OVV vs PR vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Ovintiv, Permian Resources and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OVV Ovintiv Inc.
$71.14 +18.3% 1M +90.5% 1Y
Market cap
$20.05B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.48 +19.2% 1M +102.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.47B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.26B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, Permian Resources 4, Ovintiv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOVVPRCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.05B $21.47B $115.26B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 17.4x 14.3x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 11.3x 11.3x OVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +12.8% +6.7% PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 21.5% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 10.8% — PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.5% +102.5% +71.7% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +28.2%/yr +20.8%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 33.1% 31.0% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 62/100 76/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

OVVPRCNQ

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

AxisOVVPRCNQ
Valuation 65 #35 of 99 40 #60 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Growth 46 #53 of 97 85 #15 of 97 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 63 #36 of 96 87 #13 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Financial Health 60 #41 of 102 59 #42 of 102 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 37 #48 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 61 62 76
  • OVV ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR 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

PeriodOVVPRCNQSPY
1 month +18.3%+19.2%+14.0% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%+29.1%+22.4% +3.9%
6 months +21.7%+21.9%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +81.5%+81.6%+59.7% +12.9%
1 year +90.5%+102.5%+71.7% +12.3%
3 years +48.8%+74.0%+70.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+20.3%+19.5% +23.3%
5 years +85.9%+246.2%+157.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.2%+28.2%+20.8% +10.9%
10 years +38.1%+75.5%+239.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.3%+5.8%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOVVPRCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%33.1%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%32.5%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.60-0.55-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.563.102.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-44.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-1.1%-1.9% -1.2%
52-week high $72.54$25.76$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $36.61$12.13$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.

MultipleOVVPRCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 13.0x 17.3xmedian 13.0x 14.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x 6.0xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 2.27 10.11median 2.27 0.26median 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 monthsOVVPRCNQ
Revenue $9.80B $5.74B $33.47B
Gross profit $8.96B – $26.58B
Operating income $949.00M $2.06B $24.77B
Net income $920.00M $1.31B $8.48B
Free cash flow $2.27B $1.08B $18.68B
R&D – $25.50M –
EPS (diluted) $3.26 $1.44 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $700.00M $131.72M $1.84B
Total debt $3.70B $2.99B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 281.90M 855.24M 2.10B
Enterprise value $19.01B $20.90B $112.27B

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
MetricOVVPRCNQ
P/E 21.7x 17.3x 14.1x
P/FCF 8.7x 19.8x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 5.3x 8.7x
P/S 2.0x 3.7x 3.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x –
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.8x –
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 5.8x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 23.9x 11.8x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF 10.0x 22.5x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 6.1x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 10.11 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOVVPRCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 12.8% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 31.0% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% 26.7% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.7% 27.7% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.6% -3.1% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 12.8% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.7% -5.5% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 1.7% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 6.1% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 30.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.3% 280.2% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 36.3% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOVVPRCNQ
Gross margin 91.3% – 79.4%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 72.2% 94.6%
Operating margin 9.7% 35.8% 74.0%
Pretax margin 2.8% 29.0% 32.2%
Net margin 9.4% 21.5% 24.0%
FCF margin 23.1% 18.8% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.4% 69.6% 38.5%
Return on equity 8.0% 11.2% –
Return on assets 4.4% 7.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.7% 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 5.1% 12.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 3.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOVVPRCNQ
Debt / assets 19.2% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 2.8x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 35.1% –
Equity / assets 59.6% 64.9% –
Interest coverage 2.4x 7.8x 38.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.34 2.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOVVPRCNQ
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.5% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 2.6% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.0% – 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.2% – 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.5% – -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – -111.0%

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.

ConsensusOVVPRCNQ
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +57.7%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.4% +11.1% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.8% +15.3% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOVVPRCNQ
Held by institutions 91.6% 91.3% 71.6%
Institutions holding 593 615 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +3.4% -5.0%
Institutions buying 328 349 386
Institutions selling 177 183 242
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.91 1.60

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.

OVVPRCNQ
OVV 1.00 0.88 0.77
PR 0.88 1.00 0.76
CNQ 0.77 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OVV, PR and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ovintiv (OVV) $20.05B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.47B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, OVV, PR and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ovintiv (OVV) 21.8x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.4x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ovintiv (OVV) is cheapest (Ovintiv (OVV) 9.0x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Permian Resources (PR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ovintiv (OVV) +6.5%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Ovintiv (OVV) 9.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Ovintiv (OVV) 5.7%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Ovintiv (OVV) +90.5%, Permian Resources (PR) +102.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Ovintiv (OVV) +13.2%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.2%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ovintiv (OVV) 0.02%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%. Permian Resources (PR) 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) 35.3%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OVV, PR 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 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.