CVX vs EQNR vs GPRE Stock Comparison

Chevron, Equinor Asa and Green Plains Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVX Chevron Corp
$228.33 +11.7% 1M +47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$455.60B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$124.59B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$13.49 -9.6% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$941.31M
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 6, Green Plains 3, Equinor Asa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXEQNRGPRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $455.60B $124.59B $941.31M CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 15.5x 7.6x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 8.7x 6.6x GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +5.8% -23.7% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 7.0% 6.8% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 47.7% 10.3% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.0x 1.3x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.0% +93.2% +26.9% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +12.7%/yr -18.2%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 39.0% 56.8% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 68/100 89/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

CVXEQNRGPRE

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

AxisCVXEQNRGPRE
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 80 #21 of 99 100 #1 of 11
Growth 79 #21 of 97 57 #42 of 97 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 37 #61 of 96 83 #17 of 96 88 #2 of 9
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 57 #44 of 102 70 #4 of 11
Shareholder Returns 72 #22 of 76 61 #30 of 76 –
Overall 56 68 89
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVXEQNRGPRESPY
1 month +11.7%+11.6%-9.6% -0.2%
3 months +21.6%+23.0%-18.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.2%+22.2%-19.8% +8.2%
Year to date +49.8%+99.2%+37.7% +12.9%
1 year +47.0%+93.2%+26.9% +12.3%
3 years +58.2%+40.1%-51.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.5%+11.9%-21.2% +23.3%
5 years +101.8%+81.5%-63.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.1%+12.7%-18.2% +10.9%
10 years +128.5%+183.5%-47.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.6%+11.0%-6.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVXEQNRGPRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%39.0%56.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%38.4%59.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-1.100.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.962.390.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-47.8%-92.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-3.6%-29.8% -1.2%
52-week high $233.24$48.81$19.23 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$22.41$9.40 $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.

MultipleCVXEQNRGPRE
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 13.0x 15.2xmedian 13.0x 7.5xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 5.9x 2.7xmedian 5.9x 5.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 11.1x 12.3xmedian 11.1x 7.4xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.62median 2.27 —median 2.27 0.23median 0.19

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 monthsCVXEQNRGPRE
Revenue $215.26B $114.42B $1.83B
Gross profit $97.64B – $293.29M
Operating income -$86.98B $32.53B $136.02M
Net income $20.97B $9.05B $125.21M
Free cash flow $27.01B $9.58B $127.39M
R&D $1.07B $880.00M –
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $3.08 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $8.06B $185.38M
Total debt $37.08B $24.43B $483.69M
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 2.60B 84.49M
Enterprise value $427.72B $39.05B $341.98M

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
MetricCVXEQNRGPRE
P/E 21.8x 15.2x 7.5x
P/FCF 16.7x 12.3x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 5.1x 6.1x
P/S 2.1x 1.0x 0.5x
P/B 2.3x 2.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -7.6x 2.7x 5.3x
EV/EBIT -5.5x 3.6x 9.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.8x 12.4x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 5.1x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.62 – 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRGPRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 5.8% -23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – -19.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% – 127.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 116.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 7.6% 280.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – 39.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 10.0% 182.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% – 36.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 24.1% 164.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% – 33.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 15.5% 289.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 168.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 39.6% 389.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRGPRE
Gross margin 45.4% – 16.0%
EBITDA margin -29.5% 38.9% 12.9%
Operating margin -40.4% 28.4% 7.4%
Pretax margin 14.2% 29.0% 3.7%
Net margin 9.6% 7.0% 6.8%
FCF margin 12.5% 8.4% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 20.2% 8.4%
Return on equity 10.9% 20.9% 15.1%
Return on assets 6.4% 658.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 47.7% 10.3%
Return on capital employed -29.9% – 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 83.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRGPRE
Debt / assets 11.2% 1,784% 29.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.5x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% -3,046% 47.5%
Equity / assets 59.2% 3,146% 52.5%
Interest coverage -60.9x – 1.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.73 – 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRGPRE
Dividend yield 3.1% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.2% – –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 3.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

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.

ConsensusCVXEQNRGPRE
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $2.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -15.7% -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% -1.4% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXEQNRGPRE
Held by institutions 74.1% 6.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 4,130 409 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.8% +5.7%
Institutions buying 1,965 230 118
Institutions selling 1,730 115 76
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.00 1.55

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.

CVXEQNRGPRE
CVX 1.00 0.71 0.23
EQNR 0.71 1.00 0.30
GPRE 0.23 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, EQNR and GPRE?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $455.60B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $124.59B, Green Plains (GPRE) $941.31M.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, EQNR and GPRE?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.1x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.5x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.0x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x, Green Plains (GPRE) 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%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +47.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +93.2%, Green Plains (GPRE) +26.9%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.1%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.7%/yr, Green Plains (GPRE) -18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Green Plains (GPRE) 0.00%. Equinor Asa (EQNR) and Green Plains (GPRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Green Plains (GPRE) 56.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, EQNR and GPRE?

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 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.