Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CVE scored 55.2, EQT scored 62.8 — EQT leads.
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CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Oil & Gas Integrated · Quality-Growth
55.2
$31.39 · $57.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
7.6
EQT leads
EQT
EQT Corporation
Oil & Gas E&P · Quality-Growth
62.8
$52.83 · $33.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCVE12.1x
Fastest growthEQT+60.0%
Strongest balance sheetEQT0.20
Highest qualityEQT72 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueEQT-72%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CVE
stronger →← stronger
EQT
69
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
72
44
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
65
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
68
EQT is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CVE
EQT
$5.2bB+
FCF
$3.8bB
-8.6%D
Rev
+60.0%A
0.34B+
D/E
0.20A-
12.1xB+
P/E
12.3xB+
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PEG
1.55C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CVE
EQT
37% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
72% below
~-11%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-15%/yr
+79%
1-yr DCF upside
+175%
+59%
5-yr DCF upside
+252%
+33%
10-yr DCF upside
+412%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CVE
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Diluting shareholders
Foreign reporter (CAD)
EQT
Why this score
Cyclical growth
The companies
CVECenovus Energy Inc.
Oil & Gas Integrated · $31.39 · beta 0.60
Why now
Oil & Gas Integrated · market cap $57.9b. 8% off the 52-week high of $34.16. Revenue -9% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 21% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 112% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Revenue contracting -9% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Commodity exposure — earnings power tracks the price of the underlying commodity, not management execution. A 15-20% move in the commodity reprices the equity well before fundamentals catch up.
EQTEQT Corporation
Oil & Gas E&P · $52.83 · beta 0.65
Why now
Oil & Gas E&P · market cap $33.0b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $68.24 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +60% — in hypergrowth territory. 26 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $67.19 (implying +27% upside).
Moat
Net margin 29% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 139% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Production-cost sensitivity — top-quartile cost producers generate cash through the cycle while marginal producers burn it; watch the cost-per-unit trend, not just headline revenue.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where CVE and EQT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 7.6 points in favor of EQT. The widest single difference is Growth, where EQT leads by 6.5 points.
GrowthCVE 43.5 · EQT 50.0EQT +6.5
QualityCVE 69.1 · EQT 72.4EQT +3.3
ValueCVE 65.3 · EQT 68.4EQT +3.1
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is EQT or CVE the better stock?
EQT scores higher: EQT 62.8, CVE 55.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do EQT and CVE differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where EQT leads by 7 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. EQT leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are EQT and CVE scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.