CVI vs NTR vs MPC Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, Nutrien and Marathon Petroleum 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
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$457.20 +17.7% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.82B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 5, Nutrien 5, Cvr Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVINTRMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.23B $33.25B $135.82B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.3x 14.9x 15.9x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 14.0x 6.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +8.6% +15.9% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 7.9% 5.5% NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 11.8% 19.7% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.6% +20.6% +133.3% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr -0.1%/yr +46.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 33.0% 35.9% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 68/100 63/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

CVINTRMPC

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

AxisCVINTRMPC
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 90 #10 of 94 27 #17 of 23
Growth 44 #11 of 19 58 #39 of 92 72 #6 of 19
Profitability 28 #14 of 19 76 #22 of 89 94 #2 of 19
Financial Health 42 #15 of 25 80 #20 of 97 54 #12 of 25
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 36 #45 of 70 65 #7 of 18
Overall 24 68 63
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MPC 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

PeriodCVINTRMPCSPY
1 month +12.3%-7.2%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months +73.9%+2.4%+47.8% +2.9%
6 months +84.5%-2.6%+104.0% +6.4%
Year to date +128.6%+13.0%+181.1% +11.4%
1 year +48.6%+20.6%+133.3% +13.1%
3 years +84.9%+22.9%+207.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+7.1%+45.5% +21.5%
5 years +172.9%-0.5%+577.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.3%-0.1%+46.6% +10.9%
10 years +283.9%—+937.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%—+26.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVINTRMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%33.0%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%34.5%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.23-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.623.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-61.5%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-16.9%-5.7% -2.5%
52-week high $63.12$83.94$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$53.64$162.63 $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.

MultipleCVINTRMPC
P/E now vs peer median 84.7xmedian 10.4x 15.2xmedian 21.5x 15.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.1x 5.6xmedian 12.4x 8.8xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 9.4x 5.4xmedian 15.5x 10.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 0.30 -1.17median 1.70 -15.03median 0.30

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 monthsCVINTRMPC
Revenue $8.47B $28.21B $156.18B
Gross profit $517.00M $8.75B $21.79B
Operating income $350.00M $5.49B $14.13B
Net income $171.00M $5.57B $10.31B
Free cash flow $351.00M $6.28B $12.90B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $4.59 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $921.00M $7.77B
Total debt $1.77B $11.39B $33.26B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 486.52M 290.00M
Enterprise value $3.80B $30.08B $119.57B

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
MetricCVINTRMPC
P/E 84.7x 15.2x 15.4x
P/FCF 16.7x 5.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 8.0x 7.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 7.9x 1.3x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 1.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 5.6x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 19.7x 8.0x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 19.6x 7.0x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 10.5x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 -1.17 -15.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVINTRMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 8.6% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -5.6% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 15.5% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -8.0% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% 140.9% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -20.1% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 77.9% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 14.3% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 86.8% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -13.0% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 14.0% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -15.8% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 10.8% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -13.9% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVINTRMPC
Gross margin 6.1% 31.0% 14.0%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 28.0% 11.2%
Operating margin 4.1% 19.5% 9.0%
Pretax margin 2.8% 13.7% 8.2%
Net margin 0.8% 7.9% 5.5%
FCF margin 4.1% 22.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 14.8% 11.0%
Return on equity 23.1% 9.4% 42.0%
Return on assets 4.3% 4.5% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 11.8% 19.7%
Return on capital employed 12.7% – 22.1%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVINTRMPC
Debt / assets 43.4% 21.3% 35.3%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1.8x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 51.6% 72.7%
Equity / assets 18.2% 48.4% 27.3%
Interest coverage – 7.8x 10.4x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.22 – 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVINTRMPC
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -1.6% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.6% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.4%

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.

ConsensusCVINTRMPC
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $67.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.9%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.5% +2.0% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.69BFY2026 $28.81BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -11.6% -10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVINTRMPC
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.7% 75.7%
Institutions holding 223 727 1,930
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -0.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 105 367 855
Institutions selling 75 236 699
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.56 1.22

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.

CVINTRMPC
CVI 1.00 0.41 0.68
NTR 0.41 1.00 0.42
MPC 0.68 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, NTR and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.23B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, NTR and MPC?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.3x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 19.1x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 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%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +48.6%, Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +22.3%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/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%, Nutrien (NTR) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%. Cvr Energy (CVI) and Nutrien (NTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.0%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVI, NTR and MPC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 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.