VNOM vs ET vs COP Stock Comparison

Viper Energy, Energy Transfer and Conocophillips Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
1 win
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.44 -0.3% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.13B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
COP Conocophillips
$150.81 +17.7% 1M +67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$183.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 6, Conocophillips 5, Viper Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNOMETCOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14B $71.13B $183.85B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 155.0x 14.1x 19.8x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 11.4x 13.8x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +107.8% +33.3% +8.5% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 4.7% 14.2% COP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 8.4% 22.5% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 4.0x 0.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +21.3% +67.4% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.7%/yr +14.8%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 17.4% 30.2% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 63/100 60/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

VNOMETCOP

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

AxisVNOMETCOP
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 94 #3 of 35 41 #59 of 99
Growth 30 #68 of 97 64 #13 of 34 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 30 #24 of 34 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 83 #18 of 102 59 #15 of 35 70 #31 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 70 #10 of 31 47 #41 of 76
Overall 44 63 60
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • COP 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

PeriodVNOMETCOPSPY
1 month +14.7%-0.3%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months +4.0%+0.4%+25.4% +2.9%
6 months -1.3%+7.1%+23.9% +6.4%
Year to date +21.5%+24.0%+61.1% +11.4%
1 year +23.5%+21.3%+67.4% +13.1%
3 years —+48.7%+25.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+14.1%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years —+106.9%+99.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+15.7%+14.8% +10.9%
10 years —+24.0%+263.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.2%+13.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVNOMETCOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%17.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%16.6%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.21-0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.831.222.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-25.8%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-6.0%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $50.95$21.74$150.81 $779.14
52-week low $35.84$16.21$85.66 $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.

MultipleVNOMETCOP
P/E now vs peer median 154.1xmedian 13.1x 13.9xmedian 21.3x 19.7xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 5.7x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 4.6xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 84.4xmedian 11.1x 13.5xmedian 16.4x 18.0xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.24 2.00median 1.93 -1.87median 2.24

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 monthsVNOMETCOP
Revenue $2.04B $107.38B $65.28B
Gross profit – $25.32B $41.24B
Operating income $251.00M $10.78B $31.28B
Net income $103.00M $7.04B $9.28B
Free cash flow $198.00M $5.22B $10.06B
R&D – – $393.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.30 $1.46 $7.64
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $1.02B $6.57B
Total debt $1.68B $68.41B $23.29B
Shares (diluted) 193.73M 3.46B 1.21B
Enterprise value $8.97B $64.32B $156.56B

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
MetricVNOMETCOP
P/E 154.1x 13.9x 19.7x
P/FCF 84.4x 13.5x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 5.8x 8.3x
P/S 8.2x 0.7x 2.8x
P/B 1.6x 1.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.6x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 8.2x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 73.0x 12.8x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 1.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF 92.5x 26.4x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 11.4x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.00 -1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNOMETCOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 107.8% 33.3% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.9% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 16.5% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -83.4% 16.1% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.2% 12.6% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.8% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.3% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNOMETCOP
Gross margin – 23.6% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 15.7% 66.0%
Operating margin 12.3% 10.0% 47.9%
Pretax margin 7.6% 7.1% 22.4%
Net margin 2.9% 4.7% 14.2%
FCF margin 9.7% 4.9% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 73.2% 11.3% 33.6%
Return on equity 1.0% 14.0% 14.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 4.8% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 8.4% 22.5%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 8.4% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.5x 1.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNOMETCOP
Debt / assets 13.9% 46.2% 18.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 4.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.5x 13.1x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 14.7% 65.9% 47.4%
Equity / assets 85.3% 34.1% 52.6%
Interest coverage – 2.9x 39.2x
Current ratio 6.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 6.2x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.91 – 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNOMETCOP
Dividend yield 3.5% 6.6% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 6.6% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 413.6% 67.9% 43.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 215.2% 91.6% 40.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.9% 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -15.4%

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.

ConsensusVNOMETCOP
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.70FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.7%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +77.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.4% -9.4% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $76.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.1%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +1.4% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNOMETCOP
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.4% 84.0%
Institutions holding 496 1,279 2,436
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +1.9% -1.6%
Institutions buying 264 628 1,119
Institutions selling 150 340 961
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.85 1.16

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.

VNOMETCOP
VNOM 1.00 0.46 0.67
ET 0.46 1.00 0.46
COP 0.67 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNOM, ET and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B, Energy Transfer (ET) $71.13B, Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, VNOM, ET and COP?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Conocophillips (COP) has the highest net margin (Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) +21.3%, Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +15.7%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNOM, ET and COP?

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