CVE vs GPRE vs E Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Green Plains and Eni Spa 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
3 wins
GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$14.04 -5.9% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$931.98M
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
5 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.08B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Green Plains leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Green Plains 5, Eni Spa 3, Cenovus Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEGPREELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.20B $931.98M $89.08B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 7.5x 17.2x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 6.8x 9.0x GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -23.7% +11.2% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.8% 5.3% GPRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% 6.9% GPRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x 1.4x CVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +25.9% +64.5% CVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr -16.6%/yr +16.4%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 56.8% 27.5% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 89/100 51/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

CVEGPREE

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

AxisCVEGPREE
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 100 #1 of 11 78 #23 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 100 #1 of 11 64 #36 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 88 #2 of 9 47 #51 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 70 #4 of 11 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 – 32 #52 of 76
Overall 54 89 51
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • E 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

PeriodCVEGPREESPY
1 month +7.2%-5.9%+10.7% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%-14.6%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%-14.7%+12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+43.3%+59.6% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+25.9%+64.5% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%-49.0%+86.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%-20.1%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%-59.6%+113.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%-16.6%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%-46.2%+105.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%-6.0%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEGPREESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%56.8%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%59.6%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.330.27-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.630.462.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-92.5%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-27.0%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$19.23$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$9.40$36.32 $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.

MultipleCVEGPREE
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 7.8xmedian 10.9x 17.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 5.4xmedian 14.0x 7.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 7.7xmedian 14.0x 6.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 2.27 0.24median 0.19 1.46median 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 monthsCVEGPREE
Revenue – $1.83B $98.30B
Gross profit – $293.29M –
Operating income $4.67B $136.02M $6.83B
Net income $3.61B $125.21M $6.59B
Free cash flow – $127.39M $15.30B
R&D $31.67M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $1.47 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $185.38M $9.55B
Total debt $14.38B $483.69M $139.18B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 84.49M 1.54B
Enterprise value $48.91B $332.65M $33.64B

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
MetricCVEGPREE
P/E 16.6x 7.8x 17.6x
P/FCF 10.6x 7.7x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.4x 6.2x
P/S 1.8x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 2.7x 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 5.4x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 9.4x 17.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 10.1x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.3x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 0.24 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEGPREE
Revenue growth (1Y) – -23.7% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -19.9% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 127.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 116.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 280.2% 204.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 39.9% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 182.8% 135.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 36.7% -11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 164.2% 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 33.3% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 289.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 168.9% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 389.9% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEGPREE
Gross margin – 16.0% –
EBITDA margin – 12.9% 15.4%
Operating margin – 7.4% 6.9%
Pretax margin – 3.7% 8.0%
Net margin – 6.8% 5.3%
FCF margin – 7.0% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.4% 15.6%
Return on equity 16.6% 15.1% 10.4%
Return on assets 8.5% 7.7% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 10.4% 5.3%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEGPREE
Debt / assets 17.4% 29.2% 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 47.5% 61.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 52.5% 38.7%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.06 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEGPREE
Dividend yield 2.5% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – -2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.9%

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.

ConsensusCVEGPREE
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 – +76.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -11.2% -4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +4.3% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEGPREE
Held by institutions 48.8% 100.0% 1.6%
Institutions holding 490 219 343
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +5.7% +2.3%
Institutions buying 264 118 196
Institutions selling 162 76 92
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.55 2.13

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.

CVEGPREE
CVE 1.00 0.35 0.69
GPRE 0.35 1.00 0.27
E 0.69 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, GPRE and E?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B, Green Plains (GPRE) $931.98M, Eni Spa (E) $89.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, GPRE and E?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.5x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Plains (GPRE) has the highest net margin (Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Green Plains (GPRE) leads (Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cenovus Energy (CVE) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Green Plains (GPRE) +25.9%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Green Plains (GPRE) -16.6%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Green Plains (GPRE) 56.8%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, GPRE and E?

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