CVE vs MPC vs XOM Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Marathon Petroleum and ExxonMobil Holdings 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
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$125.80B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$184.54 +14.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$750.88B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, ExxonMobil Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEMPCXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.20B $125.80B $750.88B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 14.7x 22.9x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 6.9x 13.1x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +15.9% +9.1% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 8.9% XOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.7% 11.1% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 0.4x XOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +139.8% +59.9% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +48.1%/yr +23.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 36.1% 25.9% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 60/100 51/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

CVEMPCXOM

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

AxisCVEMPCXOM
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 27 #17 of 23 29 #71 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 67 #7 of 19 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 94 #2 of 18 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 57 #11 of 24 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 53 #9 of 18 40 #46 of 76
Overall 54 60 51
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • XOM 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

PeriodCVEMPCXOMSPY
1 month +7.2%+19.6%+14.9% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%+50.6%+19.2% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%+107.1%+24.5% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+189.3%+53.3% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+139.8%+59.9% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+222.3%+74.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+47.7%+20.5% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+611.2%+187.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+48.1%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+963.0%+111.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+26.7%+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEMPCXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%36.1%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%34.7%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.24-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.633.872.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-45.9%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-3.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$485.05$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$162.63$113.68 $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.

MultipleCVEMPCXOM
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 15.9xmedian 9.5x 23.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 9.0xmedian 7.3x 10.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 9.5x 24.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 2.27 -15.47median 0.35 -1.67median 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 monthsCVEMPCXOM
Revenue – $156.18B $368.76B
Gross profit – $21.79B –
Operating income $4.67B $14.13B –
Net income $3.61B $10.31B $33.73B
Free cash flow – $12.90B $30.55B
R&D $31.67M – $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $29.50 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $7.77B $10.59B
Total debt $14.38B $33.26B $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 290.00M 4.42B
Enterprise value $48.91B $109.56B $707.36B

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
MetricCVEMPCXOM
P/E 16.6x 15.9x 23.5x
P/FCF 10.6x 10.2x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.7x 12.7x
P/S 1.8x 0.8x 2.1x
P/B 2.7x 5.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 9.0x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 11.2x 17.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 12.2x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.2x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 -15.47 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEMPCXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 15.9% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 163.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 174.5% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -10.4% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 324.1% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -1.0% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 164.9% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 253.7% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEMPCXOM
Gross margin – 14.0% –
EBITDA margin – 11.2% 20.5%
Operating margin – 9.0% –
Pretax margin – 8.2% 12.3%
Net margin – 5.5% 8.9%
FCF margin – 8.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.0% 16.2%
Return on equity 16.6% 42.0% 12.8%
Return on assets 8.5% 11.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 19.7% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 22.1% 12.3%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEMPCXOM
Debt / assets 17.4% 35.3% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 72.7% 42.7%
Equity / assets 49.9% 27.3% 57.3%
Interest coverage – 10.4x 59.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.06 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEMPCXOM
Dividend yield 2.5% 0.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 4.6% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 5.0%

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.

ConsensusCVEMPCXOM
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -13.2% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -9.3% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEMPCXOM
Held by institutions 48.8% 75.7% 63.9%
Institutions holding 490 1,930 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% -0.3% -2.2%
Institutions buying 264 855 2,041
Institutions selling 162 699 1,744
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 1.17

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.

CVEMPCXOM
CVE 1.00 0.54 0.68
MPC 0.54 1.00 0.51
XOM 0.68 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, MPC and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $125.80B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $750.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, MPC and XOM?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.1x). 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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +59.9%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Cenovus Energy (CVE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, MPC and XOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 7. 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.