ET vs CNQ vs UGI Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Canadian Natural Resources and Ugi Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.97B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
6.54%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$114.69B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
5.64%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
UGI Ugi Corp /Pa/
$39.10 +7.1% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.39B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
3.87%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionETCNQUGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.97B $114.69B $8.39B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 14.3x 12.5x UGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 11.5x 13.5x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +6.7% -0.5% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 24.0% 9.2% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 8.4% UGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 0.3x 3.8x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.54% 5.64% 3.87% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.2% +76.2% +16.0% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +22.0%/yr -2.1%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 31.0% 24.6% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 76/100 73/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

ETCNQUGI

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

AxisETCNQUGI
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 77 #24 of 99 94 #5 of 67
Growth 61 #14 of 34 81 #19 of 97 75 #17 of 65
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 84 #16 of 96 46 #35 of 64
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 94 #7 of 102 81 #13 of 64
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 44 #43 of 76 70 #21 of 67
Overall 63 76 73
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • UGI ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETCNQUGISPY
1 month +2.0%+16.2%+7.1% -0.8%
3 months +3.5%+23.0%+6.0% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%+22.4%+5.0% +7.0%
Year to date +25.0%+62.8%+4.5% +12.2%
1 year +23.2%+76.2%+16.0% +13.0%
3 years +57.2%+73.7%+88.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.3%+20.2%+23.6% +23.1%
5 years +111.8%+170.0%-10.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+22.0%-2.1% +11.0%
10 years +30.9%+245.5%-14.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+13.2%-1.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETCNQUGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%31.0%24.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%32.6%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.50-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.332.460.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-38.9%-56.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%0.0%-3.8% -1.8%
52-week high $21.74$55.10$40.63 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$30.59$32.32 $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.

MultipleETCNQUGI
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.0x 14.3xmedian 13.5x 12.5xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 8.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 16.6x 6.1xmedian 11.0x 44.8xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x —median 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.92 0.27median 2.27 0.36median 2.23

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 monthsETCNQUGI
Revenue $107.38B $33.47B $7.30B
Gross profit $25.32B $26.58B $3.75B
Operating income $10.78B $24.77B $1.18B
Net income $7.04B $8.48B $671.00M
Free cash flow $5.22B $18.68B $187.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $3.83 $3.13
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $1.84B $476.00M
Total debt $68.41B $49.14B $28.26B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 2.10B 214.69M
Enterprise value $64.41B $111.70B $6.84B

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
MetricETCNQUGI
P/E 14.1x 14.3x 12.5x
P/FCF 13.6x 6.1x 44.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 8.9x 7.9x
P/S 0.7x 3.4x 1.1x
P/B 1.4x – 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x – 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 3.9x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 5.0x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF 26.5x 6.7x 80.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 9.7x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 0.27 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETCNQUGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 6.7% -0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.3% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 5.0% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -3.2% 21.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% -26.5% 39.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -15.2% 41.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 42.1% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 14.2% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 408,311% 60.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 53.8% 35.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 30.3% -17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 5.4% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 33.0% -57.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 13.6% 43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETCNQUGI
Gross margin 23.6% 79.4% 51.3%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 94.6% 23.9%
Operating margin 10.0% 74.0% 16.2%
Pretax margin 7.1% 32.2% 10.5%
Net margin 4.7% 24.0% 9.2%
FCF margin 4.9% 55.8% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 38.5% 14.6%
Return on equity 14.0% – 12.6%
Return on assets 4.8% – 4.2%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 8.4% – 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETCNQUGI
Debt / assets 46.2% – 45.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 0.3x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 0.6x 37.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% – 66.6%
Equity / assets 34.1% – 33.4%
Interest coverage 2.9x 38.3x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETCNQUGI
Dividend yield 6.5% 5.6% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 5.4% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 42.5% 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% 19.3% 172.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% -8.3% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -111.0% 1.7%

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.

ConsensusETCNQUGI
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $2.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% -15.9% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $38.12BFY2026 $7.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -6.5% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETCNQUGI
Held by institutions 31.4% 71.6% 94.7%
Institutions holding 1,279 745 620
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -5.0% +4.8%
Institutions buying 628 386 350
Institutions selling 340 242 168
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.60 2.08

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.

ETCNQUGI
ET 1.00 0.47 0.22
CNQ 0.47 1.00 0.16
UGI 0.22 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, CNQ and UGI?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $70.97B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $114.69B, Ugi (UGI) $8.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, CNQ and UGI?

Ugi (UGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Ugi (UGI) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, Ugi (UGI) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Ugi (UGI) -0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Ugi (UGI) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Ugi (UGI) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Ugi (UGI) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, Ugi (UGI) +16.0%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr, Ugi (UGI) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 6.54%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 5.64%, Ugi (UGI) 3.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Ugi (UGI) 24.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, CNQ and UGI?

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 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.