CVE vs TTE vs SSL Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, TotalEnergies SE and Sasol 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
1 win
TTE TotalEnergies SE
$93.79 +3.1% 1M +51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$202.32B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$115.93B
Div. yield
0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

TotalEnergies SE leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (TotalEnergies SE 4, Sasol 3, Cenovus Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVETTESSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.20B $202.32B $10.83B TTE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 18.0x 15.3x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 8.1x 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.5x — TTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +51.0% +165.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +13.2%/yr +0.4%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 24.9% 54.1% TTE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 71/100 — TTE

Percentile Scorecard

CVETTESSL

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

AxisCVETTESSL
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 84 #17 of 99 95 #6 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 67 #33 of 97 –
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 79 #21 of 96 –
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 53 #49 of 102 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 72 #22 of 76 –
Overall 54 71 –
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TTE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SSL 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

PeriodCVETTESSLSPY
1 month +7.2%+3.1%+24.2% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%+11.4%+52.3% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%+5.7%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+43.4%+167.6% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+51.0%+165.5% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+41.5%+32.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+12.3%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+86.0%+2.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+13.2%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+95.6%-37.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+6.9%-4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVETTESSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%24.9%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%24.6%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.33-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.632.053.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-28.4%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%0.0%-3.3% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$93.79$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$60.99$6.00 $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.

MultipleCVETTESSL
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 18.3xmedian 13.5x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 3.4xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 6.4xmedian 11.0x 3.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 2.27 -1.58median 2.27 —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 monthsCVETTESSL
Revenue – $115.93B –
Gross profit – $115.93B –
Operating income $4.67B $54.64B –
Net income $3.61B $18.10B –
Free cash flow – $32.15B –
R&D $31.67M $228.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $4.37 –
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $27.68B $2.64B
Total debt $14.38B $259.58B $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 2.57B 642.00M
Enterprise value $48.91B $82.90B -$233.82M

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
MetricCVETTESSL
P/E 16.6x 18.3x 15.3x
P/FCF 10.6x 6.4x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.3x –
P/S 1.8x 1.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.7x 1.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 3.4x –
EV/EBIT 14.7x 4.4x –
EV/Revenue – 2.1x –
EV/FCF – 7.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 -1.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVETTESSL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -14.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 13.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 0.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 38.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -3.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 72.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -11.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVETTESSL
Gross margin – 100.0% –
EBITDA margin – 59.8% –
Operating margin – 47.1% –
Pretax margin – 28.9% –
Net margin – 9.7% –
FCF margin – 27.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 28.5% –
Return on equity 16.6% 8.9% –
Return on assets 8.5% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital – 22.6% –
Return on capital employed 12.4% 25.4% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVETTESSL
Debt / assets 17.4% 20.1% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 58.3% 53.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 41.7% 46.7%
Interest coverage – 23,923,370x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVETTESSL
Dividend yield 2.5% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 6.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –

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.

ConsensusCVETTESSL
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $11.64FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +68.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -7.9% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $203.15BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +3.2% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVETTESSL
Held by institutions 48.8% 46.3% 4.7%
Institutions holding 490 1,002 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +3.8% -7.6%
Institutions buying 264 457 111
Institutions selling 162 354 45
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.29 2.47

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.

CVETTESSL
CVE 1.00 0.59 0.52
TTE 0.59 1.00 0.52
SSL 0.52 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, TTE and SSL?

TotalEnergies SE (TTE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) $202.32B, Sasol (SSL) $10.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, TTE and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 18.0x, Sasol (SSL) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 8.1x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) +51.0%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) +13.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 0.00%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 0.04%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 24.9%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, TTE and SSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) leads on 4. 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.