FANG vs APA vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Apa and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$206.43 +12.2% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.48B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.51 +22.1% 1M +128.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.58B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.08 +16.8% 1M +71.3% 1Y
Market cap
$117.10B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, Apa 3, Diamondback Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGAPACNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.48B $18.58B $117.10B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 11.1x 14.6x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 7.8x 11.5x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% -16.1% +6.7% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 19.5% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.7x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% -0.03% FANG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.7% +128.5% +71.3% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +14.5%/yr +21.5%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 43.8% 30.9% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 68/100 74/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

FANGAPACNQ

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

AxisFANGAPACNQ
Valuation 46 #54 of 99 67 #33 of 99 76 #25 of 99
Growth 57 #42 of 97 70 #30 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 94 #7 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 37 #65 of 102 49 #53 of 102 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 29 #55 of 77 59 #32 of 77 41 #46 of 77
Overall 44 68 74
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodFANGAPACNQSPY
1 month +12.2%+22.1%+16.8% +0.7%
3 months +3.3%+41.8%+16.5% +3.7%
6 months +0.4%+26.5%+15.5% +7.1%
Year to date +37.3%+110.6%+62.7% +12.8%
1 year +43.7%+128.5%+71.3% +11.9%
3 years +30.3%+29.8%+72.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.2%+9.1%+20.0% +22.8%
5 years +92.6%+96.5%+164.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+14.5%+21.5% +10.9%
10 years +119.6%-15.2%+247.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%-1.6%+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFANGAPACNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%43.8%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%42.7%32.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.54-0.98-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.372.942.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-72.7%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-0.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $213.69$51.90$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$21.66$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.

MultipleFANGAPACNQ
P/E now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 11.9x 10.8xmedian 11.9x 14.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.9x 4.7xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 10.0x 8.5xmedian 10.0x 6.1xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.12median 1.36 -19.91median 1.36 0.27median 1.36

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 monthsFANGAPACNQ
Revenue $17.10B $8.61B $33.47B
Gross profit – $7.81B $26.58B
Operating income $1.08B $2.31B $24.77B
Net income $1.63B $1.98B $8.48B
Free cash flow $3.68B $2.11B $18.68B
R&D – $142.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $4.74 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $444.00M $1.84B
Total debt $12.61B $17.14B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 354.00M 2.10B
Enterprise value $58.58B $16.85B $114.11B

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
MetricFANGAPACNQ
P/E 39.6x 10.8x 14.3x
P/FCF 15.7x 8.5x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 4.0x 8.9x
P/S 3.4x 2.1x 3.4x
P/B 1.3x 2.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.3x –
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 4.7x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 64.8x 9.2x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF 19.0x 10.1x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 4.7x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.12 -19.91 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGAPACNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% -16.1% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -2.3% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.7% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% 3,511% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 10.4% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% 54.0% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 2.1% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% 58.2% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -0.5% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% -2.7% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 5.5% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 33.2% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 7.5% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGAPACNQ
Gross margin – 90.8% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 52.3% 94.6%
Operating margin 6.3% 26.8% 74.0%
Pretax margin 10.8% 36.1% 32.2%
Net margin 8.6% 19.5% 24.0%
FCF margin 21.5% 24.6% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 52.6% 38.5%
Return on equity 3.5% 25.8% –
Return on assets 2.2% 11.0% –
Return on invested capital 1.6% – –
Return on capital employed 1.7% 14.8% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 2.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGAPACNQ
Debt / assets 18.0% 20.8% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.7x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.8x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 55.8% –
Equity / assets 62.6% 44.2% –
Interest coverage – 10.6x 38.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.69 2.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGAPACNQ
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.9% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.3% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.2% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 17.9% 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 16.8% 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% -3.0% -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 8.8% -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.

ConsensusFANGAPACNQ
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $6.59FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +74.8%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% -17.0% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -0.3% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGAPACNQ
Held by institutions 71.6% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 1,191 810 746
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +3.2% -5.0%
Institutions buying 610 433 387
Institutions selling 394 244 242
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.77 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.

FANGAPACNQ
FANG 1.00 0.78 0.73
APA 0.78 1.00 0.72
CNQ 0.73 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, APA and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $59.48B, Apa (APA) $18.58B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $117.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, APA and CNQ?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 40.5x, Apa (APA) 11.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Apa (APA) 7.8x, 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?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Apa (APA) -16.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Apa (APA) 19.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +43.7%, Apa (APA) +128.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.3%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.5%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Apa (APA) 0.02%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 31.9%, Apa (APA) 43.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, APA 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.