SU vs VST vs XOM Stock Comparison

Suncor Energy, Vistra and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.35 +16.8% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSUVSTXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.91B $47.77B $769.56B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 23.6x 23.5x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 15.9x 13.9x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -108.8% +3.8% +9.1% XOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.6% 8.9% VST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.3% 11.1% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.8x 0.4x XOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.01% 0.02% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.3% -26.8% +58.0% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.3%/yr +49.0%/yr +23.8%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 51.0% 25.8% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 68/100 51/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

SUVSTXOM

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

AxisSUVSTXOM
Valuation 76 #25 of 99 74 #7 of 24 30 #70 of 99
Growth 65 #35 of 97 55 #11 of 23 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 100 #1 of 23 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 74 #27 of 102 39 #15 of 24 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 35 #50 of 76 74 #6 of 20 40 #46 of 76
Overall 64 68 51
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • 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

PeriodSUVSTXOMSPY
1 month +16.8%+1.6%+13.6% -1.0%
3 months +20.6%-14.2%+16.7% +2.9%
6 months +24.0%-14.7%+23.0% +6.4%
Year to date +78.9%-13.1%+52.2% +11.4%
1 year +100.3%-26.8%+58.0% +13.1%
3 years +141.5%+328.6%+69.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.2%+62.5%+19.1% +21.5%
5 years +247.1%+633.4%+190.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +28.3%+49.0%+23.8% +10.9%
10 years +169.7%+792.7%+111.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+24.5%+7.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSUVSTXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%51.0%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.2%55.0%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.381.59-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.66-0.522.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-48.9%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.4%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $79.35$201.47$183.20 $779.14
52-week low $39.51$134.71$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.

MultipleSUVSTXOM
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 24.1x 23.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median -26.3xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 5.7x 10.2xmedian 11.3x 10.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 11.1x 20.9xmedian 12.9x 24.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 8.6xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 2.24 1.47median 0.59 -1.65median 2.24

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 monthsSUVSTXOM
Revenue -$3.60B $19.21B $368.76B
Operating income $1.71B $3.56B –
Net income $8.93B $2.22B $33.73B
Free cash flow $19.78B $2.26B $30.55B
R&D – – $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.22 $5.98 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $5.37B $435.00M $10.59B
Total debt $9.85B $19.60B $175.60B
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 339.23M 4.42B
Enterprise value $82.66B $40.96B $726.04B

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
MetricSUVSTXOM
P/E 7.1x 23.3x 23.3x
P/FCF 4.8x 20.9x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 9.2x 12.6x
P/S -26.3x 2.5x 2.0x
P/B 2.0x 8.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 14.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 10.2x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 58.1x 18.2x 17.0x
EV/Revenue -27.6x 3.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 5.0x 28.7x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 12.7x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 1.47 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUVSTXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) -108.8% 3.8% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 4.9% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% -0.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.7% -8.9% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 11.4% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.0% -6.0% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 15.9% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 21.2% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 6.7% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 36.4% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -4.7% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUVSTXOM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 33.0% 20.5%
Operating margin – 18.5% –
Pretax margin – 14.6% 12.3%
Net margin – 10.6% 8.9%
FCF margin – 11.7% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin -438.8% 26.7% 16.2%
Return on equity 29.1% 40.0% 12.8%
Return on assets 14.6% 5.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 11.3% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 11.3% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue -3.5% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUVSTXOM
Debt / assets 10.4% 46.0% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 8.7x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 87.1% 42.7%
Equity / assets 50.8% 12.9% 57.3%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 59.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.52 4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUVSTXOM
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -3.9% 2.4% 2.7%
Shareholder yield -0.8% 3.1% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.6% 13.9% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.3% 13.7% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.7% 0.3% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 0.5% 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.

ConsensusSUVSTXOM
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.85FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $13.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +163.4%FY2026 +305.5%FY2026 +88.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.9% +21.3% -16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.77BFY2026 $21.35BFY2026 $443.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +21.0% -15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUVSTXOM
Held by institutions 65.2% 84.4% 63.9%
Institutions holding 752 1,403 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.1% +2.7% -2.2%
Institutions buying 367 852 2,041
Institutions selling 252 415 1,744
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.05 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.

SUVSTXOM
SU 1.00 -0.01 0.68
VST -0.01 1.00 -0.18
XOM 0.68 -0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SU, VST and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B, Vistra (VST) $47.77B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, SU, VST and XOM?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, Vistra (VST) 23.6x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x, Vistra (VST) 15.9x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vistra (VST) has the highest net margin (Vistra (VST) 10.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Vistra (VST) 11.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%, Vistra (VST) -26.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest dividend yield: Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%, Vistra (VST) 51.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SU, VST 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, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 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.