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Cenovus Energy

CVE
67
Oil & Gas Integrated · Energy
Also trades as: CVE.TO
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
67
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cenovus Energy is a Canadian oil and gas company that pulls oil out of the ground, refines it into fuels like gasoline and diesel, and sells those products to customers across North America. Its core operations include oil sands mining in Alberta, conventional oil and natural gas production, and a large network of refineries in Canada and the United States. It is one of Canada's largest integrated energy companies, owning well-known refining assets acquired through its 2021 merger with Husky Energy.

Cenovus makes money by selling crude oil, refined petroleum products, and natural gas to industrial buyers, fuel distributors, and wholesale markets. It operates primarily in Canada and the United States, generating roughly $50 billion in annual revenue at scale. Its oil sands assets are difficult and expensive for competitors to replicate, which provides some long-term production stability. However, the company carries meaningful debt from the Husky acquisition, and its profits are heavily tied to global oil prices, which can swing sharply.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
25.4%
Modest — 25.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
24.2%
Excellent — 24.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.2%
Exceptional — 24.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-4.8%
Shrinking sales (-4.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+153.0%
Earnings growing fast (+153.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
185%
Turns 185% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
14.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.26
Conservative — low debt load (0.26)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
21.18x
Comfortably covers interest (21.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.1x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-1.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.94%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.94% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+11.3%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (11.3% YoY)

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