COP vs MPC vs EOG Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Marathon Petroleum and Eog Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 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
3 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$163.02 +14.9% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$86.06B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOPMPCEOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $135.82B $86.06B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 15.9x 12.5x EOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 6.8x 9.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +15.9% +19.1% EOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 5.5% 25.4% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 19.7% 17.7% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.5x 0.2x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +133.3% +50.8% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +46.6%/yr +12.1%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 35.9% 28.6% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 63/100 71/100 EOG

Percentile Scorecard

COPMPCEOG

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

AxisCOPMPCEOG
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 27 #17 of 23 49 #51 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 72 #6 of 19 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 94 #2 of 19 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 54 #12 of 25 86 #15 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 65 #7 of 18 51 #38 of 76
Overall 60 63 71
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • EOG 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

PeriodCOPMPCEOGSPY
1 month +17.7%+17.7%+14.9% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+47.8%+11.3% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+104.0%+22.5% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+181.1%+55.2% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+133.3%+50.8% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+207.6%+25.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+45.5%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+577.1%+77.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+46.6%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+937.0%+73.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+26.4%+5.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPMPCEOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%35.9%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%34.7%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.25-0.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.233.711.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-45.9%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$485.05$163.02 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$162.63$101.78 $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.

MultipleCOPMPCEOG
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 15.4xmedian 10.4x 12.5xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 3.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x 8.8xmedian 7.1x 6.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 13.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 -15.03median 0.30 -2.79median 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 monthsCOPMPCEOG
Revenue $65.28B $156.18B $27.03B
Gross profit $41.24B $21.79B –
Operating income $31.28B $14.13B $8.91B
Net income $9.28B $10.31B $6.88B
Free cash flow $10.06B $12.90B $6.35B
R&D $393.00M – $213.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $29.50 $13.00
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $7.77B $4.91B
Total debt $23.29B $33.26B $31.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 290.00M 529.00M
Enterprise value $156.56B $119.57B $70.38B

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
MetricCOPMPCEOG
P/E 19.7x 15.4x 12.5x
P/FCF 18.0x 10.0x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 7.5x 6.4x
P/S 2.8x 0.8x 3.2x
P/B 2.8x 5.0x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 8.8x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 10.9x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF 19.6x 11.9x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 9.0x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 -15.03 -2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPMPCEOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 15.9% 19.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -0.6% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 163.0% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -9.1% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 174.5% 20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -10.4% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 324.1% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -1.0% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 164.9% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 4.8% -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 253.7% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 1.0% -5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPMPCEOG
Gross margin 63.2% 14.0% –
EBITDA margin 66.0% 11.2% 50.9%
Operating margin 47.9% 9.0% 32.9%
Pretax margin 22.4% 8.2% 32.5%
Net margin 14.2% 5.5% 25.4%
FCF margin 15.4% 8.3% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 11.0% 49.4%
Return on equity 14.3% 42.0% 21.9%
Return on assets 7.5% 11.3% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 22.5% 19.7% 17.7%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 22.1% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPMPCEOG
Debt / assets 18.7% 35.3% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.5x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 72.7% 41.8%
Equity / assets 52.6% 27.3% 58.2%
Interest coverage 39.2x 10.4x 33.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.09 4.03 4.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPMPCEOG
Dividend yield 2.2% 0.9% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 3.8% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 4.7% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 11.3% 31.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 9.0% 34.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 2.8% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -3.4% -19.6%

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.

ConsensusCOPMPCEOG
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $67.07FY2026 $16.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026 +63.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -15.5% -8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026 $29.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -10.3% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPMPCEOG
Held by institutions 84.0% 75.7% 95.8%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,930 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -0.3% -0.6%
Institutions buying 1,119 855 837
Institutions selling 961 699 578
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.22 1.45

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.

COPMPCEOG
COP 1.00 0.52 0.85
MPC 0.52 1.00 0.54
EOG 0.85 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, MPC and EOG?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B, Eog Resources (EOG) $86.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, MPC and EOG?

Eog Resources (EOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eog Resources (EOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%, Eog Resources (EOG) +50.8%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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