CVE vs EQNR vs CVX Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Equinor Asa and Chevron Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.20B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.11 +14.1% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$121.91B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 5, Equinor Asa 4, Cenovus Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEEQNRCVXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.20B $121.91B $449.52B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 15.2x 21.8x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 8.9x 14.2x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.8% +10.2% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 9.6% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 47.7% -25.4% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.0x -0.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +98.6% +49.1% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +13.1%/yr +15.7%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 39.0% 24.0% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 67/100 55/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEEQNRCVX

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

AxisCVEEQNRCVX
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 81 #20 of 99 25 #75 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 56 #43 of 97 80 #20 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 82 #18 of 96 37 #61 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 57 #44 of 102 64 #37 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 59 #32 of 76 69 #24 of 76
Overall 54 67 55
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR 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

PeriodCVEEQNRCVXSPY
1 month +7.2%+14.1%+13.5% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%+25.0%+22.1% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%+26.4%+25.6% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+103.6%+52.2% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+98.6%+49.1% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+43.2%+60.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+12.7%+17.1% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+84.8%+107.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+13.1%+15.7% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+194.6%+129.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+11.4%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEEQNRCVXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%39.0%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%38.4%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-1.09-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.632.532.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-47.8%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-1.4%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$48.81$233.24 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$22.41$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.

MultipleCVEEQNRCVX
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 15.5xmedian 13.5x 22.2xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x -7.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 12.6xmedian 11.0x 17.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 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 monthsCVEEQNRCVX
Revenue – $114.42B $215.26B
Gross profit – – $97.64B
Operating income $4.67B $32.53B -$86.98B
Net income $3.61B $9.05B $20.97B
Free cash flow – $9.58B $27.01B
R&D $31.67M $880.00M $1.07B
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $3.08 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $8.06B $8.53B
Total debt $14.38B $105.13B $37.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 2.60B 1.98B
Enterprise value $48.91B $36.36B $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
MetricCVEEQNRCVX
P/E 16.6x 15.5x 22.2x
P/FCF 10.6x 12.6x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.2x 10.1x
P/S 1.8x 1.1x 2.1x
P/B 2.7x 2.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 2.7x -7.7x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 3.7x -5.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 12.6x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.2x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 – -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRCVX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.8% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 7.6% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% – 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 10.0% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% – -11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 24.1% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.5% 41.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.6% 67.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRCVX
Gross margin – – 45.4%
EBITDA margin – 38.9% -29.5%
Operating margin – 28.4% -40.4%
Pretax margin – 29.0% 14.2%
Net margin – 7.0% 9.6%
FCF margin – 8.4% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.2% 21.1%
Return on equity 16.6% 20.9% 10.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 658.7% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 47.7% -25.4%
Return on capital employed 12.4% – -29.9%
Asset turnover – 83.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRCVX
Debt / assets 17.4% 1,784% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% -3,046% 40.8%
Equity / assets 49.9% 3,146% 59.2%
Interest coverage – – -60.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRCVX
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.2% 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.

ConsensusCVEEQNRCVX
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $16.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -15.7% -2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -1.4% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEEQNRCVX
Held by institutions 48.8% 6.6% 74.1%
Institutions holding 490 409 4,130
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +1.8% +1.8%
Institutions buying 264 230 1,965
Institutions selling 162 115 1,730
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.00 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.

CVEEQNRCVX
CVE 1.00 0.72 0.64
EQNR 0.72 1.00 0.71
CVX 0.64 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, EQNR and CVX?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $121.91B, Chevron (CVX) $449.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, EQNR and CVX?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.2x, Chevron (CVX) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.9x, Chevron (CVX) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +98.6%, Chevron (CVX) +49.1%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.1%/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: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 0.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%. Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, EQNR 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 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.