TRP vs SOBO vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Tc Energy, South Bow and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.47 +6.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.02B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.74B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 9, Tc Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRPSOBOCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.02B $7.38B $113.74B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 16.0x 14.1x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 19.0x 11.5x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% -2.1% +6.7% CNQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 23.0% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 9.2% — TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.4x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% +36.5% +76.2% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr — +22.0%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.7% 22.8% 31.0% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 58/100 76/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

TRPSOBOCNQ

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

AxisTRPSOBOCNQ
Valuation 71 #11 of 35 65 #13 of 35 77 #24 of 99
Growth 33 #23 of 34 55 #16 of 34 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 97 #2 of 34 67 #12 of 34 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 91 #4 of 35 50 #18 of 35 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 43 #18 of 31 53 #15 of 31 44 #43 of 76
Overall 67 58 76
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodTRPSOBOCNQSPY
1 month +6.3%+5.0%+16.2% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%-4.5%+23.0% +3.5%
6 months +0.9%+11.1%+22.4% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%+29.9%+62.8% +12.2%
1 year +23.9%+36.5%+76.2% +13.0%
3 years +84.7%—+73.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.7%—+20.2% +23.1%
5 years +14.7%—+170.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%—+22.0% +11.0%
10 years +36.1%—+245.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.1%—+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRPSOBOCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.7%22.8%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%22.2%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.20-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.602.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-20.2%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-7.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $70.91$38.69$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $49.79$25.26$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.

MultipleTRPSOBOCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x 14.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 11.0x 10.9xmedian 11.0x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 16.6x 11.6xmedian 16.6x 6.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.92 —median 1.92 0.27median 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 monthsTRPSOBOCNQ
Revenue $11.24B $2.00B $33.47B
Gross profit $11.08B $1.72B $26.58B
Operating income $6.82B – $24.77B
Net income $2.94B $460.00M $8.48B
Free cash flow $9.65B $640.00M $18.68B
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $2.20 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $726.00M $1.84B
Total debt $11.91B $5.73B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 208.80M 2.10B
Enterprise value $61.10B $5.01B $110.74B

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
MetricTRPSOBOCNQ
P/E 26.4x 16.1x 14.3x
P/FCF 6.7x 11.6x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 8.9x 8.9x
P/S 5.8x 3.7x 3.4x
P/B 3.3x 2.8x –
P/Tangible book 3.3x 2.8x –
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 10.9x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 14.0x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 6.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF 7.8x 19.4x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 14.8x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 – 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRPSOBOCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% -2.1% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.1% 1.5% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.0% – -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.9% 53.3% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.5% – 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 134.7% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.4% – 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 30.1% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 14.9% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% – 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRPSOBOCNQ
Gross margin 98.5% 85.8% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 78.8% 56.9% 94.6%
Operating margin 60.7% – 74.0%
Pretax margin 34.9% 27.8% 32.2%
Net margin 21.9% 23.0% 24.0%
FCF margin 85.9% 32.0% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 41.9% 38.5%
Return on equity 12.6% 17.3% –
Return on assets – 4.1% –
Return on invested capital 12.4% 9.2% –
Return on capital employed – 9.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRPSOBOCNQ
Debt / assets – 50.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.4x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 9.0x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets – 76.6% –
Equity / assets – 23.4% –
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.7x 38.3x
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRPSOBOCNQ
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.6% 5.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.5% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.7% – 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.7% – 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% – -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.5% – -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.

ConsensusTRPSOBOCNQ
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.0% +3.7% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.85BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +3.7% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRPSOBOCNQ
Held by institutions 65.7% 62.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 696 305 745
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% -2.3% -5.0%
Institutions buying 328 126 386
Institutions selling 216 92 242
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.37 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.

TRPSOBOCNQ
TRP 1.00 0.67 0.39
SOBO 0.67 1.00 0.50
CNQ 0.39 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRP, SOBO and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tc Energy (TRP) $65.02B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.38B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRP, SOBO and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.0x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Tc Energy (TRP) 24.6x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRP, SOBO 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 9. 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.