMPCENBSPY
1 month +17.7%+17.7%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+47.8%-15.3% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+104.0%-9.7% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+181.1%+0.6% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+133.3%+2.0% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+207.6%+49.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+45.5%+14.4% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+577.1%+12.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+46.6%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+937.0%+9.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+26.4%+0.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPMPCENBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%35.9%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%34.7%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.25-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.233.710.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-45.9%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.7%-17.1% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$485.05$58.04 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$162.63$45.23 $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.

MultipleCOPMPCENB
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 15.4xmedian 10.4x 25.5xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 1.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 8.8xmedian 7.1x 15.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 87.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 -15.03median 0.30 2.50median 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 monthsCOPMPCENB
Revenue $65.28B $156.18B $60.45B
Gross profit $41.24B $21.79B $22.34B
Operating income $31.28B $14.13B $8.06B
Net income $9.28B $10.31B $4.58B
Free cash flow $10.06B $12.90B $1.21B
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $29.50 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $7.77B $1.42B
Total debt $23.29B $33.26B $78.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 290.00M 2.19B
Enterprise value $156.56B $119.57B $101.04B

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
MetricCOPMPCENB
P/E 19.7x 15.4x 25.5x
P/FCF 18.0x 10.0x 87.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 7.5x 11.7x
P/S 2.8x 0.8x 1.7x
P/B 2.8x 5.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 8.8x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 10.9x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF 19.6x 11.9x 151.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 9.0x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 -15.03 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPMPCENB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 15.9% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -0.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 71.5% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -5.4% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 163.0% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -9.1% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 174.5% -6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -10.4% 13.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 324.1% -7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -1.0% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 164.9% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 4.8% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 253.7% -67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 1.0% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPMPCENB
Gross margin 63.2% 14.0% 36.9%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 11.2% 20.2%
Operating margin 47.9% 9.0% 13.3%
Pretax margin 22.4% 8.2% 9.6%
Net margin 14.2% 5.5% 6.8%
FCF margin 15.4% 8.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 11.0% 14.9%
Return on equity 14.3% 42.0% 9.5%
Return on assets 7.5% 11.3% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 19.7% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 22.1% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPMPCENB
Debt / assets 18.7% 35.3% 48.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.5x 6.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.6x 65.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 72.7% 70.6%
Equity / assets 52.6% 27.3% 29.4%
Interest coverage 39.2x 10.4x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.09 4.03 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPMPCENB
Dividend yield 2.2% 0.9% 8.0%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 3.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 4.7% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 11.3% 132.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 9.0% 500.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 2.8% 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -3.4% 4.6%

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.

ConsensusCOPMPCENB
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $67.07FY2026 $1.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -15.5% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026 $61.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -10.3% -14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPMPCENB
Held by institutions 84.0% 75.7% 48.7%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,930 1,501
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -0.3% +2.0%
Institutions buying 1,119 855 660
Institutions selling 961 699 503
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.22 1.31

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.

COPMPCENB
COP 1.00 0.52 0.30
MPC 0.52 1.00 0.22
ENB 0.30 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, MPC and ENB?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B, Enbridge (ENB) $105.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, MPC and ENB?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x, Enbridge (ENB) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enbridge (ENB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%, Enbridge (ENB) +2.0%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr, Enbridge (ENB) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enbridge (ENB) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enbridge (ENB) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%, Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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