CVX vs GPRE vs XOM Stock Comparison

Chevron, Green Plains and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$212.99 +2.6% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$418.62B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.33B
Div. yield
3.31%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$13.70 -9.6% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$960.35M
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
3 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$165.24 +0.5% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$674.05B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$396.63B
Div. yield
2.49%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 5, Chevron 4, Green Plains 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXGPREXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $418.62B $960.35M $674.05B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 7.6x 16.8x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 6.7x 11.5x GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% -23.7% +19.0% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 6.8% 10.2% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 10.3% 13.9% XOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.3x 0.3x XOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.31% 0.00% 2.49% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.5% +21.5% +45.4% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr -20.1%/yr +20.5%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 55.3% 26.9% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 92/100 57/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

CVXGPREXOM

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

AxisCVXGPREXOM
Valuation 36 #63 of 98 100 #1 of 11 33 #66 of 98
Growth 89 #12 of 97 100 #1 of 11 69 #31 of 97
Profitability 58 #40 of 94 88 #2 of 9 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 84 #17 of 101 80 #3 of 11 82 #19 of 101
Shareholder Returns 62 #31 of 79 – 39 #49 of 79
Overall 66 92 57
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • 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

PeriodCVXGPREXOMSPY
1 month +2.6%-9.6%+0.5% -5.9%
3 months +12.5%-9.9%+6.7% -4.6%
6 months +16.7%-16.8%+12.7% +0.2%
Year to date +39.7%+39.8%+37.3% +7.5%
1 year +39.5%+21.5%+45.4% +8.2%
3 years +44.9%-50.9%+56.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.2%-21.1%+16.0% +19.0%
5 years +85.6%-67.4%+154.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.2%-20.1%+20.5% +9.4%
10 years +103.3%-45.3%+97.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.4%-5.9%+7.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCVXGPREXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%55.3%26.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%59.3%28.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.540.09-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.620.391.68 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-92.5%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-28.8%-11.7% -5.9%
52-week high $235.59$19.23$187.24 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$9.40$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.

MultipleCVXGPREXOM
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 10.1x 7.6xmedian 10.8x 16.8xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 5.1x 5.3xmedian 12.2x 8.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 8.9x 7.5xmedian 7.5x 15.7xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 35.50median 0.94 0.23median 0.19 -40.74median 0.94

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 monthsCVXGPREXOM
Revenue $233.33B $1.83B $396.63B
Gross profit $106.58B $293.29M –
Operating income $40.22B $136.02M –
Net income $27.40B $125.21M $41.98B
Free cash flow $34.07B $127.39M $42.96B
R&D $1.04B – $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.74 $1.47 $9.19
Cash & equivalents $12.80B $185.38M $12.15B
Total debt $33.53B $483.69M $34.25B
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 84.49M 4.42B
Enterprise value $391.31B $360.93M $638.92B

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
MetricCVXGPREXOM
P/E 15.4x 7.6x 16.8x
P/FCF 12.3x 7.5x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 6.2x 9.5x
P/S 1.8x 0.5x 1.7x
P/B 2.1x 1.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 5.3x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 9.3x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 12.9x 9.9x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 8.2x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 35.50 0.23 -40.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXGPREXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% -23.7% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -19.9% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.0% 127.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 116.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.7% 280.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 39.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 112.4% 182.8% 35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 36.7% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.5% 164.2% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 33.3% -0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.1% 289.5% 37.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 168.9% 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 120.9% 389.9% 80.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 44.5% 4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXGPREXOM
Gross margin 45.7% 16.0% –
EBITDA margin 27.5% 12.9% 21.8%
Operating margin 17.2% 7.4% –
Pretax margin 16.7% 3.7% 14.0%
Net margin 11.6% 6.8% 10.2%
FCF margin 14.6% 7.0% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 8.4% 17.8%
Return on equity 13.9% 15.1% 15.6%
Return on assets 8.3% 7.7% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 10.3% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 13.9% 10.4% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXGPREXOM
Debt / assets 10.0% 29.2% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.8x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 47.5% 42.1%
Equity / assets 59.9% 52.5% 57.9%
Interest coverage 29.5x 1.9x 65.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.94 2.05 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXGPREXOM
Dividend yield 3.3% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 0.0% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.8% – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.8% – 40.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.7% – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 5.1%

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.

ConsensusCVXGPREXOM
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.74FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $14.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +129.6%FY2026 – +105.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.0% -11.2% -17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $264.11BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $453.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% +4.3% -13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXGPREXOM
Held by institutions 74.1% 100.0% 63.9%
Institutions holding 4,138 220 4,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.7% -2.2%
Institutions buying 1,969 119 2,044
Institutions selling 1,734 76 1,749
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.57 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.

CVXGPREXOM
CVX 1.00 0.25 0.86
GPRE 0.25 1.00 0.29
XOM 0.86 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, GPRE and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $418.62B, Green Plains (GPRE) $960.35M, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $674.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, GPRE and XOM?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 15.4x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.6x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 12.7x, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.5x). 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) +20.0%, Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 11.6%, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads (Chevron (CVX) 12.1%, Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +39.5%, Green Plains (GPRE) +21.5%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +45.4%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +13.2%/yr, Green Plains (GPRE) -20.1%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 3.31%, Green Plains (GPRE) 0.00%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 2.49%. Green Plains (GPRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.4%, Green Plains (GPRE) 55.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, GPRE 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, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 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.