PetroChina Company Limited vs ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation

PCCYF and XOM, both energy, compared on the same figures computed the same way.

On our fair value model, ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation looks the cheaper of the two, trading 60 percentage points further below its estimated fair value than PetroChina Company Limited. That is a statement about price against one model, not a forecast. Our estimate is built from normalized earning power with growth capped deliberately low, so it is systematically hard on companies whose value is mostly future growth.

ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation scores higher on our moat model (55 against 47). A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and over a long holding period it matters more than any single quarter's numbers.

PCCYF trades at 9.4 times earnings against XOM's 20.9. A lower multiple is not automatically the better deal: on a cyclical business the low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, right before earnings fall.

The honest answer to "which is better" is that it depends on what you are buying them for, and neither this page nor any screen can make that judgement for you. What it can do is show you the same figures for both, computed the same way, so the comparison is fair.

MetricPCCYFXOM
Share price$1.20$163.82
Market cap$300.57B$670.08B
P/E ratio9.420.9
fair value estimate$1.48$299.53
Upside to fair value+23.3%+82.8%
Moat score47/10055/100
Dividend yield5.48%2.55%
Return on equity9.6%12.6%
Overall rating66/100, good quality73/100, high quality

Gold marks the more favourable figure on rows where “better” has an agreed direction. It is a signpost, not a verdict. A lower P/E can be a value trap; a higher yield can be a dividend about to be cut.

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Common questions

Is PCCYF or XOM a better buy?

Neither page nor screen can answer that for your situation, but on the numbers: our overall rating puts ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation ahead (73 to 66), and against our fair value estimate ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation looks the cheaper of the two. Both readings are one model's opinion, not advice.

PCCYF vs XOM: which has the wider moat?

Our moat model scores PCCYF at 47 and XOM at 55 out of 100. The higher score means a more durable structural advantage, which matters most over a long holding period.

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Metrics from company filings and our own valuation model, both of which can be wrong. Quotes are delayed. Fundamentals for both companies as of 28 Jul 2026. Educational information, not financial advice.