DK vs CNQ vs SOBO Stock Comparison

Delek US Holdings, Canadian Natural Resources and South Bow Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DK Delek US Holdings, Inc.
$78.43 +15.6% 1M +109.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.31B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.06B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 5, Delek US Holdings 5, South Bow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDKCNQSOBOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.31B $113.03B $7.38B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 14.1x 16.0x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 11.5x 19.0x DK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +6.7% -2.1% DK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 24.0% 23.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.0% — 9.2% DK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.3x 4.4x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.7% +76.2% +36.5% DK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.3%/yr +22.0%/yr — DK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 31.0% 22.8% SOBO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 76/100 58/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

DKCNQSOBO

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

AxisDKCNQSOBO
Valuation 46 #13 of 23 77 #24 of 99 65 #13 of 35
Growth 78 #5 of 19 81 #19 of 97 55 #16 of 34
Profitability 47 #10 of 18 84 #16 of 96 67 #12 of 34
Financial Health 17 #20 of 24 94 #7 of 102 50 #18 of 35
Shareholder Returns 12 #16 of 18 44 #43 of 76 53 #15 of 31
Overall 40 76 58
  • DK ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SOBO 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

PeriodDKCNQSOBOSPY
1 month +15.6%+16.2%+5.0% -0.8%
3 months +21.7%+23.0%-4.5% +3.5%
6 months +93.9%+22.4%+11.1% +7.0%
Year to date +164.4%+62.8%+29.9% +12.2%
1 year +109.7%+76.2%+36.5% +13.0%
3 years +209.9%+73.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.8%+20.2%— +23.1%
5 years +290.4%+170.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.3%+22.0%— +11.0%
10 years +345.6%+245.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.1%+13.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDKCNQSOBOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%31.0%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%32.6%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.50-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.002.461.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-38.9%-20.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%0.0%-7.8% -1.8%
52-week high $81.59$55.10$38.69 $779.14
52-week low $26.68$30.59$25.26 $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.

MultipleDKCNQSOBO
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 9.5x 14.3xmedian 13.5x 16.1xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.3x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.3x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 10.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 9.5x 6.1xmedian 11.0x 11.6xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 1.9x —median 1.5x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.35 0.27median 2.27 —median 1.92

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 monthsDKCNQSOBO
Revenue $12.06B $33.47B $2.00B
Gross profit $858.50M $26.58B $1.72B
Operating income $583.40M $24.77B –
Net income $270.70M $8.48B $460.00M
Free cash flow $683.90M $18.68B $640.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $3.83 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $628.60M $1.84B $726.00M
Total debt $3.19B $49.14B $5.73B
Shares (diluted) 62.49M 2.10B 208.80M
Enterprise value $1.80B $110.03B $5.01B

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
MetricDKCNQSOBO
P/E 21.4x 14.3x 16.1x
P/FCF 7.0x 6.1x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 8.9x 8.9x
P/S 0.4x 3.4x 3.7x
P/B 11.4x – 2.8x
P/Tangible book 215.4x – 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 3.9x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 5.0x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.7x 6.2x
EV/FCF 10.8x 6.7x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 9.7x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDKCNQSOBO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 6.7% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 616.2% 5.0% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 185.2% -26.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.7% -15.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 42.1% 53.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 109.0% 14.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 128.2% 408,311% 134.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 53.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 697.8% 30.3% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 5.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 182.1% 33.0% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.0% 13.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDKCNQSOBO
Gross margin 7.1% 79.4% 85.8%
EBITDA margin 8.3% 94.6% 56.9%
Operating margin 4.8% 74.0% –
Pretax margin 2.6% 32.2% 27.8%
Net margin 1.9% 24.0% 23.0%
FCF margin 5.7% 55.8% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 38.5% 41.9%
Return on equity 77.6% – 17.3%
Return on assets 3.7% – 4.1%
Return on invested capital 15.0% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 14.1% – 9.1%
Asset turnover 1.6x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.7x 1.5x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDKCNQSOBO
Debt / assets 42.2% – 50.4%
Debt / equity 7.5x – 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.3x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 4.7x 0.6x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets 94.4% – 76.6%
Equity / assets 5.6% – 23.4%
Interest coverage – 38.3x 2.7x
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.06 – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDKCNQSOBO
Dividend yield 1.3% 5.6% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.4% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0% –

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.

ConsensusDKCNQSOBO
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.63FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +182.3%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -42.7% -15.4% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.33BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% -6.6% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDKCNQSOBO
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.6% 62.0%
Institutions holding 296 745 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -5.0% -2.3%
Institutions buying 166 386 126
Institutions selling 92 242 92
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.60 1.37

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.

DKCNQSOBO
DK 1.00 0.40 0.22
CNQ 0.40 1.00 0.50
SOBO 0.22 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DK, CNQ and SOBO?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Delek US Holdings (DK) $4.31B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, DK, CNQ and SOBO?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Delek US Holdings (DK) 19.2x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delek US Holdings (DK) is cheapest (Delek US Holdings (DK) 4.2x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Delek US Holdings (DK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Delek US Holdings (DK) +11.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Delek US Holdings (DK) 1.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Delek US Holdings (DK) leads (Delek US Holdings (DK) 15.0%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delek US Holdings (DK) returned the most: Delek US Holdings (DK) +109.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%. Over five years, Delek US Holdings (DK) compounded fastest (Delek US Holdings (DK) +31.3%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Bow (SOBO) has been the steadiest (Delek US Holdings (DK) 54.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DK, CNQ and SOBO?

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 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.