EQNR vs NEE vs CVE Stock Comparison

Equinor Asa, Nextera Energy and Cenovus Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.11 +14.1% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$121.91B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.22B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.20B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 5, Equinor Asa 4, Cenovus Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQNRNEECVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.91B $172.22B $57.20B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 14.8x 15.8x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 21.1x 7.8x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +9.6% — NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 40.4% — NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.7% 4.7% — EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 7.0x 0.7x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.6% -2.8% +94.3% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr -0.7%/yr +23.6%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 21.1% 35.9% NEE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 54/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

EQNRNEECVE

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

AxisEQNRNEECVE
Valuation 81 #20 of 99 26 #50 of 67 45 #55 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 92 #6 of 65 44 #55 of 97
Profitability 82 #18 of 96 89 #8 of 64 92 #9 of 96
Financial Health 57 #44 of 102 48 #34 of 64 58 #43 of 102
Shareholder Returns 59 #32 of 76 52 #33 of 67 33 #51 of 76
Overall 67 61 54
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CVE 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

PeriodEQNRNEECVESPY
1 month +14.1%+7.8%+7.2% -0.8%
3 months +25.0%-7.7%+18.3% +3.5%
6 months +26.4%-13.5%+23.9% +7.0%
Year to date +103.6%+2.2%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +98.6%-2.8%+94.3% +13.0%
3 years +43.2%+45.8%+71.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+13.4%+19.7% +23.1%
5 years +84.8%-3.5%+188.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.1%-0.7%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years +194.6%+160.0%+119.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+10.0%+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEQNRNEECVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%21.1%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%22.2%34.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.090.10-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.53-0.132.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.8%-47.2%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-16.2%-0.8% -1.8%
52-week high $48.81$97.88$33.46 $779.14
52-week low $22.41$75.50$15.85 $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.

MultipleEQNRNEECVE
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 13.5x 14.7xmedian 20.8x 16.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 5.9x 18.4xmedian 13.1x 7.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.0x 36.8xmedian 36.7x 10.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 1.05median 2.23 -1.22median 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 monthsEQNRNEECVE
Revenue $114.42B $28.83B –
Operating income $32.53B $8.66B $4.67B
Net income $9.05B $11.64B $3.61B
Free cash flow $9.58B $4.67B –
R&D $880.00M – $31.67M
EPS (diluted) $3.08 $5.55 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $8.06B $5.58B $2.00B
Total debt $105.13B $413.84B $14.38B
Shares (diluted) 2.60B 2.10B 1.82B
Enterprise value $36.36B $158.97B $48.91B

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
MetricEQNRNEECVE
P/E 15.5x 14.7x 16.6x
P/FCF 12.6x 36.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 11.6x –
P/S 1.1x 6.0x 1.8x
P/B 2.8x 2.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 18.4x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 32.0x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 9.6x –
EV/FCF 12.6x 59.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.2x 18.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.05 -1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQNRNEECVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.6% 13.4% -10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.0% 79.0% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 76.7% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% -13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 23.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 30.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQNRNEECVE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 38.9% 52.2% –
Operating margin 28.4% 30.0% –
Pretax margin 29.0% 35.0% –
Net margin 7.0% 40.4% –
FCF margin 8.4% 16.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 51.4% –
Return on equity 20.9% 13.9% 16.6%
Return on assets 658.7% 4.1% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 47.7% 4.7% –
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 12.4%
Asset turnover 83.3x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQNRNEECVE
Debt / assets 1,784% 45.0% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 7.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 23.6x –
Liabilities / assets -3,046% 70.3% 50.1%
Equity / assets 3,146% 29.7% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 2,164x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 0.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQNRNEECVE
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.0% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.4% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusEQNRNEECVE
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.41FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +169.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.7% +18.5% -9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $120.69BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026 $42.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +9.6% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQNRNEECVE
Held by institutions 6.6% 84.3% 48.8%
Institutions holding 409 3,019 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.3% -5.2%
Institutions buying 230 1,588 264
Institutions selling 115 1,054 162
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.51 1.63

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.

EQNRNEECVE
EQNR 1.00 0.07 0.72
NEE 0.07 1.00 0.09
CVE 0.72 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQNR, NEE and CVE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinor Asa (EQNR) $121.91B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B, Cenovus Energy (CVE) $57.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQNR, NEE and CVE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.2x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.9x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +98.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.1%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextera Energy (NEE) has been the steadiest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQNR, NEE and CVE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nextera Energy (NEE) 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.