CQP vs COP vs ENB Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Conocophillips 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
7 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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCQPCOPENBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.88B $183.85B $105.44B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 19.8x 25.6x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 13.8x 24.2x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +8.5% +31.0% ENB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.3% 14.2% 6.8% CQP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.5% 5.0% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.4x 6.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.02% 0.06% CQP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.2% +67.4% +2.0% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +14.8%/yr +2.4%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 30.2% 18.6% ENB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 31/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

CQPCOPENB

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

AxisCQPCOPENB
Valuation 53 #17 of 35 41 #59 of 99 24 #27 of 35
Growth 30 #24 of 34 56 #43 of 97 39 #21 of 34
Profitability 79 #8 of 34 88 #12 of 96 24 #26 of 34
Financial Health 53 #17 of 35 70 #31 of 102 21 #28 of 35
Shareholder Returns 37 #20 of 31 47 #41 of 76 47 #17 of 31
Overall 50 60 31
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodCQPCOPENBSPY
1 month +2.9%+17.7%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months +0.4%+25.4%-15.3% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%+23.9%-9.7% +6.4%
Year to date +23.6%+61.1%+0.6% +11.4%
1 year +21.2%+67.4%+2.0% +13.1%
3 years +18.8%+25.7%+49.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%+7.9%+14.4% +21.5%
5 years +50.4%+99.2%+12.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.5%+14.8%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +132.9%+263.0%+9.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.8%+13.8%+0.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCQPCOPENBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%30.2%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%29.6%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.26-0.71-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.712.230.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-38.7%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%0.0%-17.1% -2.5%
52-week high $71.22$150.81$58.04 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$85.66$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.

MultipleCQPCOPENB
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.3x 19.7xmedian 13.1x 25.5xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 1.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.0x 4.6xmedian 5.7x 15.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 16.4x 18.0xmedian 11.1x 87.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.93 -1.87median 2.24 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 monthsCQPCOPENB
Revenue $11.50B $65.28B $60.45B
Gross profit $5.72B $41.24B $22.34B
Operating income $3.87B $31.28B $8.06B
Net income $3.14B $9.28B $4.58B
Free cash flow $2.79B $10.06B $1.21B
R&D – $393.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $7.64 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $6.57B $1.42B
Total debt $14.44B $23.29B $78.92B
Shares (diluted) – 1.21B 2.19B
Enterprise value $30.85B $156.56B $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
MetricCQPCOPENB
P/E 10.2x 19.7x 25.5x
P/FCF 11.5x 18.0x 87.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.3x 11.7x
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 1.7x
P/B 42.4x 2.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 42.4x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 4.6x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 6.3x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 3.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF 16.5x 19.6x 151.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 9.0x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.87 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPCOPENB
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 8.5% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -2.0% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 5.5% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 0.6% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 6.2% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -2.0% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 1.1% -6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% -10.5% 13.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.8% -7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -10.6% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 10.6% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -3.8% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.2% 45.4% -67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -3.5% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPCOPENB
Gross margin 49.8% 63.2% 36.9%
EBITDA margin 39.9% 66.0% 20.2%
Operating margin 33.6% 47.9% 13.3%
Pretax margin 27.3% 22.4% 9.6%
Net margin 27.3% 14.2% 6.8%
FCF margin 24.2% 15.4% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.4% 33.6% 14.9%
Return on equity 755.0% 14.3% 9.5%
Return on assets 18.1% 7.5% 2.8%
Return on invested capital – 22.5% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 23.9% 28.2% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPCOPENB
Debt / assets 81.7% 18.7% 48.4%
Debt / equity 19.2x 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.4x 6.4x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.3x 65.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.7% 47.4% 70.6%
Equity / assets 4.3% 52.6% 29.4%
Interest coverage 5.2x 39.2x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.09 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPCOPENB
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.2% 8.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.2% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 65.2% 43.8% 132.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 73.4% 40.4% 500.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% 7.4% 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.7% -15.4% 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.

ConsensusCQPCOPENB
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.65FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $1.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +77.3%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -11.8% -3.9% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.23BFY2026 $76.19BFY2026 $61.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% -5.6% -14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPCOPENB
Held by institutions 46.8% 84.0% 48.7%
Institutions holding 200 2,436 1,501
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -1.6% +2.0%
Institutions buying 79 1,119 660
Institutions selling 47 961 503
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.16 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.

CQPCOPENB
CQP 1.00 0.40 0.35
COP 0.40 1.00 0.30
ENB 0.35 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, COP and ENB?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $31.88B, Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Enbridge (ENB) $105.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, COP and ENB?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 10.2x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.2x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, 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: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +15.4%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 27.3%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +21.2%, Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Enbridge (ENB) +2.0%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.5%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Enbridge (ENB) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest dividend yield: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.06%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enbridge (ENB) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, COP 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, Conocophillips (COP) 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.