SOBO vs CNQ vs ET Stock Comparison

South Bow, Canadian Natural Resources and Energy Transfer Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.47 +4.4% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.35B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.45 +1.2% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$71.20B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 7, Energy Transfer 3, South Bow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOBOCNQETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.42B $115.35B $71.20B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 14.3x 14.1x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 11.3x 11.4x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +6.7% +33.3% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 24.0% 4.7% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — 8.4% SOBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.3x 4.0x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% +71.7% +20.9% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +20.8%/yr +16.1%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 31.0% 17.4% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 76/100 62/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

SOBOCNQET

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

AxisSOBOCNQET
Valuation 68 #12 of 35 78 #23 of 99 94 #3 of 35
Growth 55 #16 of 34 78 #22 of 97 61 #14 of 34
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 85 #15 of 96 30 #24 of 34
Financial Health 50 #18 of 35 94 #7 of 102 59 #15 of 35
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 43 #44 of 76 67 #11 of 31
Overall 58 76 62
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSOBOCNQETSPY
1 month +4.4%+14.0%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months -4.6%+22.4%+1.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.4%+16.6%+5.4% +8.2%
Year to date +29.1%+59.7%+24.0% +12.9%
1 year +36.1%+71.7%+20.9% +12.3%
3 years —+70.4%+56.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+19.5%+16.0% +23.3%
5 years —+157.2%+111.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+20.8%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years —+239.4%+33.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.0%+2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSOBOCNQETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%31.0%17.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%32.5%16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.51-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.592.311.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.2%-38.9%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-1.9%-5.9% -1.2%
52-week high $38.69$55.10$21.74 $779.14
52-week low $25.26$30.59$16.21 $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.

MultipleSOBOCNQET
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 20.9x 14.1xmedian 13.0x 13.9xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 11.0x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 8.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 16.5x 6.0xmedian 11.1x 13.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x —median 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 0.26median 2.27 2.00median 1.95

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 monthsSOBOCNQET
Revenue $2.00B $33.47B $107.38B
Gross profit $1.72B $26.58B $25.32B
Operating income – $24.77B $10.78B
Net income $460.00M $8.48B $7.04B
Free cash flow $640.00M $18.68B $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $3.83 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $726.00M $1.84B $1.02B
Total debt $5.73B $49.14B $68.41B
Shares (diluted) 208.80M 2.10B 3.46B
Enterprise value $5.04B $112.35B $64.38B

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
MetricSOBOCNQET
P/E 16.1x 14.1x 13.9x
P/FCF 11.5x 6.0x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 8.7x 5.8x
P/S 3.7x 3.4x 0.7x
P/B 2.8x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x – 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 3.9x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 5.0x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 3.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF 19.4x 6.6x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 9.5x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 2.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOBOCNQET
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 6.7% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 5.0% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -26.5% 16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.2% 12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.3% 42.1% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% 408,311% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 53.8% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 30.3% 8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 33.0% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% -7.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOBOCNQET
Gross margin 85.8% 79.4% 23.6%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 94.6% 15.7%
Operating margin – 74.0% 10.0%
Pretax margin 27.8% 32.2% 7.1%
Net margin 23.0% 24.0% 4.7%
FCF margin 32.0% 55.8% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 38.5% 11.3%
Return on equity 17.3% – 14.0%
Return on assets 4.1% – 4.8%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 9.1% – 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOBOCNQET
Debt / assets 50.4% – 46.2%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.3x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 0.6x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% – 65.9%
Equity / assets 23.4% – 34.1%
Interest coverage 2.7x 38.3x 2.9x
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.03 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOBOCNQET
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.8% 6.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.5% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5% 67.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3% 91.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3% 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0% 8.0%

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.

ConsensusSOBOCNQET
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% -15.4% -9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% -6.6% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOBOCNQET
Held by institutions 62.0% 71.6% 31.4%
Institutions holding 305 745 1,280
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% -5.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 126 386 628
Institutions selling 92 242 340
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.60 1.85

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.

SOBOCNQET
SOBO 1.00 0.50 0.48
CNQ 0.50 1.00 0.47
ET 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOBO, CNQ and ET?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: South Bow (SOBO) $7.42B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.35B, Energy Transfer (ET) $71.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOBO, CNQ and ET?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (South Bow (SOBO) 16.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, South Bow (SOBO) leads (South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: South Bow (SOBO) +36.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Energy Transfer (ET) +20.9%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%. South Bow (SOBO) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOBO, CNQ and ET?

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 7. 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.