Oil & Energy Stocks

Q: What are energy stocks?

Energy stocks are shares in companies involved in the production, refining, transportation, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other energy commodities. Major names include ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), and Schlumberger (SLB). The sector is divided into upstream (exploration and production), midstream (pipelines and storage), downstream (refining and marketing), and oilfield services segments.

Q: Are energy stocks a good investment?

Energy stocks can be a strong addition to a diversified portfolio, particularly for income-focused investors. Major energy companies offer some of the highest dividend yields in the market, often 3-5% or more. They also serve as an inflation hedge since energy prices typically rise with inflation. Risks include commodity price volatility, regulatory changes around fossil fuels, and the long-term transition toward renewable energy.

Q: What drives energy stock prices?

The primary driver is crude oil and natural gas prices, which are influenced by global supply and demand, OPEC production decisions, geopolitical events, and economic growth. Energy stocks also respond to inventory data, rig counts, and seasonal demand patterns. Company-specific factors include production growth, reserve replacement, capital discipline, and balance sheet strength. The U.S. dollar also matters — oil is priced in dollars, so a weaker dollar tends to support energy prices.

Q: Do energy stocks pay good dividends?

Yes, energy is one of the highest-yielding sectors in the stock market. Major integrated companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron have paid uninterrupted dividends for over 100 years. Many energy companies have adopted disciplined capital allocation, returning excess cash to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Midstream MLPs and pipeline companies offer particularly high yields, sometimes exceeding 6-8%, though these come with additional tax complexity.

Q: What is the difference between upstream and downstream energy?

Upstream refers to exploration and production — finding and extracting oil and gas from the ground. These companies are most sensitive to commodity prices. Downstream refers to refining crude oil into products like gasoline, diesel, and petrochemicals, and marketing those products. Downstream margins can actually improve when oil prices fall because input costs decrease. Integrated majors like ExxonMobil operate across both segments, providing natural diversification.

Q: How do oil prices affect energy stocks?

Energy stock prices are highly correlated with oil prices, particularly for upstream producers. As a rule of thumb, E&P stocks tend to move 1.5-3x the percentage change in oil prices due to operating leverage. A producer with a breakeven cost of $40 per barrel doubles its profit when oil goes from $60 to $80. Midstream and downstream companies have less direct exposure to oil price swings since their revenue depends more on volumes processed and transported.

Q: Are energy stocks affected by the renewable energy transition?

The transition to renewable energy is a long-term structural risk for traditional energy companies. However, global oil and gas demand remains robust and most forecasts project continued fossil fuel consumption for decades. Many energy majors are investing in low-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewable energy projects. The transition timeline remains uncertain, and energy companies generating strong current cash flows may remain attractive investments for years.

Q: What are oilfield services stocks?

Oilfield services companies provide the equipment, technology, and services needed to explore for and produce oil and gas. Leaders include Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), and Baker Hughes (BKR). These companies benefit when drilling activity increases, making them a leveraged play on upstream capital spending cycles. Their revenue depends on rig count and drilling complexity rather than commodity prices directly, though the two are correlated.

Oil majors, gas producers, and energy infrastructure. Cyclical cash machines tied to crude prices and global demand.

167 stocks Updated Apr 4, 2026

$5.10T Total Market Cap

65.1 Avg P/E Ratio

3.04% Avg Dividend Yield

+1.68% Avg Daily Change

Energy stocks represent companies in the oil, natural gas, and integrated energy sectors. The energy sector is one of the most cyclical in the market, with stock prices closely tied to commodity prices and global demand. Major energy companies generate substantial cash flows and are among the largest dividend payers in the stock market.

The sector includes integrated majors like ExxonMobil and Chevron that operate across the full value chain, exploration and production (E&P) companies focused on finding and extracting oil and gas, midstream companies that transport and store energy, and oilfield services companies that provide drilling equipment and technology. Each segment has different risk and return characteristics.

Energy stocks have regained investor attention as global energy demand continues to grow, driven by emerging market industrialization and data center power needs. This list tracks major energy companies on U.S. exchanges with prices, P/E ratios, dividend yields, and market caps updated daily.

