CE vs CVX vs KRO Stock Comparison

Celanese, Chevron and Kronos Worldwide Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CE Celanese Corp
$48.10 +2.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$449.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
KRO Kronos Worldwide Inc
$7.60 -7.9% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$886.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.94B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 8, Kronos Worldwide 2, Celanese 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCECVXKROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.34B $449.52B $886.27M CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 21.8x -8.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 14.2x 20.0x CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +10.2% +2.7% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% 9.6% -5.6% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% -25.4% -2.4% KRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 63.7x -0.5x 17.7x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.0% +49.1% +53.5% KRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.7%/yr +15.7%/yr -10.1%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 24.0% 59.2% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 55/100 42/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

CECVXKRO

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

AxisCECVXKRO
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 25 #75 of 99 70 #29 of 94
Growth 23 #71 of 92 80 #20 of 97 37 #58 of 92
Profitability 32 #61 of 89 37 #61 of 96 28 #64 of 89
Financial Health 13 #85 of 97 64 #37 of 102 38 #61 of 97
Shareholder Returns 22 #55 of 70 69 #24 of 76 36 #45 of 70
Overall 29 55 42
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCECVXKROSPY
1 month +2.2%+13.5%-7.9% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%+22.1%+24.0% +3.5%
6 months -26.1%+25.6%+4.4% +7.0%
Year to date +13.8%+52.2%+71.9% +12.2%
1 year +14.0%+49.1%+53.5% +13.0%
3 years -57.6%+60.7%+14.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.9%+17.1%+4.6% +23.1%
5 years -70.6%+107.0%-41.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.7%+15.7%-10.1% +11.0%
10 years -32.4%+129.3%-3.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%+8.7%-0.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCECVXKROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%24.0%59.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%24.1%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.611.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.272.050.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.6%-28.9%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.5%-0.5%-14.7% -1.8%
52-week high $69.24$233.24$8.91 $779.14
52-week low $35.53$146.75$4.33 $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.

MultipleCECVXKRO
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 21.6x 22.2xmedian 13.5x -8.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.3xmedian 12.4x -7.7xmedian 5.9x 46.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.8x 17.0xmedian 11.0x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.66 -1.65median 2.27 0.19median 1.66

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 monthsCECVXKRO
Revenue $9.71B $215.26B $1.94B
Gross profit $2.03B $97.64B $229.50M
Operating income -$692.00M -$86.98B -$32.10M
Net income -$1.16B $20.97B -$109.40M
Free cash flow $708.00M $27.01B $66.50M
R&D $120.00M $1.07B –
EPS (diluted) $-10.60 $10.43 $-0.95
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $8.53B $26.60M
Total debt $12.01B $37.08B $569.60M
Shares (diluted) 110.25M 1.98B 115.10M
Enterprise value -$485.49M $421.64B $773.07M

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
MetricCECVXKRO
P/E -4.5x 22.2x -8.0x
P/FCF 7.5x 17.0x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 10.1x 10.1x
P/S 0.5x 2.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.2x 2.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 95.3x -7.7x 46.3x
EV/EBIT -23.0x -5.6x -44.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 22.5x 18.0x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 10.7x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -1.65 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCECVXKRO
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 10.2% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -1.1% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.7% 23.2% -35.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 1.6% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 7.3% -128.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 0.3% -32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 52.1% -262.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -11.5% -69.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 31.1% -261.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -13.5% -43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 41.0% 2,202%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 3.2% 58.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% 67.8% 236.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -0.8% 37.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCECVXKRO
Gross margin 20.9% 45.4% 11.8%
EBITDA margin 1.7% -29.5% 1.6%
Operating margin -7.1% -40.4% -1.7%
Pretax margin -11.6% 14.2% -5.0%
Net margin -12.0% 9.6% -5.6%
FCF margin 7.3% 12.5% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 21.1% 4.4%
Return on equity -25.4% 10.9% -14.6%
Return on assets -5.3% 6.4% -6.2%
Return on invested capital -4.1% -25.4% -2.4%
Return on capital employed -3.9% -29.9% -2.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 2.2x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCECVXKRO
Debt / assets 56.1% 11.2% 32.7%
Debt / equity 2.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 63.7x -0.5x 17.7x
Debt / FCF 17.0x 1.4x 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 40.8% 56.9%
Equity / assets 21.4% 59.2% 43.1%
Interest coverage -1.0x -60.9x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.29 2.76 1.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCECVXKRO
Dividend yield 0.2% 3.0% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 5.2% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.1% 66.1% -21.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% 51.3% 34.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -91.8% 18.1% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -65.0% 7.6% -36.0%

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.

ConsensusCECVXKRO
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.0%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% -2.0% +63.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.75BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $2.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% -10.2% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCECVXKRO
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.1% 16.0%
Institutions holding 458 4,130 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +1.8% +4.6%
Institutions buying 246 1,965 74
Institutions selling 138 1,730 34
Buyers to sellers 1.78 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.

CECVXKRO
CE 1.00 0.34 0.39
CVX 0.34 1.00 0.09
KRO 0.39 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CE, CVX and KRO?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celanese (CE) $5.34B, Chevron (CVX) $449.52B, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) $886.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) -5.6%). On return on invested capital, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) leads (Celanese (CE) -4.1%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) -2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kronos Worldwide (KRO) returned the most: Celanese (CE) +14.0%, Chevron (CVX) +49.1%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) +53.5%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) -10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Celanese (CE) 51.7%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) 59.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CE, CVX and KRO?

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 8. 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.