FANG vs BTE vs APA Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Baytex Energy and Apa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$207.13 +11.0% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.55B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
BTE Baytex Energy Corp.
$5.53 +22.1% 1M +131.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
APA APA Corp
$51.66 +20.9% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.96B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFANGBTEAPALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.55B $4.20B $17.96B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x -8.2x 10.7x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 12.3x 7.8x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +280.5% -16.1% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% -29.5% 19.5% APA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.8x 0.7x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% FANG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +131.4% +116.8% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +11.1%/yr +14.0%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 42.3% 43.9% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 59/100 72/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

FANGBTEAPA

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

AxisFANGBTEAPA
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 68 #32 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 40 #59 of 97 75 #25 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 56 #43 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health 38 #64 of 102 87 #14 of 102 51 #51 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 43 #44 of 76 65 #27 of 76
Overall 44 59 72
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BTE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • APA 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

PeriodFANGBTEAPASPY
1 month +11.0%+22.1%+20.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+33.6%+48.7% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%+16.7%+34.4% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+71.2%+111.2% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+131.4%+116.8% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+27.4%+28.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+8.4%+8.8% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+69.3%+92.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+11.1%+14.0% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+38.3%-16.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+3.3%-1.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGBTEAPASPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%42.3%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%44.8%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.34-0.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.313.112.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-79.1%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$5.53$51.90 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$2.27$21.66 $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.

MultipleFANGBTEAPA
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 13.5x -8.3xmedian 13.5x 10.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.9x 6.7xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.0x 1.5xmedian 11.0x 8.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 2.27 0.22median 2.27 -19.97median 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 monthsFANGBTEAPA
Revenue $17.10B $1.74B $8.61B
Gross profit – – $7.81B
Operating income $1.08B – $2.31B
Net income $1.63B -$513.91M $1.98B
Free cash flow $3.68B $2.82B $2.11B
R&D – $4.64M $142.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $-0.67 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $506.96M $444.00M
Total debt $12.61B $1.49B $17.14B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 769.18M 354.00M
Enterprise value $56.65B $2.45B $16.23B

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
MetricFANGBTEAPA
P/E 39.7x -8.3x 10.9x
P/FCF 15.8x 1.5x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 5.6x 4.0x
P/S 3.4x 2.4x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x – 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 6.7x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 64.9x -57.1x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.1x 1.3x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 5.0x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 0.22 -19.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGBTEAPA
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 280.5% -16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -2.9% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% – 3,511%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% -293.1% 54.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -34.0% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% -302.8% 58.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -37.0% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% -41.1% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 5.7% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 128.7% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 130.4% 7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGBTEAPA
Gross margin – – 90.8%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 32.6% 52.3%
Operating margin 6.3% – 26.8%
Pretax margin 10.8% -12.2% 36.1%
Net margin 8.6% -29.5% 19.5%
FCF margin 21.5% 161.9% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 43.8% 52.6%
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 -1.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGBTEAPA
Debt / assets 18.0% – 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% – 55.8%
Equity / assets 62.6% – 44.2%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 10.6x
Current ratio 0.5x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGBTEAPA
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -4.6% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.0% -3.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% -14.4% 17.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 2.6% 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% 39.5% -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – 8.8%

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.

ConsensusFANGBTEAPA
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $0.45FY2026 $6.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 – +74.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% +11.1% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $8.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 -47.0%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -11.3% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGBTEAPA
Held by institutions 71.6% 51.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,190 186 809
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +5.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 610 98 432
Institutions selling 393 62 244
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.58 1.77

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.

FANGBTEAPA
FANG 1.00 0.63 0.78
BTE 0.63 1.00 0.63
APA 0.78 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, BTE and APA?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.55B, Baytex Energy (BTE) $4.20B, Apa (APA) $17.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, BTE and APA?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.2x, Baytex Energy (BTE) -8.2x, Apa (APA) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Baytex Energy (BTE) 12.3x, Apa (APA) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baytex Energy (BTE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +280.5%, Apa (APA) -16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apa (APA) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%, Apa (APA) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +131.4%, Apa (APA) +116.8%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Baytex Energy (BTE) +11.1%/yr, Apa (APA) +14.0%/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%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 0.02%, Apa (APA) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 42.3%, Apa (APA) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, BTE and APA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diamondback Energy (FANG) leads on 4. 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.