CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED vs EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION, two Oil & Gas stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CNQ and EXE diverge most: on debt / equity, CNQ reads 0.00 and EXE reads 0.30; on revenue growth, CNQ reads +8.4% and EXE reads +200.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CNQ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What EXE'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 | EXE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $43.87 | $88.10 |
| Market cap | $91.7B | $21.2B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -3.8% | — |
| P/E | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| P/B | 2.81 | 1.09 |
| P/S | 3.22 | 1.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.2 | 3.4 |
| Revenue growth | +8.4% | +200.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 34.8% |
| Net margin | 27.9% | 22.5% |
| Return on equity | 24.4% | 16.5% |
| Return on assets | 11.8% | 10.9% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 13.1% |
| FCF yield | 12.1% | 14.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 1.11 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.49 | 2.22 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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