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Chevron (CVX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$197.38 +1.26 (+0.64%)
Closing price 05/19/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$197.08 -0.30 (-0.15%)
As of 05/19/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Chevron Stock (NYSE:CVX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$193.47
$198.87
50-Day Range
$181.37
$211.31
52-Week Range
$133.77
$214.71
Volume
11.81 million shs
Average Volume
9.67 million shs
Market Capitalization
$393.11 billion
P/E Ratio
34.21
Dividend Yield
3.61%
Price Target
$204.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Chevron Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

CVX MarketRank™: 

Chevron scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Chevron has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 18 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Chevron is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Chevron has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Chevron's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Chevron are expected to decrease by -15.17% in the coming year, from $15.43 to $13.09 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Chevron is 34.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.39.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Chevron is 34.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.56.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Chevron has a PEG Ratio of 0.66. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Chevron has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Chevron's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.94% of the float of Chevron has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Chevron has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Chevron has recently decreased by 7.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Chevron is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Chevron has been increasing its dividend for 38 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Chevron is 123.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Chevron will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.39% next year. This indicates that Chevron will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Chevron's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Chevron has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 88 news articles for Chevron this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    181 people have searched for CVX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    121 people have added Chevron to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 142% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Chevron insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $151,259,517.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.56% of the stock of Chevron is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.42% of the stock of Chevron is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Chevron's insider trading history.
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CVX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Chevron's stock was trading at $152.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CVX shares have increased by 29.5% and is now trading at $197.3840.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) posted its earnings results on Friday, May, 1st. The oil and gas company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Chevron subsidiaries include these companies: Noble Energy, Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V., Atlas Energy Inc, Unocal Corporation, Texaco Inc., Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited, Chevron Argentina S.R.L., and more.

Chevron's top institutional shareholders include Bank of America Corp DE (1.39%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.75%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.67%) and Amundi (0.61%). Insiders that own company stock include John B Hess, Michael K Wirth, Mark A Nelson, R Hewitt Pate, Pierre R Breber, Eimear P Bonner, Jeff B Gustavson, Jeff B Gustavson, Thomas Ryder Booth, Andrew Benjamin Walz and Alana K Knowles.
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Shares of CVX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chevron investors own include Comcast (CMCSA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/10 Dividend
2/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend
2/17/2026
Dividend Payable
3/10/2026
Last Earnings
5/01/2026
Today
5/19/2026
Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/19/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/19/2026
Dividend Payable
6/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL - INTL INTGD
Sub-Industry
Integrated Oil & Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:CVX
CIK
93410
Employees
43,039
Year Founded
1879

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$242.00
Low Price Target
$160.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.76
Research Coverage
25 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.77
Trailing P/E Ratio
34.21
Forward P/E Ratio
12.79
P/E Growth
0.66
Net Income
$12.30 billion
Net Margins
5.79%
Pretax Margin
9.53%
Return on Equity
6.90%
Return on Assets
4.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.21
Current Ratio
1.09
Quick Ratio
0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$189.03 billion
Price / Sales
2.08
Cash Flow
$16.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.73
Book Value
$95.08 per share
Price / Book
2.08

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,991,600,000
Free Float
1,980,445,000
Market Cap
$393.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.51

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This page (NYSE:CVX) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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