CLH vs CNQ vs CVI Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, Canadian Natural Resources and Cvr Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$313.03 0.0% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.65B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
1 win
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.26B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$57.46 +11.5% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.73B
P/E
83.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 7, Cvr Energy 3, Clean Harbors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHCNQCVILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.65B $115.26B $5.73B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 14.3x 83.1x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 11.3x 17.1x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +6.7% +17.9% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 24.0% 0.8% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 10.2% CVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x 1.4x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.2% +71.7% +43.6% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +20.8%/yr +24.1%/yr CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 31.0% 54.9% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 76/100 24/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CLHCNQCVI

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

AxisCLHCNQCVI
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 78 #23 of 99 5 #22 of 23
Growth 54 #7 of 14 78 #22 of 97 44 #11 of 19
Profitability 85 #3 of 14 85 #15 of 96 29 #13 of 18
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 94 #7 of 102 44 #14 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 43 #44 of 76 0 #18 of 18
Overall 66 76 24
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLHCNQCVISPY
1 month 0.0%+14.0%+11.5% -0.2%
3 months +3.0%+22.4%+70.5% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+16.6%+76.0% +8.2%
Year to date +33.5%+59.7%+125.9% +12.9%
1 year +29.2%+71.7%+43.6% +12.3%
3 years +107.3%+70.4%+85.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%+19.5%+22.9% +23.3%
5 years +178.6%+157.2%+194.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.8%+20.8%+24.1% +10.9%
10 years +582.7%+239.4%+323.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.2%+13.0%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLHCNQCVISPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%31.0%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%32.5%51.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.51-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.052.310.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-38.9%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-1.9%-9.0% -1.2%
52-week high $327.10$55.10$63.12 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$30.59$20.72 $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.

MultipleCLHCNQCVI
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 33.2x 14.1xmedian 13.0x 83.7xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.3x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.5x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 8.9xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 16.4x 6.0xmedian 11.1x 16.5xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.0x —median 1.5x 7.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 10.58median 2.81 0.26median 2.27 -1.70median 0.34

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 monthsCLHCNQCVI
Revenue $6.24B $33.47B $8.47B
Gross profit $2.01B $26.58B $517.00M
Operating income $739.29M $24.77B $350.00M
Net income $439.05M $8.48B $171.00M
Free cash flow $461.72M $18.68B $351.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $3.83 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $408.36M $1.84B $737.00M
Total debt $2.77B $49.14B $1.77B
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 2.10B 100.50M
Enterprise value $13.66B $112.27B $3.30B

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
MetricCLHCNQCVI
P/E 37.6x 14.1x 83.7x
P/FCF 35.8x 6.0x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 8.7x 10.8x
P/S 2.6x 3.4x 0.7x
P/B 5.6x – 7.8x
P/Tangible book 7.6x – 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 3.9x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 5.0x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 40.7x 6.6x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 9.5x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.58 0.26 -1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHCNQCVI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 6.7% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -2.3% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 5.0% 404.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -3.2% -21.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% -26.5% 207.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -15.2% -26.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% 42.1% 162.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 14.2% -37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 408,311% 120.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 53.8% -49.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 30.3% 320.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 5.4% -15.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 33.0% 750.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 13.6% -19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHCNQCVI
Gross margin 32.3% 79.4% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 19.2% 94.6% 9.0%
Operating margin 11.8% 74.0% 4.1%
Pretax margin 9.6% 32.2% 2.8%
Net margin 7.0% 24.0% 0.8%
FCF margin 7.4% 55.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 38.5% 6.3%
Return on equity 15.4% – 23.1%
Return on assets 5.7% – 4.3%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 10.2%
Return on capital employed 11.3% – 12.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHCNQCVI
Debt / assets 35.4% – 43.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 0.6x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% – 81.8%
Equity / assets 37.4% – 18.2%
Interest coverage – 38.3x –
Current ratio 2.1x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.86 – 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHCNQCVI
Dividend yield – 5.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.5% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0% –

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.

ConsensusCLHCNQCVI
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -15.4% +43.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $9.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -6.6% -23.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHCNQCVI
Held by institutions 93.5% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 658 745 223
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -5.0% +2.0%
Institutions buying 306 386 105
Institutions selling 246 242 75
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.60 1.40

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.

CLHCNQCVI
CLH 1.00 0.16 0.04
CNQ 0.16 1.00 0.42
CVI 0.04 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, CNQ and CVI?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.65B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.26B, Cvr Energy (CVI) $5.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, CNQ and CVI?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.9x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 83.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.4x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Energy (CVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Cvr Energy (CVI) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +43.6%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.8%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Cvr Energy (CVI) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLH, CNQ and CVI?

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