Energy spans oil and gas exploration, production, and refining, plus pipelines, oilfield services, and integrated majors. It is led by giants like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips. The sector's earnings track crude and gas prices, global supply and demand, and geopolitics directly, and it pays high dividends when prices are strong. On this page we rank the best US energy stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.
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P/E 15.5 vs period average 15.2 Near its historical average
Ranked among 133 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/133 |  | $84.65 | 5.0 | 96 | 63 | 77 | 100 |
| 2/133 |  | $107.84 | 10.3 | 90 | 51 | 64 | 99 |
| 3/133 |  | $44.80 | 12.0 | 86 | 37 | 85 | 99 |
| 4/133 |  | $19.11 | 2.4 | 99 | 73 | 90 | 98 |
| 5/133 |  | $35.08 | 6.0 | 88 | 56 | 86 | 98 |
| 6/133 |  | $68.83 | 12.9 | 68 | 71 | 92 | 98 |
| 7/133 |  | $44.73 | 9.5 | 90 | 60 | 68 | 98 |
| 8/133 |  | $390.42 | 16.2 | 55 | 65 | 97 | 97 |
| 9/133 |  | $152.01 | 10.1 | 92 | 79 | 85 | 97 |
| 10/133 |  | $35.91 | 5.7 | 88 | 99 | 89 | 96 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | 100.0% | $43B | 0.08% |
| VDEVanguard Energy ETF | 99.6% | $12B | 0.09% |
| AMLPAlerian MLP ETF | 97.6% | $14B | 1.01% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (68.6) · the number beside the score is the stock count
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
The energy sector currently leads the US market sector rankings with a score of 84.11, supported by strong momentum, highly positive sentiment, and good safety levels. The sector features attractive valuations, with a median price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.49, despite relative weakness in growth and capital return drivers. Standing out within this strong performance are stocks such as PARR and TK, which rank as the highest-rated companies in the sector according to our criteria.
