CVI vs PBF vs SUN Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, PBF Energy and Sunoco Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$61.92 +20.1% 1M +56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.99B
P/E
86.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$80.54 +9.3% 1M +138.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.06B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins
SUN Sunoco LP
$74.62 -0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.15B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
0.07%
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

PBF Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PBF Energy 7, Sunoco 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVIPBFSUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.99B $9.06B $10.15B SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.8x 6.7x 8.8x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 3.5x 7.9x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +13.5% +83.3% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 3.9% 2.9% PBF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 17.9% 7.5% PBF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.3x 4.4x PBF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.07% SUN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.4% +138.2% +38.9% PBF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.8%/yr +40.6%/yr +12.7%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 65.3% 26.5% SUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 58/100 61/100 SUN

Percentile Scorecard

CVIPBFSUN

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

AxisCVIPBFSUN
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 82 #5 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 44 #11 of 19 39 #12 of 19 100 #1 of 19
Profitability 29 #13 of 18 41 #11 of 18 24 #14 of 18
Financial Health 44 #14 of 24 61 #10 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 65 #7 of 18 88 #3 of 18
Overall 24 58 61
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PBF ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SUN 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

PeriodCVIPBFSUNSPY
1 month +20.1%+9.3%-0.4% -0.8%
3 months +81.6%+28.3%+0.2% +3.5%
6 months +91.2%+97.5%+13.1% +7.0%
Year to date +143.4%+197.0%+42.4% +12.2%
1 year +56.4%+138.2%+38.9% +13.0%
3 years +99.7%+74.7%+51.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.0%+20.5%+14.9% +23.1%
5 years +214.8%+447.9%+81.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.8%+40.6%+12.7% +11.0%
10 years +315.8%+270.5%+162.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%+14.0%+10.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVIPBFSUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%65.3%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%64.4%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.35-0.64-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.042.121.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-76.8%-24.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-11.7%-5.7% -1.8%
52-week high $63.12$91.18$79.13 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$26.02$50.16 $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.

MultipleCVIPBFSUN
P/E now vs peer median 90.2xmedian 9.5x 7.0xmedian 9.5x 8.8xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 7.3x 4.0xmedian 7.3x 7.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 9.5x 14.3xmedian 9.5x 6.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.83median 0.35 -0.32median 0.35 0.35median 0.35

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 monthsCVIPBFSUN
Revenue $8.47B $34.37B $39.58B
Gross profit $517.00M $1.33B $4.72B
Operating income $350.00M $1.99B $1.89B
Net income $171.00M $1.37B $1.16B
Free cash flow $351.00M $670.60M $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $11.18 $8.40
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $894.10M $773.00M
Total debt $1.77B $1.75B $13.31B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 121.07M 137.74M
Enterprise value $3.56B $6.61B $4.53B

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
MetricCVIPBFSUN
P/E 90.2x 7.0x 8.8x
P/FCF 17.7x 14.3x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 5.8x 4.4x
P/S 0.7x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 8.4x 1.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 4.0x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 5.3x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 20.7x 15.6x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 6.3x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.83 -0.32 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVIPBFSUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 13.5% 83.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -6.5% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 224.0% 108.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -28.4% 54.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% 260.4% 123.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -22.6% 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 237.6% 166.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% -24.4% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 230.5% 164.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -22.2% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 290.9% 220.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -18.0% 54.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 148.3% 597.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -31.6% 57.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVIPBFSUN
Gross margin 6.1% 3.9% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 7.7% 7.2%
Operating margin 4.1% 5.8% 4.8%
Pretax margin 2.8% 5.3% 3.4%
Net margin 0.8% 3.9% 2.9%
FCF margin 4.1% 2.0% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 4.8% 5.9%
Return on equity 23.1% 22.4% 13.9%
Return on assets 4.3% 9.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 17.9% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 12.7% 19.2% 7.6%
Asset turnover 2.1x 2.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVIPBFSUN
Debt / assets 43.4% 11.9% 44.5%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.3x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 2.6x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 55.5% 72.1%
Equity / assets 18.2% 44.5% 27.9%
Interest coverage – 11.3x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.29 4.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVIPBFSUN
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.4% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.4% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.3% 63.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.9% 44.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% 14.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% 26.4%

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.

ConsensusCVIPBFSUN
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 3.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $23.19FY2026 $9.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +282.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +43.5% -9.2% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.70BFY2026 $38.90BFY2026 $53.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +32.6%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -6.2% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVIPBFSUN
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.3% 48.4%
Institutions holding 223 433 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +6.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 105 259 115
Institutions selling 75 122 83
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.12 1.39

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.

CVIPBFSUN
CVI 1.00 0.73 0.18
PBF 0.73 1.00 0.31
SUN 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, PBF and SUN?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $5.99B, PBF Energy (PBF) $9.06B, Sunoco (SUN) $10.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, PBF and SUN?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 86.8x, PBF Energy (PBF) 6.7x, Sunoco (SUN) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 18.4x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.5x, Sunoco (SUN) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunoco (SUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%, PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%, Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

PBF Energy (PBF) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%, Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, PBF Energy (PBF) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, PBF Energy (PBF) 17.9%, Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PBF Energy (PBF) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +56.4%, PBF Energy (PBF) +138.2%, Sunoco (SUN) +38.9%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +25.8%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +40.6%/yr, Sunoco (SUN) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sunoco (SUN) has the highest dividend yield: Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.00%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%, Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%. Cvr Energy (CVI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunoco (SUN) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.5%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.3%, Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVI, PBF and SUN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PBF Energy (PBF) leads on 7. 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.