FANG vs CNQ vs COP Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Canadian Natural Resources and Conocophillips Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$207.13 +11.0% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.33B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$112.84B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.34B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, Conocophillips 4, Diamondback Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGCNQCOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.33B $112.84B $179.34B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x 14.0x 19.3x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.5x 13.6x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +6.7% +8.5% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 24.0% 14.2% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — 22.5% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x 0.4x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.02% COP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +76.2% +72.0% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +22.0%/yr +15.3%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 31.0% 30.1% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 76/100 60/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

FANGCNQCOP

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

AxisFANGCNQCOP
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 77 #24 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 81 #19 of 97 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 84 #16 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 38 #64 of 102 94 #7 of 102 70 #31 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 44 #43 of 76 45 #42 of 76
Overall 44 76 60
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP 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

PeriodFANGCNQCOPSPY
1 month +11.0%+16.2%+18.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+23.0%+31.0% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%+22.4%+24.4% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+62.8%+61.7% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+76.2%+72.0% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+73.7%+28.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+20.2%+8.7% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+170.0%+103.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+22.0%+15.3% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+245.5%+262.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+13.2%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGCNQCOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%31.0%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%32.6%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.50-0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.312.462.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-38.9%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$55.10$151.41 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$30.59$85.66 $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.

MultipleFANGCNQCOP
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 13.5x 14.3xmedian 13.5x 19.8xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 4.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.0x 6.1xmedian 11.0x 18.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 2.27 0.27median 2.27 -1.88median 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 monthsFANGCNQCOP
Revenue $17.10B $33.47B $65.28B
Gross profit – $26.58B $41.24B
Operating income $1.08B $24.77B $31.28B
Net income $1.63B $8.48B $9.28B
Free cash flow $3.68B $18.68B $10.06B
R&D – – $393.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $3.83 $7.64
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $1.84B $6.57B
Total debt $12.61B $49.14B $23.29B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 2.10B 1.21B
Enterprise value $56.43B $109.84B $152.04B

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
MetricFANGCNQCOP
P/E 39.7x 14.3x 19.8x
P/FCF 15.8x 6.1x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 8.9x 8.3x
P/S 3.4x 3.4x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x – 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x – 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 3.9x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 64.9x 5.0x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.7x 3.0x
EV/FCF 19.1x 6.7x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 9.7x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 0.27 -1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGCNQCOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 6.7% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -2.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% -26.5% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -15.2% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% 42.1% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 14.2% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% 408,311% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% 53.8% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% 30.3% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 5.4% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 33.0% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 13.6% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGCNQCOP
Gross margin – 79.4% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 94.6% 66.0%
Operating margin 6.3% 74.0% 47.9%
Pretax margin 10.8% 32.2% 22.4%
Net margin 8.6% 24.0% 14.2%
FCF margin 21.5% 55.8% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 38.5% 33.6%
Return on equity 3.5% – 14.3%
Return on assets 2.2% – 7.5%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – 22.5%
Return on capital employed 1.7% – 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGCNQCOP
Debt / assets 18.0% – 18.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 0.6x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% – 47.4%
Equity / assets 62.6% – 52.6%
Interest coverage – 38.3x 39.2x
Current ratio 0.5x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGCNQCOP
Dividend yield 2.1% 5.6% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -0.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 5.4% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 42.5% 43.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 19.3% 40.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% -8.3% 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -111.0% -15.4%

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.

ConsensusFANGCNQCOP
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $11.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% -15.4% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -6.6% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGCNQCOP
Held by institutions 71.6% 71.6% 84.0%
Institutions holding 1,190 745 2,436
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% -5.0% -1.6%
Institutions buying 610 386 1,119
Institutions selling 393 242 961
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.60 1.16

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.

FANGCNQCOP
FANG 1.00 0.73 0.78
CNQ 0.73 1.00 0.73
COP 0.78 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, CNQ and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.33B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $112.84B, Conocophillips (COP) $179.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, CNQ and COP?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.0x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x). 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%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, CNQ and COP?

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.