CSANY vs SHEL vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Cosan, Shell and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSANY Cosan S.A.
$1.76 -37.4% 1M -61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$107.68 +13.2% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$306.34B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$167.47B
Div. yield
2.80%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.59 +15.1% 1M +96.9% 1Y
Market cap
$118.99B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
3.19%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Shell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Shell 5, Equinor Asa 5, Cosan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSANYSHELEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.75B $306.34B $118.99B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x 10.7x 11.1x SHEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.0x 8.8x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% -17.2% +11.8% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.9% 17.7% 9.1% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 129.2% — 57.3% CSANY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.4x 0.0x CSANY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.80% 3.19% EQNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.0% +42.5% +96.9% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.0%/yr +18.6%/yr +13.4%/yr SHEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.7% 22.9% 39.0% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 74/100 77/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CSANYSHELEQNR

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

AxisCSANYSHELEQNR
Valuation 87 #14 of 99 61 #39 of 99 88 #13 of 99
Growth 14 #84 of 97 78 #22 of 97 92 #9 of 97
Profitability 45 #53 of 96 66 #33 of 96 90 #11 of 96
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 69 #32 of 102 62 #39 of 102
Shareholder Returns 17 #64 of 77 95 #5 of 77 53 #37 of 77
Overall 46 74 77
  • CSANY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR 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

PeriodCSANYSHELEQNRSPY
1 month -37.4%+13.2%+15.1% +0.7%
3 months -44.3%+19.0%+16.9% +3.7%
6 months -56.3%+18.8%+16.8% +7.1%
Year to date -55.4%+46.5%+101.4% +12.8%
1 year -61.0%+42.5%+96.9% +11.9%
3 years -85.9%+62.9%+41.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -48.0%+17.7%+12.2% +22.8%
5 years -87.4%+134.5%+87.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -34.0%+18.6%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years —+115.9%+187.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSANYSHELEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.7%22.9%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.9%23.3%38.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.15-0.16-1.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.671.852.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.4%-25.0%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.7%-0.5%-2.5% -1.2%
52-week high $5.45$108.17$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $1.76$70.31$22.41 $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.

MultipleCSANYSHELEQNR
P/E now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 11.9x 10.7xmedian 11.9x 11.1xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.0x 1.8xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 2.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 10.0x -3.7xmedian 10.0x 5.2xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.36 0.47median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsCSANYSHELEQNR
Revenue $7.59B $167.47B $121.56B
Gross profit $2.62B – –
Operating income $1.96B – $39.22B
Net income -$1.37B $16.75B $11.80B
Free cash flow $1.01B -$83.43B $22.82B
R&D – – $939.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $9.98 $4.26
Cash & equivalents $2.58B $36.43B $6.30B
Total debt $1.70B $67.13B $24.40B
Shares (diluted) 617.57M 2.97B 2.60B
Enterprise value -$4.09B $167.69B $31.92B

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
MetricCSANYSHELEQNR
P/E -0.7x 10.7x 11.1x
P/FCF 1.7x -3.7x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 5.3x 4.9x
P/S 0.2x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 0.3x 1.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 0.3x 3.9x 2.3x
EV/EBIT 0.4x 5.4x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 2.0x 1.0x
EV/FCF 0.9x -4.0x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.3x 5.8x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSANYSHELEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% -17.2% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.4% – 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.5% 76.2% 105.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.8% 8.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -169.9% 79.7% 160.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.8% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% 24.4% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 2.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.1% -11.1% 257.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.2% 2.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSANYSHELEQNR
Gross margin 34.5% – –
EBITDA margin 35.6% 52.2% 41.9%
Operating margin 25.9% – 32.3%
Pretax margin -15.0% 29.8% 32.8%
Net margin -21.9% 17.7% 9.1%
FCF margin 13.3% -49.8% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 34.6% 20.0%
Return on equity -26.1% 8.8% 26.8%
Return on assets -6.3% 4.2% 834.8%
Return on invested capital 129.2% – 57.3%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 16.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 86.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 3.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSANYSHELEQNR
Debt / assets 6.9% 16.0% 1,674%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.7x -0.8x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 52.8% -2,981%
Equity / assets 25.2% 47.2% 3,081%
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.4x 4.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.4x 4.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSANYSHELEQNR
Dividend yield – 2.8% 3.2%
Net buyback yield -4.2% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield -4.2% 9.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCSANYSHELEQNR
Forward P/E – 9.0xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $12.02FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +90.8%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.5% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.67BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% -0.1% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSANYSHELEQNR
Held by institutions – 13.0% 6.6%
Institutions holding – 1,523 410
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying – 680 231
Institutions selling – 535 115
Buyers to sellers – 1.27 2.01

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.

CSANYSHELEQNR
CSANY 1.00 0.12 -0.01
SHEL 0.12 1.00 0.71
EQNR -0.01 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSANY, SHEL and EQNR?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cosan (CSANY) $1.75B, Shell (SHEL) $306.34B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $118.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSANY, SHEL and EQNR?

Shell (SHEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cosan (CSANY) -0.7x, Shell (SHEL) 10.7x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Shell (SHEL) 9.0x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cosan (CSANY) -0.9%, Shell (SHEL) -17.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Cosan (CSANY) -21.9%, Shell (SHEL) 17.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Cosan (CSANY) leads (Cosan (CSANY) 129.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cosan (CSANY) -61.0%, Shell (SHEL) +42.5%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +96.9%. Over five years, Shell (SHEL) compounded fastest (Cosan (CSANY) -34.0%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.6%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest dividend yield: Shell (SHEL) 2.80%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.19%. Cosan (CSANY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Cosan (CSANY) 90.7%, Shell (SHEL) 22.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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