CVX vs YPF vs SHEL Stock Comparison

Chevron, Ypf Sociedad Anonima and Shell Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$212.99 +2.6% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$418.62B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.33B
Div. yield
3.31%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$38.69 -24.4% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.22B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$100.13 +2.6% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$284.86B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.25B
Div. yield
3.01%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 6, Ypf Sociedad Anonima 4, Shell 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVXYPFSHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $418.62B $15.22B $284.86B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 0.0x 9.9x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 4.8x 8.1x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% -40.7% -16.6% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 17.9% 17.5% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 10.3% — CVX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 5.4x 0.4x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.31% 0.00% 3.01% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.5% +4.5% +34.2% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +56.0%/yr +17.0%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 38.8% 23.3% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 68/100 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 36 #63 of 98 93 #8 of 98 53 #47 of 98
Growth 89 #12 of 97 91 #10 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 58 #40 of 94 52 #46 of 94 66 #33 of 94
Financial Health 84 #17 of 101 33 #68 of 101 67 #34 of 101
Shareholder Returns 62 #31 of 79 12 #70 of 79 91 #8 of 79
Overall 66 56 68
  • 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 +2.6%-24.4%+2.6% -5.9%
3 months +12.5%-22.0%+11.7% -4.6%
6 months +16.7%-9.6%+18.9% +0.2%
Year to date +39.7%+7.0%+36.3% +7.5%
1 year +39.5%+4.5%+34.2% +8.2%
3 years +44.9%+277.8%+49.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.2%+55.8%+14.4% +19.0%
5 years +85.6%+823.4%+118.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.2%+56.0%+17.0% +9.4%
10 years +103.3%+132.1%+99.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.4%+8.8%+7.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCVXYPFSHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%38.8%23.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%40.9%24.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.540.07-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.620.121.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-48.8%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-31.3%-7.7% -5.9%
52-week high $235.59$56.35$108.47 $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 15.4xmedian 10.1x 0.0xmedian 10.1x 9.9xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 5.1x 5.4xmedian 5.1x 3.6xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 8.9x 3.9xmedian 8.9x -3.4xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 35.50median 0.94 —median 0.94 0.44median 0.94

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 $233.33B $9.85T $169.25B
Gross profit $106.58B $4.09T –
Operating income $40.22B $2.87T –
Net income $27.40B $2.16B $16.75B
Free cash flow $34.07B $3.92B -$83.43B
R&D $1.04B $100.00M –
EPS (diluted) $13.74 – $9.98
Cash & equivalents $12.80B $3.01T $36.43B
Total debt $33.53B $15.50T $68.39B
Shares (diluted) 1.96B – 2.97B
Enterprise value $391.31B $419.10B $146.21B

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 15.4x 0.0x 9.9x
P/FCF 12.3x 3.9x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 1.7x 4.9x
P/S 1.8x 0.0x 1.7x
P/B 2.1x 0.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 5.4x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 5.4x 5.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/FCF 12.9x 3,962x -3.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 1,755x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 35.50 – 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% -40.7% -16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 43.5% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.0% -10.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 91.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.7% 138.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 219.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 112.4% 597.9% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -70.0% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.5% – 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.1% 81.0% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 26.8% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 120.9% 550.1% -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 26.4% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Gross margin 45.7% 41.5% –
EBITDA margin 27.5% 29.2% 51.7%
Operating margin 17.2% 29.1% –
Pretax margin 16.7% 27.8% 29.5%
Net margin 11.6% 17.9% 17.5%
FCF margin 14.6% 0.0% -49.3%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 0.1% 34.3%
Return on equity 13.9% 8.9% 8.8%
Return on assets 8.3% 3.6% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 5.8% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 4.1x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Debt / assets 10.0% 30.0% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 5.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3,959x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 59.0% 52.8%
Equity / assets 59.9% 41.0% 47.2%
Interest coverage 29.5x 2,422x –
Current ratio 1.3x 32.7x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 8.9x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 3.94 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVXYPFSHEL
Dividend yield 3.3% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.3% -9.3% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 5.6% -9.3% 9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – –

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.

ConsensusCVXYPFSHEL
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 4.8xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.74FY2026 $7.99FY2026 $12.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +129.6%FY2026 – +95.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.0% -7.0% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $264.11BFY2026 $20.87BFY2026 $341.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +28.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% +7.0% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVXYPFSHEL
Held by institutions 74.1% 15.2% 6.3%
Institutions holding 4,138 166 1,524
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +29.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 1,969 96 680
Institutions selling 1,734 44 536
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 0.49 0.68
YPF 0.49 1.00 0.52
SHEL 0.68 0.52 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) $418.62B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $15.22B, Shell (SHEL) $284.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVX, YPF and SHEL?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chevron (CVX) 15.4x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x, Shell (SHEL) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 12.7x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 4.8x, Shell (SHEL) 8.1x). 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) +20.0%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -40.7%, Shell (SHEL) -16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Chevron (CVX) 11.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 17.9%, Shell (SHEL) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Chevron (CVX) leads (Chevron (CVX) 12.1%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Chevron (CVX) +39.5%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +4.5%, Shell (SHEL) +34.2%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Chevron (CVX) +13.2%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +56.0%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Chevron (CVX) 3.31%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%, Shell (SHEL) 3.01%. Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Chevron (CVX) 24.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 38.8%, Shell (SHEL) 23.3%). 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 6. 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.