CVX vs LBRT vs SLB Stock Comparison

Chevron, Liberty Energy and Slb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$229.29 +11.1% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$453.02B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
3.07%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$17.60 -7.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
71.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
2.05%
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.77 +4.5% 1M +49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.37B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.16%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 8, Slb 3, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXLBRTSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $453.02B $2.87B $79.37B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x 71.3x 25.7x CVX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 83.8x 21.3x CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +13.6% +4.6% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 0.9% 8.4% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 1.8% 9.3% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.2x 1.2x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.07% 2.05% 2.16% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.8% +3.2% +49.9% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +6.4%/yr +10.8%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 60.4% 36.6% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 38/100 62/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

CVXLBRTSLB

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

AxisCVXLBRTSLB
Valuation 24 #76 of 99 65 #17 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Growth 76 #24 of 97 7 #40 of 43 52 #21 of 43
Profitability 37 #61 of 96 36 #26 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 30 #32 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 70 #24 of 77 52 #16 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Overall 54 38 62
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LBRT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVXLBRTSLBSPY
1 month +11.1%-7.2%+4.5% +0.9%
3 months +19.5%+3.1%+9.8% +5.9%
6 months +19.3%-48.0%-3.5% +8.5%
Year to date +50.4%-4.7%+40.1% +13.3%
1 year +48.8%+3.2%+49.9% +12.4%
3 years +58.8%-10.2%-3.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.7%-3.5%-1.2% +23.5%
5 years +100.3%+36.2%+66.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.9%+6.4%+10.8% +11.0%
10 years +120.9%—-32.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.2%—-3.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCVXLBRTSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%60.4%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%69.4%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.611.160.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.030.051.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-59.5%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-48.1%-10.6% -0.9%
52-week high $233.24$33.93$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$15.28$35.19 $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.

MultipleCVXLBRTSLB
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 12.4x 71.3xmedian 28.7x 25.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 5.9x 7.5xmedian 8.7x 11.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 10.0x -4.4xmedian 16.3x 17.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.63median 0.92 -1.21median 0.51 -2.46median 0.51

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 monthsCVXLBRTSLB
Revenue $215.26B $4.44B $36.89B
Gross profit $97.64B $800.93M $6.02B
Operating income -$86.98B $74.18M $4.64B
Net income $20.97B $40.31M $3.16B
Free cash flow $27.01B -$652.46M $4.56B
R&D $1.07B – $678.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $0.25 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $119.00M $2.62B
Total debt $37.08B $1.29B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 163.19M 1.50B
Enterprise value $430.82B $1.47B $76.98B

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
MetricCVXLBRTSLB
P/E 21.9x 71.3x 25.7x
P/FCF 16.8x -4.4x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 5.1x 12.5x
P/S 2.1x 0.6x 2.2x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -7.6x 7.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT -5.5x 54.5x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 17.8x -6.2x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 7.2x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.63 -1.21 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXLBRTSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 13.6% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -3.2% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% -3.0% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -17.7% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% -4.6% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -55.4% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% -78.3% -16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -59.7% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% -78.1% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -58.9% -10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% -5.4% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -16.4% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% -30,346% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -55.7% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXLBRTSLB
Gross margin 45.4% 18.0% 16.3%
EBITDA margin -29.5% 12.1% 20.2%
Operating margin -40.4% 1.7% 12.6%
Pretax margin 14.2% 1.2% 10.7%
Net margin 9.6% 0.9% 8.4%
FCF margin 12.5% -14.7% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 12.6% 17.2%
Return on equity 10.9% 2.1% 11.6%
Return on assets 6.4% 0.9% 5.6%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 1.8% 9.3%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 2.0% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 13.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXLBRTSLB
Debt / assets 11.2% 28.7% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.2x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -2.0x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 57.2% 51.6%
Equity / assets 59.2% 42.8% 48.4%
Interest coverage -60.9x 2.8x 9.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.74 2.13 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXLBRTSLB
Dividend yield 3.1% 2.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 2.0% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusCVXLBRTSLB
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 83.8xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $0.21FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -81.0% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% -2.1% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXLBRTSLB
Held by institutions 74.1% 100.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 4,131 405 1,699
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +4.7% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,966 217 784
Institutions selling 1,730 142 663
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.53 1.18

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.

CVXLBRTSLB
CVX 1.00 0.17 0.36
LBRT 0.17 1.00 0.21
SLB 0.36 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, LBRT and SLB?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $453.02B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.87B, Slb (SLB) $79.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, LBRT and SLB?

Chevron (CVX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 21.9x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 71.3x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.1x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 83.8x, Slb (SLB) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Energy (LBRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +48.8%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +3.2%, Slb (SLB) +49.9%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +14.9%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +6.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 3.07%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 2.05%, Slb (SLB) 2.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.4%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, LBRT and SLB?

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 8. 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.