CVE vs ETR vs SU Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Entergy and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.75B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$92.80B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 6, Entergy 2, Cenovus Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEETRSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.20B $49.75B $92.80B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 27.7x 6.8x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 23.4x 8.5x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.5% -108.8% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 5.4x 0.5x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +11.3% +99.5% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +15.8%/yr +28.3%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 20.5% 27.5% ETR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 38/100 64/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

CVEETRSU

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

AxisCVEETRSU
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 14 #58 of 67 74 #27 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 38 #41 of 65 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 60 #26 of 64 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 44 #36 of 64 75 #26 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 35 #44 of 67 35 #50 of 76
Overall 54 38 64
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SU 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

PeriodCVEETRSUSPY
1 month +7.2%+9.1%+16.5% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%-5.5%+24.2% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%-5.2%+23.3% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+16.3%+79.2% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+11.3%+99.5% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+135.3%+144.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+33.0%+34.8% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+108.5%+247.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+15.8%+28.3% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+197.5%+169.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+11.5%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEETRSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%20.5%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%21.0%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.330.17-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.630.553.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-29.4%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-8.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$117.91$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$91.19$39.51 $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.

MultipleCVEETRSU
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 27.4xmedian 20.8x 7.1xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.9x -26.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 14.2xmedian 13.1x 11.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x -16.9xmedian 36.7x 4.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 2.27 4.50median 2.23 0.19median 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 monthsCVEETRSU
Revenue – $13.48B -$3.60B
Operating income $4.67B $3.09B $1.71B
Net income $3.61B $1.82B $8.93B
Free cash flow – -$2.97B $19.78B
R&D $31.67M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $3.85 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $3.85B $5.37B
Total debt $14.38B $34.63B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 466.31M 1.22B
Enterprise value $48.91B $38.88B $78.54B

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
MetricCVEETRSU
P/E 16.6x 27.4x 7.1x
P/FCF 10.6x -16.9x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.3x 6.0x
P/S 1.8x 3.7x -26.4x
P/B 2.7x 2.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 14.2x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 26.2x 58.2x
EV/Revenue – 6.0x -27.6x
EV/FCF – -27.2x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.3x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 4.50 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEETRSU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.5% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% -7.4% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 2.8% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 10.2% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% -2.4% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 6.1% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.2% 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -29.7% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEETRSU
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 42.2% –
Operating margin – 22.9% –
Pretax margin – 17.0% –
Net margin – 13.3% –
FCF margin – -22.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 45.1% -438.8%
Return on equity 16.6% 10.2% 29.1%
Return on assets 8.5% 2.3% 14.6%
Return on invested capital – 4.7% –
Return on capital employed 12.4% 4.5% 2.1%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEETRSU
Debt / assets 17.4% 43.8% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 5.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – -11.6x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 76.8% 49.2%
Equity / assets 49.9% 23.2% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 2.0x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.01 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEETRSU
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – -2.7% -3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -0.4% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.9% 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -38.4% 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.5% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -1.4%

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.

ConsensusCVEETRSU
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% +13.9% -18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +8.5% -12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEETRSU
Held by institutions 48.8% 97.8% 65.2%
Institutions holding 490 1,330 752
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +6.1% -5.1%
Institutions buying 264 694 367
Institutions selling 162 411 252
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.69 1.46

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.

CVEETRSU
CVE 1.00 0.11 0.84
ETR 0.11 1.00 0.12
SU 0.84 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, ETR and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B, Entergy (ETR) $49.75B, Suncor Energy (SU) $92.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, ETR and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x, Entergy (ETR) 27.7x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entergy (ETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Entergy (ETR) +11.3%, Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/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%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%. Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entergy (ETR) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, ETR and SU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suncor Energy (SU) leads on 6. 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.