COP vs NUAI vs SND Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, New ERA Energy & Digital and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.94M
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 5, Conocophillips 4, New ERA Energy & Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPNUAISNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.13B $326.42M $193.94M COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x -6.3x 18.5x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +65.4% +26.5% NUAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% -4,382.5% 2.7% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — 3.1% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.3x 0.1x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% -48.2% +122.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr — +15.6%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 144.0% 70.7% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 24/100 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

COPNUAISND

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

AxisCOPNUAISND
Valuation 44 #56 of 99 3 #96 of 99 96 #7 of 162
Growth 56 #43 of 97 19 #79 of 97 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 1 #95 of 96 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 71 #30 of 102 91 #10 of 102 44 #93 of 164
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 4 #73 of 76 94 #7 of 107
Overall 62 24 73
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NUAI ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOPNUAISNDSPY
1 month +16.2%-54.0%-5.0% -0.2%
3 months +29.7%-26.0%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months +19.0%-15.1%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +58.1%+10.9%+24.2% +12.9%
1 year +66.8%-48.2%+122.9% +12.3%
3 years +25.6%-69.3%+146.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%-32.6%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years +96.9%—+106.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%—+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +236.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOPNUAISNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%144.0%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%142.0%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.713.78-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.21-0.331.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-97.2%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-59.7%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $151.41$8.06$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$2.37$2.09 $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.

MultipleCOPNUAISND
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 13.0x -6.1xmedian 13.0x 18.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.1x 291.2xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x -7.0xmedian 5.9x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x -14.7xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.83median 2.27 —median 2.27 2.96median 0.31

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 monthsCOPNUAISND
Revenue $65.28B $1.19M $386.99M
Gross profit $41.24B – $52.09M
Operating income $31.28B -$45.06M $7.85M
Net income $9.28B -$53.93M $10.49M
Free cash flow $10.06B -$23.50M $34.63M
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $-0.53 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $69.82M $10.20M
Total debt $23.29B $76.81M $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 98.17M 41.37M
Enterprise value $153.84B $233.44M $136.66M

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
MetricCOPNUAISND
P/E 19.3x -6.1x 18.6x
P/FCF 17.7x -14.7x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x -19.3x 4.1x
P/S 2.7x 291.2x 0.5x
P/B 2.7x 2.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x -7.0x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 6.2x -6.4x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 244.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 19.2x -12.3x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x -16.2x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.83 – 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPNUAISND
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 65.4% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -221.9% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% -187.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 52.2% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% -99.8% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -140.5% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPNUAISND
Gross margin 63.2% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 66.0% -3,505% 10.0%
Operating margin 47.9% -3,791% 2.0%
Pretax margin 22.4% -4,383% 1.9%
Net margin 14.2% -4,383% 2.7%
FCF margin 15.4% -1,977% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% -1,506% 12.1%
Return on equity 14.3% -69.4% 4.4%
Return on assets 7.5% -39.9% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 28.2% -36.2% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.3x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1,269% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPNUAISND
Debt / assets 18.7% 8.7% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.3x -0.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 20.7% 31.4%
Equity / assets 52.6% 79.3% 68.6%
Interest coverage 39.2x -10.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 14.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 11.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 11.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.05 4.88 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPNUAISND
Dividend yield 2.3% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -45.9% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.3% -45.9% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% – –

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.

ConsensusCOPNUAISND
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 – -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $7.96MFY2027 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +800.0%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% +3,425.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPNUAISND
Held by institutions 84.0% 51.4% 49.7%
Institutions holding 2,436 128 91
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +309.7% +12.9%
Institutions buying 1,119 105 69
Institutions selling 961 16 17
Buyers to sellers 1.16 6.56 4.06

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.

COPNUAISND
COP 1.00 -0.11 0.23
NUAI -0.11 1.00 0.13
SND 0.23 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, NUAI and SND?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $181.13B, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) $326.42M, Smart Sand (SND) $193.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, NUAI and SND?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.5x, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -6.3x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) +65.4%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -4,382.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -48.2%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 0.00%, Smart Sand (SND) 0.00%. New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) and Smart Sand (SND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 144.0%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, NUAI and SND?

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