CVE vs EQNR vs MNTK Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Equinor Asa and Montauk Renewables Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$31.65 +2.3% 1M +84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$58.59B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$123.63B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 8, Cenovus Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEEQNRMNTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.59B $123.63B $324.45M EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 15.4x 40.9x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 8.7x 18.7x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.8% +4.3% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 4.2% EQNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 47.7% 0.3% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.0x 3.9x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.9% +93.2% +5.7% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +12.7%/yr -27.8%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 39.0% 78.5% CVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 68/100 51/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEEQNRMNTK

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

AxisCVEEQNRMNTK
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 80 #21 of 99 70 #4 of 11
Growth 42 #57 of 97 57 #42 of 97 20 #9 of 11
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 83 #17 of 96 75 #3 of 9
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 57 #44 of 102 40 #7 of 11
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 61 #30 of 76 –
Overall 55 68 51
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MNTK ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVEEQNRMNTKSPY
1 month +2.3%+11.6%-23.5% -0.2%
3 months +14.4%+23.0%+23.1% +3.9%
6 months +15.4%+22.2%+54.5% +8.2%
Year to date +87.1%+99.2%+34.1% +12.9%
1 year +84.9%+93.2%+5.7% +12.3%
3 years +63.6%+40.1%-77.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%+11.9%-38.8% +23.3%
5 years +168.0%+81.5%-80.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.8%+12.7%-27.8% +10.9%
10 years +104.5%+183.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+11.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVEEQNRMNTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%39.0%78.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%38.4%75.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.35-1.101.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.352.390.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-47.8%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-3.6%-23.8% -1.2%
52-week high $33.46$48.81$2.94 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$22.41$1.12 $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.

MultipleCVEEQNRMNTK
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 13.0x 15.2xmedian 13.0x 40.5xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x 13.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.1x 12.3xmedian 11.1x -3.8xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 2.27 —median 2.27 -2.21median 0.19

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 monthsCVEEQNRMNTK
Revenue – $114.42B $189.10M
Operating income $4.67B $32.53B $1.13M
Net income $3.61B $9.05B $7.93M
Free cash flow – $9.58B -$83.37M
R&D $31.67M $880.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $3.08 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $8.06B $15.76M
Total debt $14.38B $24.43B $149.64M
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 2.60B 143.93M
Enterprise value $50.30B $38.09B $252.23M

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
MetricCVEEQNRMNTK
P/E 15.9x 15.2x 40.5x
P/FCF 10.1x 12.3x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.1x 7.4x
P/S 1.7x 1.0x 1.7x
P/B 2.6x 2.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 2.7x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 3.6x 404.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 12.4x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.1x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 – -2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRMNTK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.8% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 7.6% -89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% – -62.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 10.0% 199.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% – -18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 24.1% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – -18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.5% -6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.6% -312.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -100.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRMNTK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 38.9% 18.4%
Operating margin – 28.4% 0.6%
Pretax margin – 29.0% 2.0%
Net margin – 7.0% 4.2%
FCF margin – 8.4% -44.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.2% 23.0%
Return on equity 16.6% 20.9% 3.0%
Return on assets 8.5% 658.7% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 47.7% 0.3%
Return on capital employed 12.4% – 0.3%
Asset turnover – 83.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.6x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRMNTK
Debt / assets 17.4% 1,784% 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.0x 3.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% -3,046% 43.8%
Equity / assets 49.9% 3,146% 56.2%
Interest coverage – – 0.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRMNTK
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 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.

ConsensusCVEEQNRMNTK
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026 +1,100.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -15.7% +41.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $199.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -1.4% +28.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEEQNRMNTK
Held by institutions 48.8% 6.6% 14.9%
Institutions holding 490 409 92
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +1.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 264 230 52
Institutions selling 162 115 26
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.00 2.00

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.

CVEEQNRMNTK
CVE 1.00 0.73 0.01
EQNR 0.73 1.00 -0.05
MNTK 0.01 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, EQNR and MNTK?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $58.59B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $123.63B, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) $324.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, EQNR and MNTK?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.2x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.4x, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 40.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.5x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 18.7x). 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: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +84.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +93.2%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +5.7%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +21.8%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.7%/yr, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -27.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cenovus Energy (CVE) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 36.1%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 78.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, EQNR and MNTK?

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