XOM vs EQNR vs SHEL Stock Comparison

ExxonMobil Holdings, Equinor Asa and Shell Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$177.46 +8.1% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$698.96B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$396.63B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$45.65 +7.2% 1M +90.3% 1Y
Market cap
$110.62B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$104.21 +8.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$298.31B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.25B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 6, ExxonMobil Holdings 3, Shell 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXOMEQNRSHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $698.96B $110.62B $298.31B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 10.0x 10.1x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 8.4x 8.7x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.0% +11.8% -16.6% XOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 9.1% 17.5% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 57.3% — EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.0% +90.3% +40.1% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.5%/yr +12.0%/yr +18.4%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 39.7% 23.2% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 71/100 71/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

XOMEQNRSHEL

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

AxisXOMEQNRSHEL
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 89 #12 of 99 56 #44 of 99
Growth 81 #19 of 97 78 #22 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 78 #22 of 95 65 #34 of 95
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 61 #40 of 102 66 #35 of 102
Shareholder Returns 42 #46 of 78 51 #39 of 78 92 #7 of 78
Overall 60 71 71
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SHEL 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

PeriodXOMEQNRSHELSPY
1 month +8.1%+7.2%+8.3% -2.0%
3 months +15.3%+16.6%+16.0% -2.2%
6 months +14.6%+10.4%+16.2% +4.2%
Year to date +47.5%+93.2%+41.8% +10.6%
1 year +56.0%+90.3%+40.1% +10.4%
3 years +64.7%+37.7%+57.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +18.1%+11.3%+16.4% +20.2%
5 years +175.5%+76.3%+132.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +22.5%+12.0%+18.4% +10.1%
10 years +112.1%+184.8%+104.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +7.8%+11.0%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXOMEQNRSHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%39.7%23.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%40.0%23.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.70-1.09-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.122.271.73 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.7%-47.8%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-6.5%-3.9% -3.2%
52-week high $187.24$48.81$108.47 $779.14
52-week low $113.68$22.41$70.31 $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.

MultipleXOMEQNRSHEL
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 10.9x 10.7xmedian 10.9x 10.3xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 5.6x 2.2xmedian 5.6x 3.8xmedian 5.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 9.7x 3.9xmedian 9.7x -3.6xmedian 9.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -43.75median 0.61 —median 0.61 0.45median 0.61

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 monthsXOMEQNRSHEL
Revenue $396.63B $121.56B $169.25B
Gross profit – $24.83B –
Operating income – $39.22B –
Net income $41.98B $11.80B $16.75B
Free cash flow $42.96B $29.05B -$83.43B
R&D $940.00M $939.00M –
EPS (diluted) $9.19 $4.26 $9.98
Cash & equivalents $12.15B $6.30B $36.43B
Total debt $34.25B $24.40B $68.39B
Shares (diluted) 4.42B 2.60B 2.97B
Enterprise value $657.10B $23.47B $158.58B

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
MetricXOMEQNRSHEL
P/E 18.1x 10.7x 10.3x
P/FCF 16.8x 3.9x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 4.7x 5.1x
P/S 1.8x 0.9x 1.8x
P/B 2.7x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 2.2x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 2.9x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 17.4x 3.9x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 4.7x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -43.75 – 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXOMEQNRSHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.0% 11.8% -16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -40.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 37.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% 105.5% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% 160.6% 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.4% – 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 22.4% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.7% 354.5% -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXOMEQNRSHEL
Gross margin – 20.4% –
EBITDA margin 21.8% 41.9% 51.7%
Operating margin – 32.3% –
Pretax margin 14.0% 32.8% 29.5%
Net margin 10.2% 9.1% 17.5%
FCF margin 10.8% 23.9% -49.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 20.0% 34.3%
Return on equity 15.6% 26.8% 8.8%
Return on assets 9.0% 834.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 57.3% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% – 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 86.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.1x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXOMEQNRSHEL
Debt / assets 7.3% 1,674% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.8x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% -2,981% 52.8%
Equity / assets 57.9% 3,081% 47.2%
Interest coverage 65.1x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 4.18 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXOMEQNRSHEL
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 6.4%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.3% 9.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –

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.

ConsensusXOMEQNRSHEL
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.10FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $12.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +101.7%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026 +90.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.5% -15.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.73BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $339.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.5% -1.4% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXOMEQNRSHEL
Held by institutions 63.9% 6.6% 13.0%
Institutions holding 4,234 411 1,524
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +1.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 2,044 232 681
Institutions selling 1,748 115 535
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.02 1.27

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.

XOMEQNRSHEL
XOM 1.00 0.74 0.69
EQNR 0.74 1.00 0.72
SHEL 0.69 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XOM, EQNR and SHEL?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $698.96B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $110.62B, Shell (SHEL) $298.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, XOM, EQNR and SHEL?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 17.2x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 10.0x, Shell (SHEL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.6x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.4x, Shell (SHEL) 8.7x). 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: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +19.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%, Shell (SHEL) -16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 10.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%, Shell (SHEL) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +56.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +90.3%, Shell (SHEL) +40.1%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +22.5%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.0%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Shell (SHEL) 0.00%. Equinor Asa (EQNR) and Shell (SHEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.7%, Shell (SHEL) 23.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads on 6. 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.