#	Symbol	Name	Price	Change %	P/E	Market Cap
1	EQNR	Equinor ASA	$39.78	-5.73%	20.6	1.01T
2	XOM	Exxon Mobil Corp	$160.69	-0.06%	25.0	721.30B
3	CVX	Chevron Corporation	$198.97	+0.79%	32.3	397.02B
4	SHEL	Shell plc	$91.37	-1.75%	14.8	198.91B
5	ENB	Enbridge Inc	$54.15	+0.93%	22.0	164.71B
6	TTE	Totalenergies Se	$92.39	+2.91%	8.1	164.42B
7	COP	Conocophillips	$130.52	+1.67%	20.5	163.85B
8	CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources	$47.53	+2.08%	13.0	140.84B
9	SU	Suncor Energy Inc	$65.90	+1.48%	15.8	93.70B
10	TRP	Tc Energy Corp	$63.36	+1.83%	25.9	91.19B
11	WMB	Williams Cos Inc	$72.00	+0.24%	34.5	90.35B
12	BP	BP p.l.c.	$45.89	-2.36%	2,124.2	88.58B
13	IMO	Imperial Oil Ltd	$130.53	+1.22%	24.1	78.64B
14	KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc	$32.97	+0.27%	24.3	74.29B
15	SLB	Slb Ltd	$49.44	-1.18%	21.0	70.88B
16	EOG	Eog Resources Inc	$142.64	+1.58%	14.2	70.50B
17	CVE	Cenovus Energy Inc	$26.56	+2.87%	17.2	67.54B
18	PSX	Phillips 66	$176.21	+0.32%	14.8	65.08B
19	MPC	Marathon Petroleum Corp	$241.73	+1.50%	15.7	63.63B
20	OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corp	$62.97	+1.19%	26.7	62.11B
21	BKR	Baker Hughes Co	$60.38	+0.07%	23.9	61.82B
22	VLO	Valero Energy Corp	$244.09	+1.09%	40.9	61.11B
23	LNG	Cheniere Energy Inc	$281.16	+1.93%	11.1	59.10B
24	OKE	Oneok Inc	$88.30	+1.08%	16.4	55.61B
25	FANG	Diamondback Energy Inc	$193.88	+1.71%	32.8	54.54B
26	TRGP	Targa Resources Corp	$244.39	-0.16%	27.3	52.53B
27	CCJ	Cameco Corp	$112.57	+1.30%	115.8	49.01B
28	HAFN	Hafnia Ltd	$7.91	+3.53%	12.3	37.29B
29	EQT	Eqt Corp	$59.70	-2.28%	18.3	37.27B
30	PBA	Pembina Pipeline Corp	$44.62	+1.99%	21.3	36.08B
31	VG	Venture Global Inc-Cl A	$14.64	-0.27%	13.4	36.07B
32	HAL	Halliburton Co	$38.17	+0.45%	24.9	31.97B
33	DVN	Devon Energy Corp	$49.49	+1.85%	11.6	30.68B
34	TPL	Texas Pacific Land Corp	$444.24	+1.15%	63.6	30.63B
35	FTI	Technipfmc Plc	$71.02	+1.76%	29.5	28.41B
36	CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc	$34.56	+1.89%	15.3	26.24B
37	BWLP	Bw Lpg Ltd	$17.57	+2.99%	15.5	25.51B
38	EXE	Expand Energy Corp	$103.89	-2.02%	13.7	24.97B
39	TRMD	Torm Plc-A	$29.10	+3.89%	10.0	18.44B
40	PR	Permian Resources Corp-Cl A	$21.18	+2.82%	18.4	17.20B
41	OVV	Ovintiv Inc	$59.18	+3.07%	13.5	16.77B
42	VNOM	Viper Energy Inc-Cl A	$46.47	+2.36%	—	16.23B
43	APA	Apa Corp	$42.04	+1.67%	10.4	14.85B
44	DTM	Dt Midstream Inc	$134.06	+0.14%	30.9	13.64B
45	AR	Antero Resources Corp	$40.45	-1.00%	19.7	12.48B
46	DINO	Hf Sinclair Corp	$60.72	-0.33%	18.9	10.95B
47	AM	Antero Midstream Corp	$22.75	+0.89%	26.1	10.76B
48	NXE	Nexgen Energy Ltd	$11.73	+1.12%	—	10.66B
49	RRC	Range Resources Corp	$43.45	-0.11%	15.5	10.23B
