CVX vs GPRE vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Chevron, Green Plains and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$228.33 +11.7% 1M +47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$451.13B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
3.09%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$13.49 -9.6% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$945.63M
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
3 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$117.66B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
3.23%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVXGPREEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $451.13B $945.63M $117.66B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 7.5x 15.2x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 6.6x 8.7x GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -23.7% +5.8% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 6.8% 7.0% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 10.3% 47.7% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.3x 0.0x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.09% 0.00% 3.23% EQNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.0% +26.9% +93.2% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr -18.2%/yr +12.7%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 56.8% 39.0% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 89/100 68/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

CVXGPREEQNR

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureCVXGPREEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%56.8%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%59.6%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.620.25-1.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.960.472.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-92.5%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-29.8%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $233.24$19.23$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$9.40$22.41 $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.

MultipleCVXGPREEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 13.0x 7.5xmedian 10.6x 15.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 5.9x 5.3xmedian 14.2x 2.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 11.1x 7.4xmedian 14.1x 12.3xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.62median 2.27 0.23median 0.19 —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 monthsCVXGPREEQNR
Revenue $215.26B $1.83B $114.42B
Gross profit $97.64B $293.29M –
Operating income -$86.98B $136.02M $32.53B
Net income $20.97B $125.21M $9.05B
Free cash flow $27.01B $127.39M $9.58B
R&D $1.07B – $880.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $1.47 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $185.38M $8.06B
Total debt $37.08B $483.69M $24.43B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 84.49M 2.60B
Enterprise value $428.92B $346.21M $32.19B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXGPREEQNR
Dividend yield 3.1% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.0% 3.2%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CVXGPREEQNR
CVX 1.00 0.23 0.71
GPRE 0.23 1.00 0.30
EQNR 0.71 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, GPRE and EQNR?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $451.13B, Green Plains (GPRE) $945.63M, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $117.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, GPRE and EQNR?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 21.8x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.5x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.0x, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.6x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x). 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%, Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 3.09%, Green Plains (GPRE) 0.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.23%. 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%, Green Plains (GPRE) 56.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.