CVE vs YPF vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Cenovus Energy, Ypf Sociedad Anonima and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$31.65 +2.3% 1M +84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$58.53B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$48.46 -7.0% 1M +45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.20B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$124.44B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 6, Ypf Sociedad Anonima 4, Cenovus Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVEYPFEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.53B $19.20B $124.44B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 0.0x 15.5x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 6.5x 8.7x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -9.3% +5.8% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.2% 7.0% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 47.7% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.9x 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.9% +45.3% +93.2% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +61.7%/yr +12.7%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 37.1% 39.0% CVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 65/100 68/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVEYPFEQNR

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

AxisCVEYPFEQNR
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 91 #10 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Growth 42 #57 of 97 96 #5 of 97 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 96 43 #55 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 58 #43 of 102 30 #72 of 102 57 #44 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 – 61 #30 of 76
Overall 55 65 68
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • YPF 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

PeriodCVEYPFEQNRSPY
1 month +2.3%-7.0%+11.6% -0.2%
3 months +14.4%-2.8%+23.0% +3.9%
6 months +15.4%+11.7%+22.2% +8.2%
Year to date +87.1%+34.0%+99.2% +12.9%
1 year +84.9%+45.3%+93.2% +12.3%
3 years +63.6%+338.9%+40.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%+63.8%+11.9% +23.3%
5 years +168.0%+1,003.9%+81.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.8%+61.7%+12.7% +10.9%
10 years +104.5%+166.3%+183.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+10.3%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVEYPFEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%37.1%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%36.8%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.35-0.07-1.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.351.222.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-48.8%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-14.0%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $33.46$56.35$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.85$32.78$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.

MultipleCVEYPFEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 13.0x 0.0xmedian 13.0x 15.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 5.9x 4.9xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.1x 10.4xmedian 11.1x 12.3xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 2.27 —median 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 monthsCVEYPFEQNR
Revenue – $9.34T $114.42B
Gross profit – $4.19T –
Operating income $4.67B $2.56T $32.53B
Net income $3.61B $2.25T $9.05B
Free cash flow – $1.83B $9.58B
R&D $31.67M $102.00M $880.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 – $3.08
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $1.95T $8.06B
Total debt $14.38B $14.96T $24.43B
Shares (diluted) 1.82B – 2.60B
Enterprise value $50.24B $12.82B $38.89B

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
MetricCVEYPFEQNR
P/E 15.9x 0.0x 15.2x
P/FCF 10.1x 10.4x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.6x 5.1x
P/S 1.7x 0.0x 1.0x
P/B 2.6x 0.0x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 4.9x 2.7x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 5.9x 3.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 8,182x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 2,081x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVEYPFEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) – -9.3% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 598.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 747.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.8% 123.7% 7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 843.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 3,481% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 813.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% – 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.5% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,961% 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -37.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVEYPFEQNR
Gross margin – 44.9% –
EBITDA margin – 32.5% 38.9%
Operating margin – 27.4% 28.4%
Pretax margin – 27.1% 29.0%
Net margin – 18.2% 7.0%
FCF margin – 0.0% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 0.1% 20.2%
Return on equity 16.6% 9.7% 20.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 3.8% 658.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 47.7%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 5.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 83.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVEYPFEQNR
Debt / assets 17.4% 31.3% 1,784%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 8,172x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 60.5% -3,046%
Equity / assets 49.9% 39.5% 3,146%
Interest coverage – 2,243x –
Current ratio 1.6x 31.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 12.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVEYPFEQNR
Dividend yield 2.7% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusCVEYPFEQNR
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $7.50FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +169.4%FY2026 – +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.5% -6.9% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.97BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +5.3% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVEYPFEQNR
Held by institutions 48.8% 15.2% 6.6%
Institutions holding 490 166 409
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +29.8% +1.8%
Institutions buying 264 96 230
Institutions selling 162 44 115
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.18 2.00

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.

CVEYPFEQNR
CVE 1.00 0.53 0.72
YPF 0.53 1.00 0.53
EQNR 0.72 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVE, YPF and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cenovus Energy (CVE) $58.53B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.20B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $124.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVE, YPF and EQNR?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.2x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.5x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.5x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Cenovus Energy (CVE) +84.9%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +45.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +93.2%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) +21.8%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.7%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cenovus Energy (CVE) has been the steadiest (Cenovus Energy (CVE) 36.1%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.1%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVE, YPF 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 6. 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.