CVE vs XOM vs IMO Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, ExxonMobil Holdings and Imperial Oil 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
$58.00B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$184.54 +14.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$751.65B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$134.49 +9.5% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.02B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 5, Imperial Oil 4, Cenovus Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEXOMIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.00B $751.65B $63.02B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 22.9x 20.9x CVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 13.1x 12.3x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.1% +5.5% XOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.9% 8.0% XOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.1% 15.4% IMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.3% +59.9% +47.8% CVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +23.6%/yr +30.6%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 25.9% 28.8% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 51/100 63/100 IMO

Percentile Scorecard

CVEXOMIMO

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

AxisCVEXOMIMO
Valuation 45 #55 of 99 29 #71 of 99 32 #68 of 99
Growth 44 #55 of 97 51 #48 of 97 55 #44 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 57 #42 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 76 #25 of 102 82 #19 of 102
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 40 #46 of 76 83 #14 of 76
Overall 54 51 63
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • IMO 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

PeriodCVEXOMIMOSPY
1 month +7.2%+14.9%+9.5% -0.8%
3 months +18.3%+19.2%+7.0% +3.5%
6 months +23.9%+24.5%+6.8% +7.0%
Year to date +96.1%+53.3%+55.8% +12.2%
1 year +94.3%+59.9%+47.8% +13.0%
3 years +71.5%+74.8%+133.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+20.5%+32.7% +23.1%
5 years +188.3%+187.8%+280.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+23.6%+30.6% +11.0%
10 years +119.6%+111.9%+312.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+7.8%+15.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVEXOMIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%25.9%28.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%26.0%30.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.68-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.632.311.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-20.7%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%0.0%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $33.46$184.54$138.33 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$113.68$83.72 $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.

MultipleCVEXOMIMO
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.5x 23.5xmedian 13.5x 21.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.9x 10.4xmedian 5.9x 11.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 24.8xmedian 11.0x 17.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.22median 2.27 -1.67median 2.27 -4.23median 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 monthsCVEXOMIMO
Revenue – $368.76B $37.53B
Operating income $4.67B – –
Net income $3.61B $33.73B $3.01B
Free cash flow – $30.55B $3.64B
R&D $31.67M $973.00M $6.51M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $7.41 $6.21
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $10.59B $2.00B
Total debt $14.38B $42.37B $2.81B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B 4.42B 484.90M
Enterprise value $49.71B $708.14B $58.11B

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
MetricCVEXOMIMO
P/E 16.6x 23.5x 21.6x
P/FCF 10.6x 24.8x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.7x 12.5x
P/S 1.8x 2.1x 1.7x
P/B 2.7x 2.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 10.4x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 17.1x 16.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF – 25.9x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.2x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.22 -1.67 -4.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEXOMIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.1% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 4.4% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -14.1% -10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 5.6% -5.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -14.1% -5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.0% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.9% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEXOMIMO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 20.5% 15.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 12.3% 10.5%
Net margin – 8.9% 8.0%
FCF margin – 8.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.2% 13.8%
Return on equity 16.6% 12.8% 17.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 7.3% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 11.1% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 12.3% 15.2%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEXOMIMO
Debt / assets 17.4% 9.1% 8.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 42.7% 48.7%
Equity / assets 49.9% 57.3% 51.3%
Interest coverage – 59.5x 147.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 4.93 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEXOMIMO
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 4.9% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.1% 36.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 56.4% 29.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 15.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 14.8%

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.

ConsensusCVEXOMIMO
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $14.10FY2026 $10.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026 +76.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -15.5% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026 $46.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -12.5% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEXOMIMO
Held by institutions 48.8% 63.9% 26.7%
Institutions holding 490 4,226 413
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% -2.2% +6.1%
Institutions buying 264 2,041 185
Institutions selling 162 1,744 141
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.17 1.31

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.

CVEXOMIMO
CVE 1.00 0.68 0.81
XOM 0.68 1.00 0.61
IMO 0.81 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, XOM and IMO?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $58.00B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $751.65B, Imperial Oil (IMO) $63.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, XOM and IMO?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.1x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x, Imperial Oil (IMO) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.1x, Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%, Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest net margin (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cenovus Energy (CVE) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +59.9%, Imperial Oil (IMO) +47.8%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.6%/yr, Imperial Oil (IMO) +30.6%/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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.9%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 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.