DVN vs MUR vs FANG Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Murphy Oil and Diamondback Energy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$42.84 -10.8% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$39.56B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$36.30 -4.0% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.13B
Div. yield
0.04%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$179.58 -2.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.12B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.61B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVNMURFANGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.56B $5.16B $50.12B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 11.0x 24.4x MUR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 9.1x 8.1x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +13.0% +21.1% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 15.0% 11.0% DVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 8.7% 3.3% MUR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.6x 1.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +36.6% +30.8% MUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +4.8%/yr +9.6%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 48.1% 33.2% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 57/100 51/100 MUR

Percentile Scorecard

DVNMURFANG

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

AxisDVNMURFANG
Valuation 39 #60 of 98 79 #21 of 98 44 #55 of 98
Growth 49 #50 of 97 51 #48 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 45 #52 of 94 60 #38 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Financial Health 39 #62 of 101 60 #41 of 101 46 #55 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #50 of 79 36 #51 of 79 60 #32 of 79
Overall 42 57 51
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MUR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG 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

PeriodDVNMURFANGSPY
1 month -10.8%-4.0%-2.9% -5.9%
3 months -0.6%+9.8%-5.3% -4.6%
6 months -5.5%-5.1%-5.7% +0.2%
Year to date +17.0%+16.2%+19.5% +7.5%
1 year +32.5%+36.6%+30.8% +8.2%
3 years -8.3%-19.1%+12.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.9%-6.8%+3.9% +19.0%
5 years -1.7%+26.1%+57.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.3%+4.8%+9.6% +9.4%
10 years +6.6%+39.6%+95.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.6%+3.4%+7.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDVNMURFANGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%48.1%33.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%51.5%33.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.64-0.88-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.760.93 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-61.3%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-18.2%-16.0% -5.9%
52-week high $52.08$44.35$213.69 $779.14
52-week low $32.34$26.57$137.29 $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.

MultipleDVNMURFANG
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.1x 11.1xmedian 10.1x 24.5xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 5.1x 3.4xmedian 5.1x 8.2xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 8.9x 25.1xmedian 8.9x 12.5xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 0.94 -0.90median 0.94 -0.96median 0.94

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 monthsDVNMURFANG
Revenue $20.38B $3.13B $18.61B
Gross profit $14.11B – –
Operating income -$1.35B $808.76M $2.35B
Net income $3.29B $550.37M $2.32B
Free cash flow $1.48B $207.34M $4.03B
R&D $54.00M $209.53M –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $3.20 $7.33
Cash & equivalents – $500.30M $558.00M
Total debt $11.39B $1.63B $13.23B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 146.12M 279.96M
Enterprise value $39.56B $3.42B $48.82B

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
MetricDVNMURFANG
P/E 12.2x 11.1x 24.5x
P/FCF 31.9x 25.1x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 2.9x 4.8x
P/S 2.3x 1.7x 2.7x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 3.4x 8.2x
EV/EBIT -43.2x 7.8x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF 39.6x 30.6x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 3.6x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 -0.90 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNMURFANG
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 13.0% 21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -4.5% 31.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 147.3% -57.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.9% -11.4% -20.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 204.7% -49.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -12.1% -11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 220.6% -49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -12.3% -25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 23.4% 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 1.2% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% -48.9% 467.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -29.6% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNMURFANG
Gross margin 69.3% – –
EBITDA margin 13.5% 58.7% 40.9%
Operating margin -6.6% 25.8% 12.6%
Pretax margin -8.8% 23.1% 14.8%
Net margin 16.1% 15.0% 11.0%
FCF margin 7.2% 6.6% 21.6%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 56.5% 55.7%
Return on equity 11.5% 10.0% 4.9%
Return on assets 6.4% 5.3% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 8.7% 3.3%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 8.7% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 3.2x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNMURFANG
Debt / assets 16.1% 15.6% 18.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 7.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 47.0% 37.4%
Equity / assets 58.9% 53.0% 62.6%
Interest coverage -2.7x 8.0x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.39 2.12 1.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNMURFANG
Dividend yield 2.6% 3.8% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.8% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% 95.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% 7.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 5.5% –

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.

ConsensusDVNMURFANG
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.75FY2026 $3.98FY2026 $22.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026 +65.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.1% -7.3% -6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026 $18.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026 +40.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -9.8% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNMURFANG
Held by institutions 92.2% 88.2% 71.6%
Institutions holding 1,463 436 1,192
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% -0.6% +8.6%
Institutions buying 1,142 213 609
Institutions selling 232 140 396
Buyers to sellers 4.92 1.52 1.54

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.

DVNMURFANG
DVN 1.00 0.74 0.83
MUR 0.74 1.00 0.74
FANG 0.83 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, MUR and FANG?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $39.56B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $5.16B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $50.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, MUR and FANG?

Murphy Oil (MUR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 12.1x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 11.0x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 7.5x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.1x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +13.0%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Devon Energy (DVN) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 15.0%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 11.0%). On return on invested capital, Murphy Oil (MUR) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 8.7%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy Oil (MUR) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +32.5%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +36.6%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +30.8%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) -0.3%/yr, Murphy Oil (MUR) +4.8%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Murphy Oil (MUR) has the highest dividend yield: Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 0.04%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.00%. Diamondback Energy (FANG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 35.7%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 48.1%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVN, MUR and FANG?

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