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.

165 stocks Updated Mar 9, 2026

$3.53T Total Market Cap

58.1 Avg P/E Ratio

3.38% Avg Dividend Yield

-0.54% 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	XOM	Exxon Mobil Corp	$151.21	+0.30%	22.1	637.07B
2	CVX	Chevron Corporation	$189.94	+0.02%	30.3	372.06B
3	ENB	Enbridge Inc	$54.06	+0.33%	20.3	152.10B
4	TTE	Totalenergies Se	$78.77	+2.26%	11.6	139.76B
5	COP	Conocophillips	$117.07	+0.21%	15.5	137.11B
6	CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources	$46.31	+2.18%	17.9	118.92B
7	SU	Suncor Energy Inc	$56.84	-1.34%	15.8	93.70B
8	TRP	Tc Energy Corp	$63.72	-0.14%	25.9	91.19B
9	WMB	Williams Cos Inc	$74.24	-0.71%	34.5	90.35B
10	IMO	Imperial Oil Ltd	$118.20	-0.45%	24.1	78.64B
11	KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc	$33.58	+0.57%	24.3	74.29B
12	SLB	Slb Ltd	$46.90	-1.05%	21.0	70.88B
13	EOG	Eog Resources Inc	$131.41	+0.29%	14.2	70.50B
14	PSX	Phillips 66	$165.96	-0.29%	14.8	65.08B
15	MPC	Marathon Petroleum Corp	$221.28	+1.80%	15.7	63.63B
16	BKR	Baker Hughes Co	$59.81	-0.63%	23.9	61.82B
17	VLO	Valero Energy Corp	$224.63	-1.49%	40.9	61.11B
18	CVE	Cenovus Energy Inc	$22.73	-2.45%	18.3	57.56B
19	OKE	Oneok Inc	$86.93	+1.55%	16.3	54.52B
20	CCJ	Cameco Corp	$109.68	-3.99%	133.4	51.25B
21	OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corp	$54.19	+1.78%	24.2	50.77B
22	FANG	Diamondback Energy Inc	$180.54	+0.84%	12.0	50.41B
23	LNG	Cheniere Energy Inc	$255.15	+2.25%	12.2	48.85B
24	TRGP	Targa Resources Corp	$237.20	-0.76%	27.8	48.12B
25	EQT	Eqt Corp	$61.96	+0.47%	18.3	37.30B
26	TPL	Texas Pacific Land Corp	$525.03	+0.33%	75.2	36.20B
27	PBA	Pembina Pipeline Corp	$44.56	+0.63%	19.3	34.24B
28	HAFN	Hafnia Ltd	$7.46	-0.53%	11.2	33.19B
29	HAL	Halliburton Co	$34.05	-0.32%	23.0	29.49B
30	VG	Venture Global Inc-Cl A	$12.48	+1.63%	10.6	28.50B
31	DVN	Devon Energy Corp	$44.48	-0.09%	10.5	27.81B
32	FTI	Technipfmc Plc	$63.02	-2.20%	26.7	25.78B
33	EXE	Expand Energy Corp	$106.84	+0.16%	14.1	25.64B
34	BWLP	Bw Lpg Ltd	$17.05	-1.73%	15.6	25.49B
35	CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc	$31.03	-0.39%	13.9	23.86B
36	TRMD	Torm Plc-A	$28.24	-2.59%	9.7	17.04B
37	ECO	Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp	$47.69	-2.29%	25.4	16.51B
38	VNOM	Viper Energy Inc-Cl A	$44.10	+1.03%	66.0	16.18B
39	OVV	Ovintiv Inc	$52.25	-0.72%	12.0	14.91B
40	PR	Permian Resources Corp-Cl A	$18.85	+0.05%	18.3	14.84B
41	DTM	Dt Midstream Inc	$141.55	-0.16%	32.7	14.42B
42	AR	Antero Resources Corp	$38.83	-0.21%	17.2	10.92B
43	NXE	Nexgen Energy Ltd	$12.09	-2.50%	—	10.78B
44	APA	Apa Corp	$32.68	+0.93%	6.8	10.31B
45	AM	Antero Midstream Corp	$22.97	+0.48%	24.2	9.98B
46	DINO	Hf Sinclair Corp	$56.23	-1.64%	23.6	9.29B
47	RRC	Range Resources Corp	$41.49	-0.81%	15.9	9.13B
