CVX vs MEOH vs SU Stock Comparison

Chevron, Methanex and Suncor Energy 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
2 wins
MEOH Methanex Corp
$65.46 +7.6% 1M +79.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73B
Div. yield
1.11%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$69.05 +1.2% 1M +67.5% 1Y
Market cap
$82.41B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.74B
Div. yield
3.48%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVXMEOHSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $418.62B $5.06B $82.41B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 13.2x 5.1x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 5.3x 7.4x MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +32.4% -13.0% MEOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 7.6% 55.0% SU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 18.6% 9.8% MEOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.31% 1.11% 3.48% SU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.5% +79.6% +67.5% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +6.8%/yr +21.1%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 50.2% 28.8% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 87/100 67/100 MEOH

Percentile Scorecard

CVXMEOHSU

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

AxisCVXMEOHSU
Valuation 36 #63 of 98 95 #6 of 95 69 #31 of 98
Growth 89 #12 of 97 94 #7 of 93 73 #27 of 97
Profitability 58 #40 of 94 98 #3 of 89 86 #14 of 94
Financial Health 84 #17 of 101 81 #19 of 96 79 #22 of 101
Shareholder Returns 62 #31 of 79 70 #23 of 75 28 #57 of 79
Overall 66 87 67
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SU 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

PeriodCVXMEOHSUSPY
1 month +2.6%+7.6%+1.2% -5.9%
3 months +12.5%+20.4%+12.6% -4.6%
6 months +16.7%+6.6%+8.3% +0.2%
Year to date +39.7%+64.8%+55.7% +7.5%
1 year +39.5%+79.6%+67.5% +8.2%
3 years +44.9%+50.8%+105.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.2%+14.7%+27.2% +19.0%
5 years +85.6%+38.9%+160.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.2%+6.8%+21.1% +9.4%
10 years +103.3%+89.5%+136.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.4%+6.6%+9.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCVXMEOHSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%50.2%28.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%49.6%31.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.54-0.49-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.621.592.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-54.2%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-8.5%-13.1% -5.9%
52-week high $235.59$71.57$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$34.03$41.22 $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.

MultipleCVXMEOHSU
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 10.1x 13.2xmedian 21.2x 5.1xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 5.1x 3.7xmedian 11.7x 6.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 8.9x 3.2xmedian 17.0x 3.5xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 35.50median 0.94 0.53median 1.76 0.16median 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 monthsCVXMEOHSU
Revenue $233.33B $4.73B $29.74B
Gross profit $106.58B – –
Operating income $40.22B $972.07M $5.78B
Net income $27.40B $457.86M $11.12B
Free cash flow $34.07B $1.57B $23.70B
R&D $1.04B – –
EPS (diluted) $13.74 $4.95 $13.41
Cash & equivalents $12.80B $911.70M $8.00B
Total debt $33.53B $2.08B $9.75B
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 72.61M 1.22B
Enterprise value $391.31B $3.26B $63.10B

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
MetricCVXMEOHSU
P/E 15.4x 13.2x 5.1x
P/FCF 12.3x 3.2x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 3.2x 4.5x
P/S 1.8x 1.1x 2.8x
P/B 2.1x 1.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 3.7x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 6.4x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 12.9x 4.0x 3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 4.0x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 35.50 0.53 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXMEOHSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 32.4% -13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 7.7% -13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.7% 65.8% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 52.5% -6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.4% 66.9% 111.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 17.4% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.5% 62.1% 118.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 25.0% 31.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.1% 67.7% 30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 32.7% 15.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 120.9% 67.7% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 32.7% 25.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXMEOHSU
Gross margin 45.7% – –
EBITDA margin 27.5% 35.4% 46.8%
Operating margin 17.2% 20.6% 19.4%
Pretax margin 16.7% 28.9% 49.7%
Net margin 11.6% 7.6% 55.0%
FCF margin 14.6% 33.2% 79.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 33.2% 61.2%
Return on equity 13.9% 15.3% 33.4%
Return on assets 8.3% – 17.0%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 18.6% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 13.9% – 7.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 3.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXMEOHSU
Debt / assets 10.0% – 10.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% – 49.1%
Equity / assets 59.9% – 50.9%
Interest coverage 29.5x 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.94 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXMEOHSU
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.1% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 3.4% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 4.5% -1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.8% – 25.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.8% – 12.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.7% – -1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusCVXMEOHSU
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 5.3xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.74FY2026 $12.34FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +129.6%FY2026 +513.9%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.0% -42.1% -18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $264.11BFY2026 $5.41BFY2026 $45.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 +52.1%FY2026 +28.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% -25.5% -12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXMEOHSU
Held by institutions 74.1% – 65.2%
Institutions holding 4,138 – 755
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – -5.1%
Institutions buying 1,969 – 369
Institutions selling 1,734 – 252
Buyers to sellers 1.14 – 1.46

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.

CVXMEOHSU
CVX 1.00 0.50 0.70
MEOH 0.50 1.00 0.55
SU 0.70 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, MEOH and SU?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $418.62B, Methanex (MEOH) $5.06B, Suncor Energy (SU) $82.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, MEOH and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 15.4x, Methanex (MEOH) 13.2x, Suncor Energy (SU) 5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Methanex (MEOH) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 12.7x, Methanex (MEOH) 5.3x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Methanex (MEOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +20.0%, Methanex (MEOH) +32.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) -13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 11.6%, Methanex (MEOH) 7.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Methanex (MEOH) leads (Chevron (CVX) 12.1%, Methanex (MEOH) 18.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +39.5%, Methanex (MEOH) +79.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) +67.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +13.2%/yr, Methanex (MEOH) +6.8%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 3.31%, Methanex (MEOH) 1.11%, Suncor Energy (SU) 3.48%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.4%, Methanex (MEOH) 50.2%, Suncor Energy (SU) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, MEOH and SU?

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