Chevron Corporation (CVX)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas IntegratedSnapshot 2026-09-15
$217.73+2.62%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas IntegratedSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Energy is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Recent financial performance freshly dropped to the bottom half of its industry.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 41%, softest on share dilution.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskChevron's growth trajectory relies on its ability to drive free cash flow and production growth. Recent revenue grew 56% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. The stock trades at 20× P/E versus a peer median of 23×, suggesting the market is pricing in more growth than forecast. Recent financial performance has dropped to the bottom half of its industry, indicating a weakened reason to own it. The thesis has broken due to this decline in performance. Peer multiples imply a price about 9% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. CVX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering CVX (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CVX in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Energy (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Compare the value case
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Threatens: Drive free cash flow and production growth
Global fuel crisis may hinder production growth objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $217.73
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $217.73.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Drive free cash flow and production growth
Higher oil prices enhance free cash flow and production growth.
Advances: Drive free cash flow and production growth
CEO's investment aligns with production growth objective.
CEO's investment signals confidence in future oil demand.
Advances: Advance energy transition and new energies businesses
Expanding LNG operations aligns with energy transition goals.
Global fuel crisis may impact production and cash flow.
Advances: Advance energy transition and new energies businesses
LNG expansion aligns with energy transition objectives.
Advances: Drive free cash flow and production growth
Higher oil prices can enhance free cash flow and production growth.
