CRGY vs CNQ vs OVV Stock Comparison

Crescent Energy, Canadian Natural Resources and Ovintiv Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRGY Crescent Energy Co
$13.55 +1.3% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
81.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
3.54%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$53.65 +10.7% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$111.68B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
5.80%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$67.76 +12.3% 1M +80.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.74B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.80B
Div. yield
1.77%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 8, Crescent Energy 2, Ovintiv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRGYCNQOVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $111.68B $18.74B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.7x 14.0x 20.6x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 11.2x 8.6x CRGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +6.7% +6.5% CRGY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 24.0% 9.4% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% — 5.7% OVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.3x 1.0x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.54% 5.80% 1.77% CNQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% +67.6% +80.6% OVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +20.9%/yr +13.1%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.0% 31.3% 36.0% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 73/100 57/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CRGYCNQOVV

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

AxisCRGYCNQOVV
Valuation 87 #14 of 99 70 #30 of 99 64 #36 of 99
Growth 84 #16 of 97 76 #24 of 97 41 #58 of 97
Profitability 50 #48 of 95 83 #17 of 95 62 #37 of 95
Financial Health 21 #81 of 102 94 #7 of 102 55 #46 of 102
Shareholder Returns 74 #21 of 77 41 #46 of 77 63 #29 of 77
Overall 63 73 57
  • CRGY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OVV 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

PeriodCRGYCNQOVVSPY
1 month +1.3%+10.7%+12.3% -2.3%
3 months +18.7%+15.7%+9.5% -0.7%
6 months -1.2%+12.8%+7.7% +4.8%
Year to date +61.5%+58.5%+72.9% +10.3%
1 year +60.7%+67.6%+80.6% +10.3%
3 years +8.5%+60.3%+38.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +2.8%+17.0%+11.6% +20.1%
5 years —+157.9%+84.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+20.9%+13.1% +10.1%
10 years —+248.2%+45.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+13.3%+3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRGYCNQOVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.0%31.3%36.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.9%33.4%37.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.41-0.50-0.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.292.162.24 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-38.9%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-4.1%-6.7% -3.5%
52-week high $14.65$55.93$72.62 $779.14
52-week low $7.75$30.59$36.64 $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.

MultipleCRGYCNQOVV
P/E now vs peer median 81.7xmedian 11.1x 14.0xmedian 11.1x 20.6xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.7x 3.8xmedian 5.7x 7.0xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 9.6x 6.0xmedian 9.6x 8.3xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.47median 0.62 0.26median 0.62 -0.55median 0.62

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 monthsCRGYCNQOVV
Revenue $4.31B $33.47B $9.80B
Gross profit – $26.58B $8.96B
Operating income $885.89M $24.77B $949.00M
Net income $72.61M $8.48B $920.00M
Free cash flow $544.81M $18.68B $2.27B
R&D $17.81M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.14 $3.83 $3.26
Cash & equivalents $264.88M $1.84B $700.00M
Total debt $5.17B $12.07B $3.70B
Shares (diluted) 381.75M 2.10B 281.90M
Enterprise value $4.20B $108.68B $17.71B

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
MetricCRGYCNQOVV
P/E 81.7x 14.0x 20.6x
P/FCF 8.2x 6.0x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x 8.7x 4.2x
P/S 1.0x 3.3x 1.9x
P/B 0.9x – 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 3.8x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 4.9x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.6x 2.2x
EV/FCF 17.2x 6.5x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 9.5x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.47 0.26 -0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRGYCNQOVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 6.7% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -2.3% -6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% -7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 308.4% -26.5% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -15.2% -36.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 732.4% 42.1% 54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -57.1% 14.2% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.0% 408,311% 42.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% 53.8% -37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.4% 30.3% 13.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 5.4% 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.9% 33.0% 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 13.6% 11.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRGYCNQOVV
Gross margin – 79.4% 91.3%
EBITDA margin 51.1% 94.6% 31.7%
Operating margin 20.6% 74.0% 9.7%
Pretax margin 3.5% 32.2% 2.8%
Net margin 1.3% 24.0% 9.4%
FCF margin 12.6% 55.8% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 38.5% 45.4%
Return on equity 1.5% – 8.0%
Return on assets 0.6% – 4.4%
Return on invested capital 4.2% – 5.7%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 27.0x 1.5x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRGYCNQOVV
Debt / assets 43.0% – 19.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 9.5x 0.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% – 40.4%
Equity / assets 43.0% – 59.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 38.3x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.99 – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRGYCNQOVV
Dividend yield 3.5% 5.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.3% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 192.9% 42.5% 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.7% 19.3% 14.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 50.5% -8.3% 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 68.4% -111.0% 6.6%

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.

ConsensusCRGYCNQOVV
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $7.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 +57.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% -15.4% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% -6.6% -11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRGYCNQOVV
Held by institutions 90.7% 71.6% 91.6%
Institutions holding 360 747 595
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -5.0% +4.2%
Institutions buying 214 387 329
Institutions selling 84 243 178
Buyers to sellers 2.55 1.59 1.85

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.

CRGYCNQOVV
CRGY 1.00 0.68 0.79
CNQ 0.68 1.00 0.77
OVV 0.79 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRGY, CNQ and OVV?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crescent Energy (CRGY) $4.48B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $111.68B, Ovintiv (OVV) $18.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRGY, CNQ and OVV?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 81.7x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.0x, Ovintiv (OVV) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crescent Energy (CRGY) is cheapest (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 5.9x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.2x, Ovintiv (OVV) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crescent Energy (CRGY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crescent Energy (CRGY) +24.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Ovintiv (OVV) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 1.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Ovintiv (OVV) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Ovintiv (OVV) leads (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 4.2%, Ovintiv (OVV) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ovintiv (OVV) returned the most: Crescent Energy (CRGY) +60.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +67.6%, Ovintiv (OVV) +80.6%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.9%/yr, Ovintiv (OVV) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest dividend yield: Crescent Energy (CRGY) 3.54%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 5.80%, Ovintiv (OVV) 1.77%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 47.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.3%, Ovintiv (OVV) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRGY, CNQ and OVV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) leads on 8. 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.