NTR vs CVI vs ICL Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Cvr Energy and Icl Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$58.16 +12.3% 1M +48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.23B
P/E
90.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.76 -10.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.22B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 4, Icl 4, Cvr Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRCVIICLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.25B $6.23B $6.22B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 90.3x 9.0x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 19.1x 11.9x ICL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +17.9% +10.9% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 0.8% 9.0% ICL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 10.2% — NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x — NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +48.6% -27.1% CVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +22.3%/yr -10.6%/yr CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 54.0% 39.0% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 24/100 83/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

NTRCVIICL

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

AxisNTRCVIICL
Valuation 90 #10 of 94 5 #22 of 23 99 #2 of 94
Growth 58 #39 of 92 44 #11 of 19 48 #48 of 92
Profitability 76 #22 of 89 28 #14 of 19 83 #16 of 89
Financial Health 80 #20 of 97 42 #15 of 25 –
Shareholder Returns 36 #45 of 70 0 #18 of 18 100 #1 of 70
Overall 68 24 83
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTRCVIICLSPY
1 month -7.2%+12.3%-10.5% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%+73.9%-9.8% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+84.5%-8.1% +6.4%
Year to date +13.0%+128.6%-16.6% +11.4%
1 year +20.6%+48.6%-27.1% +13.1%
3 years +22.9%+84.9%-3.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%+22.8%-1.3% +21.5%
5 years -0.5%+172.9%-42.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+22.3%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years —+283.9%+28.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+14.4%+2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNTRCVIICLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%54.0%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%50.7%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.370.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.90-0.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-63.1%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%-7.9%-30.2% -2.5%
52-week high $83.94$63.12$6.82 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$20.72$4.70 $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.

MultipleNTRCVIICL
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 21.5x 84.7xmedian 10.4x 8.9xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 12.4x 9.0xmedian 7.1x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.5x 16.7xmedian 9.4x 5.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 7.9xmedian 1.9x —median 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.17median 1.70 -1.72median 0.30 -0.54median 1.70

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 monthsNTRCVIICL
Revenue $28.21B $8.47B $7.71B
Gross profit $8.75B $517.00M $2.36B
Operating income $5.49B $350.00M $715.00M
Net income $5.57B $171.00M $654.00M
Free cash flow $6.28B $351.00M $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $0.69 $0.54
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $737.00M $496.00M
Total debt $11.39B $1.77B –
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 100.50M 1.29B
Enterprise value $30.08B $3.80B $2.92B

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
MetricNTRCVIICL
P/E 15.2x 84.7x 8.9x
P/FCF 5.4x 16.7x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 10.9x –
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 7.9x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x 7.9x –
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 9.0x –
EV/EBIT 8.0x 19.7x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x 19.6x 4.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 12.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.17 -1.72 -0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRCVIICL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 17.9% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -5.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 404.1% 5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -21.2% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 207.4% -1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -26.8% -20.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% 162.0% -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -37.2% -18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% 120.8% 88.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -49.3% -16.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 320.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -15.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% 750.0% -17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -19.2% -8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRCVIICL
Gross margin 31.0% 6.1% 30.6%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 9.0% –
Operating margin 19.5% 4.1% 9.3%
Pretax margin 13.7% 2.8% 9.9%
Net margin 7.9% 0.8% 9.0%
FCF margin 22.3% 4.1% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 6.3% –
Return on equity 9.4% 23.1% –
Return on assets 4.5% 4.3% –
Return on invested capital 11.8% 10.2% –
Return on capital employed – 12.7% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 2.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRCVIICL
Debt / assets 21.3% 43.4% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 81.8% –
Equity / assets 48.4% 18.2% –
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio – 1.4x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 3.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRCVIICL
Dividend yield 3.2% 0.3% 13.2%
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.3% 13.2%
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.

ConsensusNTRCVIICL
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2026 $3.05FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 – +11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +47.5% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.81BFY2026 $9.69BFY2026 $7.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.6% -23.7% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRCVIICL
Held by institutions 63.7% 100.0% 13.7%
Institutions holding 727 223 221
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +2.0% -13.5%
Institutions buying 367 105 140
Institutions selling 236 75 56
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.40 2.50

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.

NTRCVIICL
NTR 1.00 0.41 0.17
CVI 0.41 1.00 0.08
ICL 0.17 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, CVI and ICL?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.23B, Icl (ICL) $6.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, CVI and ICL?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.3x, Icl (ICL) 9.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Icl (ICL) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 19.1x, Icl (ICL) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Energy (CVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%, Icl (ICL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icl (ICL) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Icl (ICL) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Energy (CVI) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +48.6%, Icl (ICL) -27.1%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Cvr Energy (CVI) +22.3%/yr, Icl (ICL) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.0%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, CVI and ICL?

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