WLK vs AU vs CVX Stock Comparison

Westlake, AngloGold Ashanti and Chevron Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WLK Westlake Corp
$66.31 +4.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.44B
Div. yield
3.20%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$88.63 -5.3% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.76B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.03B
Div. yield
5.10%
Gold Basic Materials
8 wins
CVX Chevron Corp
$212.99 +2.6% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$418.62B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.33B
Div. yield
3.31%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 8, Chevron 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWLKAUCVXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.48B $44.76B $418.62B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.0x 11.5x 15.4x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 10.5x 12.7x AU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +40.3% +20.0% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 32.6% 11.6% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.4% 51.0% 12.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — 0.3x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.20% 5.10% 3.31% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.7% +32.2% +39.5% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.7%/yr +36.3%/yr +13.2%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 60.8% 24.4% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 84/100 66/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

WLKAUCVX

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

AxisWLKAUCVX
Valuation 56 #42 of 95 76 #42 of 169 36 #63 of 98
Growth 29 #66 of 93 76 #38 of 153 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 30 #63 of 89 98 #3 of 123 58 #40 of 94
Financial Health 44 #54 of 96 76 #41 of 165 84 #17 of 101
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 75 97 #5 of 116 62 #31 of 79
Overall 46 84 66
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CVX 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

PeriodWLKAUCVXSPY
1 month +4.7%-5.3%+2.6% -5.9%
3 months -14.5%+1.2%+12.5% -4.6%
6 months -31.9%-11.6%+16.7% +0.2%
Year to date -10.3%+3.9%+39.7% +7.5%
1 year +0.7%+32.2%+39.5% +8.2%
3 years -45.4%+366.5%+44.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -18.3%+67.1%+13.2% +19.0%
5 years -33.1%+369.2%+85.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.7%+36.3%+13.2% +9.4%
10 years +32.0%+525.0%+103.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.8%+20.1%+7.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWLKAUCVXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%60.8%24.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%62.8%25.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.352.00-0.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.531.62 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-52.8%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.3%-30.9%-9.6% -5.9%
52-week high $123.39$128.26$235.59 $779.14
52-week low $56.38$67.04$146.75 $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.

MultipleWLKAUCVX
P/E now vs peer median -19.0xmedian 21.2x 11.5xmedian 12.9x 15.4xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 11.7x —median 7.6x 6.8xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 706.7xmedian 17.0x 7.1xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 1.76 —median 0.19 35.50median 0.94

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 monthsWLKAUCVX
Revenue $11.44B $12.03B $233.33B
Gross profit $1.23B $6.59B $106.58B
Operating income -$436.00M $6.18B $40.22B
Net income -$412.00M $4.59B $27.40B
Free cash flow $12.00M $6.30B $34.07B
R&D – $239.00M $1.04B
EPS (diluted) $-3.49 $7.71 $13.74
Cash & equivalents $1.76B $3.08B $12.80B
Total debt $5.06B $1.80B $33.53B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 509.09M 1.96B
Enterprise value -$240.82M $33.84B $391.31B

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
MetricWLKAUCVX
P/E -19.0x 11.5x 15.4x
P/FCF 706.7x 7.1x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 7.3x 8.1x
P/S 0.7x 3.7x 1.8x
P/B 0.9x 4.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 4.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x – 6.8x
EV/EBIT -26.5x 7.0x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.6x 1.9x
EV/FCF 964.4x 6.9x 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 7.0x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 – 35.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWLKAUCVX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 40.3% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 67.5% 31.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.9% – 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.2% 80.2% 80.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% – 3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.7% 72.8% 112.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.5% – 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.2% 47.6% 109.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.4% – 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 59.5% 63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.3% – 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.3% 63.6% 120.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -80.2% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWLKAUCVX
Gross margin 10.8% 54.8% 45.7%
EBITDA margin 6.3% – 27.5%
Operating margin -3.8% 51.4% 17.2%
Pretax margin -4.4% 52.5% 16.7%
Net margin -3.9% 32.6% 11.6%
FCF margin 0.1% 52.4% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 51.1% 22.3%
Return on equity -4.4% 45.6% 13.9%
Return on assets -2.1% 28.9% 8.3%
Return on invested capital -2.4% 51.0% 12.1%
Return on capital employed -2.6% 39.0% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWLKAUCVX
Debt / assets 26.3% 11.1% 10.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 422.0x 0.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 31.2% 40.1%
Equity / assets 47.5% 68.8% 59.9%
Interest coverage -2.0x – 29.5x
Current ratio 2.4x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 143.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 121.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.85 – 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWLKAUCVX
Dividend yield 3.2% 5.1% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 5.1% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -66.3% – 50.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2,275% – 40.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.7% – 13.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 7.4%

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.

ConsensusWLKAUCVX
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $8.47FY2026 $16.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +57.7%FY2026 +129.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +9.8% -1.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.04BFY2026 $11.78BFY2026 $264.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +3.7% -9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWLKAUCVX
Held by institutions 31.0% 45.9% 74.1%
Institutions holding 364 566 4,138
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +3.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 198 326 1,969
Institutions selling 118 166 1,734
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.96 1.14

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.

WLKAUCVX
WLK 1.00 0.12 0.25
AU 0.12 1.00 -0.29
CVX 0.25 -0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WLK, AU and CVX?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westlake (WLK) $8.48B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.76B, Chevron (CVX) $418.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, WLK, AU and CVX?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westlake (WLK) -19.0x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.5x, Chevron (CVX) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is cheapest (Westlake (WLK) 39.0x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.5x, Chevron (CVX) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Westlake (WLK) -0.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +40.3%, Chevron (CVX) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (Westlake (WLK) -3.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.6%, Chevron (CVX) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Westlake (WLK) -2.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 51.0%, Chevron (CVX) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Westlake (WLK) +0.7%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +32.2%, Chevron (CVX) +39.5%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Westlake (WLK) -7.7%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +36.3%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: Westlake (WLK) 3.20%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.10%, Chevron (CVX) 3.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Westlake (WLK) 42.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.8%, Chevron (CVX) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WLK, AU and CVX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads on 8. 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.