CSANY vs EQNR vs NSC Stock Comparison

Cosan, Equinor Asa and Norfolk Southern Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSANY Cosan S.A.
$2.07 -27.9% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$123.89B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp
$339.81 +8.6% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$76.25B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.96B
Div. yield
0.02%
Railroads Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 6, Norfolk Southern 3, Cosan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSANYEQNRNSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $123.89B $76.25B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x 15.4x 28.4x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.7x 27.8x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +5.8% +6.0% NSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.9% 7.0% 20.7% NSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 129.2% 47.7% 9.7% CSANY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.0x 2.7x CSANY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.4% +93.2% +20.7% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.0%/yr +12.7%/yr +3.0%/yr EQNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.8% 39.0% 20.9% NSC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 68/100 33/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CSANYEQNRNSC

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

AxisCSANYEQNRNSC
Valuation 89 #12 of 99 80 #21 of 99 10 #123 of 136
Growth 15 #83 of 97 57 #42 of 97 43 #69 of 121
Profitability 45 #53 of 96 83 #17 of 96 66 #40 of 115
Financial Health 66 #35 of 102 57 #44 of 102 30 #100 of 143
Shareholder Returns 17 #63 of 76 61 #30 of 76 16 #69 of 82
Overall 46 68 33
  • CSANY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NSC ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSANYEQNRNSCSPY
1 month -27.9%+11.6%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months -33.4%+23.0%+0.3% +3.9%
6 months -50.8%+22.2%+7.3% +8.2%
Year to date -47.6%+99.2%+17.7% +12.9%
1 year -54.4%+93.2%+20.7% +12.3%
3 years -83.8%+40.1%+84.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -45.5%+11.9%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years -85.5%+81.5%+15.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -32.0%+12.7%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+183.5%+272.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.0%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSANYEQNRNSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.8%39.0%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.9%38.4%20.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.17-1.100.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.612.390.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-47.8%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.0%-3.6%-3.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.45$48.81$352.99 $779.14
52-week low $2.07$22.41$278.19 $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.

MultipleCSANYEQNRNSC
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.0x 15.2xmedian 13.0x 28.4xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x 16.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 11.1x 12.3xmedian 11.1x 46.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.27 —median 2.27 3.16median 0.82

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 monthsCSANYEQNRNSC
Revenue $7.59B $114.42B $12.96B
Gross profit $2.62B – –
Operating income $1.96B $32.53B $4.09B
Net income -$1.37B $9.05B $2.68B
Free cash flow $1.01B $9.58B $1.65B
R&D – $880.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $3.08 $11.92
Cash & equivalents $2.58B $8.06B $1.60B
Total debt $4.35B $24.43B $16.61B
Shares (diluted) 617.57M 2.60B 225.20M
Enterprise value -$9.88B $38.35B $70.71B

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
MetricCSANYEQNRNSC
P/E -0.8x 15.2x 28.4x
P/FCF 2.0x 12.3x 46.3x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 5.1x 20.2x
P/S 0.3x 1.0x 5.9x
P/B 0.3x 2.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.7x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 0.4x 2.7x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 0.6x 3.6x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.0x 7.0x
EV/FCF 1.2x 12.4x 55.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x 5.1x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 3.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSANYEQNRNSC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 5.8% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% – 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.4% 7.6% -10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.8% – 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.5% 10.0% -9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.8% – 8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -169.9% 24.1% -9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.8% – 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% 15.5% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% – 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.1% 39.6% -21.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.2% – 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSANYEQNRNSC
Gross margin 34.5% – –
EBITDA margin 35.6% 38.9% 42.5%
Operating margin 25.9% 28.4% 31.5%
Pretax margin -15.0% 29.0% 26.4%
Net margin -21.9% 7.0% 20.7%
FCF margin 13.3% 8.4% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 20.2% 29.2%
Return on equity -26.1% 20.9% 16.3%
Return on assets -6.3% 658.7% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 129.2% 47.7% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 83.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 2.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSANYEQNRNSC
Debt / assets 6.9% 1,784% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.0x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 2.5x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% -3,046% 63.6%
Equity / assets 25.2% 3,146% 36.4%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 5.2x
Current ratio – 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSANYEQNRNSC
Dividend yield – 3.2% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -3.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -3.5% 3.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 45.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 73.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

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.

ConsensusCSANYEQNRNSC
Forward P/E – 8.7xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $12.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +119.0%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -15.7% +24.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.67BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% -1.4% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSANYEQNRNSC
Held by institutions – 6.6% 75.9%
Institutions holding – 409 1,863
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying – 230 751
Institutions selling – 115 631
Buyers to sellers – 2.00 1.19

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.

CSANYEQNRNSC
CSANY 1.00 -0.01 0.00
EQNR -0.01 1.00 -0.01
NSC 0.00 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSANY, EQNR and NSC?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cosan (CSANY) $1.16B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $123.89B, Norfolk Southern (NSC) $76.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSANY, EQNR and NSC?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cosan (CSANY) -0.7x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.4x, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Norfolk Southern (NSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cosan (CSANY) -0.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has the highest net margin (Cosan (CSANY) -21.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Cosan (CSANY) leads (Cosan (CSANY) 129.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cosan (CSANY) -54.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +93.2%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) +20.7%. Over five years, Equinor Asa (EQNR) compounded fastest (Cosan (CSANY) -32.0%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.7%/yr, Norfolk Southern (NSC) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cosan (CSANY) 0.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 0.02%. Cosan (CSANY) and Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Norfolk Southern (NSC) has been the steadiest (Cosan (CSANY) 89.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSANY, EQNR and NSC?

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