CVX vs GPRE vs SHEL Stock Comparison

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CVX Chevron Corp
$225.24 +8.9% 1M +46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$427.59B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$14.07 -7.6% 1M +34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$939.92M
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
4 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$104.21 +8.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$299.61B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.25B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Green Plains leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Green Plains 4, Shell 4, Chevron 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXGPRESHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $427.59B $939.92M $299.61B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 7.6x 10.1x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 6.9x 8.7x GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -23.7% -16.6% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 6.8% 17.5% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% 10.3% — GPRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.3x 0.4x SHEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.2% +34.6% +40.1% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr -18.8%/yr +18.4%/yr SHEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 56.6% 23.2% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 89/100 71/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

CVXGPRESHEL

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

AxisCVXGPRESHEL
Valuation 29 #71 of 99 100 #1 of 11 56 #44 of 99
Growth 71 #29 of 97 100 #1 of 11 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 54 #44 of 95 88 #2 of 9 65 #34 of 95
Financial Health 80 #21 of 102 70 #4 of 11 66 #35 of 102
Shareholder Returns 65 #28 of 78 – 92 #7 of 78
Overall 60 89 71
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • SHEL 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

PeriodCVXGPRESHELSPY
1 month +8.9%-7.6%+8.3% -2.0%
3 months +18.3%-17.4%+16.0% -2.2%
6 months +16.9%-22.9%+16.2% +4.2%
Year to date +47.8%+43.6%+41.8% +10.6%
1 year +46.2%+34.6%+40.1% +10.4%
3 years +52.6%-50.1%+57.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +15.1%-20.7%+16.4% +20.2%
5 years +98.4%-64.7%+132.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%-18.8%+18.4% +10.1%
10 years +113.7%-44.9%+104.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +7.9%-5.8%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVXGPRESHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%56.6%23.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%59.5%23.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.630.19-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.920.611.73 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-92.5%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-26.8%-3.9% -3.2%
52-week high $235.59$19.23$108.47 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$9.40$70.31 $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.

MultipleCVXGPRESHEL
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 10.9x 7.8xmedian 10.8x 10.3xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 5.6x 5.4xmedian 15.1x 3.8xmedian 5.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 9.7x 7.7xmedian 15.0x -3.6xmedian 9.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.60median 0.61 0.24median 0.19 0.45median 0.61

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 monthsCVXGPRESHEL
Revenue $215.26B $1.83B $169.25B
Gross profit $97.64B $293.29M –
Operating income $32.07B $136.02M –
Net income $20.97B $125.21M $16.75B
Free cash flow $27.01B $127.39M -$83.43B
R&D $1.07B – –
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $1.47 $9.98
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $185.38M $36.43B
Total debt $37.08B $483.69M $68.39B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 84.49M 2.97B
Enterprise value $399.71B $340.60M $159.87B

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
MetricCVXGPRESHEL
P/E 21.5x 7.8x 10.3x
P/FCF 16.5x 7.7x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 6.4x 5.1x
P/S 2.1x 0.5x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 5.4x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 9.4x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 17.5x 10.1x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 8.3x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.60 0.24 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXGPRESHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -23.7% -16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -19.9% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% 127.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 116.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 280.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 39.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 182.8% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 36.7% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 164.2% 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 33.3% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 289.5% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 168.9% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 389.9% -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 44.5% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXGPRESHEL
Gross margin 45.4% 16.0% –
EBITDA margin 25.8% 12.9% 51.7%
Operating margin 14.9% 7.4% –
Pretax margin 14.2% 3.7% 29.5%
Net margin 9.6% 6.8% 17.5%
FCF margin 12.5% 7.0% -49.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 8.4% 34.3%
Return on equity 10.9% 15.1% 8.8%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.7% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 9.4% 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 10.4% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.2x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXGPRESHEL
Debt / assets 11.2% 29.2% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.3x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 3.8x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 47.5% 52.8%
Equity / assets 59.2% 52.5% 47.2%
Interest coverage 22.5x 1.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 3.89 2.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXGPRESHEL
Dividend yield 3.1% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 6.4%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 0.0% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusCVXGPRESHEL
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $12.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 – +90.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -11.2% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% +4.3% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXGPRESHEL
Held by institutions 74.1% 100.0% 13.0%
Institutions holding 4,136 220 1,524
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.7% +0.0%
Institutions buying 1,968 119 681
Institutions selling 1,733 76 535
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.57 1.27

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.

CVXGPRESHEL
CVX 1.00 0.24 0.68
GPRE 0.24 1.00 0.28
SHEL 0.68 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, GPRE and SHEL?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $427.59B, Green Plains (GPRE) $939.92M, Shell (SHEL) $299.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, GPRE and SHEL?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 20.8x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.6x, Shell (SHEL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 13.8x, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.9x, Shell (SHEL) 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%, Shell (SHEL) -16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%, Shell (SHEL) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Green Plains (GPRE) leads (Chevron (CVX) 9.4%, Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +46.2%, Green Plains (GPRE) +34.6%, Shell (SHEL) +40.1%. Over five years, Shell (SHEL) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +14.7%/yr, Green Plains (GPRE) -18.8%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Green Plains (GPRE) 56.6%, Shell (SHEL) 23.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Green Plains (GPRE) leads on 4. 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.