BKR vs CVX vs PLUG Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Chevron and Plug Power Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$55.86 -3.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$55.58B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
CVX Chevron Corp
$233.24 +13.5% 1M +49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$456.40B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins
PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.38 -32.4% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 7, Baker Hughes 4, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRCVXPLUGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.58B $456.40B $1.91B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 22.2x -1.2x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 14.5x — CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +10.2% +10.6% PLUG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 9.6% -220.6% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% -25.4% -188.4% BKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.5x 0.1x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +49.0% -52.1% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr +15.6%/yr -46.9%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 23.9% 78.1% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 55/100 23/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

BKRCVXPLUG

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

AxisBKRCVXPLUG
Valuation 37 #30 of 47 25 #75 of 99 0 #11 of 11
Growth 65 #16 of 44 80 #20 of 97 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 38 #60 of 96 0 #9 of 9
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 64 #37 of 102 20 #9 of 11
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 69 #24 of 76 –
Overall 54 55 23
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKRCVXPLUGSPY
1 month -3.7%+13.5%-32.4% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%+19.8%-34.0% +2.9%
6 months -19.0%+25.9%-56.1% +6.4%
Year to date +22.7%+53.0%-29.9% +11.4%
1 year +14.3%+49.0%-52.1% +13.1%
3 years +62.0%+48.9%-78.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%+14.2%-39.7% +21.5%
5 years +126.7%+106.8%-95.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.8%+15.6%-46.9% +10.9%
10 years —+130.2%-14.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.7%-1.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBKRCVXPLUGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%23.9%78.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%24.0%70.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.65-0.612.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.432.05-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-28.9%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%0.0%-66.7% -2.5%
52-week high $69.67$233.24$4.14 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$146.75$1.37 $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.

MultipleBKRCVXPLUG
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 22.3xmedian 13.1x -1.2xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.8x -7.7xmedian 5.7x -1.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.7x 17.1xmedian 11.1x -3.4xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 -1.66median 2.24 -0.21median 0.19

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 monthsBKRCVXPLUG
Revenue $27.73B $215.26B $744.09M
Gross profit $6.58B $97.64B -$138.00M
Operating income $3.59B -$86.98B -$1.29B
Net income $3.12B $20.97B -$1.71B
Free cash flow $3.13B $27.01B -$560.50M
R&D $569.00M $1.07B $53.94M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $10.43 $-1.18
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $8.53B $161.90M
Total debt $16.25B $37.08B $65.78M
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.98B 1.39B
Enterprise value $18.68B $428.52B $986.42M

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
MetricBKRCVXPLUG
P/E 17.9x 22.3x -1.2x
P/FCF 17.7x 17.1x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 10.2x -4.0x
P/S 2.0x 2.1x 2.6x
P/B 2.8x 2.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.4x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x -7.7x -1.4x
EV/EBIT 15.6x -5.6x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 18.1x -3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 10.8x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -1.66 -0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRCVXPLUG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 10.2% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -1.1% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 23.2% 70.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 1.6% 20.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 7.3% 31.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 0.3% -15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 52.1% 13.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -11.5% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 31.1% 32.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -13.5% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 41.0% 20.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 3.2% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 67.8% 31.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -0.8% 30.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRCVXPLUG
Gross margin 23.7% 45.4% -18.5%
EBITDA margin 17.6% -29.5% -168.2%
Operating margin 12.9% -40.4% -172.8%
Pretax margin 12.7% 14.2% -229.0%
Net margin 11.2% 9.6% -220.6%
FCF margin 11.3% 12.5% -75.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 21.1% -64.9%
Return on equity 15.8% 10.9% -251.3%
Return on assets 6.0% 6.4% -75.0%
Return on invested capital 8.9% -25.4% -188.4%
Return on capital employed 9.7% -29.9% -72.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.2x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRCVXPLUG
Debt / assets 30.9% 11.2% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.5x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 40.8% 73.2%
Equity / assets 38.2% 59.2% 26.8%
Interest coverage – -60.9x -17.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.10 2.77 -6.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRCVXPLUG
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% -2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 5.2% -2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% 66.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% 51.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% 18.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusBKRCVXPLUG
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $16.10FY2026 $-0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +120.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% -4.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.78BFY2026 $256.14BFY2026 $799.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% -10.6% +28.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRCVXPLUG
Held by institutions 97.2% 74.1% 58.3%
Institutions holding 1,148 4,130 508
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.8% +8.0%
Institutions buying 576 1,965 276
Institutions selling 429 1,730 105
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.14 2.63

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.

BKRCVXPLUG
BKR 1.00 0.30 0.06
CVX 0.30 1.00 -0.11
PLUG 0.06 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, CVX and PLUG?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.58B, Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, Plug Power (PLUG) $1.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, CVX and PLUG?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.0x, Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.3x, Chevron (CVX) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Plug Power (PLUG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%). On return on invested capital, Baker Hughes (BKR) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.3%, Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, Plug Power (PLUG) -52.1%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.8%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, Plug Power (PLUG) -46.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Plug Power (PLUG) 0.00%. Plug Power (PLUG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.4%, Chevron (CVX) 23.9%, Plug Power (PLUG) 78.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, CVX and PLUG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chevron (CVX) 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.