CVR Energy

CVI

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · Energy

Also trades as: 0HRR.L

Price

$39.51

+3.68 (+10.27%)

Market Cap

$3.97B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

CVR Energy is an American energy company that refines crude oil into fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. It also makes nitrogen fertilizers used by farmers to grow crops. The company operates two main businesses: petroleum refining and fertilizer production, selling mostly to customers in the central United States.

CVR Energy makes money by buying crude oil, processing it, and selling the refined products at a markup — a spread called the "crack spread." It also earns revenue from selling ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate fertilizers. The company operates refineries in Kansas and Oklahoma and a fertilizer plant in Kansas, making it a regional player rather than a national giant. Refining margins have been under pressure recently, which explains the negative operating margin. The biggest risk CVR faces is that crack spreads can shrink quickly when crude oil prices rise faster than fuel prices, squeezing profits with little the company can do to control it.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+55.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+97.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

70.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$737M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

CVR Energy grew revenue 55% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 100.5M (2021) → 100.5M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

4.3%

Thin — 4.3% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

2.8%

Thin — 2.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

5.9%

Weak — 5.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+17.9%

Fast-growing sales (+17.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

774%

Turns 774% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

4.1%

Thin free cash flow (4.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

3.37

Heavy debt load (3.37)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.34x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.3x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

57.3x

Expensive — P/E 57.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+36.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (57.3 → 21.2)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.29%

Small dividend — 0.29% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-73.3%

Dividend cut (-73.3% YoY) — warning sign

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