CVE vs MPC vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$62.49B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.53%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$132.13B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.85%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.11 +14.1% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$120.29B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
3.16%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 6, Marathon Petroleum 5, Cenovus Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEMPCEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.49B $132.13B $120.29B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 15.9x 15.5x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 6.9x 9.0x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +15.9% +5.8% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 7.0% EQNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.7% 47.7% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% 0.85% 3.16% EQNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +139.8% +98.6% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +48.1%/yr +13.1%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 36.1% 39.0% CVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 60/100 67/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEMPCEQNR

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

AxisCVEMPCEQNR
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 27 #17 of 23 81 #20 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 67 #7 of 19 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 94 #2 of 18 82 #18 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 57 #11 of 24 57 #44 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 53 #9 of 18 59 #32 of 76
Overall 54 60 67
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • 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

PeriodCVEMPCEQNRSPY
1 month +7.2%+19.6%+14.1% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%+50.6%+25.0% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%+107.1%+26.4% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+189.3%+103.6% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+139.8%+98.6% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+222.3%+43.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+47.7%+12.7% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+611.2%+84.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+48.1%+13.1% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+963.0%+194.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+26.7%+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEMPCEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%36.1%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%34.7%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.24-1.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.633.872.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-45.9%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-3.0%-1.4% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$485.05$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$162.63$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.

MultipleCVEMPCEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 15.9xmedian 9.5x 15.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 1.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 9.0xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 9.5x 12.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 2.27 -15.47median 0.35 —median 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 monthsCVEMPCEQNR
Revenue – $156.18B $114.42B
Gross profit – $21.79B –
Operating income $4.67B $14.13B $32.53B
Net income $3.61B $10.31B $9.05B
Free cash flow – $12.90B $9.58B
R&D $31.67M – $880.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $29.50 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $7.77B $8.06B
Total debt $14.38B $33.26B $105.13B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 290.00M 2.60B
Enterprise value $54.21B $122.52B $34.81B

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
MetricCVEMPCEQNR
P/E 16.6x 15.9x 15.5x
P/FCF 10.6x 10.2x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.7x 5.2x
P/S 1.8x 0.8x 1.1x
P/B 2.7x 5.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 9.0x 2.7x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 11.2x 3.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 12.2x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.2x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 -15.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEMPCEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 15.9% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 163.0% 7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 174.5% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -10.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 324.1% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -1.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 164.9% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 253.7% 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEMPCEQNR
Gross margin – 14.0% –
EBITDA margin – 11.2% 38.9%
Operating margin – 9.0% 28.4%
Pretax margin – 8.2% 29.0%
Net margin – 5.5% 7.0%
FCF margin – 8.3% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.0% 20.2%
Return on equity 16.6% 42.0% 20.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 11.3% 658.7%
Return on invested capital – 19.7% 47.7%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 22.1% –
Asset turnover – 1.7x 83.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEMPCEQNR
Debt / assets 17.4% 35.3% 1,784%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 72.7% -3,046%
Equity / assets 49.9% 27.3% 3,146%
Interest coverage – 10.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEMPCEQNR
Dividend yield 2.5% 0.9% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 4.6% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% –

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.

ConsensusCVEMPCEQNR
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 $68.22FY2026 $5.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +166.9%FY2026 +537.6%FY2026 +117.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% -13.2% -17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.57BFY2026 $192.78BFY2026 $120.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.2% -9.8% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEMPCEQNR
Held by institutions 48.8% 75.7% 6.6%
Institutions holding 490 1,930 409
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% -0.3% +1.8%
Institutions buying 264 855 230
Institutions selling 162 699 115
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 2.00

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.

CVEMPCEQNR
CVE 1.00 0.54 0.72
MPC 0.54 1.00 0.49
EQNR 0.72 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, MPC and EQNR?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $62.49B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $132.13B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $120.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, MPC and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.6x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +98.6%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 2.53%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.85%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cenovus Energy (CVE) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, MPC 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, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 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.