MTDR vs COP vs EOG Stock Comparison

Matador Resources, Conocophillips and Eog Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$59.25 +15.0% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.44B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$181.13B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$161.09 +14.8% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.80B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMTDRCOPEOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.44B $181.13B $84.80B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 19.5x 12.3x MTDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 13.3x 9.6x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +8.5% +19.1% EOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 14.2% 25.4% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 22.5% 17.7% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.3% +66.8% +50.9% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +14.5%/yr +11.4%/yr COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 30.2% 28.6% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 70/100 EOG

Percentile Scorecard

MTDRCOPEOG

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

AxisMTDRCOPEOG
Valuation 84 #17 of 99 44 #56 of 99 49 #51 of 99
Growth 52 #47 of 97 56 #43 of 97 71 #29 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 88 #12 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Financial Health 34 #68 of 102 71 #30 of 102 86 #15 of 102
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 76 48 #40 of 76 51 #38 of 76
Overall 66 62 70
  • MTDR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EOG 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

PeriodMTDRCOPEOGSPY
1 month +15.0%+16.2%+14.8% -0.2%
3 months +28.5%+29.7%+15.4% +3.9%
6 months -3.1%+19.0%+18.6% +8.2%
Year to date +39.6%+58.1%+53.4% +12.9%
1 year +50.3%+66.8%+50.9% +12.3%
3 years -1.9%+25.6%+27.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.6%+7.9%+8.5% +23.3%
5 years +40.0%+96.9%+71.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%+14.5%+11.4% +10.9%
10 years +162.6%+236.3%+75.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.1%+12.9%+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTDRCOPEOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%30.2%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%29.6%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.79-0.71-0.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.232.211.78 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-38.7%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-2.3%-1.6% -1.2%
52-week high $65.45$151.41$163.70 $779.14
52-week low $37.19$85.66$101.78 $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.

MultipleMTDRCOPEOG
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 13.0x 19.3xmedian 13.0x 12.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x 6.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.0xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x 13.3xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 2.27 -1.83median 2.27 -2.76median 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 monthsMTDRCOPEOG
Revenue $3.92B $65.28B $27.03B
Gross profit $3.69B $41.24B –
Operating income $1.17B $31.28B $8.91B
Net income $814.00M $9.28B $6.88B
Free cash flow -$385.76M $10.06B $6.35B
R&D – $393.00M $213.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.83 $7.64 $13.00
Cash & equivalents $26.32M $6.57B $4.91B
Total debt $1.85B $23.29B $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 124.16M 1.21B 529.00M
Enterprise value $7.35B $153.84B $69.12B

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
MetricMTDRCOPEOG
P/E 10.2x 19.3x 12.3x
P/FCF -19.0x 17.7x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 8.1x 6.3x
P/S 1.9x 2.7x 3.1x
P/B 1.2x 2.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x 4.5x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 6.2x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.0x 3.2x
EV/FCF -23.8x 19.2x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x 8.8x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 -1.83 -2.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDRCOPEOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 8.5% 19.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% -2.0% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 5.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 0.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% 6.2% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -2.0% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.8% 1.1% 20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -10.5% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% 4.8% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -10.6% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 10.6% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -3.8% -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -153.0% 45.4% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% -3.5% -5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDRCOPEOG
Gross margin 94.2% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 61.5% 66.0% 50.9%
Operating margin 30.0% 47.9% 32.9%
Pretax margin 24.4% 22.4% 32.5%
Net margin 18.5% 14.2% 25.4%
FCF margin -9.9% 15.4% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 66.5% 33.6% 49.4%
Return on equity 13.4% 14.3% 21.9%
Return on assets 6.3% 7.5% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 22.5% 17.7%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 28.2% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDRCOPEOG
Debt / assets 13.7% 18.7% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF -4.8x 2.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 47.4% 41.8%
Equity / assets 46.3% 52.6% 58.2%
Interest coverage 5.4x 39.2x 33.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.49 4.05 4.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDRCOPEOG
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.3% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 3.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 5.3% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.9% 43.8% 31.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -46.2% 40.4% 34.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 32.7% 7.4% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -15.4% -19.6%

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.

ConsensusMTDRCOPEOG
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.58FY2026 $11.12FY2026 $16.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.0%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% -3.1% -7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.06BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.6% -5.8% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDRCOPEOG
Held by institutions 96.8% 84.0% 95.8%
Institutions holding 493 2,436 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -1.6% -0.6%
Institutions buying 273 1,119 837
Institutions selling 149 961 578
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.16 1.45

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.

MTDRCOPEOG
MTDR 1.00 0.79 0.82
COP 0.79 1.00 0.85
EOG 0.82 0.85 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTDR, COP and EOG?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.44B, Conocophillips (COP) $181.13B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTDR, COP and EOG?

Matador Resources (MTDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.3x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.5x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Matador Resources (MTDR) 6.9x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eog Resources (EOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Matador Resources (MTDR) +50.3%, Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) +50.9%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Matador Resources (MTDR) +7.0%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Matador Resources (MTDR) 0.02%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTDR, COP and EOG?

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