XOM vs SQM vs EQNR Stock Comparison

ExxonMobil Holdings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Equinor Asa Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$169.44 +3.3% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$691.18B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$396.63B
Div. yield
2.43%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$42.80 +1.1% 1M +78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$107.01B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
3.55%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionXOMSQMEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $691.18B $16.44B $107.01B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 11.9x 10.0x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 8.1x 7.9x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.0% +59.0% +11.8% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 20.6% 9.1% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 22.8% 57.3% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.43% 4.20% 3.55% SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.4% +24.9% +78.6% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.1%/yr -2.3%/yr +10.3%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 47.7% 40.3% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 71/100 72/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

XOMSQMEQNR

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

AxisXOMSQMEQNR
Valuation 34 #65 of 98 82 #31 of 168 89 #12 of 98
Growth 79 #21 of 97 68 #50 of 152 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 62 #36 of 94 83 #22 of 123 77 #22 of 94
Financial Health 81 #20 of 101 31 #115 of 165 61 #40 of 101
Shareholder Returns 43 #45 of 78 91 #12 of 117 57 #34 of 78
Overall 60 71 72
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQNR 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

PeriodXOMSQMEQNRSPY
1 month +3.3%-12.5%+1.1% -1.0%
3 months +11.8%-17.9%+12.3% -0.4%
6 months +14.0%-38.4%+12.5% +4.5%
Year to date +40.8%-16.3%+81.1% +12.4%
1 year +48.4%+24.9%+78.6% +13.6%
3 years +57.2%+15.6%+29.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +16.3%+5.0%+8.9% +20.8%
5 years +160.6%-11.0%+62.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +21.1%-2.3%+10.3% +10.4%
10 years +102.8%+100.1%+165.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.3%+7.2%+10.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureXOMSQMEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%47.7%40.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%43.9%41.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.741.06-1.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.810.521.95 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.7%-73.5%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-39.6%-12.3% -1.6%
52-week high $187.24$95.31$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $113.68$46.10$22.41 $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.

MultipleXOMSQMEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 10.7x 11.9xmedian 13.4x 10.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 5.4x 4.9xmedian 7.7x 2.1xmedian 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 9.9x —median 13.3x 3.7xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -41.77median 0.68 -1.65median 0.19 —median 0.68

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 monthsXOMSQMEQNR
Revenue $396.63B $6.73B $121.56B
Gross profit – $2.83B $24.83B
Operating income – $3.11B $39.22B
Net income $41.98B $1.39B $11.80B
Free cash flow $42.96B – $29.05B
R&D $940.00M – $939.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.19 $4.86 $4.26
Cash & equivalents $12.15B $3.38B $6.30B
Total debt $34.25B $5.22B $24.40B
Shares (diluted) 4.42B 285.64M 2.60B
Enterprise value $656.06B $5.46B $19.94B

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
MetricXOMSQMEQNR
P/E 17.3x 11.9x 10.0x
P/FCF 16.1x – 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x – 4.4x
P/S 1.7x 2.4x 0.9x
P/B 2.5x 1.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 4.9x 2.1x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 5.6x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 16.6x – 3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x – 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -41.77 -1.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXOMSQMEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.0% 59.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% -40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -16.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.0% 190.5% 105.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -7.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% 190.5% 160.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -7.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% – 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.7% – 354.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXOMSQMEQNR
Gross margin – 42.1% 20.4%
EBITDA margin 21.8% 52.7% 41.9%
Operating margin – 46.2% 32.3%
Pretax margin 14.0% 36.6% 32.8%
Net margin 10.2% 20.6% 9.1%
FCF margin 10.8% – 23.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% – 20.0%
Return on equity 15.6% 16.4% 26.8%
Return on assets 9.0% 8.6% 834.8%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 22.8% 57.3%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 23.4% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 86.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXOMSQMEQNR
Debt / assets 7.3% 31.3% 1,674%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 47.9% -2,981%
Equity / assets 57.9% 52.1% 3,081%
Interest coverage 65.1x 15.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.08 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXOMSQMEQNR
Dividend yield 2.4% 4.2% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.4% 4.2% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusXOMSQMEQNR
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.10FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +101.7%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.5% -2.5% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.73BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.1%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.5% +2.9% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXOMSQMEQNR
Held by institutions 63.9% 13.4% 6.6%
Institutions holding 4,235 317 411
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -3.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 2,045 166 232
Institutions selling 1,748 101 115
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.64 2.02

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.

XOMSQMEQNR
XOM 1.00 -0.04 0.75
SQM -0.04 1.00 -0.05
EQNR 0.75 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XOM, SQM and EQNR?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $691.18B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.44B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $107.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, XOM, SQM and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 17.3x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.9x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.0x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.1x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +19.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 10.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +48.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +24.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +78.6%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +21.1%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) -2.3%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest dividend yield: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 2.43%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.20%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 3.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.