DVN vs COP vs AR Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Conocophillips and Antero Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.63 +9.7% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.97B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.56B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
AR ANTERO RESOURCES Corp
$41.51 +18.7% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.02B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 6, Antero Resources 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVNCOPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.97B $179.56B $13.02B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 19.3x 12.0x AR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 13.6x 8.9x AR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +8.5% +24.1% AR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 14.2% 17.7% AR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 22.5% 10.7% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.4x 1.1x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% +72.0% +27.0% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr +15.3%/yr +15.7%/yr AR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 30.1% 37.8% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 60/100 63/100 AR

Percentile Scorecard

DVNCOPAR

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

AxisDVNCOPAR
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 41 #59 of 99 59 #41 of 99
Growth 70 #30 of 97 57 #42 of 97 83 #17 of 97
Profitability 46 #52 of 96 88 #12 of 96 59 #40 of 96
Financial Health 37 #65 of 102 70 #31 of 102 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 45 #42 of 76 –
Overall 48 60 63
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AR 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

PeriodDVNCOPARSPY
1 month +9.7%+18.9%+18.7% -0.8%
3 months +19.6%+31.0%+22.7% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%+24.4%+8.7% +7.0%
Year to date +41.0%+61.7%+20.5% +12.2%
1 year +56.6%+72.0%+27.0% +13.0%
3 years +10.4%+28.5%+43.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%+8.7%+12.9% +23.1%
5 years +30.3%+103.4%+107.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%+15.3%+15.7% +11.0%
10 years +28.4%+262.2%+61.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%+13.7%+4.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVNCOPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%30.1%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%29.5%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.73-0.71-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.662.390.71 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-38.7%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%0.0%-8.1% -1.8%
52-week high $52.07$151.41$45.15 $779.14
52-week low $32.01$85.66$30.03 $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.

MultipleDVNCOPAR
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.5x 19.8xmedian 13.5x 11.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 5.9x 4.6xmedian 5.9x 6.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 11.0x 18.1xmedian 11.0x 14.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 2.27 -1.88median 2.27 -1.31median 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 monthsDVNCOPAR
Revenue $20.38B $65.28B $6.13B
Gross profit $14.11B $41.24B -$98.79M
Operating income -$1.35B $31.28B $1.51B
Net income $3.29B $9.28B $1.12B
Free cash flow $1.48B $10.06B $883.75M
R&D $54.00M $393.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $7.64 $3.49
Cash & equivalents – $6.57B –
Total debt $11.39B $23.29B $2.61B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 1.21B 310.64M
Enterprise value $47.97B $152.27B $13.02B

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
MetricDVNCOPAR
P/E 14.7x 19.8x 11.9x
P/FCF 38.5x 18.1x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 8.3x 6.5x
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 2.1x
P/B 1.4x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x 4.6x 6.6x
EV/EBIT -50.4x 6.3x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 3.0x 2.5x
EV/FCF 46.2x 19.6x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 9.0x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 -1.88 -1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNCOPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 8.5% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -2.0% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% 5.5% 87.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 0.6% -27.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 6.2% 197.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -2.0% -7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 1.1% 116.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -10.5% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 4.8% 128.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -10.6% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 10.6% 41.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -3.8% -1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% 45.4% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -3.5% -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNCOPAR
Gross margin 69.3% 63.2% -1.6%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 66.0% 38.0%
Operating margin -6.6% 47.9% 24.7%
Pretax margin -8.8% 22.4% 23.8%
Net margin 16.1% 14.2% 17.7%
FCF margin 7.2% 15.4% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 33.6% 32.3%
Return on equity 11.5% 14.3% 13.6%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 22.5% 10.7%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 28.2% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNCOPAR
Debt / assets 16.1% 18.7% 17.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.4x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 2.3x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 47.4% 45.4%
Equity / assets 58.9% 52.6% 54.6%
Interest coverage -2.7x 39.2x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 1.59 4.10 1.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNCOPAR
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% 43.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% 40.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -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.

ConsensusDVNCOPAR
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $11.12FY2026 $4.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026 +169.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.1% -3.1% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026 $7.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -5.8% -9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNCOPAR
Held by institutions 92.2% 84.0% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,458 2,436 623
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% -1.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,138 1,119 380
Institutions selling 231 961 156
Buyers to sellers 4.93 1.16 2.44

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.

DVNCOPAR
DVN 1.00 0.81 0.60
COP 0.81 1.00 0.55
AR 0.60 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, COP and AR?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $47.97B, Conocophillips (COP) $179.56B, Antero Resources (AR) $13.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, COP and AR?

Antero Resources (AR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 14.6x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x, Antero Resources (AR) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Antero Resources (AR) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 9.1x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x, Antero Resources (AR) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Antero Resources (AR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Antero Resources (AR) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Antero Resources (AR) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Antero Resources (AR) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Antero Resources (AR) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +56.6%, Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Antero Resources (AR) +27.0%. Over five years, Antero Resources (AR) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +5.4%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr, Antero Resources (AR) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest dividend yield: Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Antero Resources (AR) 0.00%. Antero Resources (AR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 34.1%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Antero Resources (AR) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVN, COP and AR?

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 6. 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.