CQP vs GLNG vs YPF Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Golar Lng and Ypf Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$46.74 -3.1% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.79B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
4 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$47.78 -5.1% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.34B
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.15B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 5, Golar Lng 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCQPGLNGYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $4.79B $18.34B CQP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 29.2x 5.2x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 42.1x 6.4x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +109.6% -99.7% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.3% 10.4% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% 0.1% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +15.0% +36.6% YPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +29.1%/yr +62.7%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 27.2% 37.2% GLNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 69/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

CQPGLNGYPF

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

AxisCQPGLNGYPF
Valuation 47 #19 of 35 24 #27 of 35 99 #2 of 99
Growth 36 #22 of 34 91 #4 of 34 82 #18 of 97
Profitability – 80 #7 of 31 33 #65 of 96
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 75 #9 of 33 63 #38 of 102
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 30 #22 of 31 –
Overall 44 60 69
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • YPF 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

PeriodCQPGLNGYPFSPY
1 month +7.5%-3.1%-5.1% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%-3.1%-8.4% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%-15.0%+5.8% +7.1%
Year to date +22.3%+25.6%+32.1% +12.8%
1 year +22.0%+15.0%+36.6% +11.9%
3 years +19.1%+108.6%+357.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.0%+27.8%+66.0% +22.8%
5 years +48.4%+258.7%+1,037.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+29.1%+62.7% +10.9%
10 years +140.5%+106.7%+168.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+7.5%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCQPGLNGYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%27.2%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%27.3%36.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.250.13-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.730.550.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-34.1%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-18.5%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $71.22$57.36$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$35.33$32.78 $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.

MultipleCQPGLNGYPF
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 19.6x 29.5xmedian 19.6x 5.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 9.0xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x 19.3xmedian 11.1x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 8.1xmedian 16.9x 2.9xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 1.94median 1.68 —median 1.36

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 monthsCQPGLNGYPF
Revenue $11.67B $523.38M $34.15B
Gross profit – $343.33M $13.52B
Operating income $3.99B $273.22M $7.89B
Net income – $226.50M $2.32T
Free cash flow – $583.87M $6.56B
R&D – $14.62M $100.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.49 –
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $870.50M $1.99B
Total debt – $2.68B $10.25B
Shares (diluted) – 109.49M –
Enterprise value $32.29B $1.15B $9.32B

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
MetricCQPGLNGYPF
P/E 9.7x 29.5x 5.3x
P/FCF 10.6x 8.1x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.2x 1.4x
P/S 2.7x 9.0x 0.6x
P/B 36.0x 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 36.0x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 19.3x –
EV/EBIT – 23.9x 3.2x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 12.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 11.2x 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.94 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 109.6% -99.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 23.3% 24.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 147.7% -99.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% 56.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 1,754% -98.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 104.0% 134.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 894.0% 533,993%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% 1,203%
EPS growth (1Y) – 2,539% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.1% 90.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 68.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.5% 482.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.4% -7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGYPF
Gross margin – 65.6% 39.6%
EBITDA margin – 64.6% –
Operating margin – 52.2% 23.1%
Pretax margin – 62.0% 20.8%
Net margin – 31.3% 10.4%
FCF margin – 111.6% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 80.8% 38.3%
Return on equity – 1,387% 0.0%
Return on assets – 4.2% 0.0%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% 0.1%
Return on capital employed – 5.6% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGYPF
Debt / assets – 50.1% 30.0%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 95.1% 63.6% 59.0%
Equity / assets 4.9% 36.4% 41.0%
Interest coverage – 16.5x 6.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 32.6x
Quick ratio – 2.2x 21.1x
Cash ratio – 1.8x 12.2x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPGLNGYPF
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCQPGLNGYPF
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 42.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% -53.2% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026 $20.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -2.6% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPGLNGYPF
Held by institutions 46.8% 81.4% 15.2%
Institutions holding 201 311 166
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -0.4% +29.8%
Institutions buying 80 153 96
Institutions selling 47 105 44
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.46 2.18

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.

CQPGLNGYPF
CQP 1.00 0.33 0.24
GLNG 0.33 1.00 0.29
YPF 0.24 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, GLNG and YPF?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.29B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.79B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $18.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, GLNG and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 9.9x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 29.2x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.0x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 42.1x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +13.2%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -99.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +22.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +15.0%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +36.6%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +29.1%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +62.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Golar Lng (GLNG) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, GLNG and YPF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 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.