Chevron Corporation

NYSE:CVX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$352.5b

Chevron Valuation

Is CVX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of CVX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: CVX ($181.23) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($366.05)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: CVX is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CVX?

Key metric: As CVX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CVX. This is calculated by dividing CVX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CVX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.2x
EarningsUS$12.30b
Market CapUS$352.52b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CVX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CVX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.6x
XOM Exxon Mobil
21.4x9.34%US$600.6b
OXY Occidental Petroleum
31.5x11.31%US$44.6b
COP ConocoPhillips
15.1x7.42%US$129.6b
WMB Williams Companies
34.3x15.18%US$83.7b
CVX Chevron
29.2x12.93%US$352.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CVX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.2x) compared to the peer average (25.6x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CVX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

9 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SAFX XCF Global
0.4xn/aUS$41.04m
MVO MV Oil Trust
1.5xn/aUS$17.71m
AXAS Abraxas Petroleum
0.09xn/aUS$10.27m
RUBI Rubico
0.3xn/aUS$1.94m
CVX 29.2xIndustry Avg. 14.2xNo. of Companies20PE0816243240+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CVX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.2x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (14.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CVX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CVX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.2x
Fair PE Ratio28.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CVX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CVX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$181.23
US$181.67
+0.24%
7.18%US$212.00US$162.00n/a24
Jan ’27US$152.41
US$172.33
+13.07%
9.03%US$204.00US$124.00n/a24
Dec ’26US$152.54
US$172.92
+13.36%
9.03%US$204.00US$124.00n/a25
Nov ’26US$157.72
US$170.80
+8.29%
8.93%US$197.00US$124.00n/a25
Oct ’26US$154.58
US$169.74
+9.81%
8.97%US$197.00US$124.00n/a23
Sep ’26US$160.60
US$168.13
+4.69%
9.12%US$197.00US$124.00n/a23
Aug ’26US$151.40
US$165.64
+9.40%
8.80%US$186.00US$124.00n/a22
Jul ’26US$145.57
US$163.53
+12.34%
9.13%US$186.00US$124.00n/a23
Jun ’26US$136.70
US$162.46
+18.85%
8.90%US$186.00US$124.00n/a22
May ’26US$136.26
US$167.45
+22.89%
10.08%US$197.00US$124.00n/a21
Apr ’26US$168.51
US$176.89
+4.97%
6.53%US$203.00US$156.00n/a23
Mar ’26US$158.62
US$176.80
+11.46%
6.49%US$203.00US$156.00n/a23
Feb ’26US$149.19
US$176.80
+18.51%
5.90%US$197.00US$156.00US$176.9023
Jan ’26US$144.84
US$175.71
+21.32%
6.75%US$197.00US$154.00US$152.4123
Dec ’25US$161.93
US$173.41
+7.09%
6.28%US$194.00US$154.00US$152.5423
Nov ’25US$153.07
US$169.22
+10.55%
7.22%US$192.00US$145.00US$157.7223
Oct ’25US$149.70
US$171.46
+14.53%
7.44%US$196.00US$150.00US$154.5822
Sep ’25US$147.95
US$177.27
+19.82%
8.55%US$205.00US$154.00US$160.6022
Aug ’25US$152.62
US$181.90
+19.19%
8.62%US$206.00US$155.00US$151.4022
Jul ’25US$156.52
US$183.84
+17.46%
8.02%US$206.00US$155.00US$145.5722
Jun ’25US$162.30
US$184.20
+13.49%
7.96%US$206.00US$155.00US$136.7023
May ’25US$159.63
US$182.49
+14.32%
8.33%US$206.00US$148.00US$136.2624
Apr ’25US$159.08
US$177.21
+11.40%
6.72%US$200.00US$148.00US$168.5123
Mar ’25US$152.81
US$178.05
+16.52%
7.02%US$196.00US$148.00US$158.6225
Feb ’25US$147.89
US$176.78
+19.53%
6.76%US$194.00US$148.00US$149.1924
US$181.67
Fair Value
0.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
24
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/04 07:29
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/04 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Chevron Corporation is covered by 45 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William SeleskyArgus Research Company
Yim ChengBarclays
Wei JiangBarclays