FANG vs APA vs MUR Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Apa and Murphy Oil Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$204.48 +9.5% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$58.22B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
APA APA Corp
$50.79 +18.8% 1M +117.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.34B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$43.13 +18.7% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.23B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Apa 5, Diamondback Energy 4, Murphy Oil 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGAPAMURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.22B $18.34B $6.23B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x 10.9x 21.2x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 7.7x 10.8x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% -16.1% +7.3% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 19.5% 9.8% APA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — 5.8% MUR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.7x 0.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.6% +117.6% +50.3% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +13.4%/yr +9.0%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 43.9% 46.4% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 73/100 50/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

FANGAPAMUR

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

AxisFANGAPAMUR
Valuation 46 #54 of 99 77 #24 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 75 #25 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 93 #8 of 96 58 #41 of 96
Financial Health 37 #65 of 102 52 #50 of 102 55 #47 of 102
Shareholder Returns 31 #53 of 76 71 #23 of 76 40 #46 of 76
Overall 44 73 50
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA 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

PeriodFANGAPAMURSPY
1 month +9.5%+18.8%+18.7% -0.2%
3 months +7.5%+45.4%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+31.4%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +36.0%+107.6%+38.0% +12.9%
1 year +41.6%+117.6%+50.3% +12.3%
3 years +27.8%+26.6%-4.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+8.2%-1.6% +23.3%
5 years +87.6%+87.6%+53.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.4%+13.4%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +111.3%-17.7%+56.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.8%-1.9%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFANGAPAMURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%43.9%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%42.5%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.99-0.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.302.681.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-72.7%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-2.1%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $213.69$51.90$44.35 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$21.66$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.

MultipleFANGAPAMUR
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 13.0x 10.7xmedian 13.0x 21.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 5.9x 4.7xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.1x 8.4xmedian 11.1x 20.2xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 2.27 -19.63median 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 monthsFANGAPAMUR
Revenue $17.10B $8.61B $3.00B
Gross profit – $7.81B –
Operating income $1.08B $2.31B $558.07M
Net income $1.63B $1.98B $346.53M
Free cash flow $3.68B $2.11B $306.28M
R&D – $142.00M $208.92M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $4.74 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $444.00M $483.88M
Total debt $12.61B $17.14B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 354.00M 146.15M
Enterprise value $57.32B $16.61B $4.56B

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
MetricFANGAPAMUR
P/E 39.2x 10.7x 21.0x
P/FCF 15.6x 8.4x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 3.9x 3.9x
P/S 3.4x 2.1x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x 2.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 4.7x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 64.3x 9.1x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 18.9x 10.0x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 4.7x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 -19.63 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGAPAMUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% -16.1% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -2.3% -7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% 3,511% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 10.4% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% 54.0% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 2.1% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% 58.2% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -0.5% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% -2.7% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 5.5% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 33.2% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 7.5% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGAPAMUR
Gross margin – 90.8% –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 52.3% 53.4%
Operating margin 6.3% 26.8% 18.6%
Pretax margin 10.8% 36.1% 16.2%
Net margin 8.6% 19.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 21.5% 24.6% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 52.6% 52.3%
Return on equity 3.5% 25.8% 6.5%
Return on assets 2.2% 11.0% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – 5.8%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 14.8% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 2.3x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGAPAMUR
Debt / assets 18.0% 20.8% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.8x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 55.8% 47.4%
Equity / assets 62.6% 44.2% 52.6%
Interest coverage – 10.6x 5.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.68 1.99 2.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGAPAMUR
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.0% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 3.3% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 17.9% 55.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 16.8% 63.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% -3.0% 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 8.8% 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.

ConsensusFANGAPAMUR
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $6.59FY2026 $3.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +74.8%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% -17.0% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -0.3% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGAPAMUR
Held by institutions 71.6% 100.0% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,190 809 434
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +3.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 610 432 212
Institutions selling 393 244 139
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.77 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.

FANGAPAMUR
FANG 1.00 0.78 0.73
APA 0.78 1.00 0.77
MUR 0.73 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, APA and MUR?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.22B, Apa (APA) $18.34B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, APA and MUR?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x, Apa (APA) 10.9x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.4x, Apa (APA) 7.7x, 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?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Apa (APA) -16.1%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apa (APA) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Apa (APA) 19.5%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Murphy Oil (MUR) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +41.6%, Apa (APA) +117.6%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +50.3%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +13.4%/yr, Apa (APA) +13.4%/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: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Apa (APA) 0.02%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Apa (APA) 43.9%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, APA 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, Apa (APA) leads on 5. 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.