CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED vs EOG RESOURCES, INC., two Oil & Gas stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CNQ and EOG diverge most: on debt / equity, CNQ reads 0.00 and EOG reads 0.25; on altman z (solvency), CNQ reads 2.72 and EOG reads 7.66. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What EOG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CNQ | EOG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $50.06 | $147.31 |
| Market cap | $104.7B | $77.9B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -1.7% | — |
| P/E | 13.2 | 11.4 |
| P/B | 3.21 | 2.45 |
| P/S | 3.67 | 2.88 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.1 | 5.9 |
| Revenue growth | +8.4% | +19.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 40.9% |
| Net margin | 27.9% | 25.4% |
| Return on equity | 24.4% | 21.6% |
| Return on assets | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 17.4% |
| FCF yield | 10.6% | 17.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 1.85 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.72 | 7.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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