CSANY vs WDS vs CVX Stock Comparison

Cosan, Woodside Energy and Chevron Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSANY Cosan S.A.
$2.11 -26.5% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win
CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$449.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 8, Woodside Energy 1, Cosan 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSANYWDSCVXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $43.88B $449.52B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x — 21.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.3x 14.2x WDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% — +10.2% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.9% — 9.6% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 129.2% — -25.4% CSANY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -0.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.2% +46.8% +49.1% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.2%/yr +5.3%/yr +15.7%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.0% 32.8% 24.0% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 55/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

CSANYWDSCVX

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

AxisCSANYWDSCVX
Valuation 89 #12 of 99 – 25 #75 of 99
Growth 14 #84 of 97 – 80 #20 of 97
Profitability 45 #53 of 96 – 37 #61 of 96
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 84 #17 of 102 64 #37 of 102
Shareholder Returns 17 #63 of 76 92 #7 of 76 69 #24 of 76
Overall 46 – 55
  • CSANY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WDS ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CVX 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

PeriodCSANYWDSCVXSPY
1 month -26.5%+5.8%+13.5% -0.8%
3 months -31.7%+7.0%+22.1% +3.5%
6 months -47.1%+0.9%+25.6% +7.0%
Year to date -46.6%+49.6%+52.2% +12.2%
1 year -52.2%+46.8%+49.1% +13.0%
3 years -83.5%+5.4%+60.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -45.2%+1.8%+17.1% +23.1%
5 years -85.7%+29.6%+107.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -32.2%+5.3%+15.7% +11.0%
10 years —+7.9%+129.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+0.8%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSANYWDSCVXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.0%32.8%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.2%34.4%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.17-0.39-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.581.432.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.7%-57.2%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.3%-5.9%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.45$24.78$233.24 $779.14
52-week low $2.11$14.58$146.75 $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.

MultipleCSANYWDSCVX
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 22.2xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x -7.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 17.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.27 —median 2.27 -1.65median 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 monthsCSANYWDSCVX
Revenue $7.59B – $215.26B
Gross profit $2.62B – $97.64B
Operating income $1.96B – -$86.98B
Net income -$1.37B – $20.97B
Free cash flow $1.01B – $27.01B
R&D – – $1.07B
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 – $10.43
Cash & equivalents $2.58B $4.34B $8.53B
Total debt $4.35B $23.27B $37.08B
Shares (diluted) 617.57M 1.91B 1.98B
Enterprise value -$9.76B $24.22B $421.64B

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
MetricCSANYWDSCVX
P/E -0.8x – 22.2x
P/FCF 2.1x – 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x – 10.1x
P/S 0.3x – 2.1x
P/B 0.3x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 0.4x – -7.7x
EV/EBIT 0.6x – -5.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 2.3x
EV/FCF 1.2x – 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x – 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSANYWDSCVX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% – -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – 23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.4% – 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.8% – 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.5% – 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.8% – -11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -169.9% – 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.8% – -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% – 41.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% – 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.1% – 67.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.2% – -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSANYWDSCVX
Gross margin 34.5% – 45.4%
EBITDA margin 35.6% – -29.5%
Operating margin 25.9% – -40.4%
Pretax margin -15.0% – 14.2%
Net margin -21.9% – 9.6%
FCF margin 13.3% – 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% – 21.1%
Return on equity -26.1% – 10.9%
Return on assets -6.3% – 6.4%
Return on invested capital 129.2% – -25.4%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – -29.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSANYWDSCVX
Debt / assets 6.9% 1.7% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 38.4% 40.8%
Equity / assets 25.2% 61.6% 59.2%
Interest coverage 1.3x – -60.9x
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSANYWDSCVX
Dividend yield – 5.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -3.5% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield -3.5% 5.0% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusCSANYWDSCVX
Forward P/E – 13.3xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.75FY2026 $16.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +22.4%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.3% -2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.67BFY2026 $15.29BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +2.8% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSANYWDSCVX
Held by institutions – 1.6% 74.1%
Institutions holding – 307 4,130
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying – 168 1,965
Institutions selling – 65 1,730
Buyers to sellers – 2.58 1.14

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.

CSANYWDSCVX
CSANY 1.00 0.05 -0.02
WDS 0.05 1.00 0.59
CVX -0.02 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSANY, WDS and CVX?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cosan (CSANY) $1.28B, Woodside Energy (WDS) $43.88B, Chevron (CVX) $449.52B.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cosan (CSANY) -0.9%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Cosan (CSANY) -21.9%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Cosan (CSANY) leads (Cosan (CSANY) 129.2%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Cosan (CSANY) -52.2%, Woodside Energy (WDS) +46.8%, Chevron (CVX) +49.1%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Cosan (CSANY) -32.2%/yr, Woodside Energy (WDS) +5.3%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cosan (CSANY) 0.00%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%. Cosan (CSANY) and Woodside Energy (WDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Cosan (CSANY) 90.0%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 32.8%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSANY, WDS and CVX?

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 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.