E vs CVE vs SHEL Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Cenovus Energy and Shell Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.44B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.62B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$106.91 +11.6% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$310.24B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.08B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Shell leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Shell 7, Cenovus Energy 3, Eni Spa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECVESHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.44B $58.62B $310.24B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 16.2x 12.8x SHEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 7.8x 8.9x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% — -15.6% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% — 14.4% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 13.1% SHEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.7x 0.4x SHEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.5% +94.3% +41.0% CVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +23.6%/yr +16.4%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 35.9% 22.8% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 54/100 63/100 SHEL

Percentile Scorecard

ECVESHEL

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

AxisECVESHEL
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 45 #55 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Growth 64 #36 of 97 44 #55 of 97 73 #27 of 97
Profitability 47 #51 of 96 92 #9 of 96 65 #34 of 96
Financial Health 33 #69 of 102 58 #43 of 102 62 #39 of 102
Shareholder Returns 32 #52 of 76 33 #51 of 76 61 #30 of 76
Overall 51 54 63
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CVE 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

PeriodECVESHELSPY
1 month +10.7%+7.2%+11.6% -0.8%
3 months +19.6%+18.3%+23.8% +3.5%
6 months +12.6%+23.9%+23.0% +7.0%
Year to date +59.6%+96.1%+45.5% +12.2%
1 year +64.5%+94.3%+41.0% +13.0%
3 years +86.6%+71.5%+61.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.1%+19.7%+17.2% +23.1%
5 years +113.7%+188.3%+113.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.4%+23.6%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years +105.5%+119.6%+113.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.5%+8.2%+7.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECVESHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%35.9%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%34.9%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.33-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.352.631.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-57.2%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-0.8%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $62.08$33.46$108.17 $779.14
52-week low $36.32$15.85$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.

MultipleECVESHEL
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 13.5x 16.6xmedian 13.5x 12.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 5.9x 7.5xmedian 5.9x 4.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 11.0x -3.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.46median 2.27 -1.22median 2.27 0.93median 2.27

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 monthsECVESHEL
Revenue $98.30B – $169.08B
Gross profit – – $99.74B
Operating income $6.83B $4.67B $65.44B
Net income $6.59B $3.61B $17.88B
Free cash flow $15.30B – -$92.27B
R&D – $31.67M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $1.98 $8.18
Cash & equivalents $9.55B $2.00B $31.37B
Total debt $139.18B $14.38B $73.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 1.82B 2.97B
Enterprise value $34.00B $50.33B $239.98B

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
MetricECVESHEL
P/E 17.6x 16.6x 12.9x
P/FCF 6.2x 10.6x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 6.2x
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 1.8x
P/B 1.5x 2.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 7.5x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 14.7x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 7.6x – -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x – 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.46 -1.22 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECVESHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% – -15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.9% -10.8% 223.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -17.3% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.7% 2.5% 98.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.6% -16.3% 111.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% 4.9% 42.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -13.6% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% – 0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% – -27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.6% – 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECVESHEL
Gross margin – – 59.0%
EBITDA margin 15.4% – 45.9%
Operating margin 6.9% – 38.7%
Pretax margin 8.0% – 23.6%
Net margin 5.3% – 14.4%
FCF margin 15.6% – -54.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% – 29.1%
Return on equity 10.4% 16.6% 10.1%
Return on assets 3.9% 8.5% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 13.1%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 12.4% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECVESHEL
Debt / assets 21.5% 17.4% 19.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 50.1% 52.5%
Equity / assets 38.7% 49.9% 47.5%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 11.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.66 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECVESHEL
Dividend yield 4.0% 2.5% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -2.5% – 6.4%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.5% 9.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.0% – 47.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.7% – -9.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.7% – -1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – 3.1%

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.

ConsensusECVESHEL
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.74FY2026 $4.23FY2026 $12.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.9%FY2026 +169.4%FY2026 +90.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.9% -9.5% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.61BFY2026 $42.97BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +2.6% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECVESHEL
Held by institutions 1.6% 48.8% 13.0%
Institutions holding 343 490 1,522
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -5.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 196 264 679
Institutions selling 92 162 535
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.63 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.

ECVESHEL
E 1.00 0.69 0.75
CVE 0.69 1.00 0.65
SHEL 0.75 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, CVE and SHEL?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $89.44B, Cenovus Energy (CVE) $58.62B, Shell (SHEL) $310.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, CVE and SHEL?

Shell (SHEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 17.2x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.2x, Shell (SHEL) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 9.0x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Shell (SHEL) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Shell (SHEL) -15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Shell (SHEL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, Shell (SHEL) leads (Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Shell (SHEL) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cenovus Energy (CVE) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Shell (SHEL) +41.0%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 0.00%, Shell (SHEL) 0.03%. Eni Spa (E) and Cenovus Energy (CVE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Shell (SHEL) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, CVE 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, Shell (SHEL) 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.