BKR vs CVE vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Cenovus Energy and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.59B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.20B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.11 +14.1% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$121.91B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 7, Cenovus Energy 2, Baker Hughes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRCVEEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.59B $57.20B $121.91B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 15.8x 15.2x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 7.8x 8.9x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% — +5.8% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% — 7.0% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% — 47.7% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.7x 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +94.3% +98.6% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +23.6%/yr +13.1%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 35.9% 39.0% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 54/100 67/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

BKRCVEEQNR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKRCVEEQNR
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 45 #55 of 99 81 #20 of 99
Growth 67 #15 of 44 44 #55 of 97 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 92 #9 of 96 82 #18 of 96
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 58 #43 of 102 57 #44 of 102
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 33 #51 of 76 59 #32 of 76
Overall 55 54 67
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKRCVEEQNRSPY
1 month -3.1%+7.2%+14.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+18.3%+25.0% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%+23.9%+26.4% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+96.1%+103.6% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+94.3%+98.6% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%+71.5%+43.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+19.7%+12.7% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+188.3%+84.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+23.6%+13.1% +11.0%
10 years —+119.6%+194.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.2%+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRCVEEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%35.9%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%34.9%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.33-1.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.552.632.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-57.2%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-0.8%-1.4% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$33.46$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$15.85$22.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKRCVEEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 16.6xmedian 13.5x 15.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 7.5xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 10.6xmedian 11.0x 12.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 -1.22median 2.27 —median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKRCVEEQNR
Revenue $27.73B – $114.42B
Gross profit $6.58B – –
Operating income $3.59B $4.67B $32.53B
Net income $3.12B $3.61B $9.05B
Free cash flow $3.13B – $9.58B
R&D $569.00M $31.67M $880.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $1.98 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $2.00B $8.06B
Total debt $16.25B $14.38B $105.13B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.82B 2.60B
Enterprise value $21.69B $48.91B $36.36B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKRCVEEQNR
P/E 17.9x 16.6x 15.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 10.6x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x – 5.2x
P/S 2.0x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 2.8x 2.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 7.5x 2.7x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 14.7x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 17.9x – 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -1.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRCVEEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% – 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% -10.8% 7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -17.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 2.5% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -16.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 4.9% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -13.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% – 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% – 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRCVEEQNR
Gross margin 23.7% – –
EBITDA margin 17.6% – 38.9%
Operating margin 12.9% – 28.4%
Pretax margin 12.7% – 29.0%
Net margin 11.2% – 7.0%
FCF margin 11.3% – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% – 20.2%
Return on equity 15.8% 16.6% 20.9%
Return on assets 6.0% 8.5% 658.7%
Return on invested capital 8.9% – 47.7%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 12.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x – 83.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRCVEEQNR
Debt / assets 30.9% 17.4% 1,784%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.7x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 50.1% -3,046%
Equity / assets 38.2% 49.9% 3,146%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRCVEEQNR
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKRCVEEQNR
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $4.23FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +169.4%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -9.5% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $42.97BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +2.6% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRCVEEQNR
Held by institutions 97.2% 48.8% 6.6%
Institutions holding 1,148 490 409
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -5.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 576 264 230
Institutions selling 429 162 115
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.63 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKRCVEEQNR
BKR 1.00 0.38 0.20
CVE 0.38 1.00 0.72
EQNR 0.20 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, CVE and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.59B, Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $121.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, CVE and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +98.6%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 0.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%. Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, CVE and EQNR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.