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BP p.l.c. (BP) vs Ecopetrol S.A. (EC)

BP p.l.c. and Ecopetrol S.A. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. BP p.l.c. is the larger, with a market value of $119.4B against $34.8B — 3.4× the size. Ecopetrol S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 13.4× against 22.0×. BP p.l.c. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.9% against −83.7%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (8.76% vs 2.46%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.20% vs 15.1%). Both pay a dividend; BP p.l.c. yields more (4.36% vs 3.90%). Across the 23 metrics below, BP p.l.c. leads on 14 and Ecopetrol S.A. on 9.

Valuation

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 22.02 13.44 11.72
P/S 0.55 1.45 1.42
P/B 1.58 1.63 1.57
Price to free cash flow 7.00 7.89 9.52
EV/EBITDA 3.39 6.33 4.78
EV/Sales 0.61 2.26 1.60
Earnings yield 4.54% 7.44% 7.44%
Free cash flow yield 14.29% 12.68% 6.47%

Profitability

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 29.15% 31.44% 39.18%
Operating margin 9.80% 22.29% 14.90%
Net margin 2.46% 8.76% 8.76%
Free cash flow margin 7.83% 18.44% 9.61%
Return on equity 7.29% 2.86% 12.22%
Return on assets 1.87% 1.09% 6.47%
Return on invested capital 15.06% 8.20% 10.61%

Growth

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.85% (83.68%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (85.71%) (24.10%) (14.54%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.04% (18.18%) 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.34% 0.00%

Health

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 0.76 1.02 0.55
Current ratio 1.27 1.55 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 0.53 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 4.36% 3.90% 3.53%
Payout ratio 0.98 0.52 0.52

Size

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 119.40b 34.83b 58.08b

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