CVX vs PSX vs OXY Stock Comparison

Chevron, Phillips 66 and Occidental Petroleum 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
4 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$283.13 +10.4% 1M +108.5% 1Y
Market cap
$115.51B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 4, Occidental Petroleum 4, Phillips 66 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXPSXOXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $456.40B $115.51B $63.89B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 16.3x 9.7x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 8.8x 9.3x PSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +15.5% +7.3% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 4.5% 30.3% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% -181.5% 6.6% OXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 0.8x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.0% +108.5% +49.6% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +27.9%/yr +13.6%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 31.9% 34.5% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 42/100 62/100 OXY

Percentile Scorecard

CVXPSXOXY

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

AxisCVXPSXOXY
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 29 #71 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 85 #15 of 97 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 38 #60 of 96 28 #69 of 96 68 #31 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 23 #79 of 102 61 #40 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 43 #44 of 76 52 #37 of 76
Overall 55 42 62
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OXY 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

PeriodCVXPSXOXYSPY
1 month +13.5%+10.4%+11.8% -1.0%
3 months +19.8%+36.9%+12.0% +2.9%
6 months +25.9%+73.9%+12.3% +6.4%
Year to date +53.0%+119.4%+56.0% +11.4%
1 year +49.0%+108.5%+49.6% +13.1%
3 years +48.9%+153.0%+2.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+36.3%+0.9% +21.5%
5 years +106.8%+241.6%+89.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%+27.9%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +130.2%+252.4%-14.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+13.4%-1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVXPSXOXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%31.9%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%28.9%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.61-0.35-0.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.053.401.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-46.2%-52.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.7%-3.2% -2.5%
52-week high $233.24$297.20$66.24 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$127.75$38.92 $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.

MultipleCVXPSXOXY
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x 9.7xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.7x -1.1xmedian 5.7x 6.0xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x 11.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 2.24 -1.64median 2.24 4.76median 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 monthsCVXPSXOXY
Revenue $215.26B $156.36B $21.67B
Gross profit $97.64B $24.12B –
Operating income -$86.98B -$123.35B –
Net income $20.97B $7.19B $7.31B
Free cash flow $27.01B $6.39B $5.45B
R&D $1.07B – $258.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $17.62 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $4.10B $4.15B
Total debt $37.08B $20.57B $13.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 402.62M 1.01B
Enterprise value $428.52B $103.30B $51.81B

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
MetricCVXPSXOXY
P/E 22.3x 16.0x 9.7x
P/FCF 17.1x 17.7x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 12.7x 5.4x
P/S 2.1x 0.7x 3.0x
P/B 2.4x 3.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x -1.1x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -5.6x -1.0x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.8x 3.4x
EV/FCF 18.1x 20.2x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 14.5x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.66 -1.64 4.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXPSXOXY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 15.5% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.9% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% 53.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% -5.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -1.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 293.4% 200.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -14.1% 2.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 318.3% 281.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -9.8% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 165.5% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -3.9% -5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 329.7% 282.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -7.1% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXPSXOXY
Gross margin 45.4% 15.4% –
EBITDA margin -29.5% -77.1% 57.1%
Operating margin -40.4% -78.9% –
Pretax margin 14.2% 5.7% 24.7%
Net margin 9.6% 4.5% 30.3%
FCF margin 12.5% 4.1% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 5.7% 54.9%
Return on equity 10.9% 23.1% 17.8%
Return on assets 6.4% 8.7% 9.1%
Return on invested capital -25.4% -181.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed -29.9% -191.0% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXPSXOXY
Debt / assets 11.2% 25.1% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 3.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 60.0% 47.3%
Equity / assets 59.2% 40.0% 52.7%
Interest coverage -60.9x -106.9x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.77 -0.98 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXPSXOXY
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.8% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 0.9% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 2.7% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% 27.6% 22.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% 31.0% 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% 4.1% 8.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 1.8% 7.5%

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.

ConsensusCVXPSXOXY
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.10FY2026 $32.27FY2026 $6.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 +401.1%FY2026 +213.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.1% -1.4% -28.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.14BFY2026 $165.58BFY2026 $28.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.6% -4.7% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXPSXOXY
Held by institutions 74.1% 78.8% 83.4%
Institutions holding 4,130 2,102 1,238
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% +4.5%
Institutions buying 1,965 967 641
Institutions selling 1,730 729 372
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.33 1.72

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.

CVXPSXOXY
CVX 1.00 0.65 0.72
PSX 0.65 1.00 0.52
OXY 0.72 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, PSX and OXY?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $115.51B, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $63.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, PSX and OXY?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 16.3x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phillips 66 (PSX) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.5x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.8x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.3x). 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%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Phillips 66 (PSX) -181.5%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +108.5%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +49.6%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +27.9%/yr, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 23.9%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 31.9%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.