48	SOBO	South Bow Corp	$33.45	+0.42%	18.7	8.55B
49	HESM	Hess Midstream Lp - Class A	$39.26	+1.00%	22.1	7.79B
50	FRO	Frontline Plc	$34.56	-1.03%	20.3	7.69B
51	UEC	Uranium Energy Corp	$12.93	-5.62%	—	7.67B
52	KNTK	Kinetik Holdings Inc	$45.58	-0.33%	41.6	7.42B
53	NE	Noble Corp Plc	$43.70	-3.49%	33.3	7.22B
54	RIG	Transocean Ltd	$5.93	-3.26%	—	6.91B
55	WFRD	Weatherford International Pl	$90.80	-3.68%	16.0	6.89B
56	NOV	Nov Inc	$18.57	-2.01%	47.1	6.83B
57	MTDR	Matador Resources Co	$56.32	+2.38%	8.2	6.43B
58	VAL	Valaris Ltd	$87.51	-3.40%	6.5	6.38B
59	CHRD	Chord Energy Corp	$121.36	+1.74%	35.0	5.97B
60	CNX	Cnx Resources Corp	$41.49	-2.63%	9.1	5.79B
61	AROC	Archrock Inc	$35.32	-1.34%	21.7	5.76B
62	CRK	Comstock Resources Inc	$21.38	+1.52%	14.6	5.76B
63	SM	Sm Energy Co	$25.97	+1.52%	7.9	5.72B
64	CRC	California Resources Corp	$64.74	+1.87%	13.8	5.30B
65	MGY	Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp - A	$29.22	+0.10%	15.5	5.05B
66	UUUU	Energy Fuels Inc	$19.03	-6.35%	—	5.01B
67	PBF	Pbf Energy Inc-Class A	$43.25	-5.28%	—	5.00B
68	MUR	Murphy Oil Corp	$34.55	+0.82%	47.3	4.93B
69	GLNG	Golar Lng Ltd	$47.08	+1.79%	75.0	4.93B
70	KGS	Kodiak Gas Services Inc	$55.30	-1.95%	60.3	4.85B
71	DNN	Denison Mines Corp	$3.67	-5.41%	—	4.76B
72	CNR	Core Natural Resources Inc	$86.90	-2.27%	—	4.59B
73	LBRT	Liberty Energy Inc	$26.80	-3.70%	29.5	4.36B
74	LEU	Centrus Energy Corp-Class A	$188.89	-2.77%	52.8	4.11B
75	EE	Excelerate Energy Inc-A	$35.98	+0.50%	104.1	4.08B
76	BTU	Peabody Energy Corp	$32.12	-3.49%	—	4.05B
77	WHD	Cactus Inc - A	$50.01	-1.30%	24.1	4.00B
78	GPOR	Gulfport Energy Corp	$211.45	+0.47%	175.8	3.89B
79	BTE	Baytex Energy Corp	$3.95	-0.75%	17.7	3.80B
80	STNG	Scorpio Tankers Inc	$76.85	-2.38%	10.8	3.72B
81	EFXT	Enerflex Ltd	$21.67	-0.69%	41.5	3.63B
82	TDW	Tidewater Inc	$77.79	-3.10%	23.8	3.61B
83	OII	Oceaneering Intl Inc	$34.21	-0.67%	15.5	3.60B
84	INSW	International Seaways Inc	$72.41	-0.19%	16.5	3.59B
85	HP	Helmerich & Payne	$34.09	-0.12%	—	3.56B
86	CRGY	Crescent Energy Inc-A	$11.76	+0.43%	148.7	3.50B
87	SEI	Solaris Energy Infrastructur	$48.96	-2.95%	89.9	3.42B
88	CMBT	Cmb Tech Nv	$13.07	-3.76%	17.5	3.41B
89	PTEN	Patterson-Uti Energy Inc	$8.97	+1.47%	—	3.20B
90	SUNC	Sunococorp Llc	$60.02	-0.91%	38.2	3.12B
91	BKV	Bkv Corporation	$30.74	-0.52%	66.2	3.00B
92	SDRL	Seadrill Limited	$42.02	-3.84%	81.7	2.78B
93	NOG	Northern Oil And Gas Inc	$28.86	+1.83%	15.0	2.71B
94	DHT	Dht Holdings Inc	$18.07	-2.54%	12.6	2.67B
95	TNK	Teekay Tankers Ltd-Class A	$71.81	-1.90%	7.9	2.55B
96	CLMT	Calumet Inc	$30.40	+0.36%	—	2.55B
97	NESR	National Energy Services Reu	$20.86	-5.27%	34.8	2.44B
98	TALO	Talos Energy Inc	$13.27	+0.23%	—	2.33B
99	VET	Vermilion Energy Inc	$11.32	-0.26%	—	2.18B
100	PARR	Par Pacific Holdings Inc	$48.87	-2.20%	9.0	2.13B

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.