DVN vs ET vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Energy Transfer and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$44.10 -8.1% 1M +35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$40.29B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$19.51 -5.4% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$66.04B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$49.60 +2.6% 1M +58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$102.76B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, Energy Transfer 4, Devon Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVNETCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.29B $66.04B $102.76B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 13.1x 12.8x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 10.8x 10.3x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +33.3% +6.7% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 4.7% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 8.4% — ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.0x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.07% -0.04% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.5% +17.9% +58.1% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr +16.0%/yr +18.4%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 18.0% 32.2% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 71/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

DVNETCNQ

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

AxisDVNETCNQ
Valuation 40 #59 of 98 94 #3 of 35 72 #28 of 98
Growth 56 #43 of 97 52 #17 of 34 70 #30 of 97
Profitability 45 #52 of 94 30 #24 of 34 85 #15 of 94
Financial Health 39 #62 of 101 50 #18 of 35 94 #7 of 101
Shareholder Returns 44 #44 of 78 70 #10 of 31 36 #50 of 78
Overall 45 59 71
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CNQ 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

PeriodDVNETCNQSPY
1 month -8.1%-5.4%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.8%-4.0%+10.8% -0.4%
6 months -5.4%-1.8%+8.7% +4.5%
Year to date +20.4%+18.3%+46.5% +12.4%
1 year +35.5%+17.9%+58.1% +13.6%
3 years -6.8%+42.8%+48.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year -2.3%+12.6%+14.0% +20.8%
5 years +1.2%+109.8%+132.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.2%+16.0%+18.4% +10.4%
10 years +9.7%+41.4%+238.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.9%+3.5%+13.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDVNETCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%18.0%32.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%17.6%35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.80-0.25-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.001.001.81 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-25.8%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-10.3%-11.3% -1.6%
52-week high $52.08$21.74$55.93 $779.14
52-week low $32.34$16.21$30.59 $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.

MultipleDVNETCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.7x 13.3xmedian 18.1x 12.9xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 5.4x 8.0xmedian 10.7x 3.6xmedian 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 9.9x 12.9xmedian 15.1x 5.5xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x —median 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 0.68 1.91median 1.65 0.24median 0.68

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 monthsDVNETCNQ
Revenue $20.38B $107.38B $33.47B
Gross profit $14.11B $25.32B $26.58B
Operating income -$1.35B $10.78B $24.77B
Net income $3.29B $7.04B $8.48B
Free cash flow $1.48B $5.22B $18.68B
R&D $54.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $1.46 $3.83
Cash & equivalents – $1.02B $1.84B
Total debt $11.39B $68.41B $12.07B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 3.46B 2.10B
Enterprise value $40.29B $59.22B $99.76B

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
MetricDVNETCNQ
P/E 12.6x 13.3x 12.9x
P/FCF 32.8x 12.9x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 5.5x 8.0x
P/S 2.4x 0.6x 3.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA 21.7x 8.0x 3.6x
EV/EBIT -44.3x 12.5x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.3x 3.4x
EV/FCF 40.6x 25.8x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 11.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 1.91 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNETCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 33.3% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 10.0% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% 18.9% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 13.2% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 16.5% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.9% 12.0% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 16.1% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 9.0% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 12.6% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 7.0% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 8.8% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.9% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% -8.5% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -7.3% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNETCNQ
Gross margin 69.3% 23.6% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 15.7% 94.6%
Operating margin -6.6% 10.0% 74.0%
Pretax margin -8.8% 7.1% 32.2%
Net margin 16.1% 4.7% 24.0%
FCF margin 7.2% 4.9% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 11.3% 38.5%
Return on equity 11.5% 14.0% –
Return on assets 6.4% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital -3.5% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed -3.0% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNETCNQ
Debt / assets 16.1% 46.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.0x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 13.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 65.9% –
Equity / assets 58.9% 34.1% –
Interest coverage -2.7x 2.9x 38.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.42 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNETCNQ
Dividend yield 2.5% 6.9% 6.3%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 6.9% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% 67.9% 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% 91.6% 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% 2.9% -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 8.0% -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.

ConsensusDVNETCNQ
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.1% -9.4% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +1.4% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNETCNQ
Held by institutions 92.2% 31.4% 71.6%
Institutions holding 1,462 1,284 747
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% +1.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying 1,142 630 387
Institutions selling 231 342 243
Buyers to sellers 4.94 1.84 1.59

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.

DVNETCNQ
DVN 1.00 0.52 0.76
ET 0.52 1.00 0.51
CNQ 0.76 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, ET and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $40.29B, Energy Transfer (ET) $66.04B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $102.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, ET and CNQ?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 12.3x, Energy Transfer (ET) 13.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 7.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 10.8x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +35.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) +17.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +58.1%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +0.2%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.0%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.04%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 35.6%, Energy Transfer (ET) 18.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVN, ET and CNQ?

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 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.