OVV vs EXE vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Ovintiv, Expand Energy and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (APA) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$60.91 -0.9% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.46B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.34B
Div. yield
1.97%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$85.34 -3.3% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.71B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
2.68%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$48.90 +1.7% 1M +53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$101.79B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.39B
Div. yield
6.36%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionOVVEXECNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.46B $19.71B $101.79B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 7.2x 21.4x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 9.4x 10.2x OVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +28.2% +20.7% EXE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 19.8% 12.5% EXE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 12.1% — EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.7x 0.2x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.97% 2.68% 6.36% CNQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.2% -22.5% +53.4% OVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +5.3%/yr +18.1%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 29.8% 32.2% EXE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 76/100 71/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

OVVEXECNQ

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

AxisOVVEXECNQ
Valuation 73 #27 of 98 90 #11 of 98 61 #39 of 98
Growth 68 #32 of 97 92 #9 of 97 83 #17 of 97
Profitability 70 #29 of 94 83 #17 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Financial Health 55 #46 of 101 63 #38 of 101 94 #7 of 101
Shareholder Returns 77 #19 of 79 51 #39 of 79 41 #47 of 79
Overall 69 76 71
  • OVV ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CNQ 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

PeriodOVVEXECNQSPY
1 month -0.9%-3.3%+1.7% -5.9%
3 months +1.8%-7.2%+7.5% -4.6%
6 months +4.5%-12.4%+9.3% +0.2%
Year to date +55.4%-22.7%+44.5% +7.5%
1 year +66.2%-22.5%+53.4% +8.2%
3 years +28.5%+0.1%+47.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.7%+0.0%+13.7% +19.0%
5 years +64.5%+29.7%+129.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.5%+5.3%+18.1% +9.4%
10 years +24.3%—+233.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.2%—+12.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureOVVEXECNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%29.8%32.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%29.6%35.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.49-0.10-0.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.81-0.751.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-32.9%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-30.6%-12.6% -5.9%
52-week high $72.62$122.89$55.93 $779.14
52-week low $36.64$84.09$30.59 $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.

MultipleOVVEXECNQ
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.1x 7.2xmedian 10.1x 21.4xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 5.1x 3.7xmedian 5.1x 3.1xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 8.9x 7.6xmedian 8.9x 5.9xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.64median 0.94 -0.22median 0.94 2.69median 0.94

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 monthsOVVEXECNQ
Revenue $10.34B $13.92B $38.39B
Gross profit $9.51B $14.56B $31.29B
Operating income $1.55B $3.58B $29.36B
Net income $1.32B $2.75B $10.18B
Free cash flow $2.51B $2.59B $17.20B
R&D – $65.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.80 $11.88 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $176.00M $118.00M $3.18B
Total debt $3.59B $4.63B $11.72B
Shares (diluted) 275.40M 231.73M 2.10B
Enterprise value $15.28B $16.09B $95.69B

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
MetricOVVEXECNQ
P/E 12.6x 7.2x 21.4x
P/FCF 6.6x 7.6x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 3.5x 6.8x
P/S 1.6x 1.4x 2.7x
P/B 1.4x 1.0x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 3.7x 3.1x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 6.8x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 7.9x 9.3x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x 4.3x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.64 -0.22 2.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOVVEXECNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 28.2% 20.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 8.5% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% 140.5% 22.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 22.2% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 122.8% 166.9% -12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% -8.3% -6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 459.7% 217.5% 114.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -20.3% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 424.6% 228.7% 338,570%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -31.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 40.7% 42.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 23.9% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.8% 76.3% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 38.0% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOVVEXECNQ
Gross margin 92.0% 104.6% 81.5%
EBITDA margin 35.9% 46.8% 92.2%
Operating margin 15.0% 25.7% 76.5%
Pretax margin 8.6% 24.8% 34.4%
Net margin 12.8% 19.8% 12.5%
FCF margin 24.2% 18.6% 44.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 40.5% 39.2%
Return on equity 11.4% 14.2% –
Return on assets 6.8% 9.5% –
Return on invested capital 10.2% 12.1% –
Return on capital employed 9.1% 14.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 2.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOVVEXECNQ
Debt / assets 18.3% 15.6% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.8x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 34.4% –
Equity / assets 59.2% 65.6% –
Interest coverage 4.2x 17.4x 39.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.18 2.27 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOVVEXECNQ
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.7% 6.4%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 4.5% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 7.2% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.7% 19.9% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.0% 21.1% 21.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.2% -28.1% -7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -13.1% -9.4%

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.

ConsensusOVVEXECNQ
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 $9.05FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.7%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% -13.1% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $12.60BFY2026 $38.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.8% +6.7% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOVVEXECNQ
Held by institutions 91.6% 92.1% 71.6%
Institutions holding 595 852 747
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying 329 474 387
Institutions selling 178 264 243
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.80 1.59

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.

OVVEXECNQ
OVV 1.00 0.47 0.79
EXE 0.47 1.00 0.42
CNQ 0.79 0.42 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OVV, EXE and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ovintiv (OVV) $16.46B, Expand Energy (EXE) $19.71B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $101.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, OVV, EXE and CNQ?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ovintiv (OVV) 12.6x, Expand Energy (EXE) 7.2x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ovintiv (OVV) is cheapest (Ovintiv (OVV) 7.7x, Expand Energy (EXE) 9.4x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expand Energy (EXE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ovintiv (OVV) +15.5%, Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest net margin (Ovintiv (OVV) 12.8%, Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 12.5%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Ovintiv (OVV) 10.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ovintiv (OVV) returned the most: Ovintiv (OVV) +66.2%, Expand Energy (EXE) -22.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +53.4%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Ovintiv (OVV) +10.5%/yr, Expand Energy (EXE) +5.3%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest dividend yield: Ovintiv (OVV) 1.97%, Expand Energy (EXE) 2.68%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 6.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expand Energy (EXE) has been the steadiest (Ovintiv (OVV) 36.6%, Expand Energy (EXE) 29.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OVV, EXE and CNQ?

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