CVE vs EQNR vs XOM Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Equinor Asa and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$27.56 -11.8% 1M +66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.91B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.62B
Div. yield
3.05%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$42.48 -1.2% 1M +78.4% 1Y
Market cap
$106.21B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
3.58%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$165.24 +0.5% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$674.05B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$396.63B
Div. yield
2.49%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVEEQNRXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.91B $106.21B $674.05B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 9.9x 16.8x CVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 7.7x 11.5x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +11.8% +19.0% XOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 9.1% 10.2% CVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 57.3% 13.9% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.05% 3.58% 2.49% EQNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.3% +78.4% +45.4% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +10.1%/yr +20.5%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 40.3% 26.9% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 69/100 57/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEEQNRXOM

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

AxisCVEEQNRXOM
Valuation 66 #34 of 98 88 #13 of 98 33 #66 of 98
Growth 71 #29 of 97 67 #33 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Profitability 62 #36 of 94 79 #21 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 78 #23 of 101 62 #39 of 101 82 #19 of 101
Shareholder Returns 53 #38 of 79 50 #40 of 79 39 #49 of 79
Overall 66 69 57
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM 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

PeriodCVEEQNRXOMSPY
1 month -11.8%-1.2%+0.5% -5.9%
3 months -2.4%+7.6%+6.7% -4.6%
6 months -3.2%+15.1%+12.7% +0.2%
Year to date +62.9%+79.8%+37.3% +7.5%
1 year +66.3%+78.4%+45.4% +8.2%
3 years +46.5%+27.9%+56.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.6%+8.6%+16.0% +19.0%
5 years +119.4%+61.6%+154.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.0%+10.1%+20.5% +9.4%
10 years +100.1%+163.2%+97.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.2%+10.2%+7.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCVEEQNRXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%40.3%26.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%41.2%28.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.99-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.761.951.68 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-47.8%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-13.0%-11.7% -5.9%
52-week high $33.46$48.81$187.24 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$22.41$113.68 $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.

MultipleCVEEQNRXOM
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 10.1x 9.9xmedian 10.1x 16.8xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 5.1x 2.1xmedian 5.1x 8.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 8.9x 3.7xmedian 8.9x 15.7xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 0.94 —median 0.94 -40.74median 0.94

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 monthsCVEEQNRXOM
Revenue $46.62B $121.56B $396.63B
Gross profit $9.69B $24.83B –
Operating income $6.57B $39.22B –
Net income $5.15B $11.80B $41.98B
Free cash flow $9.23B $29.05B $42.96B
R&D – $939.00M $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.83 $4.26 $9.19
Cash & equivalents $3.91B $6.30B $12.15B
Total debt $6.02B $24.40B $34.25B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 2.60B 4.42B
Enterprise value $41.87B $19.14B $638.92B

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
MetricCVEEQNRXOM
P/E 9.7x 9.9x 16.8x
P/FCF 5.6x 3.7x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 4.4x 9.5x
P/S 1.1x 0.9x 1.7x
P/B 2.1x 2.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 2.1x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 2.7x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 5.9x 3.7x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x 4.4x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 – -40.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 11.8% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.8% -40.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.6% 37.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.9% 105.5% 35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.5% 160.6% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – -0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 22.4% 37.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 354.5% 80.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRXOM
Gross margin 20.8% 20.4% –
EBITDA margin 23.1% 41.9% 21.8%
Operating margin 14.1% 32.3% –
Pretax margin 13.3% 32.8% 14.0%
Net margin 11.1% 9.1% 10.2%
FCF margin 19.8% 23.9% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 20.0% 17.8%
Return on equity 21.5% 26.8% 15.6%
Return on assets 10.9% 834.8% 9.0%
Return on invested capital – 57.3% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 16.2% – 15.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 86.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRXOM
Debt / assets 12.6% 1,674% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% -2,981% 42.1%
Equity / assets 51.8% 3,081% 57.9%
Interest coverage 14.1x – 65.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEEQNRXOM
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.6% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 3.6% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.1%

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.

ConsensusCVEEQNRXOM
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $14.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +124.7%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -14.8% -17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.98BFY2026 $125.17BFY2026 $453.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -0.4% -13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEEQNRXOM
Held by institutions 48.8% 6.6% 63.9%
Institutions holding 493 411 4,235
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +1.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying 267 231 2,044
Institutions selling 162 115 1,749
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.01 1.17

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.

CVEEQNRXOM
CVE 1.00 0.74 0.71
EQNR 0.74 1.00 0.75
XOM 0.71 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, EQNR and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $51.91B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $106.21B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $674.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, EQNR and XOM?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 9.7x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.9x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 6.5x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +2.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) has the highest net margin (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 11.1%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +66.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +78.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +45.4%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +17.0%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +10.1%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 3.05%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.58%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 2.49%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 37.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 40.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.