CVE vs WDS vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Woodside Energy and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$32.13 +3.7% 1M +88.2% 1Y
Market cap
$60.51B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.61%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.59 +15.1% 1M +96.9% 1Y
Market cap
$118.99B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
3.19%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 5, Cenovus Energy 2, Woodside Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEWDSEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.51B $44.09B $118.99B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x — 11.1x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 13.3x 8.8x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +11.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 9.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 57.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.61% 5.00% 3.19% WDS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.2% +45.2% +96.9% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +5.8%/yr +13.4%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 32.8% 39.0% WDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 77/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEWDSEQNR

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

AxisCVEWDSEQNR
Valuation 47 #53 of 99 – 88 #13 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 – 92 #9 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 – 90 #11 of 96
Financial Health 57 #44 of 102 85 #16 of 102 62 #39 of 102
Shareholder Returns 37 #49 of 77 91 #8 of 77 53 #37 of 77
Overall 55 – 77
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WDS ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodCVEWDSEQNRSPY
1 month +3.7%+6.9%+15.1% +0.7%
3 months +5.9%-0.9%+16.9% +3.7%
6 months +9.9%-2.8%+16.8% +7.1%
Year to date +89.9%+48.7%+101.4% +12.8%
1 year +88.2%+45.2%+96.9% +11.9%
3 years +67.7%+6.4%+41.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +18.8%+2.1%+12.2% +22.8%
5 years +168.2%+32.4%+87.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.8%+5.8%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +114.8%+8.6%+187.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+0.8%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVEWDSEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%32.8%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%34.3%38.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.34-0.40-1.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.441.382.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-57.2%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-6.4%-2.5% -1.2%
52-week high $33.46$24.78$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$14.58$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.

MultipleCVEWDSEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 11.1xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x —median 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 2.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.0x —median 10.0x 5.2xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.18median 1.36 —median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsCVEWDSEQNR
Revenue – – $121.56B
Operating income $4.67B – $39.22B
Net income $3.61B – $11.80B
Free cash flow – – $22.82B
R&D $31.67M – $939.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 – $4.26
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $4.34B $6.30B
Total debt $14.38B $1.13B $24.40B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 1.91B 2.60B
Enterprise value $52.24B $30.10B $31.92B

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
MetricCVEWDSEQNR
P/E 16.1x – 11.1x
P/FCF 10.3x – 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 4.9x
P/S 1.7x – 1.0x
P/B 2.6x 1.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – 2.3x
EV/EBIT 14.3x – 3.0x
EV/Revenue – – 1.0x
EV/FCF – – 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.18 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEWDSEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% – 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% – 105.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% – 160.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 257.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEWDSEQNR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 41.9%
Operating margin – – 32.3%
Pretax margin – – 32.8%
Net margin – – 9.1%
FCF margin – – 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 20.0%
Return on equity 16.6% – 26.8%
Return on assets 8.5% – 834.8%
Return on invested capital – – 57.3%
Return on capital employed 12.4% – –
Asset turnover – – 86.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEWDSEQNR
Debt / assets 17.4% 1.7% 1,674%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 38.4% -2,981%
Equity / assets 49.9% 61.6% 3,081%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEWDSEQNR
Dividend yield 2.6% 5.0% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 5.0% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusCVEWDSEQNR
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $1.75FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% +14.3% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $15.29BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +2.8% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEWDSEQNR
Held by institutions 48.8% 1.6% 6.6%
Institutions holding 491 309 410
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +8.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying 265 169 231
Institutions selling 162 65 115
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.60 2.01

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.

CVEWDSEQNR
CVE 1.00 0.66 0.73
WDS 0.66 1.00 0.67
EQNR 0.73 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, WDS and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $60.51B, Woodside Energy (WDS) $44.09B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $118.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, WDS and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.1x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.6x, Woodside Energy (WDS) 13.3x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x). 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 Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +88.2%, Woodside Energy (WDS) +45.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +96.9%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +21.8%/yr, Woodside Energy (WDS) +5.8%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Woodside Energy (WDS) has the highest dividend yield: Cenovus Energy (CVE) 2.61%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 5.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Woodside Energy (WDS) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 36.1%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 32.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, WDS 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 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.