DVN vs SOBO vs PR Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, South Bow and Permian Resources 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
$47.12B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
2.61%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$31.64 -7.5% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
6.32%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$21.34 -4.5% 1M +75.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.90B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.37B
Div. yield
2.95%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 8, Devon Energy 2, South Bow 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVNSOBOPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.12B $6.59B $17.90B DVN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 14.1x 11.2x PR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 16.7x 9.4x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +3.7% +22.8% PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 22.8% 25.0% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 10.8% 13.7% PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.8x 0.6x PR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.61% 6.32% 2.95% SOBO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +23.4% +75.9% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr — +22.8%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 24.0% 34.6% SOBO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 60/100 67/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

DVNSOBOPR

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

AxisDVNSOBOPR
Valuation 39 #60 of 98 74 #10 of 35 56 #44 of 98
Growth 49 #50 of 97 73 #10 of 34 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 45 #52 of 94 70 #11 of 34 93 #8 of 94
Financial Health 39 #62 of 101 41 #21 of 35 59 #42 of 101
Shareholder Returns 37 #50 of 79 43 #18 of 31 33 #53 of 79
Overall 42 60 67
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PR 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

PeriodDVNSOBOPRSPY
1 month -10.8%-7.5%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months -0.6%-10.5%+5.2% -4.6%
6 months -5.5%-9.9%+6.3% +0.2%
Year to date +17.0%+15.2%+52.1% +7.5%
1 year +32.5%+23.4%+75.9% +8.2%
3 years -8.3%—+50.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.9%—+14.6% +19.0%
5 years -1.7%—+179.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.3%—+22.8% +9.4%
10 years +6.6%—+41.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.6%—+3.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDVNSOBOPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%24.0%34.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%24.8%35.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.64-0.02-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.982.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-20.2%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-18.2%-18.0% -5.9%
52-week high $52.08$38.69$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $32.34$25.63$12.13 $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.

MultipleDVNSOBOPR
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.1x 14.1xmedian 17.6x 11.2xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 5.1x 9.6xmedian 10.4x 4.4xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 8.9x 9.6xmedian 15.0x 17.4xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 0.94 —median 0.98 0.36median 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 monthsDVNSOBOPR
Revenue $20.38B $2.04B $6.37B
Gross profit $14.11B $1.74B –
Operating income -$1.35B – $2.55B
Net income $3.29B $466.00M $1.64B
Free cash flow $1.48B $683.00M $1.03B
R&D $54.00M – $27.32M
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $2.23 $1.86
Cash & equivalents – $564.00M $95.03M
Total debt $11.39B $4.83B $3.05B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 208.80M 858.58M
Enterprise value $47.12B $4.15B $17.35B

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
MetricDVNSOBOPR
P/E 12.2x 14.1x 11.2x
P/FCF 31.9x 9.6x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 7.2x 4.0x
P/S 2.3x 3.2x 2.8x
P/B 1.1x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 9.6x 4.4x
EV/EBIT -43.2x 12.4x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.3x 3.3x
EV/FCF 39.6x 15.9x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 11.8x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 3.7% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 32.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% – 57.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.9% – 33.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 40.4% 69.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% – 35.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 104.4% 66.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% – 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 90.4% 25.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% 78.3% 45.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – 50.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOPR
Gross margin 69.3% 85.3% –
EBITDA margin 13.5% 55.1% 73.9%
Operating margin -6.6% – 40.1%
Pretax margin -8.8% 26.4% 31.8%
Net margin 16.1% 22.8% 25.0%
FCF margin 7.2% 33.4% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 44.8% 70.3%
Return on equity 11.5% 17.5% 13.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.2% 8.8%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 10.8% 13.7%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 9.6% 15.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.0x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOPR
Debt / assets 16.1% 43.7% 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 7.1x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 75.9% 35.5%
Equity / assets 58.9% 24.1% 64.5%
Interest coverage -2.7x 2.6x 10.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.39 0.91 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOPR
Dividend yield 2.6% 6.3% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 6.2% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -34.6% – –

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.

ConsensusDVNSOBOPR
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.75FY2026 $1.89FY2026 $2.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +78.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.1% +3.2% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +27.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +3.7% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNSOBOPR
Held by institutions 92.2% 62.0% 91.3%
Institutions holding 1,463 307 618
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% -2.3% +3.4%
Institutions buying 1,142 127 350
Institutions selling 232 92 183
Buyers to sellers 4.92 1.38 1.91

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.

DVNSOBOPR
DVN 1.00 0.46 0.86
SOBO 0.46 1.00 0.50
PR 0.86 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, SOBO and PR?

Devon Energy (DVN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $47.12B, South Bow (SOBO) $6.59B, Permian Resources (PR) $17.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, SOBO and PR?

Permian Resources (PR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 12.2x, South Bow (SOBO) 14.1x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 7.5x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Permian Resources (PR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, South Bow (SOBO) +3.7%, Permian Resources (PR) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, South Bow (SOBO) 10.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +32.5%, South Bow (SOBO) +23.4%, Permian Resources (PR) +75.9%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) -0.3%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest dividend yield: Devon Energy (DVN) 2.61%, South Bow (SOBO) 6.32%, Permian Resources (PR) 2.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Bow (SOBO) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 35.7%, South Bow (SOBO) 24.0%, Permian Resources (PR) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVN, SOBO and PR?

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 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.