CVX vs E vs CVE Stock Comparison

Chevron, Eni Spa and Cenovus Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$449.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.08B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.20B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 5, Cenovus Energy 4, Eni Spa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXECVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $449.52B $89.08B $57.20B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 17.2x 15.8x CVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 9.0x 7.8x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +11.2% — E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 5.3% — CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 6.9% — E
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.4x 0.7x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.1% +64.5% +94.3% CVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +16.4%/yr +23.6%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 27.5% 35.9% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 54/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

CVXECVE

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

AxisCVXECVE
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 78 #23 of 99 45 #55 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 64 #36 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Profitability 37 #61 of 96 47 #51 of 96 92 #9 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 33 #69 of 102 58 #43 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 32 #52 of 76 33 #51 of 76
Overall 55 51 54
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CVE 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

PeriodCVXECVESPY
1 month +13.5%+10.7%+7.2% -0.8%
3 months +22.1%+19.6%+18.3% +3.5%
6 months +25.6%+12.6%+23.9% +7.0%
Year to date +52.2%+59.6%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +49.1%+64.5%+94.3% +13.0%
3 years +60.7%+86.6%+71.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.1%+23.1%+19.7% +23.1%
5 years +107.0%+113.7%+188.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.7%+16.4%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years +129.3%+105.5%+119.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%+7.5%+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVXECVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%27.5%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%26.5%34.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.61-0.39-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.052.352.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-37.1%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-2.4%-0.8% -1.8%
52-week high $233.24$62.08$33.46 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$36.32$15.85 $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.

MultipleCVXECVE
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 13.5x 17.6xmedian 13.5x 16.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.9x 7.7xmedian 5.9x 7.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.0x 6.2xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 2.27 1.46median 2.27 -1.22median 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 monthsCVXECVE
Revenue $215.26B $98.30B –
Gross profit $97.64B – –
Operating income -$86.98B $6.83B $4.67B
Net income $20.97B $6.59B $3.61B
Free cash flow $27.01B $15.30B –
R&D $1.07B – $31.67M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $3.36 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $9.55B $2.00B
Total debt $37.08B $139.18B $14.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 1.54B 1.82B
Enterprise value $421.64B $33.64B $48.91B

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
MetricCVXECVE
P/E 22.2x 17.6x 16.6x
P/FCF 17.0x 6.2x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 6.2x –
P/S 2.1x 1.0x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 7.7x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 17.0x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 18.0x 7.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 1.46 -1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXECVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -6.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 204.9% -10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -14.3% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 135.7% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -11.6% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 6.3% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 12.0% -13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -5.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -18.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXECVE
Gross margin 45.4% – –
EBITDA margin -29.5% 15.4% –
Operating margin -40.4% 6.9% –
Pretax margin 14.2% 8.0% –
Net margin 9.6% 5.3% –
FCF margin 12.5% 15.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 15.6% –
Return on equity 10.9% 10.4% 16.6%
Return on assets 6.4% 3.9% 8.5%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed -29.9% 5.3% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXECVE
Debt / assets 11.2% 21.5% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 61.3% 50.1%
Equity / assets 59.2% 38.7% 49.9%
Interest coverage -60.9x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.76 1.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXECVE
Dividend yield 3.0% 4.0% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 2.2% -2.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.5% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% 55.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% 23.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% -7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -4.9% –

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.

ConsensusCVXECVE
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 +169.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -4.9% -9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $42.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% -8.6% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXECVE
Held by institutions 74.1% 1.6% 48.8%
Institutions holding 4,130 343 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.3% -5.2%
Institutions buying 1,965 196 264
Institutions selling 1,730 92 162
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.13 1.63

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.

CVXECVE
CVX 1.00 0.65 0.64
E 0.65 1.00 0.69
CVE 0.64 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, E and CVE?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $449.52B, Eni Spa (E) $89.08B, Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, E and CVE?

Cenovus Energy (CVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 21.8x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Eni Spa (E) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cenovus Energy (CVE) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.1%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 0.00%. Eni Spa (E) and Cenovus Energy (CVE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, E and CVE?

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