CSANY vs NSC vs XOM Stock Comparison

Cosan, Norfolk Southern and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSANY Cosan S.A.
$2.07 -27.9% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp
$339.81 +8.6% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$76.00B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.96B
Div. yield
0.02%
Railroads Industrials
2 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$179.89 +12.0% 1M +55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$762.26B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 8, Norfolk Southern 2, Cosan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSANYNSCXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.14B $76.00B $762.26B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x 28.3x 23.3x XOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.8x 12.8x XOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +6.0% +9.1% XOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.9% 20.7% 8.9% NSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 129.2% 9.7% 11.1% CSANY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.7x 0.4x CSANY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.4% +20.7% +55.2% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.0%/yr +3.0%/yr +22.9%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.8% 20.9% 26.0% NSC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 33/100 51/100 XOM

Percentile Scorecard

CSANYNSCXOM

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

AxisCSANYNSCXOM
Valuation 89 #12 of 99 10 #123 of 136 30 #70 of 99
Growth 15 #83 of 97 43 #69 of 121 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 45 #53 of 96 66 #40 of 115 56 #43 of 96
Financial Health 66 #35 of 102 30 #100 of 143 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 17 #63 of 76 16 #69 of 82 41 #45 of 76
Overall 46 33 51
  • CSANY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NSC ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSANYNSCXOMSPY
1 month -27.9%+8.6%+12.0% -0.2%
3 months -33.4%+0.3%+17.4% +3.9%
6 months -50.8%+7.3%+19.5% +8.2%
Year to date -47.6%+17.7%+49.5% +12.9%
1 year -54.4%+20.7%+55.2% +12.3%
3 years -83.8%+84.1%+70.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -45.5%+22.6%+19.5% +23.3%
5 years -85.5%+15.9%+179.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -32.0%+3.0%+22.9% +10.9%
10 years —+272.0%+107.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.0%+7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSANYNSCXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.8%20.9%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.9%20.3%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.19-0.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.992.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-38.0%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.0%-3.7%-2.5% -1.2%
52-week high $5.45$352.99$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $2.07$278.19$113.68 $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.

MultipleCSANYNSCXOM
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.0x 28.4xmedian 16.3x 22.9xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 5.9x 16.6xmedian 8.7x 10.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 11.1x 46.3xmedian 11.4x 24.2xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.27 3.16median 0.82 -1.62median 2.27

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 monthsCSANYNSCXOM
Revenue $7.59B $12.96B $368.76B
Gross profit $2.62B – –
Operating income $1.96B $4.09B –
Net income -$1.37B $2.68B $33.73B
Free cash flow $1.01B $1.65B $30.55B
R&D – – $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $11.92 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $2.58B $1.60B $10.59B
Total debt $4.35B $16.61B $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 617.57M 225.20M 4.42B
Enterprise value -$9.89B $70.46B $718.74B

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
MetricCSANYNSCXOM
P/E -0.8x 28.4x 22.9x
P/FCF 2.0x 46.3x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 20.2x 12.4x
P/S 0.3x 5.9x 2.0x
P/B 0.3x 4.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 4.6x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 0.4x 16.6x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 0.6x 22.3x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 7.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 1.2x 55.5x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x 24.1x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 3.16 -1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSANYNSCXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 6.0% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 1.7% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.4% -10.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 8.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.5% -9.4% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.8% 8.7% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -169.9% -9.6% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.8% 9.0% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% -11.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 4.6% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.1% -21.5% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.2% 13.0% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSANYNSCXOM
Gross margin 34.5% – –
EBITDA margin 35.6% 42.5% 20.5%
Operating margin 25.9% 31.5% –
Pretax margin -15.0% 26.4% 12.3%
Net margin -21.9% 20.7% 8.9%
FCF margin 13.3% 12.7% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 29.2% 16.2%
Return on equity -26.1% 16.3% 12.8%
Return on assets -6.3% 5.9% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 129.2% 9.7% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 9.8% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSANYNSCXOM
Debt / assets 6.9% 36.2% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 10.1x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 63.6% 42.7%
Equity / assets 25.2% 36.4% 57.3%
Interest coverage 1.3x 5.2x 59.5x
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.57 4.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSANYNSCXOM
Dividend yield – 1.6% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -3.5% 0.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield -3.5% 1.6% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 45.2% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 73.6% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.4% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 5.0%

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.

ConsensusCSANYNSCXOM
Forward P/E – 27.8xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $12.23FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.1%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.4% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.67BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +2.7% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSANYNSCXOM
Held by institutions – 75.9% 63.9%
Institutions holding – 1,863 4,228
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 751 2,042
Institutions selling – 631 1,745
Buyers to sellers – 1.19 1.17

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.

CSANYNSCXOM
CSANY 1.00 0.00 -0.06
NSC 0.00 1.00 0.05
XOM -0.06 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSANY, NSC and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cosan (CSANY) $1.14B, Norfolk Southern (NSC) $76.00B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $762.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSANY, NSC and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cosan (CSANY) -0.7x, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 28.3x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is cheapest (Norfolk Southern (NSC) 27.8x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cosan (CSANY) -0.9%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) +6.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has the highest net margin (Cosan (CSANY) -21.9%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 20.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Cosan (CSANY) leads (Cosan (CSANY) 129.2%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 9.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Cosan (CSANY) -54.4%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) +20.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +55.2%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Cosan (CSANY) -32.0%/yr, Norfolk Southern (NSC) +3.0%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest dividend yield: Cosan (CSANY) 0.00%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 0.02%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Cosan (CSANY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Norfolk Southern (NSC) has been the steadiest (Cosan (CSANY) 89.8%, Norfolk Southern (NSC) 20.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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