ET vs MPC vs DVN Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Marathon Petroleum and Devon Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.32B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$125.80B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 6, Energy Transfer 5, Devon Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETMPCDVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.32B $125.80B $47.97B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 14.7x 14.6x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 6.9x 9.1x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +15.9% +18.1% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 5.5% 16.1% DVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 19.7% -3.5% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 1.5x 4.1x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.02% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.2% +139.8% +56.6% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +48.1%/yr +5.4%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 36.1% 34.1% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 60/100 48/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ETMPCDVN

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

AxisETMPCDVN
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 27 #17 of 23 39 #61 of 99
Growth 61 #14 of 34 67 #7 of 19 70 #30 of 97
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 94 #2 of 18 46 #52 of 96
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 57 #11 of 24 37 #65 of 102
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 53 #9 of 18 48 #40 of 76
Overall 63 60 48
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • DVN 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

PeriodETMPCDVNSPY
1 month +2.0%+19.6%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months +3.5%+50.6%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%+107.1%+7.1% +7.0%
Year to date +25.0%+189.3%+41.0% +12.2%
1 year +23.2%+139.8%+56.6% +13.0%
3 years +57.2%+222.3%+10.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.3%+47.7%+3.4% +23.1%
5 years +111.8%+611.2%+30.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+48.1%+5.4% +11.0%
10 years +30.9%+963.0%+28.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+26.7%+2.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETMPCDVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%36.1%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%34.7%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.24-0.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.333.871.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-45.9%-65.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-3.0%-0.8% -1.8%
52-week high $21.74$485.05$52.07 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$162.63$32.01 $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.

MultipleETMPCDVN
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.0x 15.9xmedian 9.5x 14.7xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 9.0xmedian 7.3x 24.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 16.6x 10.2xmedian 9.5x 38.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.92 -15.47median 0.35 -0.66median 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 monthsETMPCDVN
Revenue $107.38B $156.18B $20.38B
Gross profit $25.32B $21.79B $14.11B
Operating income $10.78B $14.13B -$1.35B
Net income $7.04B $10.31B $3.29B
Free cash flow $5.22B $12.90B $1.48B
R&D – – $54.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $29.50 $3.49
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $7.77B –
Total debt $68.41B $33.26B $11.39B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 290.00M 940.00M
Enterprise value $63.51B $109.56B $47.97B

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
MetricETMPCDVN
P/E 14.1x 15.9x 14.7x
P/FCF 13.6x 10.2x 38.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 7.7x 6.6x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 2.8x
P/B 1.4x 5.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 5.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 9.0x 24.8x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 11.2x -50.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF 26.5x 12.2x 46.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 9.2x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 -15.47 -0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETMPCDVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 15.9% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -0.6% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 71.5% 18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -5.4% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 163.0% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -9.1% -44.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 174.5% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -10.4% -11.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 324.1% -22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -1.0% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 164.9% 25.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 4.8% 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 253.7% 337.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 1.0% 11.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETMPCDVN
Gross margin 23.6% 14.0% 69.3%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 11.2% 13.5%
Operating margin 10.0% 9.0% -6.6%
Pretax margin 7.1% 8.2% -8.8%
Net margin 4.7% 5.5% 16.1%
FCF margin 4.9% 8.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 11.0% 42.0%
Return on equity 14.0% 42.0% 11.5%
Return on assets 4.8% 11.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 19.7% -3.5%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 22.1% -3.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETMPCDVN
Debt / assets 46.2% 35.3% 16.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 1.5x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 2.6x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 72.7% 41.1%
Equity / assets 34.1% 27.3% 58.9%
Interest coverage 2.9x 10.4x -2.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 4.06 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETMPCDVN
Dividend yield 6.5% 0.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 4.6% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 11.3% 25.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% 9.0% 55.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 2.8% 11.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -3.4% -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.

ConsensusETMPCDVN
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% -13.2% -5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -9.3% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETMPCDVN
Held by institutions 31.4% 75.7% 92.2%
Institutions holding 1,279 1,930 1,458
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.3% +86.7%
Institutions buying 628 855 1,138
Institutions selling 340 699 231
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.22 4.93

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.

ETMPCDVN
ET 1.00 0.38 0.48
MPC 0.38 1.00 0.50
DVN 0.48 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, MPC and DVN?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $125.80B, Devon Energy (DVN) $47.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, MPC and DVN?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.1x). 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%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Devon Energy (DVN) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, Devon Energy (DVN) +56.6%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, Devon Energy (DVN) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, MPC and DVN?

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