Cenovus Energy Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Cenovus Energy Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 38,067M vs 363,864M combined for tracked competitors (9.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+147.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Cenovus Energy Inc generated -8.4% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2025, vs 55.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 7.9% net margin compares with 9.6% for the peer group.
- Scale: Cenovus Energy Inc ranks #8 of 134 companies by market capitalization in the Oil And Gas Production industry, holding 3.7% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Cenovus Energy Inc accounted for 14.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 22.3% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $19.03M compares with $5.92M for the peer group (3.2x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CVE Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Cenovus Energy Inc reported revenue contraction of 8.44 % year on year in Q4 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 55.52 %.
With a net margin of 7.91 %, Cenovus Energy Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (9.64 %).
Cenovus Energy Inc generated 14.47 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 22.32 % a year earlier.
Cenovus Energy Inc vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Cenovus Energy Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Oil And Gas Production industry grew revenue 3.3% year over year, combined, vs -8.4% for Cenovus Energy Inc. Cenovus Energy Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 2.90% to 2.57%, a loss of 0.33 percentage points.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | Yes | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (25) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 50.00 % (3 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CVE Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CVE Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CVE Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental Resources Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Equinor Asa | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Suncor Energy inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Imperial Oil Limited | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cenovus Energy Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Cenovus Energy Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | 56,342.90 | 38,067.14 |
| Equinor Asa | 107,525.34 | 106,462.00 |
| Enbridge Inc | 102,163.50 | 61,924.73 |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 98,958.23 | 29,691.69 |
| Suncor Energy inc | 82,362.20 | 37,771.46 |
| Eog Resources Inc | 73,880.14 | 27,026.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 809,153.19 | 433,999.56 |
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Sources: Cenovus Energy Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Cenovus Energy Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Enbridge Inc | Liquids Pipelines Segment 95.10 % |
| Eog Resources Inc | United States of America 98.40 % |
| Imperial Oil Limited | Upstream 42.18 % |
| Ovintiv Inc | USA Operations Excluding Intercompany Segment Transactions 58.94 % |
| Marathon Oil Corporation | North America Exploration and Production 90.17 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Cenovus Energy Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | 56,343 | 19,033,568 | 1,505,190 |
| Equinor Asa | 107,525 | 1,971,518,519 | 93,666,667 |
| Enbridge Inc | 102,164 | 4,184,104 | 316,099 |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 98,958 | 4,431,596 | 1,237,033 |
| Suncor Energy inc | 82,362 | 2,281,161 | 273,776 |
| Eog Resources Inc | 73,880 | 7,948,824 | 2,022,353 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 752,810 | 5,919,246 | 741,611 |
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Cenovus Energy Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Granite Ridge Resources Inc | Permian 67.87 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 113 companies in Cenovus Energy Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Cenovus Energy Inc ranks #8 of 113 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 3.68 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 785, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Plc | 285,448 | 18.97 % |
| 2 | Totalenergies Se | 212,542 | 14.13 % |
| 3 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 103,568 | 6.88 % |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 95,130 | 6.32 % |
| 5 | Slb Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Eog Resources Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Cenovus Energy Inc | 55,325 | 3.68 % |
| 9 | Diamondback Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Devon Energy Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-29.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 103,568 | 43.73 % |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 95,130 | 53.44 % |
| 5 | Slb Limited | 75,692 | 41.50 % |
| 6 | Eog Resources Inc | 73,938 | 19.15 % |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 8 | Cenovus Energy Inc | 55,325 | 73.66 % |
| 9 | Diamondback Energy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 10 | Devon Energy Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 11 | Woodside Energy Group Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 12 | Petrobras Petroleo Brasileiro Sa | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 13 | Ecopetrol S a | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-29. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil And Gas Production industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (165 companies). See the full Oil And Gas Production industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 0.00 % | 57.30 % (avg) | -57.3 pp |
| Operating Margin | 97.33 % | industry median | +86.1 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 19.46 % | 11.81 % (avg) | +7.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | - | 24.95 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Oil And Gas Production industry average (165 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Oil And Gas Production industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 8.1x | 15.8x | -7.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 8.9x | - |
| P/B | - | 1.8x | - |
| Return on Equity | 12.43 % | industry aggregate | 0.65 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 57.58 % | 5.38 % (avg) | 52.20 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -22.28 % | 3.97 % | -8.44 % |
| Operating Margin | 82.25 % | 97.71 % | 97.33 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 56.88 % | 67.35 % | 57.58 % |
| P/E | 8.8x | 9.6x | 8.1x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Cenovus Energy Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Cenovus Energy Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Cenovus Energy Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Cenovus Energy Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Cenovus Energy Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.19x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 0.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 785 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Cenovus Energy Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Cenovus Energy Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Cenovus Energy Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Cenovus Energy Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 86.1 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.19x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (8.1x vs 15.8x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (32.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | 0.25 | 0.90 | 0.38 |
| Equinor Asa | 0.14 | 0.99 | 0.10 |
| Enbridge Inc | 0.07 | 0.74 | 1.53 |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 0.04 | 0.47 | 0.63 |
| Suncor Energy inc | 0.21 | 0.81 | 0.23 |
| Eog Resources Inc | 0.78 | 1.71 | 0.26 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | Q4 2025 | -8.4 % | +25.1 % |
| Equinor Asa | Q4 2025 | +2.6 % | -42.7 % |
| Enbridge Inc | Q2 2026 | +86.6 % | -36.0 % |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | Q4 2025 | +8.7 % | +77.2 % |
| Suncor Energy inc | Q4 2025 | -3.6 % | -1.6 % |
| Eog Resources Inc | Q2 2026 | +57.4 % | +102.5 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +8.3 % | +6.0 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cenovus Energy Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Equinor Asa | Q4 2025 | +11.2 % | +14.9 % |
| Enbridge Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +40.2 % |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Suncor Energy inc | Q4 2025 | -5.6 % | - |
| Eog Resources Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -0.6 % |
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Cenovus Energy Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | 6.20% | 7.50% | 12.43% |
| Equinor Asa | 3.84% | 3.20% | 12.49% |
| Enbridge Inc | 2.79% | 2.92% | 9.07% |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 11.78% | 14.30% | 24.39% |
| Suncor Energy inc | 6.58% | 8.86% | 13.11% |
| Eog Resources Inc | 12.96% | 16.78% | 22.38% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Cenovus Energy Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc | 14.40 | 1.48 |
| Equinor Asa | 21.32 | 1.01 |
| Enbridge Inc | 19.36 | 1.65 |
| Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 9.14 | 3.33 |
| Suncor Energy inc | 13.92 | 2.18 |
| Eog Resources Inc | 10.89 | 2.73 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 15.38 | 1.86 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.