DVN vs ET vs SO Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Energy Transfer and Southern Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.24 +8.9% 1M +55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.44B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.45 +1.2% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$71.72B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
8 wins
SO Southern Co
$92.64 +11.8% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$105.13B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 8, Devon Energy 3, Southern 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVNETSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.44B $71.72B $105.13B SO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 14.2x 22.6x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 11.4x 19.1x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +33.3% +6.4% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 4.7% 15.4% DVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 8.4% 5.1% ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.0x 5.3x ET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.07% 0.03% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.6% +20.9% -2.9% DVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +16.1%/yr +8.1%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 17.4% 17.9% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 62/100 43/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

DVNETSO

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

AxisDVNETSO
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 94 #3 of 35 35 #44 of 67
Growth 68 #32 of 97 61 #14 of 34 53 #31 of 65
Profitability 46 #52 of 96 30 #24 of 34 76 #16 of 63
Financial Health 38 #64 of 102 59 #15 of 35 34 #42 of 63
Shareholder Returns 49 #39 of 76 67 #11 of 31 17 #56 of 67
Overall 48 62 43
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDVNETSOSPY
1 month +8.9%+1.2%+11.8% -0.2%
3 months +20.1%+1.2%-4.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.6%+5.4%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date +39.9%+24.0%+6.2% +12.9%
1 year +55.6%+20.9%-2.9% +12.3%
3 years +9.6%+56.0%+39.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.1%+16.0%+11.7% +23.3%
5 years +26.5%+111.3%+47.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.8%+16.1%+8.1% +10.9%
10 years +26.6%+33.2%+82.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.4%+2.9%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVNETSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%17.4%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%16.6%17.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.74-0.21-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.631.20-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-25.8%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-5.9%-6.5% -1.2%
52-week high $52.07$21.74$99.11 $779.14
52-week low $32.01$16.21$82.35 $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.

MultipleDVNETSO
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 13.0x 13.9xmedian 20.9x 22.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 5.9x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 13.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 11.1x 13.5xmedian 16.5x -32.6xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 2.27 2.00median 1.95 0.71median 2.31

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 monthsDVNETSO
Revenue $20.38B $107.38B $30.18B
Gross profit $14.11B $25.32B $25.14B
Operating income -$1.35B $10.78B $7.31B
Net income $3.29B $7.04B $4.66B
Free cash flow $1.48B $5.22B -$3.27B
R&D $54.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $1.46 $4.08
Cash & equivalents – $1.02B $2.98B
Total debt $11.39B $68.41B $295.00B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 3.46B 1.14B
Enterprise value $48.44B $64.90B $96.18B

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
MetricDVNETSO
P/E 14.6x 13.9x 22.6x
P/FCF 38.2x 13.5x -32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 5.8x 10.0x
P/S 2.8x 0.7x 3.5x
P/B 1.4x 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 8.2x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -50.1x 12.8x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.3x 5.9x
EV/FCF 45.9x 26.4x -54.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 11.4x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 2.00 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNETSO
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 33.3% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 10.0% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% 18.9% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 13.2% 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 16.5% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% 12.0% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 16.1% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 9.0% 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 12.6% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 7.0% 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 8.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.9% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% -8.5% -152.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -7.3% -3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNETSO
Gross margin 69.3% 23.6% 83.3%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 15.7% 45.2%
Operating margin -6.6% 10.0% 24.2%
Pretax margin -8.8% 7.1% 17.4%
Net margin 16.1% 4.7% 15.4%
FCF margin 7.2% 4.9% -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 11.3% 35.3%
Return on equity 11.5% 14.0% 9.2%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 8.4% 5.1%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 8.4% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNETSO
Debt / assets 16.1% 46.2% 46.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.0x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 13.1x -23.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 65.9% 73.9%
Equity / assets 58.9% 34.1% 26.1%
Interest coverage -2.7x 2.9x 2.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNETSO
Dividend yield 2.2% 6.6% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 6.6% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% 67.9% 66.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% 91.6% -94.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% 2.9% 4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 8.0% 1.2%

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.

ConsensusDVNETSO
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.1% -9.4% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $31.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +1.4% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNETSO
Held by institutions 92.2% 31.4% 72.5%
Institutions holding 1,459 1,280 2,363
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% +1.9% +5.7%
Institutions buying 1,139 628 1,248
Institutions selling 231 340 724
Buyers to sellers 4.93 1.85 1.72

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.

DVNETSO
DVN 1.00 0.48 0.09
ET 0.48 1.00 0.16
SO 0.09 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, ET and SO?

Southern (SO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $48.44B, Energy Transfer (ET) $71.72B, Southern (SO) $105.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, ET and SO?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 14.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.2x, Southern (SO) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 9.0x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, Southern (SO) 19.1x). 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%, Southern (SO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Devon Energy (DVN) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Southern (SO) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Devon Energy (DVN) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +55.6%, Energy Transfer (ET) +20.9%, Southern (SO) -2.9%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +4.8%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.1%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/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%, Southern (SO) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 34.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Southern (SO) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Transfer (ET) 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.