CVX vs XOM vs OXY Stock Comparison

Chevron, ExxonMobil Holdings and Occidental Petroleum 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
4 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVXXOMOXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $456.40B $769.56B $63.89B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 23.5x 9.7x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 13.9x 9.3x OXY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +9.1% +7.3% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 8.9% 30.3% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 11.1% 6.6% XOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x 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% +58.0% +49.6% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +23.8%/yr +13.6%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 25.8% 34.5% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 62/100 OXY

Percentile Scorecard

CVXXOMOXY

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

AxisCVXXOMOXY
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 30 #70 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 97 51 #48 of 97 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 38 #60 of 96 57 #42 of 96 68 #31 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 76 #25 of 102 61 #40 of 102
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 40 #46 of 76 52 #37 of 76
Overall 55 51 62
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM 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

PeriodCVXXOMOXYSPY
1 month +13.5%+13.6%+11.8% -1.0%
3 months +19.8%+16.7%+12.0% +2.9%
6 months +25.9%+23.0%+12.3% +6.4%
Year to date +53.0%+52.2%+56.0% +11.4%
1 year +49.0%+58.0%+49.6% +13.1%
3 years +48.9%+69.0%+2.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+19.1%+0.9% +21.5%
5 years +106.8%+190.2%+89.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%+23.8%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +130.2%+111.5%-14.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+7.8%-1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVXXOMOXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%25.8%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%25.9%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.61-0.68-0.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.052.241.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-20.7%-52.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-3.2% -2.5%
52-week high $233.24$183.20$66.24 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$113.68$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.

MultipleCVXXOMOXY
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 13.1x 9.7xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.7x 10.4xmedian 5.7x 6.0xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 11.1x 24.7xmedian 11.1x 11.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 2.24 -1.65median 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 monthsCVXXOMOXY
Revenue $215.26B $368.76B $21.67B
Gross profit $97.64B – –
Operating income -$86.98B – –
Net income $20.97B $33.73B $7.31B
Free cash flow $27.01B $30.55B $5.45B
R&D $1.07B $973.00M $258.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $7.41 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $10.59B $4.15B
Total debt $37.08B $175.60B $13.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 4.42B 1.01B
Enterprise value $428.52B $726.04B $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
MetricCVXXOMOXY
P/E 22.3x 23.3x 9.7x
P/FCF 17.1x 24.7x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 12.6x 5.4x
P/S 2.1x 2.0x 3.0x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 10.4x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 17.0x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.1x 3.4x
EV/FCF 18.1x 25.7x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 13.1x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.66 -1.65 4.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXXOMOXY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 9.1% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.7% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 4.4% 200.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -14.1% 2.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 5.6% 281.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -14.1% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 10.0% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -4.1% -5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 4.9% 282.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -13.0% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXXOMOXY
Gross margin 45.4% – –
EBITDA margin -29.5% 20.5% 57.1%
Operating margin -40.4% – –
Pretax margin 14.2% 12.3% 24.7%
Net margin 9.6% 8.9% 30.3%
FCF margin 12.5% 8.3% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 16.2% 54.9%
Return on equity 10.9% 12.8% 17.8%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.3% 9.1%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 11.1% 6.6%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 12.3% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXXOMOXY
Debt / assets 11.2% 9.1% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.4x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 42.7% 47.3%
Equity / assets 59.2% 57.3% 52.7%
Interest coverage -60.9x 59.5x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.77 4.92 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXXOMOXY
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.2% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 2.7% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 5.0% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% 51.1% 22.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% 56.4% 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% 0.0% 8.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 5.0% 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.

ConsensusCVXXOMOXY
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.10FY2026 $13.15FY2026 $6.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 +88.1%FY2026 +213.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.1% -16.4% -28.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.14BFY2026 $443.98BFY2026 $28.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.5%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.6% -15.0% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXXOMOXY
Held by institutions 74.1% 63.9% 83.4%
Institutions holding 4,130 4,226 1,238
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.2% +4.5%
Institutions buying 1,965 2,041 641
Institutions selling 1,730 1,744 372
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.17 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.

CVXXOMOXY
CVX 1.00 0.84 0.72
XOM 0.84 1.00 0.74
OXY 0.72 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, XOM and OXY?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $63.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, XOM and OXY?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.5x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x, 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?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +49.6%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, XOM 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, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 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.