NEM vs SHEL vs XOM Stock Comparison

Newmont, Shell and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$113.92 -1.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.99B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$105.11 +9.0% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$317.22B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.08B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$182.06 +12.0% 1M +58.3% 1Y
Market cap
$763.38B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 5, Shell 4, ExxonMobil Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMSHELXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.99B $317.22B $763.38B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x 13.0x 23.3x NEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 8.7x 12.9x SHEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% -15.6% +9.1% NEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% 14.4% 8.9% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 13.1% 11.1% SHEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x 0.4x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.02% SHEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% +40.0% +58.3% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +18.0%/yr +23.1%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 22.8% 26.0% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 62/100 50/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

NEMSHELXOM

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

AxisNEMSHELXOM
Valuation 73 #45 of 162 53 #47 of 99 29 #71 of 99
Growth 83 #26 of 147 71 #29 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 84 #21 of 122 64 #35 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Financial Health 54 #76 of 164 60 #41 of 102 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 63 #29 of 77 40 #47 of 77
Overall 72 62 50
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM 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

PeriodNEMSHELXOMSPY
1 month -1.9%+9.0%+12.0% +0.9%
3 months +24.7%+18.9%+16.1% +5.9%
6 months +5.9%+18.2%+17.7% +8.5%
Year to date +14.1%+43.0%+51.3% +13.3%
1 year +43.6%+40.0%+58.3% +12.4%
3 years +192.3%+58.4%+72.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.0%+16.6%+19.9% +23.5%
5 years +111.0%+128.9%+182.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.1%+18.0%+23.1% +11.0%
10 years +222.0%+110.8%+114.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.4%+7.7%+7.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEMSHELXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%22.8%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%23.3%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.80-0.16-0.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.911.752.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-25.0%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-2.8%-1.3% -0.9%
52-week high $135.14$108.17$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $78.90$70.31$113.68 $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.

MultipleNEMSHELXOM
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.4x 12.7xmedian 12.4x 23.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 7.3x 4.3xmedian 5.9x 10.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.8x -3.2xmedian 10.0x 24.5xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.31 0.92median 0.92 -1.64median 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 monthsNEMSHELXOM
Revenue $26.61B $169.08B $368.76B
Gross profit $18.41B $99.74B –
Operating income $5.60B $65.44B –
Net income $9.44B $17.88B $33.73B
Free cash flow $10.07B -$92.27B $30.55B
R&D $193.00M $1.14B $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $8.18 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $31.37B $10.59B
Total debt $5.09B $73.08B $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 2.97B 4.42B
Enterprise value $82.14B $246.96B $719.86B

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
MetricNEMSHELXOM
P/E 12.9x 12.7x 23.2x
P/FCF 11.8x -3.2x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 6.1x 12.5x
P/S 4.4x 1.8x 2.0x
P/B 3.3x 1.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 4.3x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 20.5x 6.3x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 11.4x -3.6x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 6.7x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.92 -1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMSHELXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% -15.6% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 2.2% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% 4.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% -4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% 223.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 39.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% 98.6% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% 111.8% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 42.2% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% 13.9% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 0.2% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% -6.7% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% -27.1% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% 17.1% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMSHELXOM
Gross margin 69.2% 59.0% –
EBITDA margin 30.6% 45.9% 20.5%
Operating margin 21.0% 38.7% –
Pretax margin 52.8% 23.6% 12.3%
Net margin 34.7% 14.4% 8.9%
FCF margin 37.9% -54.6% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% 29.1% 16.2%
Return on equity 26.5% 10.1% 12.8%
Return on assets 16.3% 4.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 13.1% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 17.8% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMSHELXOM
Debt / assets 8.7% 19.2% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x -0.8x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 52.5% 42.7%
Equity / assets 61.6% 47.5% 57.3%
Interest coverage – 11.0x 59.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.28 – 4.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMSHELXOM
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.9% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 4.8% 6.5% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 9.4% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% 47.9% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% -9.3% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% -1.4% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 3.1% 5.0%

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.

ConsensusNEMSHELXOM
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.57FY2026 $12.02FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 +90.8%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% -7.5% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.82BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% -0.1% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMSHELXOM
Held by institutions 77.2% 13.0% 63.9%
Institutions holding 1,787 1,522 4,229
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.0% -2.2%
Institutions buying 842 679 2,043
Institutions selling 719 535 1,745
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.27 1.17

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.

NEMSHELXOM
NEM 1.00 0.09 -0.13
SHEL 0.09 1.00 0.68
XOM -0.13 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, SHEL and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $116.99B, Shell (SHEL) $317.22B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $763.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, SHEL and XOM?

Newmont (NEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.7x, Shell (SHEL) 13.0x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shell (SHEL) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.9x, Shell (SHEL) 8.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Newmont (NEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Shell (SHEL) -15.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Shell (SHEL) 14.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Shell (SHEL) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Shell (SHEL) 13.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +43.6%, Shell (SHEL) +40.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.3%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +16.1%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.0%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest dividend yield: Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Shell (SHEL) 0.03%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Shell (SHEL) 22.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEM, SHEL and XOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmont (NEM) 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.