FANG vs COP vs EXE Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Conocophillips and Expand Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.56B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$94.02 +8.3% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 6, Expand Energy 5, Diamondback Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGCOPEXELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.47B $179.56B $22.54B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 19.3x 8.1x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 13.6x 10.4x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +8.5% +59.3% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 14.2% 20.5% EXE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 22.5% 12.1% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.4x 0.5x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% EXE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +72.0% -9.4% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +15.3%/yr +7.3%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 30.1% 30.3% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 83/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

FANGCOPEXE

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

AxisFANGCOPEXE
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 41 #59 of 99 96 #5 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 57 #42 of 97 95 #6 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 88 #12 of 96 76 #24 of 96
Financial Health 38 #64 of 102 70 #31 of 102 73 #28 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 45 #42 of 76 73 #21 of 76
Overall 44 60 83
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE 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

PeriodFANGCOPEXESPY
1 month +11.0%+18.9%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+31.0%+3.9% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%+24.4%-2.4% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+61.7%-14.8% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+72.0%-9.4% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+28.5%+9.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+8.7%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+103.4%+42.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+15.3%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+262.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+13.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGCOPEXESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%30.1%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%29.5%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.71-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.312.39-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-38.7%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%-23.5% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$151.41$122.89 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$85.66$84.09 $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.

MultipleFANGCOPEXE
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 13.5x 19.8xmedian 13.5x 8.1xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.9x 4.6xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.0x 18.1xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 2.27 -1.88median 2.27 -0.23median 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 monthsFANGCOPEXE
Revenue $17.10B $65.28B $13.60B
Gross profit – $41.24B $10.38B
Operating income $1.08B $31.28B $3.66B
Net income $1.63B $9.28B $2.78B
Free cash flow $3.68B $10.06B $2.68B
R&D – $393.00M $49.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $7.64 $11.67
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $6.57B $663.00M
Total debt $12.61B $23.29B $3.69B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 1.21B 238.36M
Enterprise value $56.57B $152.27B $18.43B

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
MetricFANGCOPEXE
P/E 39.7x 19.8x 8.1x
P/FCF 15.8x 18.1x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 8.3x 3.8x
P/S 3.4x 2.8x 1.6x
P/B 1.3x 2.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 64.9x 6.3x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 19.1x 19.6x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 9.0x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 -1.88 -0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGCOPEXE
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 8.5% 59.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -2.0% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5% 73.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% 6.2% 696.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -2.0% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% 1.1% 1,250%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -10.5% -23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% 4.8% 1,262%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -10.6% -35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% 10.6% 75.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -3.8% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 45.4% 129.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -3.5% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGCOPEXE
Gross margin – 63.2% 76.3%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 66.0% 48.5%
Operating margin 6.3% 47.9% 26.9%
Pretax margin 10.8% 22.4% 26.0%
Net margin 8.6% 14.2% 20.5%
FCF margin 21.5% 15.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 33.6% 41.6%
Return on equity 3.5% 14.3% 14.3%
Return on assets 2.2% 7.5% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 22.5% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 28.2% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 2.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGCOPEXE
Debt / assets 18.0% 18.7% 13.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.3x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 47.4% 30.8%
Equity / assets 62.6% 52.6% 69.2%
Interest coverage – 39.2x 16.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.69 4.10 2.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGCOPEXE
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.2% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 3.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 5.2% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 43.8% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 40.4% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% 7.4% 55.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -15.4% -9.7%

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.

ConsensusFANGCOPEXE
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $11.12FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% -3.1% -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -5.8% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

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

FANGCOPEXE
FANG 1.00 0.78 0.35
COP 0.78 1.00 0.37
EXE 0.35 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, COP and EXE?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.47B, Conocophillips (COP) $179.56B, Expand Energy (EXE) $22.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, COP and EXE?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.2x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x, Expand Energy (EXE) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x, Expand Energy (EXE) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) +59.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Expand Energy (EXE) -9.4%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Conocophillips (COP) 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.