EQNR vs SHEL vs SQM Stock Comparison

Equinor Asa, Shell and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.59 +15.1% 1M +96.9% 1Y
Market cap
$126.37B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$107.68 +13.2% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$319.97B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$167.47B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Shell leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Shell 4, Equinor Asa 4, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQNRSHELSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $126.37B $319.97B $15.45B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 10.8x 11.1x SHEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 9.0x 7.9x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% -17.2% +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 17.7% 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 57.3% — 22.8% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.9% +42.5% +22.4% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +18.6%/yr +0.5%/yr SHEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 22.9% 47.5% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 74/100 70/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

EQNRSHELSQM

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

AxisEQNRSHELSQM
Valuation 88 #13 of 99 61 #39 of 99 81 #32 of 163
Growth 92 #9 of 97 78 #22 of 97 63 #55 of 148
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 66 #33 of 96 82 #23 of 123
Financial Health 62 #39 of 102 69 #32 of 102 31 #113 of 164
Shareholder Returns 53 #37 of 77 95 #5 of 77 91 #11 of 108
Overall 77 74 70
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEQNRSHELSQMSPY
1 month +15.1%+13.2%-14.7% +0.7%
3 months +16.9%+19.0%-17.6% +3.7%
6 months +16.8%+18.8%-38.8% +7.1%
Year to date +101.4%+46.5%-18.1% +12.8%
1 year +96.9%+42.5%+22.4% +11.9%
3 years +41.1%+62.9%+15.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.2%+17.7%+5.0% +22.8%
5 years +87.1%+134.5%+2.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+18.6%+0.5% +10.9%
10 years +187.9%+115.9%+89.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.2%+8.0%+6.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQNRSHELSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%22.9%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%23.3%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.09-0.160.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.491.850.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.8%-25.0%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-0.5%-40.8% -1.2%
52-week high $48.81$108.17$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $22.41$70.31$46.07 $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.

MultipleEQNRSHELSQM
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.9x 10.7xmedian 11.9x 11.6xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 1.8xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 10.0x -3.7xmedian 10.0x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 0.47median 1.36 -0.74median 0.30

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 monthsEQNRSHELSQM
Revenue $121.56B $167.47B $6.73B
Gross profit – – $2.83B
Operating income $39.22B – $3.11B
Net income $11.80B $16.75B $1.39B
Free cash flow $22.82B -$83.43B –
R&D $939.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.26 $9.98 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $36.43B $3.38B
Total debt $24.40B $67.13B $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 2.60B 2.97B 285.64M
Enterprise value $39.22B $180.24B $2.11B

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
MetricEQNRSHELSQM
P/E 11.1x 10.7x 11.6x
P/FCF 5.2x -3.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 5.3x –
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 2.4x
P/B 2.6x 1.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 2.3x 3.9x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 3.0x 5.4x 5.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.0x 2.5x
EV/FCF 5.2x -4.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 5.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.47 -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQNRSHELSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% -17.2% 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% – 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 105.5% 76.2% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 160.6% 79.7% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% 24.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 257.0% -11.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQNRSHELSQM
Gross margin – – 42.1%
EBITDA margin 41.9% 52.2% 52.7%
Operating margin 32.3% – 46.2%
Pretax margin 32.8% 29.8% 36.6%
Net margin 9.1% 17.7% 20.6%
FCF margin 18.8% -49.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% 34.6% –
Return on equity 26.8% 8.8% 16.4%
Return on assets 834.8% 4.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 57.3% – 22.8%
Return on capital employed – 16.0% 23.4%
Asset turnover 86.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQNRSHELSQM
Debt / assets 1,674% 16.0% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.1x -0.8x –
Liabilities / assets -2,981% 52.8% 47.9%
Equity / assets 3,081% 47.2% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.3x
Current ratio 1.2x – 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 4.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 4.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQNRSHELSQM
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.8% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 6.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 9.0% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusEQNRSHELSQM
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.41FY2026 $12.02FY2026 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 +90.8%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.7% -7.5% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $120.69BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% -0.1% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQNRSHELSQM
Held by institutions 6.6% 13.0% 13.4%
Institutions holding 410 1,523 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.0% -3.0%
Institutions buying 231 680 166
Institutions selling 115 535 101
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.27 1.64

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.

EQNRSHELSQM
EQNR 1.00 0.71 -0.02
SHEL 0.71 1.00 0.13
SQM -0.02 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQNR, SHEL and SQM?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinor Asa (EQNR) $126.37B, Shell (SHEL) $319.97B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $15.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQNR, SHEL and SQM?

Shell (SHEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.4x, Shell (SHEL) 10.8x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x, Shell (SHEL) 9.0x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%, Shell (SHEL) -17.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%, Shell (SHEL) 17.7%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +96.9%, Shell (SHEL) +42.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +22.4%. Over five years, Shell (SHEL) compounded fastest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.6%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Shell (SHEL) 22.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQNR, SHEL and SQM?

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 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.