EOG vs CNQ vs APA Stock Comparison

Eog Resources, Canadian Natural Resources and Apa Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$160.95 +14.4% 1M +52.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.42B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.83 +15.2% 1M +75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$114.13B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
5.67%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.11 +20.7% 1M +124.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.91B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
1.96%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

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Canadian Natural Resources leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 4, Eog Resources 4, Apa 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEOGCNQAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.42B $114.13B $17.91B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 14.3x 10.8x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 11.4x 7.8x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.1% +6.7% -16.1% EOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% 24.0% 19.5% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% 5.67% 1.96% CNQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.0% +75.0% +124.9% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr +21.4%/yr +14.3%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 31.0% 43.8% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 74/100 70/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

EOGCNQAPA

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

AxisEOGCNQAPA
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 76 #25 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 69 #31 of 97 77 #23 of 97 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 95 #6 of 96 84 #16 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 86 #15 of 102 94 #7 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Shareholder Returns 49 #40 of 77 41 #46 of 77 62 #30 of 77
Overall 69 74 70
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA 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

PeriodEOGCNQAPASPY
1 month +14.4%+15.2%+20.7% +0.9%
3 months +10.3%+18.0%+39.3% +5.9%
6 months +15.7%+16.1%+26.8% +8.5%
Year to date +53.3%+62.0%+109.0% +13.3%
1 year +52.0%+75.0%+124.9% +12.4%
3 years +27.7%+72.8%+27.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.5%+20.0%+8.4% +23.5%
5 years +74.1%+163.4%+95.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.7%+21.4%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years +77.3%+245.7%-15.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.9%+13.2%-1.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEOGCNQAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%31.0%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%32.7%42.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.74-0.50-0.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.822.422.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-38.9%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-0.5%-1.5% -0.9%
52-week high $163.70$55.10$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $101.78$30.59$21.66 $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.

MultipleEOGCNQAPA
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.4x 14.3xmedian 12.4x 10.8xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 4.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 10.0x 6.1xmedian 10.0x 8.5xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.75median 0.92 0.27median 0.92 -19.76median 0.92

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 monthsEOGCNQAPA
Revenue $27.03B $33.47B $8.61B
Gross profit – $26.58B $7.81B
Operating income $8.91B $24.77B $2.31B
Net income $6.88B $8.48B $1.98B
Free cash flow $6.35B $18.68B $2.11B
R&D $213.00M – $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.00 $3.83 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $4.91B $1.84B $444.00M
Total debt $7.93B $49.14B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 529.00M 2.10B 354.00M
Enterprise value $68.74B $111.14B $17.10B

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
MetricEOGCNQAPA
P/E 12.3x 14.3x 10.8x
P/FCF 13.3x 6.1x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 8.9x 4.0x
P/S 3.1x 3.4x 2.1x
P/B 2.6x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x – 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 3.9x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 5.0x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 13.8x 6.7x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 9.6x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.75 0.27 -19.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEOGCNQAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.1% 6.7% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -2.3% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0% -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% -26.5% 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -15.2% 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.0% 42.1% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 14.2% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% 408,311% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 53.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 30.3% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 5.4% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.8% 33.0% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 13.6% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEOGCNQAPA
Gross margin – 79.4% 90.8%
EBITDA margin 50.9% 94.6% 52.3%
Operating margin 32.9% 74.0% 26.8%
Pretax margin 32.5% 32.2% 36.1%
Net margin 25.4% 24.0% 19.5%
FCF margin 23.5% 55.8% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 49.4% 38.5% 52.6%
Return on equity 21.9% – 25.8%
Return on assets 12.7% – 11.0%
Return on invested capital 17.7% – –
Return on capital employed 18.3% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEOGCNQAPA
Debt / assets 14.5% – 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 41.8% – 55.8%
Equity / assets 58.2% – 44.2%
Interest coverage 33.0x 38.3x 10.6x
Current ratio 1.9x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.19 – 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEOGCNQAPA
Dividend yield 2.5% 5.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 3.4% -0.3% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 5.4% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.7% 42.5% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.3% 19.3% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% -8.3% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -111.0% 8.8%

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.

ConsensusEOGCNQAPA
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.76FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $6.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.0%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 +74.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.0% -15.4% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.71BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -6.6% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEOGCNQAPA
Held by institutions 95.8% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,628 745 809
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -5.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 837 386 432
Institutions selling 578 242 244
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.60 1.77

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.

EOGCNQAPA
EOG 1.00 0.77 0.80
CNQ 0.77 1.00 0.72
APA 0.80 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EOG, CNQ and APA?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eog Resources (EOG) $84.42B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $114.13B, Apa (APA) $17.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, EOG, CNQ and APA?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Apa (APA) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.4x, Apa (APA) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eog Resources (EOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Apa (APA) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Eog Resources (EOG) +52.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +75.0%, Apa (APA) +124.9%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Eog Resources (EOG) +11.7%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.4%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest dividend yield: Eog Resources (EOG) 2.53%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 5.67%, Apa (APA) 1.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Apa (APA) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EOG, CNQ and APA?

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