DVN vs KMI vs SOBO Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Kinder Morgan and South Bow 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
$48.51B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
2.54%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$31.53 +0.4% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$70.24B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
3.78%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$34.05 +0.4% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
5.87%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

South Bow leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (South Bow 5, Devon Energy 4, Kinder Morgan 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVNKMISOBOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.51B $70.24B $7.09B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 19.5x 15.2x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 19.3x 18.1x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +11.7% +3.7% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 19.6% 22.8% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 6.3% 10.8% SOBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.1x 3.8x SOBO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.54% 3.78% 5.87% SOBO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.5% +22.0% +34.8% DVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr +13.2%/yr — KMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 21.9% 22.9% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 42/100 63/100 SOBO

Percentile Scorecard

DVNKMISOBO

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

AxisDVNKMISOBO
Valuation 40 #59 of 98 32 #24 of 35 71 #11 of 35
Growth 56 #43 of 97 55 #16 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Profitability 45 #52 of 94 52 #17 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 39 #62 of 101 47 #19 of 35 44 #20 of 35
Shareholder Returns 44 #44 of 78 27 #23 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 45 42 63
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KMI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodDVNKMISOBOSPY
1 month -8.1%+0.4%+0.4% -1.0%
3 months +4.8%+1.4%-4.1% -0.4%
6 months -5.4%-0.2%-1.9% +4.5%
Year to date +20.4%+14.7%+24.0% +12.4%
1 year +35.5%+22.0%+34.8% +13.6%
3 years -6.8%+86.9%— +76.4%
3 years, per year -2.3%+23.2%— +20.8%
5 years +1.2%+86.0%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.2%+13.2%— +10.4%
10 years +9.7%+58.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.9%+4.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDVNKMISOBOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%21.9%22.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%22.0%22.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.80-0.25-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.001.001.52 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-20.4%-20.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-8.4%-12.0% -1.6%
52-week high $52.08$34.44$38.69 $779.14
52-week low $32.34$25.84$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.

MultipleDVNKMISOBO
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.7x 19.5xmedian 18.1x 15.2xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 5.4x 13.1xmedian 10.7x 10.1xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 9.9x 22.8xmedian 15.1x 10.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 0.68 1.44median 1.65 —median 1.65

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 monthsDVNKMISOBO
Revenue $20.38B $18.34B $2.04B
Gross profit $14.11B $12.18B $1.74B
Operating income -$1.35B $5.31B –
Net income $3.29B $3.71B $466.00M
Free cash flow $1.48B $3.08B $683.00M
R&D $54.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $1.62 $2.23
Cash & equivalents – $918.00M $564.00M
Total debt $11.39B $33.07B $4.83B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 2.23B 208.80M
Enterprise value $48.51B $70.33B $4.65B

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
MetricDVNKMISOBO
P/E 12.6x 19.5x 15.2x
P/FCF 32.8x 22.8x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 10.4x 7.7x
P/S 2.4x 3.8x 3.5x
P/B 1.2x 2.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x 13.1x 10.1x
EV/EBIT -44.3x 19.3x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.6x 5.6x
EV/FCF 40.6x 33.2x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 15.2x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 1.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNKMISOBO
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 11.7% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% 9.8% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 18.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.9% 7.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 30.8% 40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 13.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 31.9% 104.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 13.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 17.4% 90.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 6.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% 11.8% 78.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNKMISOBO
Gross margin 69.3% 66.4% 85.3%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 42.6% 55.1%
Operating margin -6.6% 29.0% –
Pretax margin -8.8% 25.8% 26.4%
Net margin 16.1% 19.6% 22.8%
FCF margin 7.2% 16.8% 33.4%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 36.7% 44.8%
Return on equity 11.5% 11.3% 17.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 5.0% 4.2%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 6.3% 10.8%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 7.6% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNKMISOBO
Debt / assets 16.1% 43.9% 43.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.1x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 10.7x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 56.5% 75.9%
Equity / assets 58.9% 43.5% 24.1%
Interest coverage -2.7x – 2.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.42 1.26 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNKMISOBO
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.8% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 3.8% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% 71.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% 85.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusDVNKMISOBO
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.1% -11.0% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +0.4% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNKMISOBO
Held by institutions 92.2% 69.3% 62.0%
Institutions holding 1,462 1,814 307
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% +3.3% -2.3%
Institutions buying 1,142 899 127
Institutions selling 231 649 92
Buyers to sellers 4.94 1.39 1.38

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.

DVNKMISOBO
DVN 1.00 0.44 0.46
KMI 0.44 1.00 0.56
SOBO 0.46 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, KMI and SOBO?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $48.51B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $70.24B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, KMI and SOBO?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 12.6x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.5x, South Bow (SOBO) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 7.8x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.3x, South Bow (SOBO) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Devon Energy (DVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, South Bow (SOBO) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, South Bow (SOBO) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, South Bow (SOBO) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Devon Energy (DVN) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +35.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +22.0%, South Bow (SOBO) +34.8%. Over five years, Kinder Morgan (KMI) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +0.2%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest dividend yield: Devon Energy (DVN) 2.54%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 3.78%, South Bow (SOBO) 5.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 35.6%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.9%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVN, KMI 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, South Bow (SOBO) 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.