CVE vs E vs OXY Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Eni Spa and Occidental Petroleum Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$31.65 +2.3% 1M +84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$59.61B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.65%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
E Eni Spa
$58.92 +7.7% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$92.70B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
4.14%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eni Spa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eni Spa 5, Cenovus Energy 4, Occidental Petroleum 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEEOXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.61B $92.70B $62.70B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 11.1x 9.5x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 8.7x 8.8x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.6% +7.3% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.7% 30.3% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% 6.6% E
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.1x 0.8x CVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.65% 4.14% 1.66% E
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.9% +59.0% +48.3% CVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +15.5%/yr +13.2%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 27.6% 34.5% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 62/100 OXY

Percentile Scorecard

CVEEOXY

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

AxisCVEEOXY
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 87 #14 of 99 58 #42 of 99
Growth 42 #57 of 97 88 #13 of 97 70 #30 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 48 #50 of 96 70 #30 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 33 #69 of 102 61 #40 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 28 #55 of 76 53 #36 of 76
Overall 55 57 62
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OXY 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

PeriodCVEEOXYSPY
1 month +2.3%+7.7%+10.3% -0.2%
3 months +14.4%+17.2%+16.3% +3.9%
6 months +15.4%+7.5%+7.0% +8.2%
Year to date +87.1%+55.3%+52.5% +12.9%
1 year +84.9%+59.0%+48.3% +12.3%
3 years +63.6%+81.5%+0.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%+22.0%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years +168.0%+105.6%+85.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.8%+15.5%+13.2% +10.9%
10 years +104.5%+96.7%-15.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+7.0%-1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVEEOXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%27.6%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%26.7%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.35-0.40-0.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.352.141.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-37.1%-52.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-5.1%-5.3% -1.2%
52-week high $33.46$62.08$66.24 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$36.32$38.92 $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.

MultipleCVEEOXY
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 13.0x 11.1xmedian 13.0x 9.5xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 5.9x 6.5xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.1x 5.5xmedian 11.1x 11.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 2.27 0.36median 2.27 4.65median 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 monthsCVEEOXY
Revenue – $104.23B $21.67B
Operating income $4.67B $9.26B –
Net income $3.61B $9.60B $7.31B
Free cash flow – $16.71B $5.45B
R&D $31.67M – $258.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $5.19 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $13.34B $4.15B
Total debt $14.38B $38.88B $13.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 1.54B 1.01B
Enterprise value $51.33B $35.89B $51.25B

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
MetricCVEEOXY
P/E 15.9x 11.1x 9.5x
P/FCF 10.1x 5.5x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.5x 5.3x
P/S 1.7x 0.9x 2.9x
P/B 2.6x 1.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 6.5x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 12.0x 14.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 3.3x
EV/FCF – 6.7x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.7x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 0.36 4.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEEOXY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.6% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 439.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 6.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 198.9% 200.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 18.9% 2.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 62.2% 281.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 31.2% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.7% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% -5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.7% 282.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.2% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEEOXY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 16.5% 57.1%
Operating margin – 8.9% –
Pretax margin – 8.5% 24.7%
Net margin – 7.7% 30.3%
FCF margin – 16.0% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.0% 54.9%
Return on equity 16.6% 14.7% 17.8%
Return on assets 8.5% 5.6% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 7.7% 7.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEEOXY
Debt / assets 17.4% 22.3% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 62.6% 47.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 37.4% 52.7%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.63 1.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEEOXY
Dividend yield 2.7% 4.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – -5.5% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% -1.3% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.5%

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.

ConsensusCVEEOXY
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $7.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 +221.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -4.9% -25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $28.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -8.6% -13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEEOXY
Held by institutions 48.8% 1.6% 83.4%
Institutions holding 490 343 1,238
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +2.3% +4.5%
Institutions buying 264 196 641
Institutions selling 162 92 372
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.13 1.72

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.

CVEEOXY
CVE 1.00 0.69 0.73
E 0.69 1.00 0.63
OXY 0.73 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, E and OXY?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $59.61B, Eni Spa (E) $92.70B, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $62.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, E and OXY?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.9x, Eni Spa (E) 11.1x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.5x, Eni Spa (E) 8.7x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eni Spa (E) +19.6%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 7.7%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Eni Spa (E) leads (Eni Spa (E) 9.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cenovus Energy (CVE) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +84.9%, Eni Spa (E) +59.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +48.3%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +21.8%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +15.5%/yr, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 2.65%, Eni Spa (E) 4.14%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 1.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 36.1%, Eni Spa (E) 27.6%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, E and OXY?

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