# CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $44.50, market value $4.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 64.5×** (5-yr avg 92.5×, 3-yr avg 136.4×). CVR Energy Inc. trades at 64.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 92.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 20.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.06**. A PEG of 0.06 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 8.5×**. The shares trade at 8.5× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.4×**. Enterprise value is 7.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.8%** (5-yr avg 16.1%). Free cash flow equals 7.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 16.1%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.4%**. 0.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.7%**. 3.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.4%.
- **Return on assets: 1.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -5.9%** (3-yr -13.1%/yr, 5-yr 12.8%/yr). Revenue fell 5.9% over the last year, against 12.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 350.0%** (3-yr -61.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 350.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.33**. Debt is 2.33 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.6×**. It would take 1.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.90%** ($0.57 per share, trailing). CVR Energy Inc. yields 0.90%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 0%**. 0% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -13.2%/yr** (1-yr -66.7%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: underperform** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover CVR Energy Inc.; the consensus is underperform, with an average price target of $31.40 (-29% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 44.1%** (YTD 75.4%, 3-mo 34.2%). The shares are up 44.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -0.3%** (126.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 75**. An RSI of 75 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.26** (volatility 54%). Beta of -0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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