Question 1

Which is bigger, CVX or SM?

Accepted Answer

Chevron Corporation is the larger company — market cap $417B vs $8.78B for SM Energy Company.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CVX or SM?

Accepted Answer

SM keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 18.2% vs 9.6% for CVX.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CVX or SM?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SM trades at a lower P/E — 8.8 vs 20.3 for CVX. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CVX or SM?

Accepted Answer

CVX yields 3.31% vs 2.06% for SM.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CVX or SM?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, CVX leads 3 of 10 comparable metrics and SM leads 7. StockCV rates CVX “Mixed” and SM “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	CVX	SM
Price	$212.50	$36.90
Market cap	$417B	$8.78B
Revenue (TTM)	$215B	$5.50B
Revenue growth	-7.8%	-2.1%
Net margin	9.6%	18.2%
Free cash flow	$27.0B	$2.70B
Net cash (debt)	($977M)	$368M
1-year price return	+40.1%	+51.7%
P/E	20.3	8.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	26%	53%
Dividend yield	3.31%	2.06%
Return on equity	11%	17%
CV checks passed	9 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	43,039	1,241

Chevron Corporation vs SM Energy Company