MNTK vs CVX vs GEVO Stock Comparison

Montauk Renewables, Chevron and Gevo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVX Chevron Corp
$231.45 +13.2% 1M +49.2% 1Y
Market cap
$462.15B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
GEVO Gevo, Inc.
$1.21 -9.0% 1M -47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$293.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$177.51M
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 8, Gevo 2, Montauk Renewables 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNTKCVXGEVOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $323.02M $462.15B $293.95M CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.7x 22.4x -1.4x CVX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 14.2x — CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +10.2% +121.4% GEVO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 9.6% -119.9% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.3% -25.4% — MNTK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -0.5x -0.7x GEVO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +49.2% -47.2% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.6%/yr +15.1%/yr -30.1%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.7% 24.0% 62.0% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 53/100 31/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

MNTKCVXGEVO

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

AxisMNTKCVXGEVO
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 24 #76 of 99 10 #10 of 11
Growth 20 #9 of 11 75 #25 of 97 40 #7 of 11
Profitability 75 #3 of 9 36 #62 of 96 13 #8 of 9
Financial Health 50 #6 of 11 64 #37 of 102 60 #5 of 11
Shareholder Returns – 68 #25 of 77 –
Overall 51 53 31
  • MNTK ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GEVO ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNTKCVXGEVOSPY
1 month -19.4%+13.2%-9.0% +0.7%
3 months +29.5%+20.2%-20.9% +3.7%
6 months +62.3%+19.7%-36.6% +7.1%
Year to date +41.9%+51.9%-39.5% +12.8%
1 year +14.5%+49.2%-47.2% +11.9%
3 years -76.1%+58.4%+13.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -37.9%+16.6%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years -78.7%+102.2%-83.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.6%+15.1%-30.1% +10.9%
10 years —+122.9%-99.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.3%-38.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMNTKCVXGEVOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.7%24.0%62.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%24.2%66.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.28-0.620.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.182.05-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-28.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-0.8%-56.5% -1.2%
52-week high $2.94$233.24$2.78 $779.14
52-week low $1.12$146.75$1.11 $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.

MultipleMNTKCVXGEVO
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 10.7x 22.1xmedian 11.9x -1.3xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 14.6x -7.7xmedian 5.9x -2.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 14.4x 16.9xmedian 10.0x -5.3xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.33median 0.19 -1.65median 1.36 0.05median 0.19

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 monthsMNTKCVXGEVO
Revenue $189.10M $215.26B $177.51M
Gross profit – $97.64B $84.04M
Operating income $1.13M -$86.98B -$182.47M
Net income $7.93M $20.97B -$212.89M
Free cash flow -$83.37M $27.01B -$56.65M
R&D – $1.07B $4.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $10.43 $-0.90
Cash & equivalents $15.76M $8.53B $58.15M
Total debt $149.64M $37.08B $167.24M
Shares (diluted) 143.93M 1.98B 237.05M
Enterprise value $250.79M $434.27B $3.14M

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
MetricMNTKCVXGEVO
P/E 42.8x 22.1x -1.3x
P/FCF -4.1x 16.9x -5.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 10.1x -18.4x
P/S 1.8x 2.1x 1.7x
P/B 1.3x 2.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x -7.7x -2.6x
EV/EBIT 420.8x -5.6x -2.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF -5.7x 18.0x -7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 10.7x -25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.33 -1.65 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNTKCVXGEVO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 10.2% 121.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -1.1% 168.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.2% 197.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 178.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -89.7% 7.3% -214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.7% 0.3% -18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 199.8% 52.1% -268.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -11.5% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% 31.1% -244.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -13.5% -28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.9% 41.0% 71.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 3.2% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -312.7% 67.8% 38.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -100.9% -0.8% 22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNTKCVXGEVO
Gross margin – 45.4% 47.3%
EBITDA margin 18.4% -29.5% -87.5%
Operating margin 0.6% -40.4% -102.8%
Pretax margin 2.0% 14.2% -112.5%
Net margin 4.2% 9.6% -119.9%
FCF margin -44.1% 12.5% -31.9%
Operating cash flow margin 23.0% 21.1% -9.2%
Return on equity 3.0% 10.9% -58.6%
Return on assets 1.7% 6.4% -36.9%
Return on invested capital 0.3% -25.4% –
Return on capital employed 0.3% -29.9% -34.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 2.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNTKCVXGEVO
Debt / assets 31.8% 11.2% 34.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -0.5x -0.7x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 1.4x -3.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 40.8% 44.3%
Equity / assets 56.2% 59.2% 55.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x -60.9x -8.8x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.52 2.76 -2.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNTKCVXGEVO
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 5.2% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusMNTKCVXGEVO
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,100.0%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% -2.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $199.18MFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $200.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% -10.2% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNTKCVXGEVO
Held by institutions 14.9% 74.1% 37.2%
Institutions holding 92 4,132 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +1.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 52 1,966 76
Institutions selling 26 1,731 40
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.14 1.90

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.

MNTKCVXGEVO
MNTK 1.00 0.02 0.16
CVX 0.02 1.00 0.06
GEVO 0.16 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNTK, CVX and GEVO?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) $323.02M, Chevron (CVX) $462.15B, Gevo (GEVO) $293.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, MNTK, CVX and GEVO?

Chevron (CVX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 40.7x, Chevron (CVX) 22.4x, Gevo (GEVO) -1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 19.7x, Chevron (CVX) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gevo (GEVO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +4.3%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Gevo (GEVO) +121.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 4.2%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Gevo (GEVO) -119.9%). On return on invested capital, Montauk Renewables (MNTK) leads (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 0.3%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +14.5%, Chevron (CVX) +49.2%, Gevo (GEVO) -47.2%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -26.6%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.1%/yr, Gevo (GEVO) -30.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Gevo (GEVO) 0.00%. Montauk Renewables (MNTK) and Gevo (GEVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 78.7%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Gevo (GEVO) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNTK, CVX and GEVO?

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 8. 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.