OXY vs SU vs TAC Stock Comparison

Occidental Petroleum, Suncor Energy and Transalta Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SU Suncor Energy Inc
$77.57 +12.8% 1M +95.7% 1Y
Market cap
$94.62B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
TAC Transalta Corp
$13.08 +10.7% 1M -23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 8, Occidental Petroleum 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOXYSUTACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.55B $94.62B $3.92B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x 6.9x -71.6x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 8.3x 54.5x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% -108.8% -8.8% OXY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% — -3.3% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 0.0% OXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.5x 4.8x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.03% 0.01% OXY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +95.7% -23.7% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +24.2%/yr +3.1%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 27.8% 40.9% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 63/100 44/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

OXYSUTAC

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

AxisOXYSUTAC
Valuation 56 #44 of 99 74 #27 of 99 65 #9 of 24
Growth 70 #30 of 97 62 #38 of 97 27 #17 of 23
Profitability 68 #31 of 96 72 #28 of 96 55 #11 of 23
Financial Health 59 #42 of 102 75 #26 of 102 30 #17 of 24
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 77 36 #50 of 77 44 #11 of 19
Overall 60 63 44
  • OXY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TAC ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOXYSUTACSPY
1 month +12.0%+12.8%+10.7% +0.9%
3 months +12.1%+17.9%+5.1% +5.9%
6 months +3.5%+15.7%+8.9% +8.5%
Year to date +52.9%+74.9%+3.5% +13.3%
1 year +54.0%+95.7%-23.7% +12.4%
3 years +1.0%+138.9%+78.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.3%+33.7%+21.2% +23.5%
5 years +87.5%+194.9%+16.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%+24.2%+3.1% +11.0%
10 years -14.6%+151.5%+191.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.6%+9.7%+11.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureOXYSUTACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%27.8%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%28.9%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.80-0.401.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.573.45-0.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.5%-37.3%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-2.4%-26.2% -0.9%
52-week high $66.24$79.48$17.73 $779.14
52-week low $38.92$39.51$11.53 $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.

MultipleOXYSUTAC
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.4x 6.9xmedian 12.4x -71.0xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x -25.7xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 5.9x 11.2xmedian 5.9x 11.7xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 10.0x 4.7xmedian 10.0x 13.8xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.66median 0.92 0.19median 0.92 2.24median 0.61

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 monthsOXYSUTAC
Revenue $21.67B -$3.60B $1.64B
Gross profit – – $1.05B
Operating income – $1.71B $201.41M
Net income $7.31B $8.93B -$17.93M
Free cash flow $5.45B $19.78B $281.42M
R&D $258.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $11.22 $-0.18
Cash & equivalents $4.15B $5.37B $212.54M
Total debt $13.74B $9.85B $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 1.01B 1.22B 297.00M
Enterprise value $50.46B $80.37B $2.82B

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
MetricOXYSUTAC
P/E 9.5x 6.9x -71.0x
P/FCF 11.5x 4.7x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 5.9x 8.0x
P/S 2.9x -25.7x 2.4x
P/B 1.5x 1.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 11.2x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 56.9x 32.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x -27.0x 4.0x
EV/FCF 13.3x 4.9x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 6.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.66 0.19 2.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOXYSUTAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% -108.8% -8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -27.6% -14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.0% 44.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 200.5% 57.7% 81.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 13.8% -27.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 281.4% 55.0% 60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 36.9% -31.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 9.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 8.9% -14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 282.5% 5.0% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 17.4% -2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOXYSUTAC
Gross margin – – 63.9%
EBITDA margin 57.1% – 34.0%
Operating margin – – 12.3%
Pretax margin 24.7% – 0.4%
Net margin 30.3% – -3.3%
FCF margin 25.2% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 54.9% -438.8% 29.4%
Return on equity 17.8% 29.1% -1.5%
Return on assets 9.1% 14.6% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x -26.9x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOXYSUTAC
Debt / assets 17.1% 10.4% 47.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.5x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 0.5x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 49.2% 79.1%
Equity / assets 52.7% 50.8% 20.9%
Interest coverage 4.9x – 0.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 1.99 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOXYSUTAC
Dividend yield 1.7% 3.1% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -3.9% -5.9%
Shareholder yield 1.3% -0.8% -3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.6% 31.6% -193.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% 14.3% 12.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.5% -0.7% -5.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -1.4% 3.6%

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.

ConsensusOXYSUTAC
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 54.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.10FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $0.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +221.3%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -25.4% -18.8% +54.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.98BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 -20.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.0% -12.0% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOXYSUTAC
Held by institutions 83.4% 65.2% –
Institutions holding 1,238 752 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -5.1% –
Institutions buying 641 367 –
Institutions selling 372 252 –
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.46 –

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.

OXYSUTAC
OXY 1.00 0.69 0.01
SU 0.69 1.00 0.06
TAC 0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OXY, SU and TAC?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $62.55B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.62B, Transalta (TAC) $3.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, OXY, SU and TAC?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.5x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x, Transalta (TAC) -71.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 8.9x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.3x, Transalta (TAC) 54.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Transalta (TAC) -8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%, Transalta (TAC) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) leads (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%, Transalta (TAC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +54.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) +95.7%, Transalta (TAC) -23.7%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +13.4%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +24.2%/yr, Transalta (TAC) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest dividend yield: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 0.03%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Transalta (TAC) 0.01%. Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.3%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.8%, Transalta (TAC) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OXY, SU and TAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suncor Energy (SU) leads on 8. 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.