DVN vs NEE vs MUR Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Nextera Energy and Murphy Oil Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.63 +9.7% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.84B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$171.49B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$44.23 +21.7% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.27B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVNNEEMURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.84B $171.49B $6.27B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 14.7x 21.3x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 20.9x 11.3x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +9.6% +7.3% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 40.4% 9.8% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 4.7% 5.8% MUR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 7.0x 0.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.03% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% -2.8% +52.9% DVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr -0.7%/yr +10.2%/yr MUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 21.1% 46.5% NEE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 61/100 49/100 NEE

Percentile Scorecard

DVNNEEMUR

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

AxisDVNNEEMUR
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 26 #50 of 67 71 #29 of 99
Growth 70 #30 of 97 92 #6 of 65 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 46 #52 of 96 89 #8 of 64 58 #41 of 96
Financial Health 37 #65 of 102 48 #34 of 64 55 #47 of 102
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 52 #33 of 67 37 #48 of 76
Overall 48 61 49
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • MUR 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

PeriodDVNNEEMURSPY
1 month +9.7%+7.8%+21.7% -0.8%
3 months +19.6%-7.7%+17.9% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%-13.5%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +41.0%+2.2%+41.5% +12.2%
1 year +56.6%-2.8%+52.9% +13.0%
3 years +10.4%+45.8%-2.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%+13.4%-0.8% +23.1%
5 years +30.3%-3.5%+62.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%-0.7%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +28.4%+160.0%+48.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%+10.0%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVNNEEMURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%21.1%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%22.2%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.730.10-0.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.66-0.131.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-47.2%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-16.2%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.07$97.88$44.35 $779.14
52-week low $32.01$75.50$26.57 $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.

MultipleDVNNEEMUR
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.5x 14.7xmedian 20.8x 21.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 5.9x 18.4xmedian 13.1x 4.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 11.0x 36.8xmedian 36.7x 20.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 2.27 1.05median 2.23 -0.67median 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 monthsDVNNEEMUR
Revenue $20.38B $28.83B $3.00B
Gross profit $14.11B – –
Operating income -$1.35B $8.66B $558.07M
Net income $3.29B $11.64B $346.53M
Free cash flow $1.48B $4.67B $306.28M
R&D $54.00M – $208.92M
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $5.55 $2.01
Cash & equivalents – $5.58B $483.88M
Total debt $11.39B $413.84B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 2.10B 146.15M
Enterprise value $47.84B $158.24B $4.61B

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
MetricDVNNEEMUR
P/E 14.7x 14.7x 21.6x
P/FCF 38.5x 36.8x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 11.6x 4.0x
P/S 2.8x 6.0x 2.1x
P/B 1.4x 2.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x 18.4x 4.6x
EV/EBIT -50.4x 32.0x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 9.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF 46.2x 59.2x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 18.7x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 1.05 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNNEEMUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 9.6% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 1.7% -7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 13.4% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -3.5% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 79.0% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 15.1% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 76.7% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 14.0% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 23.8% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 16.3% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% 30.9% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 124.1% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNNEEMUR
Gross margin 69.3% – –
EBITDA margin 13.5% 52.2% 53.4%
Operating margin -6.6% 30.0% 18.6%
Pretax margin -8.8% 35.0% 16.2%
Net margin 16.1% 40.4% 9.8%
FCF margin 7.2% 16.2% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 51.4% 52.3%
Return on equity 11.5% 13.9% 6.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 4.7% 5.8%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 4.2% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.3x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNNEEMUR
Debt / assets 16.1% 45.0% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 7.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 23.6x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 70.3% 47.4%
Equity / assets 58.9% 29.7% 52.6%
Interest coverage -2.7x 2,164x 5.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.59 0.99 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNNEEMUR
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.0% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.4% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% – 55.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% – 63.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% – 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusDVNNEEMUR
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.56FY2026 $3.92FY2026 $3.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +184.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +17.9% -7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.11BFY2026 $32.25BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +24.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +9.1% -9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNNEEMUR
Held by institutions 92.2% 84.3% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,458 3,019 434
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% +2.3% -0.6%
Institutions buying 1,138 1,588 212
Institutions selling 231 1,054 139
Buyers to sellers 4.93 1.51 1.53

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.

DVNNEEMUR
DVN 1.00 0.10 0.72
NEE 0.10 1.00 0.05
MUR 0.72 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, NEE and MUR?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $47.84B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.49B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, NEE and MUR?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 14.6x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 9.3x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 20.9x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 11.3x). 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%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Murphy Oil (MUR) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Devon Energy (DVN) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +56.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +52.9%. Over five years, Murphy Oil (MUR) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +5.4%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Murphy Oil (MUR) +10.2%/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%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 0.03%. Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextera Energy (NEE) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 34.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads on 4. 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.