ET vs SO vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Southern and Canadian Natural Resources 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
6 wins
SO Southern Co
$92.56 +11.7% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$105.29B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 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 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETSOCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.32B $105.29B $113.03B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 22.6x 14.1x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 19.1x 11.5x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +6.4% +6.7% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 15.4% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 5.1% — ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 5.3x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.03% -0.03% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.2% -3.5% +76.2% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +8.1%/yr +22.0%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 17.9% 31.0% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 43/100 76/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

ETSOCNQ

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

AxisETSOCNQ
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 36 #43 of 67 77 #24 of 99
Growth 61 #14 of 34 53 #31 of 65 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 78 #15 of 64 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 35 #42 of 64 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 15 #57 of 67 44 #43 of 76
Overall 63 43 76
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CNQ 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

PeriodETSOCNQSPY
1 month +2.0%+11.7%+16.2% -0.8%
3 months +3.5%-4.1%+23.0% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%-1.3%+22.4% +7.0%
Year to date +25.0%+6.1%+62.8% +12.2%
1 year +23.2%-3.5%+76.2% +13.0%
3 years +57.2%+39.1%+73.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.3%+11.6%+20.2% +23.1%
5 years +111.8%+47.8%+170.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+8.1%+22.0% +11.0%
10 years +30.9%+81.6%+245.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+6.1%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETSOCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%17.9%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%17.5%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.23-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.33-0.192.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-23.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-6.6%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $21.74$99.11$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$82.35$30.59 $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.

MultipleETSOCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.0x 22.6xmedian 20.8x 14.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 13.1xmedian 13.1x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 16.6x -32.6xmedian 36.7x 6.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 1.7x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.92 0.71median 2.23 0.27median 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 monthsETSOCNQ
Revenue $107.38B $30.18B $33.47B
Gross profit $25.32B $25.14B $26.58B
Operating income $10.78B $7.31B $24.77B
Net income $7.04B $4.66B $8.48B
Free cash flow $5.22B -$3.27B $18.68B
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $4.08 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $2.98B $1.84B
Total debt $68.41B $295.00B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 1.14B 2.10B
Enterprise value $63.51B $96.35B $110.03B

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
MetricETSOCNQ
P/E 14.1x 22.6x 14.3x
P/FCF 13.6x -32.6x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 10.0x 8.9x
P/S 0.7x 3.5x 3.4x
P/B 1.4x 2.5x –
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.5x –
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 13.1x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 24.5x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF 26.5x -54.8x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 16.8x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 0.71 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETSOCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 6.4% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 3.0% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 5.3% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 1.6% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 1.5% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.7% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 8.7% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 16.2% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 5.6% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 31.9% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 15.5% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 23.7% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -152.2% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -3.1% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETSOCNQ
Gross margin 23.6% 83.3% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 45.2% 94.6%
Operating margin 10.0% 24.2% 74.0%
Pretax margin 7.1% 17.4% 32.2%
Net margin 4.7% 15.4% 24.0%
FCF margin 4.9% -10.8% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 35.3% 38.5%
Return on equity 14.0% 9.2% –
Return on assets 4.8% 2.9% –
Return on invested capital 8.4% 5.1% –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 5.1% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETSOCNQ
Debt / assets 46.2% 46.6% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 5.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 13.1x -23.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 73.9% –
Equity / assets 34.1% 26.1% –
Interest coverage 2.9x 2.3x 38.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETSOCNQ
Dividend yield 6.5% 3.2% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 3.2% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 66.6% 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% -94.8% 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 4.7% -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.2% -111.0%

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.

ConsensusETSOCNQ
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% -3.1% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $31.54BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +8.8% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETSOCNQ
Held by institutions 31.4% 72.5% 71.6%
Institutions holding 1,279 2,363 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +5.7% -5.0%
Institutions buying 628 1,248 386
Institutions selling 340 724 242
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.72 1.60

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.

ETSOCNQ
ET 1.00 0.16 0.47
SO 0.16 1.00 0.12
CNQ 0.47 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, SO and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Southern (SO) $105.29B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, SO and CNQ?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Southern (SO) 22.6x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Southern (SO) 19.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x). 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%, Southern (SO) +6.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Southern (SO) 15.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Southern (SO) -3.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/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%, Southern (SO) 0.03%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Southern (SO) 17.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.