CLNE vs CVX vs VLO Stock Comparison

Clean Energy Fuels, Chevron and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVX Chevron Corp
$229.29 +11.1% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$453.02B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
3.07%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$388.41 -0.3% 1M +129.4% 1Y
Market cap
$111.83B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
1.22%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 5, Valero Energy 5, Clean Energy Fuels 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLNECVXVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $315.11M $453.02B $111.83B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 21.9x 8.8x VLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.1x 7.0x VLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +10.2% +24.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.3% 9.6% — CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% -25.4% — CLNE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -0.5x — CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.07% 1.22% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.2% +48.8% +129.4% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.1%/yr +14.9%/yr +38.1%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.7% 24.0% 38.8% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 54/100 38/100 CLNE

Percentile Scorecard

CLNECVXVLO

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

AxisCLNECVXVLO
Valuation 90 #2 of 11 24 #76 of 99 18 #19 of 23
Growth 60 #5 of 11 76 #24 of 97 89 #3 of 19
Profitability 50 #5 of 9 37 #61 of 96 –
Financial Health 80 #3 of 11 65 #36 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns – 70 #24 of 77 6 #17 of 18
Overall 70 54 38
  • CLNE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VLO 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

PeriodCLNECVXVLOSPY
1 month -10.1%+11.1%-0.3% +0.9%
3 months -24.3%+19.5%+28.5% +5.9%
6 months -37.6%+19.3%+54.6% +8.5%
Year to date -31.9%+50.4%+138.6% +13.3%
1 year -51.2%+48.8%+129.4% +12.4%
3 years -57.4%+58.8%+214.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -24.8%+16.7%+46.5% +23.5%
5 years -84.5%+100.3%+402.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -31.1%+14.9%+38.1% +11.0%
10 years -65.1%+120.9%+562.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.0%+8.2%+20.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLNECVXVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.7%24.0%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%24.2%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.13-0.61-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.952.033.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.2%-28.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-1.7%-15.5% -0.9%
52-week high $2.93$233.24$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$146.75$161.94 $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.

MultipleCLNECVXVLO
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 10.6x 21.9xmedian 12.4x 8.8xmedian 8.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.1x -7.6xmedian 5.9x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 13.8x 16.8xmedian 10.0x 11.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.19 -1.63median 0.92 0.70median 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 monthsCLNECVXVLO
Revenue $442.37M $215.26B $153.33B
Gross profit $121.76M $97.64B –
Operating income -$32.36M -$86.98B $17.58B
Net income -$94.76M $20.97B –
Free cash flow $22.86M $27.01B –
R&D – $1.07B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $10.43 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $59.15M $8.53B –
Total debt $229.02M $37.08B –
Shares (diluted) 220.26M 1.98B 294.00M
Enterprise value -$340.68M $430.82B $111.83B

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
MetricCLNECVXVLO
P/E -3.3x 21.9x 8.8x
P/FCF 13.8x 16.8x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 10.0x –
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 0.7x
P/B 0.6x 2.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.3x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x -7.6x –
EV/EBIT -12.5x -5.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.7x 17.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 10.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -1.63 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLNECVXVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 10.2% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.1% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 23.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 1.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.4% 7.3% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 0.3% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.6% 52.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -11.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 53.7% 31.1% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -13.5% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -54.5% 41.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.1% 67.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -0.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLNECVXVLO
Gross margin 27.5% 45.4% –
EBITDA margin 6.0% -29.5% –
Operating margin -7.3% -40.4% –
Pretax margin -21.4% 14.2% –
Net margin -21.3% 9.6% –
FCF margin 5.2% 12.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 21.1% –
Return on equity -16.9% 10.9% 45.7%
Return on assets -9.2% 6.4% –
Return on invested capital -4.1% -25.4% –
Return on capital employed -3.6% -29.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLNECVXVLO
Debt / assets 22.3% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 10.0x 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 40.8% –
Equity / assets 54.5% 59.2% –
Interest coverage -0.7x -60.9x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score -0.76 2.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLNECVXVLO
Dividend yield – 3.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.3% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCLNECVXVLO
Forward P/E – 14.1xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -300.0%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.0% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $453.71MFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% -10.2% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLNECVXVLO
Held by institutions 49.3% 74.1% 83.6%
Institutions holding 193 4,131 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +1.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 86 1,966 950
Institutions selling 59 1,730 709
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.14 1.34

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.

CLNECVXVLO
CLNE 1.00 0.20 0.20
CVX 0.20 1.00 0.56
VLO 0.20 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLNE, CVX and VLO?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) $315.11M, Chevron (CVX) $453.02B, Valero Energy (VLO) $111.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLNE, CVX and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -3.3x, Chevron (CVX) 21.9x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valero Energy (VLO) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.1x, Valero Energy (VLO) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valero Energy (VLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) +5.2%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -21.3%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) leads (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -4.1%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -51.2%, Chevron (CVX) +48.8%, Valero Energy (VLO) +129.4%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -31.1%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +14.9%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 3.07%, Valero Energy (VLO) 1.22%. Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) 53.7%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Valero Energy (VLO) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLNE, CVX and VLO?

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 5. 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.