EQNR vs SQM vs CVX Stock Comparison

Equinor Asa, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Chevron Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.65 +12.7% 1M +97.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.99B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
CVX Chevron Corp
$229.29 +11.1% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$454.57B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 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.

QuestionEQNRSQMCVXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.99B $16.16B $454.57B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 11.7x 22.1x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 8.3x 14.1x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +59.0% +10.2% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 20.6% 9.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 57.3% 22.8% -25.4% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x -0.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +97.8% +31.8% +48.8% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +1.4%/yr +14.9%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 47.3% 24.0% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 69/100 54/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

EQNRSQMCVX

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

AxisEQNRSQMCVX
Valuation 88 #13 of 99 81 #31 of 162 24 #76 of 99
Growth 92 #9 of 97 62 #56 of 147 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 81 #24 of 122 37 #61 of 96
Financial Health 63 #38 of 102 32 #112 of 164 65 #36 of 102
Shareholder Returns 55 #35 of 77 91 #11 of 107 70 #24 of 77
Overall 78 69 54
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CVX 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

PeriodEQNRSQMCVXSPY
1 month +12.7%-9.5%+11.1% +0.9%
3 months +16.4%-12.8%+19.5% +5.9%
6 months +18.9%-35.2%+19.3% +8.5%
Year to date +101.7%-14.3%+50.4% +13.3%
1 year +97.8%+31.8%+48.8% +12.4%
3 years +41.9%+15.4%+58.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.4%+4.9%+16.7% +23.5%
5 years +87.4%+7.4%+100.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%+1.4%+14.9% +11.0%
10 years +188.3%+98.5%+120.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.2%+7.1%+8.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEQNRSQMCVXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%47.3%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%43.9%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.100.97-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.510.672.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.8%-73.5%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-38.1%-1.7% -0.9%
52-week high $48.81$95.31$233.24 $779.14
52-week low $22.41$44.71$146.75 $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.

MultipleEQNRSQMCVX
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.4x 12.1xmedian 13.4x 21.9xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 5.9x 5.0xmedian 7.3x -7.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 10.0x —median 14.8x 16.8xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 -0.77median 0.31 -1.63median 0.92

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 monthsEQNRSQMCVX
Revenue $121.56B $6.73B $215.26B
Gross profit – $2.83B $97.64B
Operating income $39.22B $3.11B -$86.98B
Net income $11.80B $1.39B $20.97B
Free cash flow $22.82B – $27.01B
R&D $939.00M – $1.07B
EPS (diluted) $4.26 $4.86 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $3.38B $8.53B
Total debt $24.40B $19.72B $37.08B
Shares (diluted) 2.60B 285.64M 1.98B
Enterprise value $35.84B $2.82B $426.69B

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
MetricEQNRSQMCVX
P/E 11.1x 12.1x 21.9x
P/FCF 5.2x – 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 10.0x
P/S 1.0x 2.5x 2.1x
P/B 2.7x 1.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 2.3x 5.0x -7.6x
EV/EBIT 3.0x 5.7x -5.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.6x 2.2x
EV/FCF 5.2x – 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.77 -1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 59.0% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% 23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 134.4% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 105.5% 190.5% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% -11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 160.6% 190.5% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.7% -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% – 41.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 257.0% – 67.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVX
Gross margin – 42.1% 45.4%
EBITDA margin 41.9% 52.7% -29.5%
Operating margin 32.3% 46.2% -40.4%
Pretax margin 32.8% 36.6% 14.2%
Net margin 9.1% 20.6% 9.6%
FCF margin 18.8% – 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% – 21.1%
Return on equity 26.8% 16.4% 10.9%
Return on assets 834.8% 8.6% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 57.3% 22.8% -25.4%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -29.9%
Asset turnover 86.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVX
Debt / assets 1,674% 31.3% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets -2,981% 47.9% 40.8%
Equity / assets 3,081% 52.1% 59.2%
Interest coverage – 15.3x -60.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQNRSQMCVX
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.1% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 4.1% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 66.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 51.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 18.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusEQNRSQMCVX
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.41FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $16.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.7% -2.5% -2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $120.69BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +2.9% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQNRSQMCVX
Held by institutions 6.6% 13.4% 74.1%
Institutions holding 409 316 4,131
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -3.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 230 166 1,966
Institutions selling 115 100 1,730
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.66 1.14

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.

EQNRSQMCVX
EQNR 1.00 -0.02 0.71
SQM -0.02 1.00 -0.07
CVX 0.71 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQNR, SQM and CVX?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinor Asa (EQNR) $122.99B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.16B, Chevron (CVX) $454.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQNR, SQM and CVX?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.1x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.7x, Chevron (CVX) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.3x, Chevron (CVX) 14.1x). 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%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +97.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +31.8%, Chevron (CVX) +48.8%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.4%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%. Equinor Asa (EQNR) and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.