GLNG vs COP vs CQP Stock Comparison

Golar Lng, Conocophillips and Cheniere Energy Partners Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$46.74 -3.1% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.78B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
6 wins
COP Conocophillips
$150.02 +19.6% 1M +70.3% 1Y
Market cap
$185.74B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Golar Lng leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Golar Lng 6, Conocophillips 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLNGCOPCQPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.78B $185.74B $32.33B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 20.0x 9.9x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.1x 13.5x 14.0x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +109.6% +8.5% +13.2% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 14.2% — GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 22.5% — GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.4x — COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.0% +70.3% +22.0% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.1%/yr +15.0%/yr +8.2%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 30.1% 30.0% GLNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 59/100 44/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

GLNGCOPCQP

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

AxisGLNGCOPCQP
Valuation 24 #27 of 35 42 #58 of 99 47 #19 of 35
Growth 91 #4 of 34 52 #47 of 97 36 #22 of 34
Profitability 80 #7 of 31 86 #14 of 96 –
Financial Health 75 #9 of 33 68 #33 of 102 34 #22 of 33
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 45 #43 of 77 60 #13 of 31
Overall 60 59 44
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLNGCOPCQPSPY
1 month -3.1%+19.6%+7.5% +0.7%
3 months -3.1%+26.1%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months -15.0%+19.3%-2.4% +7.1%
Year to date +25.6%+60.3%+22.3% +12.8%
1 year +15.0%+70.3%+22.0% +11.9%
3 years +108.6%+27.0%+19.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.8%+8.3%+6.0% +22.8%
5 years +258.7%+101.4%+48.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.1%+15.0%+8.2% +10.9%
10 years +106.7%+233.6%+140.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.5%+12.8%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLNGCOPCQPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%30.1%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%29.6%30.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.71-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.552.340.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-38.7%-30.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-0.9%-8.2% -1.2%
52-week high $57.36$151.41$71.22 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$85.66$50.91 $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.

MultipleGLNGCOPCQP
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 19.6x 19.6xmedian 11.9x 9.7xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 2.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 11.1x 4.5xmedian 5.9x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 16.9x 17.9xmedian 10.0x 10.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 36.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 1.68 -1.86median 1.36 —median 1.68

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 monthsGLNGCOPCQP
Revenue $523.38M $65.28B $11.67B
Gross profit $343.33M $41.24B –
Operating income $273.22M $31.28B $3.99B
Net income $226.50M $9.28B –
Free cash flow $583.87M $10.06B –
R&D $14.62M $393.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $7.64 –
Cash & equivalents $870.50M $6.57B $569.00M
Total debt $2.68B $23.29B –
Shares (diluted) 109.49M 1.21B –
Enterprise value $1.14B $158.45B $32.33B

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
MetricGLNGCOPCQP
P/E 29.5x 19.6x 9.7x
P/FCF 8.1x 17.9x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 8.2x –
P/S 9.0x 2.8x 2.7x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 36.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 36.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 4.5x –
EV/EBIT 23.9x 6.3x –
EV/Revenue 12.5x 3.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 11.2x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 8.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 -1.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLNGCOPCQP
Revenue growth (1Y) 109.6% 8.5% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -2.0% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 147.7% 5.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 0.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,754% 6.2% 30.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 104.0% -2.0% -15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 894.0% 1.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% -10.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2,539% 4.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% -10.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -3.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 45.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLNGCOPCQP
Gross margin 65.6% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 64.6% 66.0% –
Operating margin 52.2% 47.9% –
Pretax margin 62.0% 22.4% –
Net margin 31.3% 14.2% –
FCF margin 111.6% 15.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 80.8% 33.6% –
Return on equity 1,387% 14.3% –
Return on assets 4.2% 7.5% –
Return on invested capital 22.6% 22.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 28.2% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLNGCOPCQP
Debt / assets 50.1% 18.7% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 47.4% 95.1%
Equity / assets 36.4% 52.6% 4.9%
Interest coverage 16.5x 39.2x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 4.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLNGCOPCQP
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.2% 4.9%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 5.2% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusGLNGCOPCQP
Forward P/E 42.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $11.12FY2026 $4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.5%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -53.2% -3.1% -12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $409.44MFY2026 $76.43BFY2026 $11.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -5.8% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLNGCOPCQP
Held by institutions 81.4% 84.0% 46.8%
Institutions holding 311 2,437 201
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -1.6% 0.0%
Institutions buying 153 1,120 80
Institutions selling 105 961 47
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.17 1.70

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.

GLNGCOPCQP
GLNG 1.00 0.28 0.33
COP 0.28 1.00 0.40
CQP 0.33 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLNG, COP and CQP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.78B, Conocophillips (COP) $185.74B, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLNG, COP and CQP?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Golar Lng (GLNG) 29.2x, Conocophillips (COP) 20.0x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 42.1x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.5x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Golar Lng (GLNG) +15.0%, Conocophillips (COP) +70.3%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +22.0%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Golar Lng (GLNG) +29.1%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.0%/yr, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Golar Lng (GLNG) 0.00%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.00%. Golar Lng (GLNG) and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Golar Lng (GLNG) has been the steadiest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLNG, COP and CQP?

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