DVN vs PR vs MUR Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, Permian Resources 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
$56.79B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
2.17%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.76 +20.5% 1M +106.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.58B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
2.45%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$44.23 +21.7% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
3.11%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVNPRMURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.79B $21.58B $6.34B DVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 17.5x 21.6x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 11.4x 11.3x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +12.8% +7.3% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 21.5% 9.8% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 10.8% 5.8% PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.7x 0.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.17% 2.45% 3.11% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% +106.4% +52.9% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr +28.6%/yr +10.2%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 33.1% 46.5% PR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 69/100 51/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

DVNPRMUR

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

AxisDVNPRMUR
Valuation 48 #26 of 49 58 #21 of 49 73 #14 of 49
Growth 72 #14 of 48 96 #3 of 48 26 #36 of 48
Profitability 53 #22 of 46 93 #4 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health 33 #35 of 52 57 #23 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Shareholder Returns 49 #18 of 34 39 #21 of 34 36 #22 of 34
Overall 51 69 51
  • DVN ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MUR ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVNPRMURSPY
1 month +9.7%+20.5%+21.7% -0.8%
3 months +19.6%+27.2%+17.9% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%+24.9%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +41.0%+83.6%+41.5% +12.2%
1 year +56.6%+106.4%+52.9% +13.0%
3 years +10.4%+76.0%-2.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%+20.7%-0.8% +23.1%
5 years +30.3%+251.4%+62.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%+28.6%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +28.4%+80.9%+48.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%+6.1%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVNPRMURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%33.1%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%32.6%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.73-0.54-0.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.663.211.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-44.3%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%0.0%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.07$25.76$44.35 $779.14
52-week low $32.01$12.13$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.

MultipleDVNPRMUR
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 14.1x 17.5xmedian 14.1x 21.6xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 4.9x 5.9xmedian 4.9x 4.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 8.1x 20.0xmedian 8.1x 20.7xmedian 8.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 1.20 10.23median 1.20 -0.67median 1.20

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 monthsDVNPRMUR
Revenue $20.38B $5.74B $3.00B
Gross profit $14.11B – –
Operating income -$1.35B $2.06B $558.07M
Net income $3.29B $1.31B $346.53M
Free cash flow $1.48B $1.08B $306.28M
R&D $54.00M $25.50M $208.92M
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $1.44 $2.01
Cash & equivalents – $131.72M $483.88M
Total debt $11.39B $2.99B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 855.24M 146.15M
Enterprise value $56.79B $21.01B $4.82B

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
MetricDVNPRMUR
P/E 14.7x 17.5x 21.6x
P/FCF 38.5x 20.0x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 5.4x 4.0x
P/S 2.8x 3.8x 2.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x 5.9x 4.6x
EV/EBIT -50.4x 11.9x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 4.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF 46.2x 22.7x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 6.1x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 10.23 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNPRMUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 12.8% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 31.0% -7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 26.7% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% 27.7% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% -3.1% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 12.8% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% -5.5% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 1.7% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 6.1% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 30.3% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% 280.2% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 36.3% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNPRMUR
Gross margin 69.3% – –
EBITDA margin 13.5% 72.2% 53.4%
Operating margin -6.6% 35.8% 18.6%
Pretax margin -8.8% 29.0% 16.2%
Net margin 16.1% 21.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 7.2% 18.8% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 69.6% 52.3%
Return on equity 11.5% 11.2% 6.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.2% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 10.8% 5.8%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 12.6% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 3.1x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.2% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNPRMUR
Debt / assets 16.1% 16.2% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 2.8x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 35.1% 47.4%
Equity / assets 58.9% 64.9% 52.6%
Interest coverage -2.7x 7.8x 5.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.59 2.78 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNPRMUR
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.4% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.6% 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.

ConsensusDVNPRMUR
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.56FY2026 $2.25FY2026 $3.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.8%FY2026 +75.8%FY2026 +184.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.8% +12.0% -7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.11BFY2026 $6.43BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.1%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +24.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +15.4% -9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNPRMUR
Held by institutions 92.2% 91.3% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,458 615 434
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% +3.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 1,138 349 212
Institutions selling 231 183 139
Buyers to sellers 4.93 1.91 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.

DVNPRMUR
DVN 1.00 0.83 0.72
PR 0.83 1.00 0.73
MUR 0.72 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, PR and MUR?

Devon Energy (DVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $56.79B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.58B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, PR and MUR?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 14.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.5x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 9.3x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x, 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%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +56.6%, Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +52.9%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +5.4%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/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) 2.17%, Permian Resources (PR) 2.45%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 3.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Permian Resources (PR) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 34.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVN, PR 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, Permian Resources (PR) 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.