CRGY vs PR vs COP Stock Comparison

Crescent Energy, Permian Resources and Conocophillips Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRGY Crescent Energy Co
$13.68 +4.0% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.55B
P/E
83.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.48 +19.2% 1M +102.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.52B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$181.24B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 4, Permian Resources 4, Crescent Energy 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRGYPRCOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.55B $21.52B $181.24B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 83.2x 17.4x 19.5x PR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 11.3x 13.3x CRGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +12.8% +8.5% CRGY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 21.5% 14.2% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 10.8% 22.5% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.7x 0.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% CRGY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.5% +102.5% +66.8% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.2%/yr +14.5%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 33.1% 30.2% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 62/100 62/100 CRGY

Percentile Scorecard

CRGYPRCOP

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

AxisCRGYPRCOP
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 40 #60 of 99 44 #56 of 99
Growth 87 #14 of 97 85 #15 of 97 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 52 #47 of 96 87 #13 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 21 #81 of 102 59 #42 of 102 71 #30 of 102
Shareholder Returns 77 #18 of 76 37 #48 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 65 62 62
  • CRGY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP 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

PeriodCRGYPRCOPSPY
1 month +4.0%+19.2%+16.2% -0.2%
3 months +31.2%+29.1%+29.7% +3.9%
6 months +4.7%+21.9%+19.0% +8.2%
Year to date +63.1%+81.6%+58.1% +12.9%
1 year +62.5%+102.5%+66.8% +12.3%
3 years +10.5%+74.0%+25.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.4%+20.3%+7.9% +23.3%
5 years —+246.2%+96.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+28.2%+14.5% +10.9%
10 years —+75.5%+236.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.8%+12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRGYPRCOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%33.1%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.8%32.5%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.55-0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.333.102.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-44.3%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-1.1%-2.3% -1.2%
52-week high $14.65$25.76$151.41 $779.14
52-week low $7.75$12.13$85.66 $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.

MultipleCRGYPRCOP
P/E now vs peer median 82.5xmedian 13.0x 17.3xmedian 13.0x 19.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 2.27 10.11median 2.27 -1.83median 2.27

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 monthsCRGYPRCOP
Revenue $4.31B $5.74B $65.28B
Gross profit – – $41.24B
Operating income $885.89M $2.06B $31.28B
Net income $72.61M $1.31B $9.28B
Free cash flow $544.81M $1.08B $10.06B
R&D $17.81M $25.50M $393.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.14 $1.44 $7.64
Cash & equivalents $264.88M $131.72M $6.57B
Total debt $5.17B $2.99B $23.29B
Shares (diluted) 381.75M 855.24M 1.21B
Enterprise value $4.27B $20.95B $153.94B

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
MetricCRGYPRCOP
P/E 82.5x 17.3x 19.3x
P/FCF 8.3x 19.8x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x 5.3x 8.1x
P/S 1.0x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 5.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 11.8x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 17.3x 22.5x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 6.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 10.11 -1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRGYPRCOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 12.8% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 31.0% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 308.4% 26.7% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 27.7% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 732.4% -3.1% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -57.1% 12.8% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.0% -5.5% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% 1.7% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.4% 6.1% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 30.3% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.9% 280.2% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 36.3% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRGYPRCOP
Gross margin – – 63.2%
EBITDA margin 51.1% 72.2% 66.0%
Operating margin 20.6% 35.8% 47.9%
Pretax margin 3.5% 29.0% 22.4%
Net margin 1.3% 21.5% 14.2%
FCF margin 12.6% 18.8% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 69.6% 33.6%
Return on equity 1.5% 11.2% 14.3%
Return on assets 0.6% 7.2% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 10.8% 22.5%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 12.6% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 27.0x 3.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRGYPRCOP
Debt / assets 43.0% 16.2% 18.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 9.5x 2.8x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 35.1% 47.4%
Equity / assets 43.0% 64.9% 52.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 7.8x 39.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.00 2.76 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRGYPRCOP
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.1% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.6% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 192.9% – 43.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.7% – 40.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 50.5% – 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 68.4% – -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.

ConsensusCRGYPRCOP
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $11.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +11.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +15.3% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRGYPRCOP
Held by institutions 90.7% 91.3% 84.0%
Institutions holding 360 615 2,436
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +3.4% -1.6%
Institutions buying 214 349 1,119
Institutions selling 84 183 961
Buyers to sellers 2.55 1.91 1.16

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.

CRGYPRCOP
CRGY 1.00 0.81 0.71
PR 0.81 1.00 0.77
COP 0.71 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRGY, PR and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crescent Energy (CRGY) $4.55B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.52B, Conocophillips (COP) $181.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRGY, PR and COP?

Permian Resources (PR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 83.2x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.4x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crescent Energy (CRGY) is cheapest (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 5.9x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x). 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%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 1.3%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 4.2%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Crescent Energy (CRGY) +62.5%, Permian Resources (PR) +102.5%, Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Permian Resources (PR) +28.2%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crescent Energy (CRGY) has the highest dividend yield: Crescent Energy (CRGY) 0.03%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%. Permian Resources (PR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 46.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRGY, PR and COP?

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 4. 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.