CVI vs DINO vs CLH Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, HF Sinclair and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$58.16 +12.3% 1M +48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.23B
P/E
90.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
1 win
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$121.67 +14.7% 1M +121.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.50B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil Refining Energy
8 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$318.70 +1.8% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.74B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

HF Sinclair leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (HF Sinclair 8, Clean Harbors 2, Cvr Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVIDINOCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.23B $22.50B $16.74B DINO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.3x 11.7x 38.1x DINO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 6.9x 31.1x DINO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +16.3% +5.1% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 6.1% 7.0% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 15.5% 9.7% DINO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.1x 1.9x DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.6% +121.8% +30.8% DINO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +27.2%/yr +22.7%/yr DINO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 39.6% 27.9% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 67/100 66/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

CVIDINOCLH

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

AxisCVIDINOCLH
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 50 #12 of 23 60 #7 of 16
Growth 44 #11 of 19 78 #5 of 19 54 #7 of 14
Profitability 28 #14 of 19 67 #7 of 19 77 #4 of 14
Financial Health 42 #15 of 25 92 #3 of 25 80 #4 of 16
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 47 #10 of 18 57 #4 of 8
Overall 24 67 66
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • DINO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVIDINOCLHSPY
1 month +12.3%+14.7%+1.8% -1.0%
3 months +73.9%+37.7%+4.9% +2.9%
6 months +84.5%+101.9%+3.1% +6.4%
Year to date +128.6%+164.0%+35.9% +11.4%
1 year +48.6%+121.8%+30.8% +13.1%
3 years +84.9%+122.8%+105.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+30.6%+27.1% +21.5%
5 years +172.9%+233.0%+177.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.3%+27.2%+22.7% +10.9%
10 years +283.9%+397.8%+603.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%+17.4%+21.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVIDINOCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%39.6%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%37.9%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.260.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.903.071.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-60.5%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-5.1%-2.6% -2.5%
52-week high $63.12$128.23$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$45.88$201.73 $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.

MultipleCVIDINOCLH
P/E now vs peer median 84.7xmedian 10.4x 11.4xmedian 10.4x 38.3xmedian 33.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.1x 6.3xmedian 7.1x 15.9xmedian 15.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x 36.4xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 0.30 -2.23median 0.30 10.77median 4.14

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 monthsCVIDINOCLH
Revenue $8.47B $31.23B $6.24B
Gross profit $517.00M $4.03B $2.01B
Operating income $350.00M $2.59B $739.29M
Net income $171.00M $1.92B $439.05M
Free cash flow $351.00M $2.31B $461.72M
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $10.67 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $2.26B $408.36M
Total debt $1.77B $2.77B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 179.42M 52.96M
Enterprise value $3.80B $16.66B $13.75B

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
MetricCVIDINOCLH
P/E 84.7x 11.4x 38.3x
P/FCF 16.7x 9.4x 36.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 7.8x 18.6x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 7.9x 2.1x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 2.2x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 6.3x 15.9x
EV/EBIT 19.7x 8.6x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 3.1x
EV/FCF 19.6x 9.6x 41.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 8.0x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 -2.23 10.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVIDINOCLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 16.3% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -3.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 192.6% 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -0.3% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% 28,633% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -8.4% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 2,443% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% -8.7% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 2,435% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -5.1% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 160.9% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% 4.3% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 303.5% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 4.2% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVIDINOCLH
Gross margin 6.1% 12.9% 32.3%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 11.2% 19.2%
Operating margin 4.1% 8.3% 11.8%
Pretax margin 2.8% 8.0% 9.6%
Net margin 0.8% 6.1% 7.0%
FCF margin 4.1% 7.4% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 8.9% 14.5%
Return on equity 23.1% 19.1% 15.4%
Return on assets 4.3% 10.3% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 15.5% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 12.7% 17.4% 11.3%
Asset turnover 2.1x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVIDINOCLH
Debt / assets 43.4% 14.6% 35.4%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1.2x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 45.5% 62.6%
Equity / assets 18.2% 54.5% 37.4%
Interest coverage – 14.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.22 4.32 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVIDINOCLH
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 4.3% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –

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.

ConsensusCVIDINOCLH
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 31.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $17.63FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +248.4%FY2026 +40.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.5% -21.8% +4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.69BFY2026 $35.75BFY2026 $6.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +33.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -5.4% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVIDINOCLH
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.6% 93.5%
Institutions holding 223 682 658
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +5.5% 0.0%
Institutions buying 105 357 306
Institutions selling 75 242 246
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.48 1.24

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.

CVIDINOCLH
CVI 1.00 0.72 0.01
DINO 0.72 1.00 0.02
CLH 0.01 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, DINO and CLH?

HF Sinclair (DINO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.23B, HF Sinclair (DINO) $22.50B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, DINO and CLH?

HF Sinclair (DINO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.3x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 11.7x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Sinclair (DINO) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 19.1x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.9x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Energy (CVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +16.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, HF Sinclair (DINO) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 15.5%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HF Sinclair (DINO) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +48.6%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +121.8%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +30.8%. Over five years, HF Sinclair (DINO) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +22.3%/yr, HF Sinclair (DINO) +27.2%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.7%/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%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 0.02%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%. Cvr Energy (CVI) and Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.0%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 39.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.