CVX vs PLUG vs SU Stock Comparison

Chevron, Plug Power and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVX Chevron Corp
$233.24 +13.5% 1M +49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$456.40B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.38 -32.4% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.35 +16.8% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 5, Suncor Energy 5, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXPLUGSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $456.40B $1.91B $96.91B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x -1.2x 7.1x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x — 9.0x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +10.6% -108.8% PLUG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% -220.6% — CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% -188.4% — CVX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 0.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.0% -52.1% +100.3% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr -46.9%/yr +28.3%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 78.1% 27.4% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 23/100 64/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

CVXPLUGSU

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

AxisCVXPLUGSU
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 0 #11 of 11 76 #25 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 70 #4 of 11 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 38 #60 of 96 0 #9 of 9 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 20 #9 of 11 74 #27 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 – 35 #50 of 76
Overall 55 23 64
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • 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

PeriodCVXPLUGSUSPY
1 month +13.5%-32.4%+16.8% -1.0%
3 months +19.8%-34.0%+20.6% +2.9%
6 months +25.9%-56.1%+24.0% +6.4%
Year to date +53.0%-29.9%+78.9% +11.4%
1 year +49.0%-52.1%+100.3% +13.1%
3 years +48.9%-78.1%+141.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%-39.7%+34.2% +21.5%
5 years +106.8%-95.8%+247.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%-46.9%+28.3% +10.9%
10 years +130.2%-14.8%+169.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%-1.6%+10.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVXPLUGSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%78.1%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%70.2%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.612.25-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.05-0.673.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-98.4%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-66.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $233.24$4.14$79.35 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$1.37$39.51 $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.

MultipleCVXPLUGSU
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.1x -1.2xmedian 10.9x 7.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.6xmedian 1.2x -26.3xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.7x -1.4xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 11.1x -3.4xmedian 14.1x 4.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 2.24 -0.21median 0.19 0.19median 2.24

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 monthsCVXPLUGSU
Revenue $215.26B $744.09M -$3.60B
Gross profit $97.64B -$138.00M –
Operating income -$86.98B -$1.29B $1.71B
Net income $20.97B -$1.71B $8.93B
Free cash flow $27.01B -$560.50M $19.78B
R&D $1.07B $53.94M –
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $-1.18 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $161.90M $5.37B
Total debt $37.08B $65.78M $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 1.39B 1.22B
Enterprise value $428.52B $986.42M $82.66B

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
MetricCVXPLUGSU
P/E 22.3x -1.2x 7.1x
P/FCF 17.1x -3.4x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x -4.0x 6.0x
P/S 2.1x 2.6x -26.3x
P/B 2.4x 3.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x -1.4x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -5.6x -1.4x 58.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.4x -27.6x
EV/FCF 18.1x -3.2x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x -3.7x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.66 -0.21 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXPLUGSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 10.6% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -5.4% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% 70.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 20.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 31.3% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -15.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 13.3% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -26.9% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 32.5% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 5.5% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 20.0% 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 22.8% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 31.6% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 30.6% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXPLUGSU
Gross margin 45.4% -18.5% –
EBITDA margin -29.5% -168.2% –
Operating margin -40.4% -172.8% –
Pretax margin 14.2% -229.0% –
Net margin 9.6% -220.6% –
FCF margin 12.5% -75.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% -64.9% -438.8%
Return on equity 10.9% -251.3% 29.1%
Return on assets 6.4% -75.0% 14.6%
Return on invested capital -25.4% -188.4% –
Return on capital employed -29.9% -72.0% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXPLUGSU
Debt / assets 11.2% 0.0% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 73.2% 49.2%
Equity / assets 59.2% 26.8% 50.8%
Interest coverage -60.9x -17.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.77 -6.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXPLUGSU
Dividend yield 3.0% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% -2.5% -3.9%
Shareholder yield 5.2% -2.5% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% – 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusCVXPLUGSU
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 – 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.10FY2026 $-0.41FY2026 $8.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 – +163.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.1% – -17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.14BFY2026 $799.33MFY2026 $44.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.6% +28.0% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXPLUGSU
Held by institutions 74.1% 58.3% 65.2%
Institutions holding 4,130 508 752
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +8.0% -5.1%
Institutions buying 1,965 276 367
Institutions selling 1,730 105 252
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.63 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.

CVXPLUGSU
CVX 1.00 -0.11 0.67
PLUG -0.11 1.00 0.01
SU 0.67 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, PLUG and SU?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, Plug Power (PLUG) $1.91B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, PLUG and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.5x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Plug Power (PLUG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%). On return on invested capital, Chevron (CVX) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, Plug Power (PLUG) -52.1%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, Plug Power (PLUG) -46.9%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Plug Power (PLUG) 0.00%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%. Plug Power (PLUG) and Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 23.9%, Plug Power (PLUG) 78.1%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, PLUG 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, Chevron (CVX) 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.