CVI vs CNQ vs DINO Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, Canadian Natural Resources and HF Sinclair Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$56.85 +12.4% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.82B
P/E
84.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.08 +16.8% 1M +71.3% 1Y
Market cap
$117.10B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$111.90 +6.0% 1M +107.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.15B
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.83B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil Refining Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

HF Sinclair leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (HF Sinclair 8, Canadian Natural Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVICNQDINOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.82B $117.10B $20.15B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.3x 14.6x 5.7x DINO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 11.5x 6.3x DINO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +6.7% +29.5% DINO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 24.0% 10.1% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 25.9% DINO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.3x -0.1x DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.1% +71.3% +107.4% DINO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr +21.5%/yr +27.1%/yr DINO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 30.9% 40.7% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 74/100 86/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

CVICNQDINO

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

AxisCVICNQDINO
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 76 #25 of 99 86 #4 of 23
Growth 39 #12 of 19 77 #23 of 97 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 24 #14 of 18 83 #17 of 96 94 #2 of 18
Financial Health 44 #14 of 24 94 #7 of 102 91 #3 of 24
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 41 #46 of 77 65 #7 of 18
Overall 22 74 86
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DINO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVICNQDINOSPY
1 month +12.4%+16.8%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months +49.3%+16.5%+21.0% +3.7%
6 months +71.5%+15.5%+66.5% +7.1%
Year to date +123.5%+62.7%+142.8% +12.8%
1 year +45.1%+71.3%+107.4% +11.9%
3 years +80.9%+72.7%+109.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.9%+20.0%+28.0% +22.8%
5 years +196.6%+164.6%+231.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.3%+21.5%+27.1% +10.9%
10 years +329.7%+247.3%+369.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+13.3%+16.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVICNQDINOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%30.9%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%32.7%40.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.50-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.822.312.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-38.9%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%0.0%-12.7% -1.2%
52-week high $63.12$55.10$128.23 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$30.59$45.88 $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.

MultipleCVICNQDINO
P/E now vs peer median 82.8xmedian 8.8x 14.3xmedian 11.9x 5.6xmedian 8.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.2x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 0.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 7.0x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 3.3xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.5x 6.1xmedian 10.0x 5.9xmedian 7.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.7x —median 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.68median 0.34 0.27median 1.36 0.30median 0.34

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 monthsCVICNQDINO
Revenue $8.47B $33.47B $34.83B
Gross profit $517.00M $26.58B $6.28B
Operating income $350.00M $24.77B $4.69B
Net income $171.00M $8.48B $3.53B
Free cash flow $351.00M $18.68B $3.27B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $3.83 $20.05
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $1.84B $3.33B
Total debt $1.77B $49.14B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 2.10B 175.87M
Enterprise value $3.39B $114.11B $12.43B

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
MetricCVICNQDINO
P/E 82.8x 14.3x 5.6x
P/FCF 16.3x 6.1x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 8.9x 5.1x
P/S 0.7x 3.4x 0.6x
P/B 7.7x – 1.6x
P/Tangible book 7.7x – 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 3.9x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 5.0x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 19.2x 6.7x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 9.7x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.68 0.27 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVICNQDINO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 6.7% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -2.3% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 5.0% 204.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -3.2% 24.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% -26.5% 576.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -15.2% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 42.1% 785.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 14.2% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 408,311% 851.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% 53.8% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 30.3% 222.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% 5.4% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 33.0% 383.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 13.6% 8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVICNQDINO
Gross margin 6.1% 79.4% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 94.6% 16.2%
Operating margin 4.1% 74.0% 13.5%
Pretax margin 2.8% 32.2% 13.3%
Net margin 0.8% 24.0% 10.1%
FCF margin 4.1% 55.8% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 38.5% 10.8%
Return on equity 23.1% – 31.9%
Return on assets 4.3% – 17.8%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 25.9%
Return on capital employed 12.7% – 29.6%
Asset turnover 2.1x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.3% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVICNQDINO
Debt / assets 43.4% – 13.4%
Debt / equity 2.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% – 43.1%
Equity / assets 18.2% – 56.9%
Interest coverage – 38.3x 26.2x
Current ratio 1.4x – 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.20 – 4.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVICNQDINO
Dividend yield 0.4% 5.6% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 5.4% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5% 10.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3% 11.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3% -3.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0% 2.5%

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.

ConsensusCVICNQDINO
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 6.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $17.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +85.3%FY2026 +253.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.5% -15.4% -19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.70BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $35.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -6.6% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVICNQDINO
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.6% 86.6%
Institutions holding 223 746 683
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -5.0% +5.5%
Institutions buying 105 387 357
Institutions selling 75 242 243
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.60 1.47

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.

CVICNQDINO
CVI 1.00 0.42 0.72
CNQ 0.42 1.00 0.40
DINO 0.72 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, CNQ and DINO?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $5.82B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $117.10B, HF Sinclair (DINO) $20.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, CNQ and DINO?

HF Sinclair (DINO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 84.3x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.6x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Sinclair (DINO) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 16.9x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HF Sinclair (DINO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, HF Sinclair (DINO) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HF Sinclair (DINO) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +45.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.3%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +107.4%. Over five years, HF Sinclair (DINO) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +24.3%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.5%/yr, HF Sinclair (DINO) +27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.00%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 0.02%. Cvr Energy (CVI) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 30.9%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVI, CNQ and DINO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, HF Sinclair (DINO) leads on 8. 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.