OVV vs FANG vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Ovintiv, Diamondback Energy and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$60.91 -0.9% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.54B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$179.58 -2.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.12B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.61B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$48.90 +1.7% 1M +53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$101.39B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.39B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 5, Ovintiv 5, Diamondback Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOVVFANGCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.54B $50.12B $101.39B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 24.4x 21.2x OVV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 8.1x 10.2x OVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +21.1% +20.7% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 11.0% 12.5% OVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 3.3% — OVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.7x 0.2x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.2% +30.8% +53.4% OVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +9.6%/yr +18.1%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 33.2% 32.2% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 51/100 71/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

OVVFANGCNQ

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

AxisOVVFANGCNQ
Valuation 73 #27 of 98 44 #55 of 98 61 #39 of 98
Growth 68 #32 of 97 54 #45 of 97 83 #17 of 97
Profitability 70 #29 of 94 50 #48 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Financial Health 55 #46 of 101 46 #55 of 101 94 #7 of 101
Shareholder Returns 77 #19 of 79 60 #32 of 79 41 #47 of 79
Overall 69 51 71
  • OVV ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG 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

PeriodOVVFANGCNQSPY
1 month -0.9%-2.9%+1.7% -5.9%
3 months +1.8%-5.3%+7.5% -4.6%
6 months +4.5%-5.7%+9.3% +0.2%
Year to date +55.4%+19.5%+44.5% +7.5%
1 year +66.2%+30.8%+53.4% +8.2%
3 years +28.5%+12.1%+47.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.7%+3.9%+13.7% +19.0%
5 years +64.5%+57.8%+129.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.5%+9.6%+18.1% +9.4%
10 years +24.3%+95.9%+233.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.2%+7.0%+12.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureOVVFANGCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%33.2%32.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%33.0%35.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.49-0.50-0.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.810.931.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-43.5%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-16.0%-12.6% -5.9%
52-week high $72.62$213.69$55.93 $779.14
52-week low $36.64$137.29$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.

MultipleOVVFANGCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.1x 24.5xmedian 10.1x 21.4xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 5.1x 8.2xmedian 5.1x 3.1xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 8.9x 12.5xmedian 8.9x 5.9xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.64median 0.94 -0.96median 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 monthsOVVFANGCNQ
Revenue $10.34B $18.61B $38.39B
Gross profit $9.51B – $31.29B
Operating income $1.55B $2.35B $29.36B
Net income $1.32B $2.32B $10.18B
Free cash flow $2.51B $4.03B $17.20B
EPS (diluted) $4.80 $7.33 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $176.00M $558.00M $3.18B
Total debt $3.59B $13.23B $11.72B
Shares (diluted) 275.40M 279.96M 2.10B
Enterprise value $15.36B $48.82B $95.29B

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
MetricOVVFANGCNQ
P/E 12.6x 24.5x 21.4x
P/FCF 6.6x 12.5x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 4.8x 6.8x
P/S 1.6x 2.7x 2.7x
P/B 1.4x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 8.2x 3.1x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 26.8x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 7.9x 15.6x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x 6.1x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.64 -0.96 2.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOVVFANGCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 21.1% 20.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 31.3% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% – 22.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 122.8% -57.0% -12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% -20.2% -6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 459.7% -49.6% 114.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -11.5% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 424.6% -49.5% 338,570%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -25.7% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 18.3% 42.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 21.8% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.8% 467.9% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 64.9% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOVVFANGCNQ
Gross margin 92.0% – 81.5%
EBITDA margin 35.9% 40.9% 92.2%
Operating margin 15.0% 12.6% 76.5%
Pretax margin 8.6% 14.8% 34.4%
Net margin 12.8% 11.0% 12.5%
FCF margin 24.2% 21.6% 44.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 55.7% 39.2%
Return on equity 11.4% 4.9% –
Return on assets 6.8% 3.1% –
Return on invested capital 10.2% 3.3% –
Return on capital employed 9.1% 3.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 4.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOVVFANGCNQ
Debt / assets 18.3% 18.3% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 3.3x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 37.4% –
Equity / assets 59.2% 62.6% –
Interest coverage 4.2x – 39.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.18 1.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOVVFANGCNQ
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.4% 6.4%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 2.7% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 5.1% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.7% – 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.0% – 21.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.2% – -7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – -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.

ConsensusOVVFANGCNQ
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 $22.08FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.7%FY2026 +65.1%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% -6.3% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $18.84BFY2026 $38.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +40.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.8% -8.0% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOVVFANGCNQ
Held by institutions 91.6% 71.6% 71.6%
Institutions holding 595 1,192 747
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +8.6% -5.0%
Institutions buying 329 609 387
Institutions selling 178 396 243
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.54 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.

OVVFANGCNQ
OVV 1.00 0.84 0.79
FANG 0.84 1.00 0.75
CNQ 0.79 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OVV, FANG and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ovintiv (OVV) $16.54B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $50.12B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $101.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, OVV, FANG and CNQ?

Ovintiv (OVV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ovintiv (OVV) 12.5x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 24.4x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ovintiv (OVV) is cheapest (Ovintiv (OVV) 7.7x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.1x, 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?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ovintiv (OVV) +15.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ovintiv (OVV) has the highest net margin (Ovintiv (OVV) 12.8%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 11.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 12.5%). On return on invested capital, Ovintiv (OVV) leads (Ovintiv (OVV) 10.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ovintiv (OVV) returned the most: Ovintiv (OVV) +66.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +30.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +53.4%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Ovintiv (OVV) +10.5%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +9.6%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ovintiv (OVV) 0.02%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.00%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.04%. Diamondback Energy (FANG) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (Ovintiv (OVV) 36.6%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 33.2%, 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, FANG 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, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) leads on 5. 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.