SOBO vs DVN vs KMI Stock Comparison

South Bow, Devon Energy and Kinder Morgan Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.47 +4.4% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.45B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.24 +8.9% 1M +55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.25B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.87 +10.2% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.35B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kinder Morgan leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kinder Morgan 5, Devon Energy 4, South Bow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOBODVNKMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.45B $48.25B $75.35B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 14.7x 20.9x DVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 9.0x 20.8x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +18.1% +11.7% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 16.1% 19.6% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% -3.5% 6.3% SOBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 4.1x 4.1x KMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% +55.6% +29.5% DVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.8%/yr +14.3%/yr KMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 34.0% 21.2% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 48/100 45/100 SOBO

Percentile Scorecard

SOBODVNKMI

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

AxisSOBODVNKMI
Valuation 68 #12 of 35 39 #61 of 99 35 #23 of 35
Growth 55 #16 of 34 68 #32 of 97 67 #12 of 34
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 46 #52 of 96 52 #17 of 34
Financial Health 50 #18 of 35 38 #64 of 102 47 #19 of 35
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 49 #39 of 76 23 #24 of 31
Overall 58 48 45
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KMI 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

PeriodSOBODVNKMISPY
1 month +4.4%+8.9%+10.2% -0.2%
3 months -4.6%+20.1%+7.1% +3.9%
6 months +8.4%+3.6%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +29.1%+39.9%+23.2% +12.9%
1 year +36.1%+55.6%+29.5% +12.3%
3 years —+9.6%+106.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+3.1%+27.4% +23.3%
5 years —+26.5%+95.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+4.8%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years —+26.6%+61.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+2.4%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSOBODVNKMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%34.0%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%33.2%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.74-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.591.631.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.2%-65.7%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-1.6%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $38.69$52.07$34.44 $779.14
52-week low $25.26$32.01$25.84 $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.

MultipleSOBODVNKMI
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 20.9x 14.6xmedian 13.0x 20.9xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 11.0x 24.6xmedian 5.9x 13.8xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 16.5x 38.2xmedian 11.1x 24.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 -0.65median 2.27 1.55median 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 monthsSOBODVNKMI
Revenue $2.00B $20.38B $18.34B
Gross profit $1.72B $14.11B $12.18B
Operating income – -$1.35B $5.31B
Net income $460.00M $3.29B $3.71B
Free cash flow $640.00M $1.48B $3.08B
R&D – $54.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $3.49 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $726.00M – $918.00M
Total debt $5.73B $11.39B $33.07B
Shares (diluted) 208.80M 940.00M 2.23B
Enterprise value $5.07B $48.25B $74.21B

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
MetricSOBODVNKMI
P/E 16.1x 14.6x 20.9x
P/FCF 11.5x 38.2x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 6.6x 11.2x
P/S 3.7x 2.8x 4.1x
P/B 2.8x 1.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 24.6x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 13.9x -50.1x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 3.3x 5.9x
EV/FCF 19.4x 45.9x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 7.9x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.65 1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOBODVNKMI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 18.1% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 18.4% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.9% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -44.2% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.3% 13.2% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.9% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% -22.0% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.4% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 25.5% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 337.8% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOBODVNKMI
Gross margin 85.8% 69.3% 66.4%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 13.5% 42.6%
Operating margin – -6.6% 29.0%
Pretax margin 27.8% -8.8% 25.8%
Net margin 23.0% 16.1% 19.6%
FCF margin 32.0% 7.2% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 42.0% 36.7%
Return on equity 17.3% 11.5% 11.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 6.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 9.2% -3.5% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 9.1% -3.0% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOBODVNKMI
Debt / assets 50.4% 16.1% 43.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 4.1x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 7.7x 10.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 41.1% 56.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 58.9% 43.5%
Interest coverage 2.7x -2.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.03 1.58 1.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOBODVNKMI
Dividend yield 5.6% 2.2% 3.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 3.5% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.0% 71.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.6% 85.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.9% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -34.6% 1.5%

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.

ConsensusSOBODVNKMI
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% -5.1% -11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +2.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOBODVNKMI
Held by institutions 62.0% 92.2% 69.3%
Institutions holding 305 1,459 1,811
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +86.7% +3.3%
Institutions buying 126 1,139 898
Institutions selling 92 231 647
Buyers to sellers 1.37 4.93 1.39

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.

SOBODVNKMI
SOBO 1.00 0.44 0.55
DVN 0.44 1.00 0.40
KMI 0.55 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOBO, DVN and KMI?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: South Bow (SOBO) $7.45B, Devon Energy (DVN) $48.25B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOBO, DVN and KMI?

Devon Energy (DVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (South Bow (SOBO) 16.2x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.7x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.0x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Devon Energy (DVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, South Bow (SOBO) leads (South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Devon Energy (DVN) returned the most: South Bow (SOBO) +36.1%, Devon Energy (DVN) +55.6%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +29.5%. Over five years, Kinder Morgan (KMI) compounded fastest (Devon Energy (DVN) +4.8%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest dividend yield: South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.04%. South Bow (SOBO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%, Devon Energy (DVN) 34.0%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOBO, DVN and KMI?

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