FANG vs BTE vs MUR Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Baytex Energy and Murphy Oil Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$207.13 +11.0% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.47B
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
$4.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$44.23 +21.7% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.18B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionFANGBTEMURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.47B $4.17B $6.18B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x -8.1x 21.0x MUR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 12.3x 11.1x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +280.5% +7.3% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% -29.5% 9.8% MUR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — 5.8% MUR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.8x 0.7x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +131.4% +52.9% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +11.1%/yr +10.2%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 42.3% 46.5% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 59/100 49/100 BTE

Percentile Scorecard

FANGBTEMUR

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

AxisFANGBTEMUR
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 68 #32 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 40 #59 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 56 #43 of 96 58 #41 of 96
Financial Health 38 #64 of 102 87 #14 of 102 55 #47 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 43 #44 of 76 37 #48 of 76
Overall 44 59 49
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BTE 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

PeriodFANGBTEMURSPY
1 month +11.0%+22.1%+21.7% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+33.6%+17.9% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%+16.7%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+71.2%+41.5% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+131.4%+52.9% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+27.4%-2.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+8.4%-0.8% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+69.3%+62.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+11.1%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+38.3%+48.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+3.3%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGBTEMURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%42.3%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%44.8%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.34-0.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.313.111.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-79.1%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$5.53$44.35 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$2.27$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.

MultipleFANGBTEMUR
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 13.5x -8.3xmedian 13.5x 21.6xmedian 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 4.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.0x 1.5xmedian 11.0x 20.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 2.27 0.22median 2.27 -0.67median 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 monthsFANGBTEMUR
Revenue $17.10B $1.74B $3.00B
Operating income $1.08B – $558.07M
Net income $1.63B -$513.91M $346.53M
Free cash flow $3.68B $2.82B $306.28M
R&D – $4.64M $208.92M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $-0.67 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $506.96M $483.88M
Total debt $12.61B $1.49B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 769.18M 146.15M
Enterprise value $56.57B $2.41B $4.52B

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
MetricFANGBTEMUR
P/E 39.7x -8.3x 21.6x
P/FCF 15.8x 1.5x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 5.6x 4.0x
P/S 3.4x 2.4x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x – 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x – 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 6.7x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 64.9x -57.1x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.1x 1.3x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 5.0x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 0.22 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGBTEMUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 280.5% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -2.9% -7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% – 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% -293.1% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -34.0% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% -302.8% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -37.0% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% -41.1% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 5.7% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 128.7% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 130.4% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGBTEMUR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 32.6% 53.4%
Operating margin 6.3% – 18.6%
Pretax margin 10.8% -12.2% 16.2%
Net margin 8.6% -29.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 21.5% 161.9% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 43.8% 52.3%
Return on equity 3.5% – 6.5%
Return on assets 2.2% – 3.4%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – 5.8%
Return on capital employed 1.7% – 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x -1.5x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGBTEMUR
Debt / assets 18.0% – 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 0.0x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% – 47.4%
Equity / assets 62.6% – 52.6%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 5.5x
Current ratio 0.5x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGBTEMUR
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.4% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -4.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.0% -3.2% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% -14.4% 55.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 2.6% 63.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% 39.5% 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – 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.

ConsensusFANGBTEMUR
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $0.45FY2026 $3.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 – +190.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% +11.1% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 -47.0%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -11.3% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGBTEMUR
Held by institutions 71.6% 51.4% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,190 186 434
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +5.1% -0.6%
Institutions buying 610 98 212
Institutions selling 393 62 139
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.58 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.

FANGBTEMUR
FANG 1.00 0.63 0.73
BTE 0.63 1.00 0.61
MUR 0.73 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, BTE and MUR?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.47B, Baytex Energy (BTE) $4.17B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, BTE and MUR?

Murphy Oil (MUR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.2x, Baytex Energy (BTE) -8.1x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Baytex Energy (BTE) 12.3x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 11.1x). 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%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Murphy Oil (MUR) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%, 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 Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +131.4%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +52.9%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Baytex Energy (BTE) +11.1%/yr, Murphy Oil (MUR) +10.2%/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%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 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%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 42.3%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, BTE 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, 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.