CVE vs MNTK vs SHEL Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Montauk Renewables and Shell 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
$51.22B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.62B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$101.85 +5.5% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$301.51B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.25B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cenovus Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cenovus Energy 5, Shell 4, Montauk Renewables 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEMNTKSHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.22B $351.67M $301.51B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 44.3x 10.2x CVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 22.2x 8.5x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +4.3% -16.6% MNTK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 4.2% 17.5% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.9x 0.4x CVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.3% +46.2% +38.1% CVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr -24.7%/yr +17.4%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 79.0% 23.3% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 51/100 70/100 SHEL

Percentile Scorecard

CVEMNTKSHEL

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

AxisCVEMNTKSHEL
Valuation 66 #34 of 98 60 #5 of 11 57 #43 of 98
Growth 77 #23 of 97 20 #9 of 11 73 #27 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 94 75 #3 of 9 66 #33 of 94
Financial Health 78 #23 of 101 50 #6 of 11 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns 51 #39 of 78 – 91 #8 of 78
Overall 67 51 70
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MNTK ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • SHEL 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

PeriodCVEMNTKSHELSPY
1 month -9.8%-8.6%+5.5% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%+55.6%+16.1% -0.4%
6 months -2.2%+82.2%+16.8% +4.5%
Year to date +67.8%+59.3%+38.6% +12.4%
1 year +70.3%+46.2%+38.1% +13.6%
3 years +48.4%-75.3%+54.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%-37.3%+15.5% +20.8%
5 years +126.0%-75.8%+122.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.7%-24.7%+17.4% +10.4%
10 years +106.2%—+102.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.5%—+7.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCVEMNTKSHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%79.0%23.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%74.8%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.451.27-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.870.581.64 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-94.5%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-9.5%-6.1% -1.6%
52-week high $33.46$2.94$108.47 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$1.12$70.31 $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.

MultipleCVEMNTKSHEL
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.7x 48.0xmedian 10.9x 10.1xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 5.4x 14.8xmedian 15.5x 3.7xmedian 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 9.9x -4.6xmedian 15.1x -3.5xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.68 -2.62median 0.19 0.44median 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 monthsCVEMNTKSHEL
Revenue $46.62B $189.10M $169.25B
Gross profit $9.69B – –
Operating income $6.57B $1.13M –
Net income $5.15B $7.93M $16.75B
Free cash flow $9.23B -$83.37M -$83.43B
EPS (diluted) $2.83 $0.06 $9.98
Cash & equivalents $3.91B $15.76M $36.43B
Total debt $6.02B $149.64M $68.39B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 143.93M 2.97B
Enterprise value $41.18B $279.44M $161.77B

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
MetricCVEMNTKSHEL
P/E 10.0x 48.0x 10.1x
P/FCF 5.8x -4.6x -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 8.8x 5.0x
P/S 1.1x 2.0x 1.7x
P/B 2.2x 1.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 14.8x 3.7x
EV/EBIT 8.5x 457.7x 5.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 6.0x -6.2x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 11.9x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 -2.62 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEMNTKSHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 4.3% -16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 2.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.6% -89.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -62.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.9% 199.8% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -18.0% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.5% 197.9% 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -18.3% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% -6.9% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -10.4% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% -312.7% -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -100.9% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEMNTKSHEL
Gross margin 20.8% – –
EBITDA margin 23.1% 18.4% 51.7%
Operating margin 14.1% 0.6% –
Pretax margin 13.3% 2.0% 29.5%
Net margin 11.1% 4.2% 17.5%
FCF margin 19.8% -44.1% -49.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 23.0% 34.3%
Return on equity 21.5% 3.0% 8.8%
Return on assets 10.9% 1.7% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 0.3% –
Return on capital employed 16.2% 0.3% 16.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 5.5x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEMNTKSHEL
Debt / assets 12.6% 31.8% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.9x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -1.8x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 43.8% 52.8%
Equity / assets 51.8% 56.2% 47.2%
Interest coverage 14.1x 0.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 4.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEMNTKSHEL
Dividend yield 3.0% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 3.5% – 9.5%
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.

ConsensusCVEMNTKSHEL
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $12.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +1,100.0%FY2026 +90.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% +41.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $199.18MFY2026 $339.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +28.2% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEMNTKSHEL
Held by institutions 48.8% 14.9% 6.3%
Institutions holding 493 92 1,524
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +3.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 267 52 681
Institutions selling 162 26 535
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.00 1.27

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.

CVEMNTKSHEL
CVE 1.00 -0.04 0.66
MNTK -0.04 1.00 -0.01
SHEL 0.66 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, MNTK and SHEL?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $51.22B, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) $351.67M, Shell (SHEL) $301.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, MNTK and SHEL?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 9.9x, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 44.3x, Shell (SHEL) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 6.7x, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 22.2x, Shell (SHEL) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Montauk Renewables (MNTK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +2.8%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +4.3%, Shell (SHEL) -16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 11.1%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 4.2%, Shell (SHEL) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cenovus Energy (CVE) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +70.3%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +46.2%, Shell (SHEL) +38.1%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +17.7%/yr, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -24.7%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 37.6%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 79.0%, Shell (SHEL) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.