FANG vs PR vs BTE Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Permian Resources and Baytex Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$207.13 +11.0% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$58.11B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
2.05%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.76 +20.5% 1M +106.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.58B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
2.45%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
BTE Baytex Energy Corp.
$5.53 +22.1% 1M +131.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
Div. yield
1.45%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 6, Diamondback Energy 3, Baytex Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGPRBTELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.11B $21.58B $4.23B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x 17.5x -8.3x PR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 11.4x 12.0x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +12.8% +280.5% BTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 21.5% -29.5% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 10.8% — PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.7x -0.8x BTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.05% 2.45% 1.45% PR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +106.4% +131.4% BTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +28.6%/yr +11.1%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 33.1% 42.3% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 69/100 61/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

FANGPRBTE

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

AxisFANGPRBTE
Valuation 56 #22 of 49 58 #21 of 49 69 #16 of 49
Growth 60 #20 of 48 96 #3 of 48 38 #30 of 48
Profitability 60 #19 of 46 93 #4 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 57 #23 of 52 88 #7 of 52
Shareholder Returns 27 #25 of 34 39 #21 of 34 46 #19 of 34
Overall 47 69 61
  • FANG ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BTE ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFANGPRBTESPY
1 month +11.0%+20.5%+22.1% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+27.2%+33.6% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%+24.9%+16.7% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+83.6%+71.2% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+106.4%+131.4% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+76.0%+27.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+20.7%+8.4% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+251.4%+69.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+28.6%+11.1% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+80.9%+38.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+6.1%+3.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGPRBTESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%33.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%32.6%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.54-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.313.213.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-44.3%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$25.76$5.53 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$12.13$2.27 $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.

MultipleFANGPRBTE
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 14.1x 17.5xmedian 14.1x -8.3xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.9x 5.9xmedian 4.9x 6.7xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 8.1x 20.0xmedian 8.1x 1.5xmedian 8.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 1.20 10.23median 1.20 0.22median 1.20

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 monthsFANGPRBTE
Revenue $17.10B $5.74B $1.74B
Operating income $1.08B $2.06B –
Net income $1.63B $1.31B -$513.91M
Free cash flow $3.68B $1.08B $2.82B
R&D – $25.50M $4.64M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $1.44 $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $131.72M $506.96M
Total debt $12.61B $2.99B $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 855.24M 769.18M
Enterprise value $63.30B $21.01B $2.48B

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
MetricFANGPRBTE
P/E 39.7x 17.5x -8.3x
P/FCF 15.8x 20.0x 1.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 5.4x 5.6x
P/S 3.4x 3.8x 2.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.8x –
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.8x –
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 5.9x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 64.9x 11.9x -57.1x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 4.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF 19.1x 22.7x 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.1x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 10.23 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGPRBTE
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 12.8% 280.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 31.0% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% 26.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 27.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% -3.1% -293.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 12.8% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% -5.5% -302.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% 1.7% -37.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% 6.1% -41.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 30.3% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 280.2% 128.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 36.3% 130.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGPRBTE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 72.2% 32.6%
Operating margin 6.3% 35.8% –
Pretax margin 10.8% 29.0% -12.2%
Net margin 8.6% 21.5% -29.5%
FCF margin 21.5% 18.8% 161.9%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 69.6% 43.8%
Return on equity 3.5% 11.2% –
Return on assets 2.2% 7.2% –
Return on invested capital 1.6% 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 1.7% 12.6% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 3.1x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGPRBTE
Debt / assets 18.0% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.7x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 35.1% –
Equity / assets 62.6% 64.9% –
Interest coverage – 7.8x -0.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.69 2.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGPRBTE
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.1% -4.6%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.6% -3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% – -14.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% – 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% – 39.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –

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.

ConsensusFANGPRBTE
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.55FY2026 $2.25FY2026 $0.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +75.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.4% +12.0% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.74BFY2026 $6.43BFY2026 $1.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.3%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 -44.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +15.4% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGPRBTE
Held by institutions 71.6% 91.3% 51.4%
Institutions holding 1,190 615 186
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +3.4% +5.1%
Institutions buying 610 349 98
Institutions selling 393 183 62
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.91 1.58

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.

FANGPRBTE
FANG 1.00 0.84 0.63
PR 0.84 1.00 0.65
BTE 0.63 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, PR and BTE?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.11B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.58B, Baytex Energy (BTE) $4.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, PR and BTE?

Permian Resources (PR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.5x, Baytex Energy (BTE) -8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.6x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x, Baytex Energy (BTE) 12.0x). 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%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +280.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Baytex Energy (BTE) -29.5%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baytex Energy (BTE) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%, Baytex Energy (BTE) +131.4%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/yr, Baytex Energy (BTE) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 2.05%, Permian Resources (PR) 2.45%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 1.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Baytex Energy (BTE) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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