CVE vs GEVO vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Gevo and Equinor Asa Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$28.39 -9.8% 1M +70.3% 1Y
Market cap
$53.47B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.62B
Div. yield
2.96%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
GEVO Gevo, Inc.
$1.28 -0.8% 1M -39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$316.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$177.51M
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$42.80 +1.1% 1M +78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$107.01B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
3.55%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVEGEVOEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.47B $316.46M $107.01B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x -1.4x 10.0x CVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x — 7.9x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +121.4% +11.8% GEVO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -119.9% 9.1% CVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 57.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.7x 0.0x GEVO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.96% — 3.55% EQNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.3% -39.3% +78.6% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr -29.5%/yr +10.3%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 62.2% 40.3% CVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 31/100 72/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEGEVOEQNR

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

AxisCVEGEVOEQNR
Valuation 66 #34 of 98 10 #10 of 11 89 #12 of 98
Growth 77 #23 of 97 40 #7 of 11 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 94 13 #8 of 9 77 #22 of 94
Financial Health 78 #23 of 101 60 #5 of 11 61 #40 of 101
Shareholder Returns 51 #39 of 78 – 57 #34 of 78
Overall 67 31 72
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GEVO ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • EQNR 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

PeriodCVEGEVOEQNRSPY
1 month -9.8%-0.8%+1.1% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%-16.3%+12.3% -0.4%
6 months -2.2%-37.6%+12.5% +4.5%
Year to date +67.8%-36.0%+81.1% +12.4%
1 year +70.3%-39.3%+78.6% +13.6%
3 years +48.4%+0.8%+29.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+0.3%+8.9% +20.8%
5 years +126.0%-82.6%+62.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.7%-29.5%+10.3% +10.4%
10 years +106.2%-99.1%+165.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.5%-37.6%+10.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCVEGEVOEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%62.2%40.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%66.1%41.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.450.85-1.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.87-0.631.95 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-93.5%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-54.0%-12.3% -1.6%
52-week high $33.46$2.78$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$1.11$22.41 $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.

MultipleCVEGEVOEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.7x -1.4xmedian 10.9x 10.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 5.4x -2.7xmedian 15.5x 2.1xmedian 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 9.9x -5.6xmedian 15.1x 3.7xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.68 0.05median 0.19 —median 0.68

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 monthsCVEGEVOEQNR
Revenue $46.62B $177.51M $121.56B
Gross profit $9.69B $84.04M $24.83B
Operating income $6.57B -$182.47M $39.22B
Net income $5.15B -$212.89M $11.80B
Free cash flow $9.23B -$56.65M $29.05B
R&D – $4.50M $939.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.83 $-0.90 $4.26
Cash & equivalents $3.91B $58.15M $6.30B
Total debt $6.02B $167.24M $24.40B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 237.05M 2.60B
Enterprise value $43.44B $33.44M $19.94B

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
MetricCVEGEVOEQNR
P/E 10.0x -1.4x 10.0x
P/FCF 5.8x -5.6x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x -19.5x 4.4x
P/S 1.1x 1.8x 0.9x
P/B 2.2x 1.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x -2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBIT 8.5x -2.3x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 6.0x -7.5x 3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x -26.2x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 0.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEGEVOEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 121.4% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 168.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.8% 197.3% -40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 178.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.6% -214.6% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -18.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.9% -268.3% 105.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -28.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 55.5% -244.5% 160.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -28.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 71.2% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 28.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 38.3% 354.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 22.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEGEVOEQNR
Gross margin 20.8% 47.3% 20.4%
EBITDA margin 23.1% -87.5% 41.9%
Operating margin 14.1% -102.8% 32.3%
Pretax margin 13.3% -112.5% 32.8%
Net margin 11.1% -119.9% 9.1%
FCF margin 19.8% -31.9% 23.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% -9.2% 20.0%
Return on equity 21.5% -58.6% 26.8%
Return on assets 10.9% -36.9% 834.8%
Return on invested capital – – 57.3%
Return on capital employed 16.2% -34.1% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 86.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 5.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEGEVOEQNR
Debt / assets 12.6% 34.1% 1,674%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.7x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -3.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 44.3% -2,981%
Equity / assets 51.8% 55.7% 3,081%
Interest coverage 14.1x -8.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – -2.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEGEVOEQNR
Dividend yield 3.0% – 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% -0.3% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusCVEGEVOEQNR
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 – 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 – +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% – -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $200.58MFY2026 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -2.9% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEGEVOEQNR
Held by institutions 48.8% 37.2% 6.6%
Institutions holding 493 151 411
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +5.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 267 76 232
Institutions selling 162 41 115
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.85 2.02

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.

CVEGEVOEQNR
CVE 1.00 0.12 0.75
GEVO 0.12 1.00 0.10
EQNR 0.75 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, GEVO and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $53.47B, Gevo (GEVO) $316.46M, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $107.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, GEVO and EQNR?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 10.0x, Gevo (GEVO) -1.4x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 6.7x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gevo (GEVO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +2.8%, Gevo (GEVO) +121.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) has the highest net margin (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 11.1%, Gevo (GEVO) -119.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +70.3%, Gevo (GEVO) -39.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +78.6%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +17.7%/yr, Gevo (GEVO) -29.5%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 2.96%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.55%. Gevo (GEVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cenovus Energy (CVE) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 37.6%, Gevo (GEVO) 62.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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