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 Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair 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.

Below Fair Value: CVX (€141.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€287.79)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CVX is trading below fair 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 Ratio15.9x
EarningsUS$16.68b
Market CapUS$264.64b

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 Average10.8x
OMV OMV
9.6x16.7%€12.8b
857 PetroChina
6.5x-3.2%HK$1.6t
SHEL Shell
13x4.8%UK£162.6b
XOM Exxon Mobil
14.2x5.0%US$473.5b
CVX Chevron
15.9x7.1%€264.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CVX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the peer average (10.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CVX 15.9xIndustry Avg. 8.6xNo. of Companies16PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CVX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the European Oil and Gas industry average (8.6x).


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 Ratio15.9x
Fair PE Ratio12.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CVX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x).


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
Current€141.50
€168.95
+19.4%
6.6%€189.65€148.26n/a23
Jan ’26€138.56
€168.93
+21.9%
6.7%€189.40€148.06n/a23
Dec ’25€152.82
€164.13
+7.4%
6.3%€183.62€145.76n/a23
Nov ’25€142.64
€156.16
+9.5%
7.2%€177.18€133.81n/a23
Oct ’25€135.86
€153.99
+13.3%
7.4%€176.03€134.72n/a22
Sep ’25€132.46
€159.91
+20.7%
8.6%€184.93€138.92n/a22
Aug ’25€143.70
€167.53
+16.6%
8.6%€189.73€142.76n/a22
Jul ’25€146.42
€171.31
+17.0%
8.0%€191.95€144.43n/a22
Jun ’25€146.56
€169.41
+15.6%
8.0%€189.46€142.55n/a23
May ’25€153.44
€170.96
+11.4%
8.3%€192.98€138.65n/a24
Apr ’25€145.60
€164.82
+13.2%
6.8%€186.20€137.79n/a23
Mar ’25€141.08
€165.25
+17.1%
7.0%€181.91€137.36n/a25
Feb ’25€136.60
€162.97
+19.3%
6.8%€178.85€136.44n/a24
Jan ’25€135.46
€163.88
+21.0%
6.8%€183.46€135.76€138.5624
Dec ’24€134.54
€167.04
+24.2%
6.1%€184.38€147.50€152.8224
Nov ’24€137.36
€172.45
+25.5%
6.5%€202.51€156.36€142.6424
Oct ’24€159.78
€177.10
+10.8%
7.5%€204.66€157.06€135.8626
Sep ’24€151.30
€170.94
+13.0%
7.3%€192.64€152.08€132.4626
Aug ’24€146.82
€166.87
+13.7%
7.2%€188.25€146.41€143.7026
Jul ’24€144.32
€170.34
+18.0%
7.3%€190.61€147.54€146.4225
Jun ’24€141.58
€173.31
+22.4%
7.5%€197.03€149.63€146.5625
May ’24€150.98
€173.03
+14.6%
9.2%€214.17€146.11€153.4427
Apr ’24€150.12
€175.93
+17.2%
9.3%€217.71€148.52€145.6028
Mar ’24€151.98
€179.57
+18.2%
9.5%€221.34€139.75€141.0828
Feb ’24€157.72
€177.37
+12.5%
9.2%€217.57€137.36€136.6028
Jan ’24€166.58
€176.81
+6.1%
9.5%€220.40€139.15€135.4628

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 Analysis2025/01/07 05:44
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/07 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

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Analyst Sources

Chevron Corporation is covered by 66 analysts. 16 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
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Betty JiangBarclays