CVE vs MPC vs YPF Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Ypf Sociedad Anonima 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
3 wins
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
4 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$49.24 -5.5% 1M +82.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.37B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 5, Marathon Petroleum 4, Cenovus Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEMPCYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.49B $132.13B $19.37B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 15.9x 0.0x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 6.9x 6.3x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +15.9% -9.3% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 18.2% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.7% 10.2% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 4.9x CVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% 0.85% 0.00% CVE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +139.8% +82.7% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +48.1%/yr +61.5%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 36.1% 37.2% CVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 67/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

CVEMPCYPF

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

AxisCVEMPCYPF
Valuation 46 #27 of 49 67 #33 of 98 96 #3 of 49
Growth 36 #31 of 48 86 #13 of 89 100 #1 of 48
Profitability 100 #1 of 46 62 #31 of 80 49 #24 of 46
Financial Health 53 #25 of 52 30 #72 of 102 24 #40 of 52
Shareholder Returns 30 #24 of 34 77 #15 of 62 –
Overall 53 64 67
  • CVE ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 106 companies in Energy
  • YPF ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCVEMPCYPFSPY
1 month +7.2%+19.6%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%+50.6%-3.3% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%+107.1%+14.5% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+189.3%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+139.8%+82.7% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+222.3%+346.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+47.7%+64.7% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+611.2%+996.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+48.1%+61.5% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+963.0%+167.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+26.7%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEMPCYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%36.1%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%34.7%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.24-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.633.872.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-45.9%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-3.0%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$485.05$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$162.63$32.78 $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.

MultipleCVEMPCYPF
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 14.1x 15.9xmedian 15.7x 0.0xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.9x 9.0xmedian 6.9x 4.9xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 8.1x 10.2xmedian 9.4x 10.6xmedian 8.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.1xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 1.20 -15.47median 0.93 —median 1.20

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 monthsCVEMPCYPF
Revenue – $156.18B $9.34T
Gross profit – $21.79B $4.19T
Operating income $4.67B $14.13B $2.56T
Net income $3.61B $10.31B $2.25T
Free cash flow – $12.90B $1.83B
R&D $31.67M – $102.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $29.50 –
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $7.77B $1.95T
Total debt $14.38B $33.26B $14.96T
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 290.00M –
Enterprise value $54.21B $122.52B $410.53B

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
MetricCVEMPCYPF
P/E 16.6x 15.9x 0.0x
P/FCF 10.6x 10.2x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.7x 2.7x
P/S 1.8x 0.8x 0.0x
P/B 2.7x 5.1x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.7x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 9.0x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 11.2x 5.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 12.2x 8,182x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.2x 2,081x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 -15.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEMPCYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 15.9% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 598.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 71.5% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% 747.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 163.0% 123.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -9.1% 843.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 174.5% 3,481%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -10.4% 813.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 324.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -1.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 164.9% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 253.7% 2,961%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEMPCYPF
Gross margin – 14.0% 44.9%
EBITDA margin – 11.2% 32.5%
Operating margin – 9.0% 27.4%
Pretax margin – 8.2% 27.1%
Net margin – 5.5% 18.2%
FCF margin – 8.3% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.0% 0.1%
Return on equity 16.6% 42.0% 9.7%
Return on assets 8.5% 11.3% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 19.7% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 22.1% 5.7%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEMPCYPF
Debt / assets 17.4% 35.3% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 4.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 8,172x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 72.7% 60.5%
Equity / assets 49.9% 27.3% 39.5%
Interest coverage – 10.4x 2,243x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 31.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEMPCYPF
Dividend yield 2.5% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 4.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCVEMPCYPF
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 6.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 $68.22FY2026 $7.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +166.9%FY2026 +537.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% -13.2% -14.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.57BFY2026 $192.78BFY2026 $20.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.2% -9.8% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEMPCYPF
Held by institutions 48.8% 75.7% 15.2%
Institutions holding 490 1,930 166
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% -0.3% +29.8%
Institutions buying 264 855 96
Institutions selling 162 699 44
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 2.18

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.

CVEMPCYPF
CVE 1.00 0.54 0.53
MPC 0.54 1.00 0.29
YPF 0.53 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, MPC and YPF?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $62.49B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $132.13B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, MPC and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.6x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.3x). 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%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

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%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +82.7%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 2.53%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.85%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%. Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 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.