CLH vs CVX vs MPC Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, Chevron and Marathon Petroleum Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$313.39 +0.0% 1M +27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.28B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
1 win
CVX Chevron Corp
$229.29 +11.1% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$454.57B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$440.61 +13.1% 1M +129.2% 1Y
Market cap
$123.88B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 6, Chevron 5, Clean Harbors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHCVXMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.28B $454.57B $123.88B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.8x 22.1x 14.5x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 14.1x 6.4x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +10.2% +15.9% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 9.6% 5.5% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% -25.4% 19.7% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.5x 1.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.3% +48.8% +129.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.7%/yr +14.9%/yr +46.3%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 24.0% 36.8% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 54/100 55/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CLHCVXMPC

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

AxisCLHCVXMPC
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 24 #76 of 99 32 #16 of 23
Growth 77 #4 of 14 76 #24 of 97 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 85 #3 of 14 37 #61 of 96 77 #5 of 18
Financial Health 67 #6 of 16 65 #36 of 102 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 70 #24 of 77 41 #11 of 18
Overall 72 54 55
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC 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

PeriodCLHCVXMPCSPY
1 month +0.0%+11.1%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months -4.2%+19.5%+42.5% +5.9%
6 months +2.3%+19.3%+82.2% +8.5%
Year to date +33.7%+50.4%+170.9% +13.3%
1 year +27.3%+48.8%+129.2% +12.4%
3 years +107.5%+58.8%+201.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.6%+16.7%+44.5% +23.5%
5 years +178.5%+100.3%+568.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.7%+14.9%+46.3% +11.0%
10 years +567.1%+120.9%+929.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.9%+8.2%+26.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLHCVXMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%24.0%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%24.2%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.61-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.982.033.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-28.9%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-1.7%-9.2% -0.9%
52-week high $327.10$233.24$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$146.75$162.63 $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.

MultipleCLHCVXMPC
P/E now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 31.3x 21.9xmedian 12.4x 14.9xmedian 8.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 14.3x -7.6xmedian 5.9x 8.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 16.9x 16.8xmedian 10.0x 9.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 4.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 2.37 -1.63median 0.92 -14.49median 0.32

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 monthsCLHCVXMPC
Revenue $6.56B $215.26B $156.18B
Gross profit $2.17B $97.64B $21.79B
Operating income $864.39M -$86.98B $14.13B
Net income $528.36M $20.97B $10.31B
Free cash flow $500.54M $27.01B $12.90B
R&D – $1.07B –
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $10.43 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $423.54M $8.53B $7.77B
Total debt $2.89B $37.08B $33.26B
Shares (diluted) 52.90M 1.98B 290.00M
Enterprise value $13.63B $426.69B $107.63B

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
MetricCLHCVXMPC
P/E 31.3x 21.9x 14.9x
P/FCF 33.0x 16.8x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 10.0x 7.2x
P/S 2.5x 2.1x 0.8x
P/B 5.3x 2.3x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 2.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x -7.6x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -5.5x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 37.8x 17.8x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 10.6x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 -1.63 -14.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHCVXMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 10.2% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -1.1% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 23.2% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.6% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 7.3% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 0.3% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.0% 52.1% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -11.5% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.1% 31.1% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -13.5% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 41.0% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 3.2% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 67.8% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -0.8% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHCVXMPC
Gross margin 33.1% 45.4% 14.0%
EBITDA margin 20.3% -29.5% 11.2%
Operating margin 13.2% -40.4% 9.0%
Pretax margin 10.9% 14.2% 8.2%
Net margin 8.0% 9.6% 5.5%
FCF margin 7.6% 12.5% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 21.1% 11.0%
Return on equity 17.5% 10.9% 42.0%
Return on assets 6.6% 6.4% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 10.9% -25.4% 19.7%
Return on capital employed 12.8% -29.9% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHCVXMPC
Debt / assets 34.9% 11.2% 35.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.5x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 1.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 40.8% 72.7%
Equity / assets 37.6% 59.2% 27.3%
Interest coverage – -60.9x 10.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.77 2.74 3.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHCVXMPC
Dividend yield – 3.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 2.2% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 5.3% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.1% 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.3% 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.1% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% -3.4%

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.

ConsensusCLHCVXMPC
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $68.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -2.0% -13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -10.2% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHCVXMPC
Held by institutions 93.5% 74.1% 75.7%
Institutions holding 658 4,131 1,932
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +1.8% -0.3%
Institutions buying 306 1,966 857
Institutions selling 246 1,730 699
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.14 1.23

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.

CLHCVXMPC
CLH 1.00 0.15 0.15
CVX 0.15 1.00 0.57
MPC 0.15 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, CVX and MPC?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.28B, Chevron (CVX) $454.57B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $123.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, CVX and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x, Chevron (CVX) 22.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.5x, Chevron (CVX) 14.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +10.1%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 8.0%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 10.9%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +27.3%, Chevron (CVX) +48.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +129.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.7%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +14.9%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%. Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.8%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLH, CVX and MPC?

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