LNG vs COP vs WMB Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy, Conocophillips and Williams Companies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$298.99 +9.2% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.84B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins
COP Conocophillips
$150.81 +17.7% 1M +67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$183.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$71.68 +0.8% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$87.82B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 7, Cheniere Energy 2, Williams Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLNGCOPWMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.84B $183.85B $87.82B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 19.8x 26.0x COP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 13.8x 27.9x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +8.5% +8.7% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 14.2% 27.7% WMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 22.5% — COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.4x 0.9x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.0% +67.4% +21.6% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +14.8%/yr +20.1%/yr LNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 30.2% 25.0% WMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 60/100 39/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

LNGCOPWMB

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

AxisLNGCOPWMB
Valuation 50 #18 of 35 41 #59 of 99 3 #34 of 35
Growth 12 #30 of 34 56 #43 of 97 42 #20 of 34
Profitability 73 #10 of 34 88 #12 of 96 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 65 #13 of 35 70 #31 of 102 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 47 #41 of 76 20 #25 of 31
Overall 53 60 39
  • LNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WMB 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

PeriodLNGCOPWMBSPY
1 month +9.2%+17.7%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months +10.9%+25.4%-3.1% +2.9%
6 months +16.3%+23.9%-0.7% +6.4%
Year to date +53.8%+61.1%+19.2% +11.4%
1 year +35.0%+67.4%+21.6% +13.1%
3 years +78.0%+25.7%+108.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.2%+7.9%+27.7% +21.5%
5 years +184.0%+99.2%+150.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.2%+14.8%+20.1% +10.9%
10 years +622.4%+263.0%+137.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.9%+13.8%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLNGCOPWMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%30.2%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%29.6%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-0.710.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.202.230.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.6%-38.7%-25.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $298.99$150.81$79.40 $779.14
52-week low $188.83$85.66$56.51 $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.

MultipleLNGCOPWMB
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 21.3x 19.7xmedian 13.1x 26.0xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 7.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 11.0x 4.6xmedian 5.7x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.4x 18.0xmedian 11.1x -811.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 6.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 1.93 -1.87median 2.24 3.15median 1.93

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 monthsLNGCOPWMB
Revenue $21.49B $65.28B $12.20B
Gross profit $10.27B $41.24B $10.12B
Operating income $6.42B $31.28B $4.66B
Net income $4.37B $9.28B $3.24B
Free cash flow $2.79B $10.06B -$108.00M
R&D – $393.00M –
EPS (diluted) $13.92 $7.64 $2.76
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $6.57B $203.00M
Total debt $24.04B $23.29B $48.42B
Shares (diluted) 209.50M 1.21B 1.23B
Enterprise value $57.67B $156.56B $86.53B

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
MetricLNGCOPWMB
P/E 21.4x 19.7x 26.0x
P/FCF 22.1x 18.0x -811.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.3x 14.6x
P/S 2.9x 2.8x 7.2x
P/B 5.4x 2.8x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 2.8x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 4.6x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 6.3x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.0x 7.7x
EV/FCF 30.3x 19.6x -871.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 9.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 -1.87 3.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLNGCOPWMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 8.5% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -2.0% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% 5.5% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 0.6% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 6.2% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.9% -2.0% 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.6% 1.1% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -10.5% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 4.8% 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -10.6% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.6% 10.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.0% -3.8% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 45.4% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -3.5% -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLNGCOPWMB
Gross margin 47.8% 63.2% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 66.0% 57.3%
Operating margin 29.9% 47.9% 38.2%
Pretax margin 25.2% 22.4% 34.7%
Net margin 13.6% 14.2% 27.7%
FCF margin 13.0% 15.4% -0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 33.6% 49.1%
Return on equity 44.2% 14.3% 24.7%
Return on assets 9.4% 7.5% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 22.5% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 28.2% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLNGCOPWMB
Debt / assets 50.1% 18.7% 11.0%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.4x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 8.6x 2.3x -61.5x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 47.4% 78.2%
Equity / assets 24.0% 52.6% 21.8%
Interest coverage 6.3x 39.2x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.23 4.09 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLNGCOPWMB
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.2% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 5.2% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusLNGCOPWMB
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -55.0%FY2026 +77.3%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.6% -3.9% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $76.19BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% -5.6% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLNGCOPWMB
Held by institutions 88.1% 84.0% 89.4%
Institutions holding 1,331 2,436 1,832
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -1.6% +4.2%
Institutions buying 685 1,119 886
Institutions selling 464 961 657
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.16 1.35

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.

LNGCOPWMB
LNG 1.00 0.55 0.40
COP 0.55 1.00 0.32
WMB 0.40 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LNG, COP and WMB?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy (LNG) $62.84B, Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Williams Companies (WMB) $87.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, LNG, COP and WMB?

Conocophillips (COP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.5x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.6x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Companies (WMB) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +35.0%, Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Williams Companies (WMB) +21.6%. Over five years, Cheniere Energy (LNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.2%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Williams Companies (WMB) 0.00%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) and Williams Companies (WMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Williams Companies (WMB) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.1%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Williams Companies (WMB) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LNG, COP and WMB?

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 7. 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.