CVI vs NTR vs SOBO Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, Nutrien and South Bow 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
3 wins
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
6 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.41 +3.0% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 6, Cvr Energy 3, South Bow 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVINTRSOBOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.23B $33.25B $7.42B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.3x 14.9x 16.1x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 14.0x 18.8x NTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +8.6% -2.1% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 7.9% 23.0% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 11.8% 9.2% NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 4.4x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.6% +20.6% +34.5% CVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr -0.1%/yr — CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 33.0% 22.7% SOBO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 68/100 58/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

CVINTRSOBO

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

AxisCVINTRSOBO
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 90 #10 of 94 65 #13 of 35
Growth 44 #11 of 19 58 #39 of 92 55 #16 of 34
Profitability 28 #14 of 19 76 #22 of 89 67 #12 of 34
Financial Health 42 #15 of 25 80 #20 of 97 50 #18 of 35
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 36 #45 of 70 53 #15 of 31
Overall 24 68 58
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVINTRSOBOSPY
1 month +12.3%-7.2%+3.0% -1.0%
3 months +73.9%+2.4%-8.0% +2.9%
6 months +84.5%-2.6%+10.7% +6.4%
Year to date +128.6%+13.0%+28.9% +11.4%
1 year +48.6%+20.6%+34.5% +13.1%
3 years +84.9%+22.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+7.1%— +21.5%
5 years +172.9%-0.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.3%-0.1%— +10.9%
10 years +283.9%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVINTRSOBOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%33.0%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%34.5%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.23-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.621.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-61.5%-20.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-16.9%-8.5% -2.5%
52-week high $63.12$83.94$38.69 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$53.64$25.26 $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.

MultipleCVINTRSOBO
P/E now vs peer median 84.7xmedian 10.4x 15.2xmedian 21.5x 16.0xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.1x 5.6xmedian 12.4x 10.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 9.4x 5.4xmedian 15.5x 11.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 0.30 -1.17median 1.70 —median 1.93

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 monthsCVINTRSOBO
Revenue $8.47B $28.21B $2.00B
Gross profit $517.00M $8.75B $1.72B
Operating income $350.00M $5.49B –
Net income $171.00M $5.57B $460.00M
Free cash flow $351.00M $6.28B $640.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $4.59 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $921.00M $726.00M
Total debt $1.77B $11.39B $5.73B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 486.52M 208.80M
Enterprise value $3.80B $30.08B $5.05B

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
MetricCVINTRSOBO
P/E 84.7x 15.2x 16.0x
P/FCF 16.7x 5.4x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 8.0x 8.8x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 3.7x
P/B 7.9x 1.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 1.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 5.6x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 19.7x 8.0x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.6x 6.2x
EV/FCF 19.6x 7.0x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 10.5x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 -1.17 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVINTRSOBO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 8.6% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 15.5% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% 140.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -20.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 77.9% 53.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 14.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 86.8% 134.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 14.0% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -15.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 10.8% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -13.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVINTRSOBO
Gross margin 6.1% 31.0% 85.8%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 28.0% 56.9%
Operating margin 4.1% 19.5% –
Pretax margin 2.8% 13.7% 27.8%
Net margin 0.8% 7.9% 23.0%
FCF margin 4.1% 22.3% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 14.8% 41.9%
Return on equity 23.1% 9.4% 17.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 4.5% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 11.8% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 12.7% – 9.1%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVINTRSOBO
Debt / assets 43.4% 21.3% 50.4%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.4x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 1.8x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 51.6% 76.6%
Equity / assets 18.2% 48.4% 23.4%
Interest coverage – 7.8x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.22 – 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVINTRSOBO
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.2% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – -1.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.6% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusCVINTRSOBO
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.9%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.5% +2.0% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.69BFY2026 $28.81BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -11.6% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVINTRSOBO
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.7% 62.0%
Institutions holding 223 727 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -0.5% -2.3%
Institutions buying 105 367 126
Institutions selling 75 236 92
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.56 1.37

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.

CVINTRSOBO
CVI 1.00 0.41 0.19
NTR 0.41 1.00 0.30
SOBO 0.19 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, NTR and SOBO?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.23B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, NTR and SOBO?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.3x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutrien (NTR) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 19.1x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, South Bow (SOBO) 18.8x). 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%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Energy (CVI) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +48.6%, Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, South Bow (SOBO) +34.5%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +22.3%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Bow (SOBO) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.0%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.