50	SOBO	South Bow Corp	$33.17	+2.38%	15.6	9.40B
51	FRO	Frontline Plc	$36.60	+5.08%	21.5	8.15B
52	CHRD	Chord Energy Corp	$142.00	+3.68%	181.6	8.07B
53	NE	Noble Corp Plc	$49.86	+2.80%	36.6	7.94B
54	MTDR	Matador Resources Co	$62.90	+3.69%	10.3	7.82B
55	KNTK	Kinetik Holdings Inc	$46.66	+1.86%	41.7	7.43B
56	SM	Sm Energy Co	$30.62	+3.80%	11.3	7.30B
57	RIG	Transocean Ltd	$6.59	+1.38%	—	7.27B
58	WFRD	Weatherford International Pl	$95.29	+1.18%	16.8	7.24B
59	VAL	Valaris Ltd	$98.04	+1.72%	6.9	6.79B
60	NOV	Nov Inc	$18.78	+0.59%	46.7	6.77B
61	UEC	Uranium Energy Corp	$13.57	+1.04%	—	6.65B
62	AROC	Archrock Inc	$34.66	+1.55%	18.8	6.06B
63	CRC	California Resources Corp	$67.72	+2.56%	16.5	6.00B
64	MUR	Murphy Oil Corp	$41.08	+3.87%	56.3	5.87B
65	GLNG	Golar Lng Ltd	$55.29	+3.06%	88.1	5.78B
66	CRK	Comstock Resources Inc	$19.54	+1.66%	14.5	5.75B
67	MGY	Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp - A	$31.04	+2.88%	17.3	5.61B
68	CNX	Cnx Resources Corp	$38.71	+0.73%	8.7	5.51B
69	CNR	Core Natural Resources Inc	$104.25	+2.82%	—	5.31B
70	PBF	Pbf Energy Inc-Class A	$45.39	-1.52%	—	5.31B
71	HESM	Hess Midstream Lp - Class A	$38.81	+1.81%	14.2	5.02B
72	KGS	Kodiak Gas Services Inc	$57.94	+0.07%	61.8	4.98B
73	DNN	Denison Mines Corp	$3.66	+0.00%	—	4.59B
74	LBRT	Liberty Energy Inc	$28.10	+0.64%	30.8	4.55B
75	CRGY	Crescent Energy Inc-A	$13.44	+5.58%	33.2	4.41B
76	BTE	Baytex Energy Corp	$4.25	+0.24%	20.4	4.38B
77	UUUU	Energy Fuels Inc	$17.75	-1.11%	—	4.29B
78	TDW	Tidewater Inc	$84.38	+1.13%	12.5	4.18B
79	WHD	Cactus Inc - A	$47.79	+1.75%	24.7	4.10B
80	BTU	Peabody Energy Corp	$33.56	+2.13%	—	4.09B
81	PTEN	Patterson-Uti Energy Inc	$10.61	+2.51%	—	4.03B
82	STNG	Scorpio Tankers Inc	$76.43	+3.14%	11.5	3.96B
83	GPOR	Gulfport Energy Corp	$207.00	-1.19%	9.0	3.84B
84	INSW	International Seaways Inc	$75.38	+4.36%	12.1	3.73B
85	EE	Excelerate Energy Inc-A	$32.75	+1.80%	93.6	3.67B
86	OII	Oceaneering Intl Inc	$35.56	+3.46%	10.0	3.53B
87	HP	Helmerich & Payne	$34.81	+0.78%	—	3.48B
88	LEU	Centrus Energy Corp-Class A	$183.21	+0.03%	44.6	3.47B
89	EFXT	Enerflex Ltd	$20.13	+1.21%	38.3	3.41B
90	CMBT	Cmb Tech Nv	$12.90	+2.95%	16.6	3.25B
91	CVI	Cvr Energy Inc	$31.62	+0.06%	117.8	3.18B
92	PARR	Par Pacific Holdings Inc	$64.38	+4.39%	8.6	3.18B
93	CLMT	Calumet Inc	$34.99	+1.16%	—	3.04B
94	DHT	Dht Holdings Inc	$18.62	+2.82%	14.2	3.01B
95	BKV	Bkv Corporation	$27.63	+1.43%	17.2	2.98B
96	SEI	Solaris Energy Infrastructur	$55.80	+0.59%	98.2	2.96B
97	VET	Vermilion Energy Inc	$13.31	+3.26%	—	2.84B
98	SDRL	Seadrill Limited	$45.78	+2.74%	—	2.77B
99	NOG	Northern Oil And Gas Inc	$28.24	+2.32%	71.0	2.75B
100	DK	Delek Us Holdings Inc	$44.82	+0.97%	—	2.69B

