CVI vs ICL vs UAN Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, Icl and Cvr Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$57.46 +11.5% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.65B
P/E
81.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.91 -4.5% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
3 wins
UAN Cvr Partners, Lp
$124.08 +0.5% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$676.86M
Div. yield
0.10%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cvr Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cvr Partners 4, Cvr Energy 4, Icl 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVIICLUANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.65B $6.08B $1.31B ICL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.8x 8.8x 8.2x UAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 12.3x 6.8x UAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +10.9% +17.5% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 9.0% 23.7% UAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 21.2% UAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 1.6x CVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% -26.1% +34.7% CVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr -10.7%/yr +9.5%/yr CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 39.0% 41.6% ICL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 83/100 70/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

CVIICLUAN

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

AxisCVIICLUAN
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 98 #3 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Growth 44 #11 of 19 49 #47 of 91 61 #36 of 91
Profitability 29 #13 of 18 84 #15 of 86 97 #4 of 86
Financial Health 44 #14 of 24 – 52 #46 of 95
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 100 #1 of 70 62 #27 of 70
Overall 24 83 70
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • UAN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVIICLUANSPY
1 month +11.5%-4.5%+0.5% -0.2%
3 months +70.5%-6.3%+2.4% +3.9%
6 months +76.0%-9.6%-7.6% +8.2%
Year to date +125.9%-14.0%+21.1% +12.9%
1 year +43.6%-26.1%+34.7% +12.3%
3 years +85.4%+2.1%+58.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.9%+0.7%+16.6% +23.3%
5 years +194.4%-43.0%+57.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.1%-10.7%+9.5% +10.9%
10 years +323.1%+35.3%+146.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.5%+3.1%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVIICLUANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%39.0%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%44.8%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.77-0.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.79-0.670.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-70.0%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-28.0%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $63.12$6.82$139.00 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$4.70$91.76 $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.

MultipleCVIICLUAN
P/E now vs peer median 83.7xmedian 9.2x 9.2xmedian 22.0x 8.2xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 7.0x —median 12.4x 6.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 8.9x 5.3xmedian 15.1x 9.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.8x —median 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.70median 0.34 -0.56median 1.66 -0.67median 1.66

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 monthsCVIICLUAN
Revenue $8.47B $7.71B $676.86M
Gross profit $517.00M $2.36B $226.97M
Operating income $350.00M $715.00M $190.21M
Net income $171.00M $654.00M $160.22M
Free cash flow $351.00M $1.19B $144.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $0.54 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $496.00M $137.46M
Total debt $1.77B – $568.96M
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 1.29B 10.57M
Enterprise value $3.22B $2.78B $817.18M

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
MetricCVIICLUAN
P/E 83.7x 9.2x 8.2x
P/FCF 16.5x 5.3x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x – 6.2x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 1.9x
P/B 7.8x – 3.8x
P/Tangible book 7.8x – 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x – 6.3x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 8.2x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 19.4x 4.9x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x – 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.70 -0.56 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVIICLUAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 10.9% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 1.8% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 5.2% 52.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% 5.2% -8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% -1.7% 61.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -20.8% -10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% -1.7% 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% -18.0% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 88.4% 82.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -16.4% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% – 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% – -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% -17.5% 2.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -8.0% -15.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVIICLUAN
Gross margin 6.1% 30.6% 33.5%
EBITDA margin 9.0% – 40.7%
Operating margin 4.1% 9.3% 28.1%
Pretax margin 2.8% 9.9% 23.7%
Net margin 0.8% 9.0% 23.7%
FCF margin 4.1% 15.4% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% – 31.3%
Return on equity 23.1% – 48.6%
Return on assets 4.3% – 15.4%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 21.2%
Return on capital employed 12.7% – 20.4%
Asset turnover 2.1x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVIICLUAN
Debt / assets 43.4% – 53.8%
Debt / equity 2.4x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% – 67.2%
Equity / assets 18.2% – 32.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x – 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.21 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVIICLUAN
Dividend yield 0.3% 12.8% 11.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 12.8% 11.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 89.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 73.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -27.9%

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.

ConsensusCVIICLUAN
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 6.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $18.31FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +43.5% +12.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.70BFY2026 $7.47BFY2026 $817.69MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +34.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% +13.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVIICLUAN
Held by institutions 100.0% 13.7% 53.6%
Institutions holding 223 221 70
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -13.5% -1.6%
Institutions buying 105 140 37
Institutions selling 75 56 14
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.50 2.64

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.

CVIICLUAN
CVI 1.00 0.08 0.38
ICL 0.08 1.00 0.13
UAN 0.38 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, ICL and UAN?

Icl (ICL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $5.65B, Icl (ICL) $6.08B, Cvr Partners (UAN) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, ICL and UAN?

Cvr Partners (UAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 81.8x, Icl (ICL) 8.8x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvr Partners (UAN) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 17.1x, Icl (ICL) 12.3x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 6.8x). 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%, Icl (ICL) +10.9%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cvr Partners (UAN) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Icl (ICL) 9.0%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 23.7%). On return on invested capital, Cvr Partners (UAN) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Energy (CVI) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +43.6%, Icl (ICL) -26.1%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +34.7%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +24.1%/yr, Icl (ICL) -10.7%/yr, Cvr Partners (UAN) +9.5%/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%, Icl (ICL) 0.00%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 0.10%. Cvr Energy (CVI) and Icl (ICL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Icl (ICL) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.9%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVI, ICL and UAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cvr Partners (UAN) leads on 4. 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.