CVX vs PSX vs SLB Stock Comparison

Chevron, Phillips 66 and Slb Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (OXY) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
CVX Chevron Corp
$231.45 +13.2% 1M +49.2% 1Y
Market cap
$462.86B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$273.67 +8.5% 1M +98.3% 1Y
Market cap
$111.41B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.89B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.82 +7.9% 1M +46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$78.86B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phillips 66 leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Phillips 66 7, Chevron 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXPSXSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $462.86B $111.41B $78.86B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x 8.9x 25.5x PSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 8.5x 21.4x PSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +28.8% +4.6% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 7.3% 8.4% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 25.3% 9.3% PSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.7x 1.2x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.2% +98.3% +46.1% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +29.6%/yr +10.8%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 32.7% 36.5% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 70/100 62/100 PSX

Percentile Scorecard

CVXPSXSLB

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

AxisCVXPSXSLB
Valuation 24 #76 of 99 70 #30 of 99 33 #32 of 47
Growth 75 #25 of 97 99 #2 of 97 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 36 #62 of 96 56 #43 of 96 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 55 #46 of 102 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 68 #25 of 77 71 #23 of 77 86 #5 of 30
Overall 53 70 62
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodCVXPSXSLBSPY
1 month +13.2%+8.5%+7.9% +0.7%
3 months +20.2%+29.9%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months +19.7%+52.8%-5.4% +7.1%
Year to date +51.9%+112.1%+40.2% +12.8%
1 year +49.2%+98.3%+46.1% +11.9%
3 years +58.4%+143.4%-4.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.6%+34.5%-1.5% +22.8%
5 years +102.2%+266.0%+66.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.1%+29.6%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +122.9%+241.5%-32.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.3%+13.1%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVXPSXSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%32.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%30.8%33.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-0.360.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.053.011.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-46.2%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-7.9%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $233.24$297.20$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$127.75$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.

MultipleCVXPSXSLB
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 11.9x 8.6xmedian 11.9x 25.7xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 2.0x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.9x 6.1xmedian 5.9x 11.9xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 10.0x 8.6xmedian 10.0x 17.4xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 1.36 0.38median 1.36 -2.46median 0.52

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 monthsCVXPSXSLB
Revenue $215.26B $172.89B $36.89B
Gross profit $97.64B $30.05B $6.02B
Operating income -$86.98B $16.93B $4.64B
Net income $20.97B $12.66B $3.16B
Free cash flow $27.01B $12.36B $4.56B
R&D $1.07B – $678.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $31.52 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $5.85B $2.62B
Total debt $37.08B $18.53B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 398.95M 1.50B
Enterprise value $434.98B $95.19B $75.31B

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
MetricCVXPSXSLB
P/E 22.1x 8.6x 25.7x
P/FCF 16.9x 8.6x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 7.1x 12.5x
P/S 2.1x 0.6x 2.2x
P/B 2.3x 3.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 6.1x 11.9x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 7.1x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 18.0x 9.7x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 7.9x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 0.38 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXPSXSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 28.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 4.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% 82.1% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 9.9% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 480.2% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 15.0% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 678.8% -16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 16.7% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 749.4% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 22.7% -10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 341.0% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 16.2% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 814.7% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 17.3% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXPSXSLB
Gross margin 45.4% 17.4% 16.3%
EBITDA margin -29.5% 11.3% 20.2%
Operating margin -40.4% 9.8% 12.6%
Pretax margin 14.2% 9.1% 10.7%
Net margin 9.6% 7.3% 8.4%
FCF margin 12.5% 7.1% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 8.7% 17.2%
Return on equity 10.9% 37.1% 11.6%
Return on assets 6.4% 15.1% 5.6%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 25.3% 9.3%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 26.8% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXPSXSLB
Debt / assets 11.2% 21.6% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.7x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.5x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 58.7% 51.6%
Equity / assets 59.2% 41.3% 48.4%
Interest coverage -60.9x 14.9x 9.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.76 4.70 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXPSXSLB
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 2.8% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 4.7% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% 15.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% 16.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 2.1% –

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.

ConsensusCVXPSXSLB
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $32.20FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -1.4% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $165.53BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% -4.2% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXPSXSLB
Held by institutions 74.1% 78.8% 89.8%
Institutions holding 4,132 2,104 1,700
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,966 969 785
Institutions selling 1,731 729 663
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.33 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.

CVXPSXSLB
CVX 1.00 0.64 0.36
PSX 0.64 1.00 0.29
SLB 0.36 0.29 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, PSX and SLB?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $462.86B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $111.41B, Slb (SLB) $78.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, PSX and SLB?

Phillips 66 (PSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.5x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.9x, Slb (SLB) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phillips 66 (PSX) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.5x, Slb (SLB) 21.4x). 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) +28.8%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 7.3%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 25.3%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.2%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +98.3%, Slb (SLB) +46.1%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.1%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +29.6%/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) 0.03%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.7%, Slb (SLB) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, PSX 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, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads on 7. 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.