EOG vs EXE vs MUR Stock Comparison

Eog Resources, Expand Energy and Murphy Oil Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EOG Eog Resources Inc
$161.09 +14.8% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.50B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.62 +9.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.85B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
2.41%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$43.13 +18.7% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.18B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
3.19%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eog Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Eog Resources 8, Expand Energy 3, Murphy Oil 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEOGEXEMURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.50B $21.85B $6.18B EOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 8.0x 21.0x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 10.5x 10.8x EOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.1% +28.2% +7.3% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% 19.8% 9.8% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.7% 12.1% 5.8% EOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% 2.41% 3.19% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.9% -8.9% +50.3% EOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr +7.4%/yr +9.0%/yr EOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 30.3% 46.4% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 79/100 50/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

EOGEXEMUR

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

AxisEOGEXEMUR
Valuation 49 #51 of 99 94 #7 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 71 #29 of 97 98 #3 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 95 #6 of 96 78 #22 of 96 58 #41 of 96
Financial Health 86 #15 of 102 64 #37 of 102 55 #47 of 102
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 60 #31 of 76 40 #46 of 76
Overall 70 79 50
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodEOGEXEMURSPY
1 month +14.8%+9.0%+18.7% -0.2%
3 months +15.4%+6.9%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months +18.6%-2.4%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +53.4%-14.3%+38.0% +12.9%
1 year +50.9%-8.9%+50.3% +12.3%
3 years +27.9%+10.3%-4.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+3.3%-1.6% +23.3%
5 years +71.7%+42.8%+53.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.4%+7.4%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +75.6%—+56.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.8%—+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEOGEXEMURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%30.3%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%29.2%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.75-0.14-0.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.78-0.291.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-32.9%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-23.0%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $163.70$122.89$44.35 $779.14
52-week low $101.78$84.09$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.

MultipleEOGEXEMUR
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 13.0x 8.0xmedian 13.0x 21.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.1x 8.4xmedian 11.1x 20.2xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.76median 2.27 -0.25median 2.27 -0.65median 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 monthsEOGEXEMUR
Revenue $27.03B $13.92B $3.00B
Gross profit – $14.56B –
Operating income $8.91B $3.58B $558.07M
Net income $6.88B $2.75B $346.53M
Free cash flow $6.35B $2.59B $306.28M
R&D $213.00M $65.00M $208.92M
EPS (diluted) $13.00 $11.88 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $4.91B $118.00M $483.88M
Total debt $7.93B $4.63B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 529.00M 231.73M 146.15M
Enterprise value $68.81B $18.24B $4.66B

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
MetricEOGEXEMUR
P/E 12.3x 8.0x 21.0x
P/FCF 13.3x 8.4x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 3.9x 3.9x
P/S 3.1x 1.6x 2.1x
P/B 2.7x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 4.0x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 7.4x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x 10.2x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 4.7x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.76 -0.25 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEOGEXEMUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.1% 28.2% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 8.5% -7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 140.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% 166.9% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -8.3% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.0% 217.5% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -20.3% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% 228.7% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -31.9% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 40.7% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 23.9% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.8% 76.3% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 38.0% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEOGEXEMUR
Gross margin – 104.6% –
EBITDA margin 50.9% 46.8% 53.4%
Operating margin 32.9% 25.7% 18.6%
Pretax margin 32.5% 24.8% 16.2%
Net margin 25.4% 19.8% 9.8%
FCF margin 23.5% 18.6% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 49.4% 40.5% 52.3%
Return on equity 21.9% 14.2% 6.5%
Return on assets 12.7% 9.5% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 17.7% 12.1% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 18.3% 14.0% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.0x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEOGEXEMUR
Debt / assets 14.5% 15.6% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 1.8x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.8% 34.4% 47.4%
Equity / assets 58.2% 65.6% 52.6%
Interest coverage 33.0x 17.4x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.19 2.40 2.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEOGEXEMUR
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.4% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 3.4% 4.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 6.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.7% 19.9% 55.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.3% 21.1% 63.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% -28.1% 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -13.1% 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.

ConsensusEOGEXEMUR
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.76FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $3.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.0%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.0% -14.2% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.71BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +6.9% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEOGEXEMUR
Held by institutions 95.8% 92.1% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,628 850 434
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 837 473 212
Institutions selling 578 264 139
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.79 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.

EOGEXEMUR
EOG 1.00 0.44 0.70
EXE 0.44 1.00 0.27
MUR 0.70 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EOG, EXE and MUR?

Eog Resources (EOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eog Resources (EOG) $84.50B, Expand Energy (EXE) $21.85B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, EOG, EXE and MUR?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.0x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eog Resources (EOG) is cheapest (Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.5x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Eog Resources (EOG) leads (Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eog Resources (EOG) returned the most: Eog Resources (EOG) +50.9%, Expand Energy (EXE) -8.9%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +50.3%. Over five years, Eog Resources (EOG) compounded fastest (Eog Resources (EOG) +11.4%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.4%/yr, Murphy Oil (MUR) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Murphy Oil (MUR) has the highest dividend yield: Eog Resources (EOG) 2.53%, Expand Energy (EXE) 2.41%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 3.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EOG, EXE 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, Eog Resources (EOG) 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.