MNTK vs REX vs VLO Stock Comparison

Montauk Renewables, Rex American Resources and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$419.16 +11.5% 1M +142.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.25B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$139.40B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valero Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Valero Energy 7, Rex American Resources 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNTKREXVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.26M $1.31B $125.25B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x 10.9x 17.4x REX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 27.7x 8.4x VLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +2.9% +12.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 18.3% 5.2% REX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.3% — 19.8% VLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x — 0.3x VLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% +25.2% +142.1% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.4%/yr +23.2%/yr +39.0%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 32.6% 37.6% REX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 90/100 62/100 REX

Percentile Scorecard

MNTKREXVLO

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

AxisMNTKREXVLO
Valuation 70 #4 of 11 80 #3 of 11 18 #19 of 23
Growth 20 #9 of 11 90 #2 of 11 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 75 #3 of 9 100 #1 of 9 78 #5 of 19
Financial Health 40 #7 of 11 90 #2 of 11 88 #4 of 25
Shareholder Returns – – 59 #8 of 18
Overall 51 90 62
  • MNTK ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • REX ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • VLO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNTKREXVLOSPY
1 month -6.6%-9.6%+11.5% -1.0%
3 months +13.9%-10.3%+38.6% +2.9%
6 months +49.0%-14.7%+77.7% +6.4%
Year to date +27.5%+23.4%+157.5% +11.4%
1 year -3.6%+25.2%+142.1% +13.1%
3 years -78.6%+114.8%+225.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -40.2%+29.1%+48.2% +21.5%
5 years -81.2%+183.1%+417.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -28.4%+23.2%+39.0% +10.9%
10 years —+199.4%+651.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.6%+22.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMNTKREXVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%32.6%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%33.9%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.04-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.773.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-41.6%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-22.1%-8.8% -2.5%
52-week high $2.94$51.16$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.12$31.69$161.94 $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.

MultipleMNTKREXVLO
P/E now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 10.9x 10.9xmedian 10.9x 17.1xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.0x 6.2xmedian 14.0x 9.4xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 14.1x 19.3xmedian 14.1x 12.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.10median 0.19 0.16median 0.19 -2.42median 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 monthsMNTKREXVLO
Revenue $189.10M $658.58M $139.40B
Gross profit – $179.14M $11.20B
Operating income $1.13M $133.32M $10.01B
Net income $7.93M $141.02M $7.62B
Free cash flow -$83.37M $68.55M $10.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $3.64 $24.53
Cash & equivalents $15.76M $91.33M $7.87B
Total debt $494.59M – $44.07B
Shares (diluted) 143.93M 33.09M 294.00M
Enterprise value $235.04M -$143.29M $102.19B

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
MetricMNTKREXVLO
P/E 38.5x 10.9x 17.1x
P/FCF -3.7x 19.3x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 9.2x 11.1x
P/S 1.6x 2.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 6.2x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 390.2x 7.1x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF -5.3x 13.8x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 6.6x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.10 0.16 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNTKREXVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 2.9% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -8.0% -3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 103.3% 256.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 50.4% -11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -89.7% 118.2% 951.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.7% 61.5% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 199.8% 116.6% 838.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 132.7% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% 128.4% 901.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 70.6% -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.9% 164.0% 156.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 42.7% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -312.7% 1,383% 222.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -100.9% 16.3% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNTKREXVLO
Gross margin – 27.2% 8.0%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 23.1% 9.5%
Operating margin 0.6% 20.2% 7.2%
Pretax margin 2.0% 25.6% 7.1%
Net margin 4.2% 18.3% 5.2%
FCF margin -44.1% 10.4% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.0% 21.7% 7.8%
Return on equity 3.0% 18.9% 27.6%
Return on assets 1.7% 16.9% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 0.3% – 19.8%
Return on capital employed 0.3% 17.4% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNTKREXVLO
Debt / assets 31.8% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF -1.8x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 9.9% 56.3%
Equity / assets 56.2% 90.1% 43.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x – 17.8x
Current ratio 0.6x 6.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 6.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 5.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.42 12.27 6.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNTKREXVLO
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 4.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.1% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.2%

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.

ConsensusMNTKREXVLO
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $1.44FY2026 $49.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,100.0%FY2026 -42.4%FY2026 +368.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +431.3% -10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $199.18MFY2026 $720.58MFY2026 $172.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +40.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +13.6% -21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNTKREXVLO
Held by institutions 14.9% 79.9% 83.6%
Institutions holding 92 231 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.3% -1.5%
Institutions buying 52 114 950
Institutions selling 26 73 709
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.56 1.34

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.

MNTKREXVLO
MNTK 1.00 0.19 0.07
REX 0.19 1.00 0.39
VLO 0.07 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNTK, REX and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) $307.26M, Rex American Resources (REX) $1.31B, Valero Energy (VLO) $125.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNTK, REX and VLO?

Rex American Resources (REX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 38.7x, Rex American Resources (REX) 10.9x, Valero Energy (VLO) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valero Energy (VLO) is cheapest (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 17.8x, Rex American Resources (REX) 27.7x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valero Energy (VLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) +4.3%, Rex American Resources (REX) +2.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rex American Resources (REX) has the highest net margin (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 4.2%, Rex American Resources (REX) 18.3%, Valero Energy (VLO) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Valero Energy (VLO) leads (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 0.3%, Valero Energy (VLO) 19.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -3.6%, Rex American Resources (REX) +25.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +142.1%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) -28.4%/yr, Rex American Resources (REX) +23.2%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +39.0%/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%, Rex American Resources (REX) 0.00%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.01%. Montauk Renewables (MNTK) and Rex American Resources (REX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rex American Resources (REX) has been the steadiest (Montauk Renewables (MNTK) 79.2%, Rex American Resources (REX) 32.6%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNTK, REX and VLO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valero Energy (VLO) leads on 7. 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.