DVN vs SOBO vs TRGP Stock Comparison

Devon Energy, South Bow and Targa Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.63 +9.7% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.97B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$304.61 +9.6% 1M +98.1% 1Y
Market cap
$64.85B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVNSOBOTRGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.97B $7.38B $64.85B TRGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 16.0x 28.6x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 19.0x 28.7x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% -2.1% -2.0% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.1% 23.0% 13.5% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.5% 9.2% 13.2% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.4x 3.5x TRGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% +36.5% +98.1% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr — +40.9%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 22.8% 28.5% SOBO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 58/100 41/100 SOBO

Percentile Scorecard

DVNSOBOTRGP

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

AxisDVNSOBOTRGP
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 65 #13 of 35 15 #30 of 35
Growth 70 #30 of 97 55 #16 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Profitability 46 #52 of 96 67 #12 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 37 #65 of 102 50 #18 of 35 27 #26 of 35
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 53 #15 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 48 58 41
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP 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

PeriodDVNSOBOTRGPSPY
1 month +9.7%+5.0%+9.6% -0.8%
3 months +19.6%-4.5%+13.8% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%+11.1%+26.2% +7.0%
Year to date +41.0%+29.9%+65.1% +12.2%
1 year +56.6%+36.5%+98.1% +13.0%
3 years +10.4%—+261.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%—+53.4% +23.1%
5 years +30.3%—+455.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%—+40.9% +11.0%
10 years +28.4%—+551.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%—+20.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVNSOBOTRGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%22.8%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%22.2%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.73-0.20-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.661.603.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-20.2%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-7.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $52.07$38.69$304.61 $779.14
52-week low $32.01$25.26$151.38 $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.

MultipleDVNSOBOTRGP
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.5x 16.1xmedian 21.0x 28.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 5.9x 10.9xmedian 11.0x 15.4xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 11.0x 11.6xmedian 16.6x 88.2xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 2.6x 17.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 2.27 —median 1.92 0.70median 1.92

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 monthsDVNSOBOTRGP
Revenue $20.38B $2.00B $16.74B
Gross profit $14.11B $1.72B $7.23B
Operating income -$1.35B – $3.84B
Net income $3.29B $460.00M $2.30B
Free cash flow $1.48B $640.00M $740.90M
R&D $54.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $2.20 $10.54
Cash & equivalents – $726.00M $132.30M
Total debt $11.39B $5.73B $19.58B
Shares (diluted) 940.00M 208.80M 215.20M
Enterprise value $47.97B $5.01B $64.33B

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
MetricDVNSOBOTRGP
P/E 14.7x 16.1x 28.8x
P/FCF 38.5x 11.6x 88.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 8.9x 15.2x
P/S 2.8x 3.7x 3.9x
P/B 1.4x 2.8x 17.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.8x 38.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.8x 10.9x 15.4x
EV/EBIT -50.4x 14.0x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 6.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF 46.2x 19.4x 114.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 14.8x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 – 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOTRGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% -2.1% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.4% 1.5% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% – 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% – 15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 53.3% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.9% – 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 134.7% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% – 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.5% 30.1% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 337.8% 14.9% 73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOTRGP
Gross margin 69.3% 85.8% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 56.9% 32.9%
Operating margin -6.6% – 22.9%
Pretax margin -8.8% 27.8% 17.5%
Net margin 16.1% 23.0% 13.5%
FCF margin 7.2% 32.0% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 41.9% 25.6%
Return on equity 11.5% 17.3% 65.2%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.1% 8.3%
Return on invested capital -3.5% 9.2% 13.2%
Return on capital employed -3.0% 9.1% 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOTRGP
Debt / assets 16.1% 50.4% 68.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.2x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 4.4x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 9.0x 26.4x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 76.6% 86.7%
Equity / assets 58.9% 23.4% 13.3%
Interest coverage -2.7x 2.7x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.59 1.03 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVNSOBOTRGP
Dividend yield 2.2% 5.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.5% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusDVNSOBOTRGP
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $10.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.1% +3.7% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.9%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +3.7% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVNSOBOTRGP
Held by institutions 92.2% 62.0% 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,458 305 1,085
Change in shares held, QoQ +86.7% -2.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 1,138 126 558
Institutions selling 231 92 353
Buyers to sellers 4.93 1.37 1.58

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.

DVNSOBOTRGP
DVN 1.00 0.44 0.61
SOBO 0.44 1.00 0.57
TRGP 0.61 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVN, SOBO and TRGP?

Targa Resources (TRGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Devon Energy (DVN) $47.97B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.38B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $64.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVN, SOBO and TRGP?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Devon Energy (DVN) 14.6x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.0x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Devon Energy (DVN) 9.1x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.7x). 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%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Devon Energy (DVN) +56.6%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +98.1%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +5.4%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 0.00%. South Bow (SOBO) and Targa Resources (TRGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Bow (SOBO) has been the steadiest (Devon Energy (DVN) 34.1%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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