Chevron Corp CVX
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What the company does
Chevron Corp is a mega-cap company in the Energy sector (Oil & Gas Integrated), with a market value of $457.5B, based in the USA.
It employs about 43,039 people and has been listed since Oct 19, 2001.
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations. It operates through Upstream and Downstream segments. The Upstream segment engages in the exploration for, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; carbon capture and storage; and operation of a gas-to-liquids plant.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 22.4 versus 21.5 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 54% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 15.9 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 232.50, 0% below the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 99% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The share count grew 14% in a year — each share owns a smaller slice of the company.
- • Quarterly report in 5 days (2026-10-30) — a day the stock can move a lot.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 18 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (20 vs 1).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 54% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (3.1% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 3.6% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLE +1.6%).
It set a new one-year high this week.
This week's news
- 3 Oil Stocks With Earnings Growth Over 5% finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
What the article says
Oil just hit a five month high as supply risks from the Middle East and attacks on key energy facilities push energy markets back into the spotlight. When crude prices get this much attention, the largest integrated producers and pipeline giants can draw fresh investor interest. This article walks through three… source ↗
- Chevron (CVX) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
What the article says
In the latest close session, Chevron (CVX) was up +2.88% at $233.21. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.52%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 1.24%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.21%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the oil company had gained 10.23% outpaced the Oils-Energy… source ↗
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Posts Back-To-Back Losses As Oil Surges; Samsara Breaks Out finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
What the article says
The Dow Jones index drops 650 points Friday as oil prices rally. Bloom, MaxLinear and WDC are big earnings movers. Continue Reading source ↗
- Stock Market Today: Dow Sheds 600 Points As Oil Jumps; Samsara Breaks Out (Live Coverage) finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
What the article says
The Dow Jones index drops 600 points Friday as oil prices rally. Bloom, MaxLinear and WDC are big earnings movers. Continue Reading source ↗
- Investing.com’s stocks of the week finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
What the article says
Investing.com -- Cybersecurity names gained ground on a global software alert while Meta declined and a fresh escalation in the Middle East pushed crude to highs. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI portfolio updates monthly and is outperforming the S&P 500 by 118%. See this month's list » Here… source ↗
- Stock Market Today: Dow Tanks 600 Points As Oil Jumps; Energy Stocks Break Out (Live Coverage) finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
What the article says
The Dow Jones index drops 600 points Friday as oil prices rally. Bloom, MaxLinear and WDC are big earnings movers. Continue Reading source ↗
What changed since last week
• New risk flag: earnings report coming up.
• The price rose 5.0% since the last summary.
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