PBF vs CNQ vs VLO Stock Comparison

PBF Energy, Canadian Natural Resources and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$80.54 +9.3% 1M +138.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.71B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$426.63 +10.2% 1M +149.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.75B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionPBFCNQVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.71B $113.03B $113.75B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.4x 14.1x 8.8x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.5x 11.5x 7.6x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +6.7% +24.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 24.0% — CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.3x — CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +138.2% +76.2% +149.4% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.6%/yr +22.0%/yr +40.3%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 31.0% 37.6% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 76/100 40/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

PBFCNQVLO

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

AxisPBFCNQVLO
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 77 #24 of 99 18 #19 of 23
Growth 39 #12 of 19 81 #19 of 97 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 41 #11 of 18 84 #16 of 96 –
Financial Health 61 #10 of 24 94 #7 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #7 of 18 44 #43 of 76 6 #17 of 18
Overall 58 76 40
  • PBF ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodPBFCNQVLOSPY
1 month +9.3%+16.2%+10.2% -0.8%
3 months +28.3%+23.0%+39.9% +3.5%
6 months +97.5%+22.4%+79.1% +7.0%
Year to date +197.0%+62.8%+162.1% +12.2%
1 year +138.2%+76.2%+149.4% +13.0%
3 years +74.7%+73.7%+245.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.5%+20.2%+51.2% +23.1%
5 years +447.9%+170.0%+442.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +40.6%+22.0%+40.3% +11.0%
10 years +270.5%+245.5%+616.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.0%+13.2%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePBFCNQVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%31.0%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.4%32.6%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.64-0.50-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.122.463.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-38.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%0.0%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $91.18$55.10$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $26.02$30.59$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.

MultiplePBFCNQVLO
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 9.5x 14.3xmedian 13.5x 9.7xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 7.3x 3.9xmedian 5.9x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 9.5x 6.1xmedian 11.0x 11.1xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.9x —median 1.5x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.32median 0.35 0.27median 2.27 0.77median 0.35

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 monthsPBFCNQVLO
Revenue $34.37B $33.47B $153.33B
Gross profit $1.33B $26.58B –
Operating income $1.99B $24.77B $17.58B
Net income $1.37B $8.48B –
Free cash flow $670.60M $18.68B –
EPS (diluted) $11.18 $3.83 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $894.10M $1.84B –
Total debt $1.75B $49.14B –
Shares (diluted) 121.07M 2.10B 294.00M
Enterprise value $6.26B $110.03B $113.75B

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
MetricPBFCNQVLO
P/E 7.0x 14.3x 9.7x
P/FCF 14.3x 6.1x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 8.9x –
P/S 0.3x 3.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x – 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x – 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 3.9x –
EV/EBIT 5.3x 5.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 15.6x 6.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 9.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.32 0.27 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPBFCNQVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 6.7% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -2.3% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 224.0% 5.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.4% -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 260.4% -26.5% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.6% -15.2% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 237.6% 42.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.4% 14.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 230.5% 408,311% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 53.8% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 290.9% 30.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 5.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 148.3% 33.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 13.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPBFCNQVLO
Gross margin 3.9% 79.4% –
EBITDA margin 7.7% 94.6% –
Operating margin 5.8% 74.0% –
Pretax margin 5.3% 32.2% –
Net margin 3.9% 24.0% –
FCF margin 2.0% 55.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 38.5% –
Return on equity 22.4% – 45.7%
Return on assets 9.3% – –
Return on invested capital 17.9% – –
Return on capital employed 19.2% – –
Asset turnover 2.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPBFCNQVLO
Debt / assets 11.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 55.5% – –
Equity / assets 44.5% – –
Interest coverage 11.3x 38.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 4.00 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPBFCNQVLO
Dividend yield 1.4% 5.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.3% 42.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.9% 19.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% -8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -111.0% –

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.

ConsensusPBFCNQVLO
Forward P/E 3.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.07FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +85.3%FY2026 +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% -15.4% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.94BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -6.6% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPBFCNQVLO
Held by institutions 88.3% 71.6% 83.6%
Institutions holding 433 745 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -5.0% -1.5%
Institutions buying 259 386 950
Institutions selling 122 242 709
Buyers to sellers 2.12 1.60 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.

PBFCNQVLO
PBF 1.00 0.43 0.79
CNQ 0.43 1.00 0.44
VLO 0.79 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PBF, CNQ and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: PBF Energy (PBF) $8.71B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B, Valero Energy (VLO) $113.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, PBF, CNQ and VLO?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PBF Energy (PBF) 6.4x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (PBF Energy (PBF) 3.5x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, Valero Energy (VLO) 7.6x). 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: PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: PBF Energy (PBF) +138.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +149.4%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (PBF Energy (PBF) +40.6%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +40.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.00%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) and Valero Energy (VLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (PBF Energy (PBF) 65.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PBF, CNQ 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, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 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.