EQNR vs SQM vs CVE Stock Comparison

Equinor Asa, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Cenovus Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$117.66B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
3.23%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$31.65 +2.3% 1M +84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$59.61B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.65%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 5, Equinor Asa 4, Cenovus Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQNRSQMCVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.66B $17.23B $59.61B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 12.4x 15.9x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 8.5x 7.5x CVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +59.0% — SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 20.6% — SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.7% 22.8% — EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x 0.7x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.23% 4.01% 2.65% SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.2% +36.0% +84.9% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +2.3%/yr +21.8%/yr CVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 47.3% 36.1% CVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 69/100 55/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

EQNRSQMCVE

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

AxisEQNRSQMCVE
Valuation 80 #21 of 99 81 #32 of 162 48 #52 of 99
Growth 57 #42 of 97 62 #56 of 147 42 #57 of 97
Profitability 83 #17 of 96 81 #24 of 122 92 #9 of 96
Financial Health 57 #44 of 102 32 #112 of 164 58 #43 of 102
Shareholder Returns 61 #30 of 76 90 #12 of 107 36 #49 of 76
Overall 68 69 55
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodEQNRSQMCVESPY
1 month +11.6%-9.7%+2.3% -0.2%
3 months +23.0%-9.8%+14.4% +3.9%
6 months +22.2%-32.5%+15.4% +8.2%
Year to date +99.2%-12.3%+87.1% +12.9%
1 year +93.2%+36.0%+84.9% +12.3%
3 years +40.1%+18.1%+63.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+5.7%+17.8% +23.3%
5 years +81.5%+11.8%+168.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.7%+2.3%+21.8% +10.9%
10 years +183.5%+104.0%+104.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.0%+7.4%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQNRSQMCVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%47.3%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%43.9%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.100.98-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.390.762.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.8%-73.5%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-36.7%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $48.81$95.31$33.46 $779.14
52-week low $22.41$44.36$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.

MultipleEQNRSQMCVE
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.0x 12.4xmedian 13.3x 15.9xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 5.9x 5.1xmedian 7.3x 7.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 11.1x —median 14.7x 10.1xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 -0.79median 0.31 -1.16median 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 monthsEQNRSQMCVE
Revenue $114.42B $6.73B –
Gross profit – $2.83B –
Operating income $32.53B $3.11B $4.67B
Net income $9.05B $1.39B $3.61B
Free cash flow $9.58B – –
R&D $880.00M – $31.67M
EPS (diluted) $3.08 $4.86 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $8.06B $3.38B $2.00B
Total debt $24.43B $19.72B $14.38B
Shares (diluted) 2.60B 285.64M 1.82B
Enterprise value $32.19B $6.26B $51.33B

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
MetricEQNRSQMCVE
P/E 15.2x 12.4x 15.9x
P/FCF 12.3x – 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x – –
P/S 1.0x 2.6x 1.7x
P/B 2.7x 2.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 5.1x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 3.6x 5.8x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.7x –
EV/FCF 12.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.79 -1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 59.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.6% 134.4% -10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.0% 190.5% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% -16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 190.5% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.7% -13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVE
Gross margin – 42.1% –
EBITDA margin 38.9% 52.7% –
Operating margin 28.4% 46.2% –
Pretax margin 29.0% 36.6% –
Net margin 7.0% 20.6% –
FCF margin 8.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% – –
Return on equity 20.9% 16.4% 16.6%
Return on assets 658.7% 8.6% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 47.7% 22.8% –
Return on capital employed – 23.4% 12.4%
Asset turnover 83.3x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVE
Debt / assets 1,784% 31.3% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets -3,046% 47.9% 50.1%
Equity / assets 3,146% 52.1% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 15.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVE
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 4.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusEQNRSQMCVE
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.41FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 +169.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.7% -2.5% -9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $120.69BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $42.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +2.9% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQNRSQMCVE
Held by institutions 6.6% 13.4% 48.8%
Institutions holding 409 316 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -3.0% -5.2%
Institutions buying 230 166 264
Institutions selling 115 100 162
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.66 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.

EQNRSQMCVE
EQNR 1.00 -0.02 0.72
SQM -0.02 1.00 0.11
CVE 0.72 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQNR, SQM and CVE?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinor Asa (EQNR) $117.66B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B, Cenovus Energy (CVE) $59.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQNR, SQM and CVE?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.2x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.4x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cenovus Energy (CVE) is cheapest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.5x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.5x). 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) +5.8%, 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) 7.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, 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) +93.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +84.9%. Over five years, Cenovus Energy (CVE) compounded fastest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.7%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest dividend yield: Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.23%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 2.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cenovus Energy (CVE) has been the steadiest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQNR, SQM 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, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 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.