CVX vs YPF vs SHEL Stock Comparison

Chevron, Ypf Sociedad Anonima and Shell Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$47.78 -5.1% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.27B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.15B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$107.68 +13.2% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$319.90B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$167.47B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 4, Ypf Sociedad Anonima 4, Shell 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXYPFSHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $462.86B $18.27B $319.90B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x 5.1x 10.8x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 6.4x 9.0x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -99.7% -17.2% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 10.4% 17.7% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% 0.1% — YPF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.4x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.2% +36.6% +42.5% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +62.7%/yr +18.6%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 37.2% 22.9% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 74/100 SHEL

Percentile Scorecard

CVXYPFSHEL

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

AxisCVXYPFSHEL
Valuation 24 #76 of 99 99 #2 of 99 61 #39 of 99
Growth 75 #25 of 97 82 #18 of 97 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 36 #62 of 96 33 #65 of 96 66 #33 of 96
Financial Health 64 #37 of 102 63 #38 of 102 69 #32 of 102
Shareholder Returns 68 #25 of 77 – 95 #5 of 77
Overall 53 69 74
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • YPF ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SHEL 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

PeriodCVXYPFSHELSPY
1 month +13.2%-5.1%+13.2% +0.7%
3 months +20.2%-8.4%+19.0% +3.7%
6 months +19.7%+5.8%+18.8% +7.1%
Year to date +51.9%+32.1%+46.5% +12.8%
1 year +49.2%+36.6%+42.5% +11.9%
3 years +58.4%+357.2%+62.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.6%+66.0%+17.7% +22.8%
5 years +102.2%+1,037.6%+134.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.1%+62.7%+18.6% +10.9%
10 years +122.9%+168.9%+115.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.3%+10.4%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVXYPFSHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%37.2%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%36.9%23.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-0.06-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.991.85 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-48.8%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-15.2%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $233.24$56.35$108.17 $779.14
52-week low $146.75$32.78$70.31 $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.

MultipleCVXYPFSHEL
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 11.9x 5.3xmedian 11.9x 10.7xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 2.0x 1.8xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 10.0x 2.9xmedian 10.0x -3.7xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 1.36 —median 1.36 0.47median 1.36

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 monthsCVXYPFSHEL
Revenue $215.26B $34.15B $167.47B
Gross profit $97.64B $13.52B –
Operating income -$86.98B $7.89B –
Net income $20.97B $2.32T $16.75B
Free cash flow $27.01B $6.56B -$83.43B
R&D $1.07B $100.00M –
EPS (diluted) $10.43 – $9.98
Cash & equivalents $8.53B $1.99B $36.43B
Total debt $37.08B $10.25B $67.13B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B – 2.97B
Enterprise value $434.98B $9.25B $180.17B

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
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
P/E 22.1x 5.3x 10.7x
P/FCF 16.9x 2.9x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 1.4x 5.3x
P/S 2.1x 0.6x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x – 3.9x
EV/EBIT -5.6x 3.2x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.7x 2.0x
EV/FCF 18.0x 3.9x -4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 1.9x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 – 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -99.7% -17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 24.3% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% -99.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 56.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% -98.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 134.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 533,993% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 1,203% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% – 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% – 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 90.0% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 68.0% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 482.4% -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -7.2% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Gross margin 45.4% 39.6% –
EBITDA margin -29.5% – 52.2%
Operating margin -40.4% 23.1% –
Pretax margin 14.2% 20.8% 29.8%
Net margin 9.6% 10.4% 17.7%
FCF margin 12.5% 19.2% -49.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% 38.3% 34.6%
Return on equity 10.9% 0.0% 8.8%
Return on assets 6.4% 0.0% 4.2%
Return on invested capital -25.4% 0.1% –
Return on capital employed -29.9% 0.0% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.0x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Debt / assets 11.2% 30.0% 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.6x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.8% 59.0% 52.8%
Equity / assets 59.2% 41.0% 47.2%
Interest coverage -60.9x 6.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 32.6x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 21.1x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 12.2x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 2.76 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Dividend yield 3.0% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 6.2%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 0.0% 9.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

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.

ConsensusCVXYPFSHEL
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.31FY2026 $7.50FY2026 $12.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +123.7%FY2026 – +90.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -6.9% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.12BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.1%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.2% +5.3% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXYPFSHEL
Held by institutions 74.1% 15.2% 13.0%
Institutions holding 4,132 166 1,523
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +29.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 1,966 96 680
Institutions selling 1,731 44 535
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.18 1.27

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.

CVXYPFSHEL
CVX 1.00 0.46 0.66
YPF 0.46 1.00 0.49
SHEL 0.66 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVX, YPF and SHEL?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chevron (CVX) $462.86B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $18.27B, Shell (SHEL) $319.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, YPF and SHEL?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 22.5x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 5.1x, Shell (SHEL) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.4x, Shell (SHEL) 9.0x). 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%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -99.7%, Shell (SHEL) -17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.4%, Shell (SHEL) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads (Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +49.2%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +36.6%, Shell (SHEL) +42.5%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +15.1%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +62.7%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%, Shell (SHEL) 0.00%. Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) and Shell (SHEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.2%, Shell (SHEL) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVX, YPF and SHEL?

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.