Related ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that provide diversified exposure to the oil & energy stocks sector.

XLE SPDR

0.09% ER

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Largest energy ETF tracking S&P 500 energy companies. Dominated by ExxonMobil and Chevron.

VDE Vanguard

0.10% ER

Vanguard Energy ETF

Broad energy sector exposure at low cost. Includes integrated oil, exploration, refining, and equipment companies.

XOP SPDR

0.35% ER

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration ETF

Equal-weighted E&P companies. More volatile and leveraged to oil prices than diversified energy ETFs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are energy stocks?

Energy stocks are shares in companies involved in the production, refining, transportation, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other energy commodities. Major names include ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), and Schlumberger (SLB). The sector is divided into upstream (exploration and production), midstream (pipelines and storage), downstream (refining and marketing), and oilfield services segments.

Are energy stocks a good investment?

Energy stocks can be a strong addition to a diversified portfolio, particularly for income-focused investors. Major energy companies offer some of the highest dividend yields in the market, often 3-5% or more. They also serve as an inflation hedge since energy prices typically rise with inflation. Risks include commodity price volatility, regulatory changes around fossil fuels, and the long-term transition toward renewable energy.

What drives energy stock prices?

The primary driver is crude oil and natural gas prices, which are influenced by global supply and demand, OPEC production decisions, geopolitical events, and economic growth. Energy stocks also respond to inventory data, rig counts, and seasonal demand patterns. Company-specific factors include production growth, reserve replacement, capital discipline, and balance sheet strength. The U.S. dollar also matters — oil is priced in dollars, so a weaker dollar tends to support energy prices.

Do energy stocks pay good dividends?

Yes, energy is one of the highest-yielding sectors in the stock market. Major integrated companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron have paid uninterrupted dividends for over 100 years. Many energy companies have adopted disciplined capital allocation, returning excess cash to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Midstream MLPs and pipeline companies offer particularly high yields, sometimes exceeding 6-8%, though these come with additional tax complexity.

What is the difference between upstream and downstream energy?

Upstream refers to exploration and production — finding and extracting oil and gas from the ground. These companies are most sensitive to commodity prices. Downstream refers to refining crude oil into products like gasoline, diesel, and petrochemicals, and marketing those products. Downstream margins can actually improve when oil prices fall because input costs decrease. Integrated majors like ExxonMobil operate across both segments, providing natural diversification.

How do oil prices affect energy stocks?

Energy stock prices are highly correlated with oil prices, particularly for upstream producers. As a rule of thumb, E&P stocks tend to move 1.5-3x the percentage change in oil prices due to operating leverage. A producer with a breakeven cost of $40 per barrel doubles its profit when oil goes from $60 to $80. Midstream and downstream companies have less direct exposure to oil price swings since their revenue depends more on volumes processed and transported.

Are energy stocks affected by the renewable energy transition?

The transition to renewable energy is a long-term structural risk for traditional energy companies. However, global oil and gas demand remains robust and most forecasts project continued fossil fuel consumption for decades. Many energy majors are investing in low-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewable energy projects. The transition timeline remains uncertain, and energy companies generating strong current cash flows may remain attractive investments for years.

What are oilfield services stocks?

Oilfield services companies provide the equipment, technology, and services needed to explore for and produce oil and gas. Leaders include Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), and Baker Hughes (BKR). These companies benefit when drilling activity increases, making them a leveraged play on upstream capital spending cycles. Their revenue depends on rig count and drilling complexity rather than commodity prices directly, though the two are correlated.