CVI vs NTR vs CLH Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, Nutrien and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$68.47 -3.8% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.60B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$309.47 -0.7% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.92B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 5, Cvr Energy 3, Clean Harbors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVINTRCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.82B $33.60B $15.92B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.3x 15.0x 30.1x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 13.5x 30.1x NTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +8.6% +10.1% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 7.9% 8.0% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 11.8% 10.9% NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.1% +21.3% +42.0% CVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr -0.4%/yr +22.4%/yr CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 33.1% 24.9% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 68/100 73/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CVINTRCLH

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

AxisCVINTRCLH
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 89 #11 of 94 60 #7 of 16
Growth 39 #12 of 19 60 #37 of 92 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 24 #14 of 18 77 #21 of 86 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 44 #14 of 24 74 #25 of 93 64 #6 of 15
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 39 #44 of 71 –
Overall 22 68 73
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodCVINTRCLHSPY
1 month +12.4%-3.8%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months +49.3%-3.2%-2.5% +3.7%
6 months +71.5%-9.9%-1.0% +7.1%
Year to date +123.5%+10.9%+32.0% +12.8%
1 year +45.1%+21.3%+42.0% +11.9%
3 years +80.9%+22.2%+103.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.9%+6.9%+26.7% +22.8%
5 years +196.6%-2.1%+175.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.3%-0.4%+22.4% +10.9%
10 years +329.7%—+558.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%—+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVINTRCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%33.1%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%34.6%24.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.230.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.641.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-61.5%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-18.4%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $63.12$83.94$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$53.64$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.

MultipleCVINTRCLH
P/E now vs peer median 82.8xmedian 8.8x 14.9xmedian 21.0x 30.9xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.2x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 7.0x 5.5xmedian 12.9x 14.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.5x 5.3xmedian 15.5x 32.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.68median 0.34 -1.15median 1.68 2.13median 2.44

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 monthsCVINTRCLH
Revenue $8.47B $28.21B $6.56B
Gross profit $517.00M $8.75B $2.17B
Operating income $350.00M $5.49B $864.39M
Net income $171.00M $5.57B $528.36M
Free cash flow $351.00M $6.28B $500.54M
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $4.59 $9.99
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $921.00M $423.54M
Total debt $1.77B $11.39B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 486.52M 52.90M
Enterprise value $3.39B $30.43B $13.27B

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
MetricCVINTRCLH
P/E 82.8x 14.9x 30.9x
P/FCF 16.3x 5.3x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 7.9x 16.0x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 2.5x
P/B 7.7x 1.3x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 1.4x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 5.5x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 7.9x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 19.2x 6.9x 37.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 10.4x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.68 -1.15 2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVINTRCLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 8.6% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -5.6% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 15.5% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -8.0% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% 140.9% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -20.1% 13.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 77.9% 36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 14.3% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 86.8% 38.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -13.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 14.0% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -15.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 10.8% 11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -13.9% 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVINTRCLH
Gross margin 6.1% 31.0% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 28.0% 20.3%
Operating margin 4.1% 19.5% 13.2%
Pretax margin 2.8% 13.7% 10.9%
Net margin 0.8% 7.9% 8.0%
FCF margin 4.1% 22.3% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 14.8% 15.5%
Return on equity 23.1% 9.4% 17.5%
Return on assets 4.3% 4.5% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 11.8% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 12.7% – 12.8%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVINTRCLH
Debt / assets 43.4% 21.3% 34.9%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1.8x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 51.6% 62.4%
Equity / assets 18.2% 48.4% 37.6%
Interest coverage – 7.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.20 – 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVINTRCLH
Dividend yield 0.4% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – -1.6% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.6% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusCVINTRCLH
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 30.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.5% +4.5% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.70BFY2026 $29.29BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -11.2% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVINTRCLH
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.7% 93.5%
Institutions holding 223 728 659
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -0.5% 0.0%
Institutions buying 105 367 307
Institutions selling 75 237 246
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.55 1.25

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.

CVINTRCLH
CVI 1.00 0.39 0.03
NTR 0.39 1.00 0.19
CLH 0.03 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, NTR and CLH?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $5.82B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.60B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $15.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, NTR and CLH?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 84.3x, Nutrien (NTR) 15.0x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutrien (NTR) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 16.9x, Nutrien (NTR) 13.5x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.1x). 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%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Energy (CVI) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +45.1%, Nutrien (NTR) +21.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +42.0%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +24.3%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.4%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.7%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVI, NTR 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, Nutrien (NTR) 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.