CVX vs EQNR vs XOM Stock Comparison

Chevron, Equinor Asa and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$233.24 +13.5% 1M +49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$456.40B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.81 +13.7% 1M +95.5% 1Y
Market cap
$124.80B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 5, Chevron 5, ExxonMobil Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXEQNRXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $456.40B $124.80B $769.56B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 15.6x 23.5x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 9.1x 13.9x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +5.8% +9.1% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 7.0% 8.9% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 47.7% 11.1% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.0x 0.4x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.0% +95.5% +58.0% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +12.1%/yr +23.8%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 39.0% 25.8% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 51/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

CVXEQNRXOM

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

AxisCVXEQNRXOM
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 81 #20 of 99 30 #70 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 57 #42 of 97 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 38 #60 of 96 81 #19 of 96 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 56 #45 of 102 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 59 #32 of 76 40 #46 of 76
Overall 55 67 51
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM 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

PeriodCVXEQNRXOMSPY
1 month +13.5%+13.7%+13.6% -1.0%
3 months +19.8%+21.0%+16.7% +2.9%
6 months +25.9%+28.7%+23.0% +6.4%
Year to date +53.0%+106.6%+52.2% +11.4%
1 year +49.0%+95.5%+58.0% +13.1%
3 years +48.9%+47.8%+69.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+13.9%+19.1% +21.5%
5 years +106.8%+76.8%+190.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%+12.1%+23.8% +10.9%
10 years +130.2%+195.5%+111.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+11.4%+7.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVXEQNRXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%39.0%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%38.6%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.61-1.09-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.052.452.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-47.8%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $233.24$48.81$183.20 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$22.41$113.68 $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.

MultipleCVXEQNRXOM
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.1x 15.8xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.7x 2.8xmedian 5.7x 10.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 11.1x 12.7xmedian 11.1x 24.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 2.24 —median 2.24 -1.65median 2.24

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 monthsCVXEQNRXOM
Revenue $215.26B $114.42B $368.76B
Gross profit $97.64B – –
Operating income -$86.98B $32.53B –
Net income $20.97B $9.05B $33.73B
Free cash flow $27.01B $9.58B $30.55B
R&D $1.07B $880.00M $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $3.08 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $8.06B $10.59B
Total debt $37.08B $105.13B $175.60B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 2.60B 4.42B
Enterprise value $428.52B $39.26B $726.04B

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
MetricCVXEQNRXOM
P/E 22.3x 15.8x 23.3x
P/FCF 17.1x 12.7x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 5.3x 12.6x
P/S 2.1x 1.1x 2.0x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 2.8x 10.4x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 3.8x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.1x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.1x 12.8x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 5.3x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.66 – -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 5.8% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 7.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 10.0% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% – -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 24.1% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% – -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 15.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 39.6% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRXOM
Gross margin 45.4% – –
EBITDA margin -29.5% 38.9% 20.5%
Operating margin -40.4% 28.4% –
Pretax margin 14.2% 29.0% 12.3%
Net margin 9.6% 7.0% 8.9%
FCF margin 12.5% 8.4% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 20.2% 16.2%
Return on equity 10.9% 20.9% 12.8%
Return on assets 6.4% 658.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 47.7% 11.1%
Return on capital employed -29.9% – 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 83.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRXOM
Debt / assets 11.2% 1,784% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% -3,046% 42.7%
Equity / assets 59.2% 3,146% 57.3%
Interest coverage -60.9x – 59.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.77 – 4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXEQNRXOM
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.1% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% – 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% – 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 5.0%

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.

ConsensusCVXEQNRXOM
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.10FY2026 $5.34FY2026 $13.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 +116.2%FY2026 +88.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.1% -17.6% -16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.14BFY2026 $120.34BFY2026 $443.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.6% -2.1% -15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXEQNRXOM
Held by institutions 74.1% 6.6% 63.9%
Institutions holding 4,130 409 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying 1,965 230 2,041
Institutions selling 1,730 115 1,744
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.00 1.17

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.

CVXEQNRXOM
CVX 1.00 0.71 0.84
EQNR 0.71 1.00 0.74
XOM 0.84 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, EQNR and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $124.80B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, EQNR and XOM?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.6x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.5x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x). 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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +95.5%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.1%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 23.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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