CVX vs BKR vs YPF Stock Comparison

Chevron, Baker Hughes and Ypf Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$451.14B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$57.49B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$49.24 -5.5% 1M +82.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.12B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVXBKRYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $451.14B $57.49B $19.12B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x 18.6x 0.0x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 22.1x 6.6x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +0.4% -9.3% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 11.2% 18.2% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 8.9% 10.2% YPF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 4.9x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.1% +18.4% +82.7% YPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +17.5%/yr +61.5%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 33.2% 37.2% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 55/100 66/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

CVXBKRYPF

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

AxisCVXBKRYPF
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 44 #27 of 47 93 #8 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 67 #15 of 44 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 37 #61 of 96 75 #11 of 41 44 #54 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 49 #24 of 46 30 #72 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 42 #19 of 32 –
Overall 55 55 66
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • YPF ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVXBKRYPFSPY
1 month +13.5%-3.1%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months +22.1%-7.6%-3.3% +3.5%
6 months +25.6%-18.1%+14.5% +7.0%
Year to date +52.2%+23.0%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year +49.1%+18.4%+82.7% +13.0%
3 years +60.7%+60.9%+346.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.1%+17.2%+64.7% +23.1%
5 years +107.0%+124.0%+996.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.7%+17.5%+61.5% +11.0%
10 years +129.3%—+167.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%—+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVXBKRYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%33.2%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%34.2%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.610.68-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.552.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-47.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-19.6%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $233.24$69.67$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$44.47$32.78 $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.

MultipleCVXBKRYPF
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 13.5x 17.9xmedian 25.5x 0.0xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.9x 11.5xmedian 8.6x 4.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.0x 17.8xmedian 14.7x 10.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 2.27 0.45median 0.41 —median 2.27

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 monthsCVXBKRYPF
Revenue $215.26B $27.73B $9.34T
Gross profit $97.64B $6.58B $4.19T
Operating income -$86.98B $3.59B $2.56T
Net income $20.97B $3.12B $2.25T
Free cash flow $27.01B $3.13B $1.83B
R&D $1.07B $569.00M $102.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $3.11 –
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $15.73B $1.95T
Total debt $37.08B $16.25B $14.96T
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 997.00M –
Enterprise value $423.26B $20.59B $12.74B

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
MetricCVXBKRYPF
P/E 22.2x 17.9x 0.0x
P/FCF 17.0x 17.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 12.5x 2.7x
P/S 2.1x 2.0x 0.0x
P/B 2.3x 2.8x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.5x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 11.5x 4.9x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 15.7x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 18.0x 17.9x 8,182x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 12.7x 2,081x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 0.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXBKRYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 0.4% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 6.0% 598.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% -0.9% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 5.8% 747.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 9.7% 123.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 23.9% 843.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 1.3% 3,481%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 39.1% 813.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 1.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 39.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 29.7% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 16.4% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 44.5% 2,961%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 21.8% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXBKRYPF
Gross margin 45.4% 23.7% 44.9%
EBITDA margin -29.5% 17.6% 32.5%
Operating margin -40.4% 12.9% 27.4%
Pretax margin 14.2% 12.7% 27.1%
Net margin 9.6% 11.2% 18.2%
FCF margin 12.5% 11.3% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 16.0% 0.1%
Return on equity 10.9% 15.8% 9.7%
Return on assets 6.4% 6.0% 3.8%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 8.9% 10.2%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 9.7% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXBKRYPF
Debt / assets 11.2% 30.9% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 5.2x 8,172x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 61.8% 60.5%
Equity / assets 59.2% 38.2% 39.5%
Interest coverage -60.9x – 2,243x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 31.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.7x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.76 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXBKRYPF
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.2% – –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% 29.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% 29.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 6.4% –

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.

ConsensusCVXBKRYPF
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% +10.6% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% -1.5% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXBKRYPF
Held by institutions 74.1% 97.2% 15.2%
Institutions holding 4,130 1,148 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.2% +29.8%
Institutions buying 1,965 576 96
Institutions selling 1,730 429 44
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.34 2.18

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.

CVXBKRYPF
CVX 1.00 0.30 0.46
BKR 0.30 1.00 0.25
YPF 0.46 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, BKR and YPF?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $451.14B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $57.49B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, BKR and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 21.9x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.6x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.1%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +82.7%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%. Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, BKR and YPF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 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.