CVX vs MNTK vs PSX Stock Comparison

Chevron, Montauk Renewables and Phillips 66 Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$449.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$288.74 +12.9% 1M +113.9% 1Y
Market cap
$107.30B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 6, Phillips 66 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXMNTKPSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $449.52B $318.00M $107.30B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 40.1x 15.1x PSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 18.0x 9.0x PSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +4.3% +15.5% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 4.2% 4.5% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 0.3% 14.8% PSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 3.9x 1.3x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.1% -7.3% +113.9% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr -28.4%/yr +30.2%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 78.6% 32.0% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 54/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

CVXMNTKPSX

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

AxisCVXMNTKPSX
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 70 #4 of 11 46 #54 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 20 #9 of 11 85 #15 of 97
Profitability 37 #61 of 96 75 #3 of 9 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 40 #7 of 11 49 #53 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 – 41 #45 of 76
Overall 55 51 54
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MNTK ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • PSX 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

PeriodCVXMNTKPSXSPY
1 month +13.5%-26.3%+12.9% -0.8%
3 months +22.1%+13.7%+39.0% +3.5%
6 months +25.6%+55.4%+76.0% +7.0%
Year to date +52.2%+29.3%+123.8% +12.2%
1 year +49.1%-7.3%+113.9% +13.0%
3 years +60.7%-77.8%+160.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.1%-39.5%+37.6% +23.1%
5 years +107.0%-81.1%+273.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.7%-28.4%+30.2% +11.0%
10 years +129.3%—+256.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%—+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVXMNTKPSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%78.6%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%75.0%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.611.29-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.05-0.093.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-94.5%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-26.5%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $233.24$2.94$297.20 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$1.12$127.75 $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.

MultipleCVXMNTKPSX
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 13.5x 39.0xmedian 10.9x 16.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.9x 12.8xmedian 14.0x 10.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.0x -3.7xmedian 14.0x 18.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 2.27 -2.13median 0.19 -1.67median 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 monthsCVXMNTKPSX
Revenue $215.26B $189.10M $156.36B
Gross profit $97.64B – $24.12B
Operating income -$86.98B $1.13M $10.04B
Net income $20.97B $7.93M $7.19B
Free cash flow $27.01B -$83.37M $6.39B
R&D $1.07B – –
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $0.06 $17.62
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $15.76M $4.10B
Total debt $37.08B $149.64M $20.57B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 143.93M 402.62M
Enterprise value $421.64B $245.78M $95.09B

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
MetricCVXMNTKPSX
P/E 22.2x 39.0x 16.3x
P/FCF 17.0x -3.7x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 7.1x 12.9x
P/S 2.1x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 2.3x 1.2x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.3x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 12.8x 10.3x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 394.0x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 18.0x -5.3x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 10.2x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 -2.13 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXMNTKPSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 4.3% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 2.1% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% – 53.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% -89.7% 223.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -62.7% -13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 199.8% 293.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -18.0% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 197.9% 318.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -18.3% -9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% -6.9% 165.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -10.4% -3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% -312.7% 329.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -100.9% -7.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXMNTKPSX
Gross margin 45.4% – 15.4%
EBITDA margin -29.5% 18.4% 8.2%
Operating margin -40.4% 0.6% 6.4%
Pretax margin 14.2% 2.0% 5.7%
Net margin 9.6% 4.2% 4.5%
FCF margin 12.5% -44.1% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 23.0% 5.7%
Return on equity 10.9% 3.0% 23.1%
Return on assets 6.4% 1.7% 8.7%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 0.3% 14.8%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 0.3% 15.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 5.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXMNTKPSX
Debt / assets 11.2% 31.8% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 3.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -1.8x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 43.8% 60.0%
Equity / assets 59.2% 56.2% 40.0%
Interest coverage -60.9x 0.2x 8.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.76 1.44 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXMNTKPSX
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 5.2% – 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% – 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% – 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 1.8%

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.

ConsensusCVXMNTKPSX
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $32.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 +1,100.0%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% +41.7% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $199.18MFY2026 $165.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% +28.2% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXMNTKPSX
Held by institutions 74.1% 14.9% 78.8%
Institutions holding 4,130 92 2,102
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.2% +1.3%
Institutions buying 1,965 52 967
Institutions selling 1,730 26 729
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.00 1.33

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.

CVXMNTKPSX
CVX 1.00 0.03 0.65
MNTK 0.03 1.00 0.07
PSX 0.65 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, MNTK and PSX?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $449.52B, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) $318.00M, Phillips 66 (PSX) $107.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, MNTK and PSX?

Phillips 66 (PSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 21.8x, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 40.1x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phillips 66 (PSX) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 18.0x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips 66 (PSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +4.3%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 4.2%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 0.3%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.1%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -7.3%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +113.9%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -28.4%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 0.00%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%. Montauk Renewables (MNTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 78.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, MNTK and PSX?

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.