BKR vs CVX vs YPF Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Chevron and Ypf Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.38B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
CVX Chevron Corp
$228.33 +11.7% 1M +47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$452.86B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$48.46 -7.0% 1M +45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.35B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 6, Chevron 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRCVXYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.38B $452.86B $19.35B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 22.0x 0.0x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 14.0x 6.5x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +10.2% -9.3% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.6% 18.2% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -25.4% 10.2% YPF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 4.9x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +47.0% +45.3% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +15.1%/yr +61.7%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 24.0% 37.1% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 56/100 65/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

BKRCVXYPF

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

AxisBKRCVXYPF
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 25 #75 of 99 91 #10 of 99
Growth 64 #16 of 43 79 #21 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 37 #61 of 96 43 #55 of 96
Financial Health – 65 #36 of 102 30 #72 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 72 #22 of 76 –
Overall 46 56 65
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • YPF 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

PeriodBKRCVXYPFSPY
1 month +2.0%+11.7%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+21.6%-2.8% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%+21.2%+11.7% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%+49.8%+34.0% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+47.0%+45.3% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%+58.2%+338.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+16.5%+63.8% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%+101.8%+1,003.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%+15.1%+61.7% +10.9%
10 years —+128.5%+166.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.6%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRCVXYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%24.0%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%24.1%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.70-0.62-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.791.961.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-28.9%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-2.1%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$233.24$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$146.75$32.78 $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.

MultipleBKRCVXYPF
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 21.8xmedian 13.0x 0.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x -7.6xmedian 5.9x 4.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 16.7xmedian 11.1x 10.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 -1.62median 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 monthsBKRCVXYPF
Revenue $28.74B $215.26B $9.34T
Gross profit – $97.64B $4.19T
Operating income – -$86.98B $2.56T
Net income $2.93B $20.97B $2.25T
Free cash flow – $27.01B $1.83B
R&D $573.00M $1.07B $102.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $10.43 –
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $8.53B $1.95T
Total debt – $37.08B $14.96T
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.98B –
Enterprise value $54.38B $424.98B $12.97B

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
MetricBKRCVXYPF
P/E 20.2x 21.8x 0.0x
P/FCF 17.7x 16.7x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 10.0x 2.6x
P/S 2.0x 2.1x 0.0x
P/B 2.8x 2.3x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 2.3x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA – -7.6x 4.9x
EV/EBIT – -5.5x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.2x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 17.8x 8,182x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 10.6x 2,081x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 -1.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRCVXYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 10.2% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -1.1% 598.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.2% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 747.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.3% 123.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% 843.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 52.1% 3,481%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -11.5% 813.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% 31.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -13.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 41.0% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 3.2% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.8% 2,961%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRCVXYPF
Gross margin – 45.4% 44.9%
EBITDA margin – -29.5% 32.5%
Operating margin – -40.4% 27.4%
Pretax margin – 14.2% 27.1%
Net margin – 9.6% 18.2%
FCF margin – 12.5% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 21.1% 0.1%
Return on equity 14.4% 10.9% 9.7%
Return on assets 5.2% 6.4% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – -25.4% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – -29.9% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRCVXYPF
Debt / assets – 11.2% 31.3%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 4.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 8,172x
Liabilities / assets – 40.8% 60.5%
Equity / assets 34.8% 59.2% 39.5%
Interest coverage – -60.9x 2,243x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 31.0x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 12.2x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRCVXYPF
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 5.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusBKRCVXYPF
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -2.0% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -10.2% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRCVXYPF
Held by institutions 97.3% 74.1% 15.2%
Institutions holding 1,148 4,130 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.8% +29.8%
Institutions buying 576 1,965 96
Institutions selling 429 1,730 44
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.14 2.18

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.

BKRCVXYPF
BKR 1.00 0.29 0.23
CVX 0.29 1.00 0.47
YPF 0.23 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, CVX and YPF?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Chevron (CVX) $452.86B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, CVX and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Chevron (CVX) 22.0x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Chevron (CVX) 14.0x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Chevron (CVX) +47.0%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +45.3%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.1%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%. Baker Hughes (BKR) and Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads on 6. 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.