FANG vs MTDR vs MUR Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Matador Resources and Murphy Oil 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
4 wins
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$60.12 +16.6% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionFANGMTDRMURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.47B $7.36B $6.18B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 10.2x 21.0x MTDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 7.0x 11.1x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +2.8% +7.3% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 18.5% 9.8% MTDR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 13.2% 5.8% MTDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x 0.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +52.9% +52.9% MTDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +6.6%/yr +10.2%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 40.9% 46.5% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 66/100 49/100 MTDR

Percentile Scorecard

FANGMTDRMUR

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

AxisFANGMTDRMUR
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 85 #16 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 52 #47 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 77 #23 of 96 58 #41 of 96
Financial Health 38 #64 of 102 34 #68 of 102 55 #47 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 81 #15 of 76 37 #48 of 76
Overall 44 66 49
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MTDR 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

PeriodFANGMTDRMURSPY
1 month +11.0%+16.6%+21.7% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+27.5%+17.9% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%-1.7%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+41.7%+41.5% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+52.9%+52.9% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%-0.5%-2.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%-0.2%-0.8% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+37.8%+62.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+6.6%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+164.8%+48.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+10.2%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGMTDRMURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%40.9%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%41.9%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.78-0.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.311.291.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-50.0%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-8.1%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$65.45$44.35 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$37.19$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.

MultipleFANGMTDRMUR
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 13.5x 10.3xmedian 13.5x 21.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 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 -19.3xmedian 11.0x 20.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 2.27 -1.18median 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 monthsFANGMTDRMUR
Revenue $17.10B $3.92B $3.00B
Gross profit – $3.69B –
Operating income $1.08B $1.17B $558.07M
Net income $1.63B $814.00M $346.53M
Free cash flow $3.68B -$385.76M $306.28M
R&D – – $208.92M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $5.83 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $26.32M $483.88M
Total debt $12.61B $1.85B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 124.16M 146.15M
Enterprise value $56.57B $7.27B $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
MetricFANGMTDRMUR
P/E 39.7x 10.3x 21.6x
P/FCF 15.8x -19.3x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 2.9x 4.0x
P/S 3.4x 1.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 3.9x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 64.9x 7.9x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.1x -24.1x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 3.6x 4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 -1.18 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRMUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 2.8% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 12.2% -7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% -18.0% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -4.8% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% -14.8% 1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -6.1% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% -15.0% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -8.7% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% 7.8% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 13.3% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% -153.0% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -36.2% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRMUR
Gross margin – 94.2% –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 61.5% 53.4%
Operating margin 6.3% 30.0% 18.6%
Pretax margin 10.8% 24.4% 16.2%
Net margin 8.6% 18.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 21.5% -9.9% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 66.5% 52.3%
Return on equity 3.5% 13.4% 6.5%
Return on assets 2.2% 6.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 13.2% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 10.4% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 3.2x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRMUR
Debt / assets 18.0% 13.7% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.4x -4.8x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 53.7% 47.4%
Equity / assets 62.6% 46.3% 52.6%
Interest coverage – 5.4x 5.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.69 1.50 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRMUR
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.5% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.8% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 21.9% 55.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% -46.2% 63.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% 32.7% 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 17.5% 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.

ConsensusFANGMTDRMUR
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $8.58FY2026 $3.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% +10.8% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $4.06BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +26.6% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGMTDRMUR
Held by institutions 71.6% 96.8% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,190 493 434
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +3.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 610 273 212
Institutions selling 393 149 139
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.83 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.

FANGMTDRMUR
FANG 1.00 0.83 0.73
MTDR 0.83 1.00 0.73
MUR 0.73 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, MTDR and MUR?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.47B, Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.36B, Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, MTDR and MUR?

Matador Resources (MTDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.2x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.2x, Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 7.0x, 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?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Matador Resources (MTDR) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matador Resources (MTDR) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +52.9%, Murphy Oil (MUR) +52.9%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Matador Resources (MTDR) +6.6%/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%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 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%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, MTDR 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, Matador Resources (MTDR) 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.