CVX vs VLO vs SU Stock Comparison

Chevron, Valero Energy and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$419.16 +11.5% 1M +142.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.25B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$139.40B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVXVLOSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $456.40B $125.25B $96.91B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 17.4x 7.1x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 8.4x 9.0x VLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +12.6% -108.8% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 5.2% — CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 19.8% — VLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.3x 0.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% -0.03% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.0% +142.1% +100.3% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +39.0%/yr +28.3%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 37.6% 27.4% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 64/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

CVXVLOSU

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

AxisCVXVLOSU
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 18 #19 of 23 76 #25 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 67 #7 of 19 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 38 #60 of 96 78 #5 of 19 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 88 #4 of 25 74 #27 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 59 #8 of 18 35 #50 of 76
Overall 55 62 64
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VLO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • 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

PeriodCVXVLOSUSPY
1 month +13.5%+11.5%+16.8% -1.0%
3 months +19.8%+38.6%+20.6% +2.9%
6 months +25.9%+77.7%+24.0% +6.4%
Year to date +53.0%+157.5%+78.9% +11.4%
1 year +49.0%+142.1%+100.3% +13.1%
3 years +48.9%+225.4%+141.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+48.2%+34.2% +21.5%
5 years +106.8%+417.5%+247.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%+39.0%+28.3% +10.9%
10 years +130.2%+651.7%+169.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+22.4%+10.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVXVLOSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%37.6%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%34.4%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.61-0.37-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.053.783.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-42.9%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-8.8%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $233.24$459.67$79.35 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$161.94$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.

MultipleCVXVLOSU
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.1x 17.1xmedian 10.4x 7.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 0.3x -26.3xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.7x 9.4xmedian 7.1x 11.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 11.1x 12.0xmedian 9.4x 4.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 2.24 -2.42median 0.30 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 monthsCVXVLOSU
Revenue $215.26B $139.40B -$3.60B
Gross profit $97.64B $11.20B –
Operating income -$86.98B $10.01B $1.71B
Net income $20.97B $7.62B $8.93B
Free cash flow $27.01B $10.08B $19.78B
R&D $1.07B – –
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $24.53 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $7.87B $5.37B
Total debt $37.08B $44.07B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 294.00M 1.22B
Enterprise value $428.52B $102.19B $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
MetricCVXVLOSU
P/E 22.3x 17.1x 7.1x
P/FCF 17.1x 12.0x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 11.1x 6.0x
P/S 2.1x 0.9x -26.3x
P/B 2.4x 4.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 9.4x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 12.4x 58.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.9x -27.6x
EV/FCF 18.1x 12.3x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 11.4x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.66 -2.42 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXVLOSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 12.6% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -3.9% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% 256.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -11.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 951.6% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 838.9% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -12.6% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 901.8% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -7.1% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 156.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.3% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 222.7% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 2.4% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXVLOSU
Gross margin 45.4% 8.0% –
EBITDA margin -29.5% 9.5% –
Operating margin -40.4% 7.2% –
Pretax margin 14.2% 7.1% –
Net margin 9.6% 5.2% –
FCF margin 12.5% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 7.8% -438.8%
Return on equity 10.9% 27.6% 29.1%
Return on assets 6.4% 12.0% 14.6%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 19.8% –
Return on capital employed -29.9% 22.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 2.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXVLOSU
Debt / assets 11.2% 17.6% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 56.3% 49.2%
Equity / assets 59.2% 43.7% 50.8%
Interest coverage -60.9x 17.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.77 6.01 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXVLOSU
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.1% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 4.0% -3.9%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 5.1% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% 18.5% 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% 14.0% 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% 1.3% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -2.2% -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.

ConsensusCVXVLOSU
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.10FY2026 $49.71FY2026 $8.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 +368.5%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.1% -10.4% -17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.14BFY2026 $172.89BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +40.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.6% -21.1% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXVLOSU
Held by institutions 74.1% 83.6% 65.2%
Institutions holding 4,130 1,967 752
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -1.5% -5.1%
Institutions buying 1,965 950 367
Institutions selling 1,730 709 252
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.34 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.

CVXVLOSU
CVX 1.00 0.56 0.67
VLO 0.56 1.00 0.51
SU 0.67 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, VLO and SU?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, Valero Energy (VLO) $125.25B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, VLO and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, Valero Energy (VLO) 17.4x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valero Energy (VLO) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.5x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.4x, 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?

Valero Energy (VLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +12.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Valero Energy (VLO) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Valero Energy (VLO) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Valero Energy (VLO) 19.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, Valero Energy (VLO) +142.1%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +39.0%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.01%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%. 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%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, VLO 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.