Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE) vs Ecopetrol S.A. (EC)

Cenovus Energy Inc and Ecopetrol S.A. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. Cenovus Energy Inc is the larger, with a market value of $59.0B against $36.4B — 1.6× the size. Cenovus Energy Inc trades at the lower P/E: 12.6× against 14.2×. Cenovus Energy Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.47% against −76.8%. Cenovus Energy Inc has the higher net margin (12.3% vs 11.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.5% vs 9.16%). Both pay a dividend; Ecopetrol S.A. yields more (3.69% vs 1.84%). Across the 22 metrics below, Cenovus Energy Inc leads on 15 and Ecopetrol S.A. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 12.62 14.21 12.62
P/S 1.57 1.14 1.29
P/B 2.48 1.72 1.62
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.41 10.23
EV/EBITDA 6.12 5.10 4.86
EV/Sales 1.68 2.00 1.52
Earnings yield 7.92% 7.04% 7.04%
Free cash flow yield (1.31%) 13.49% 6.09%

Profitability

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 40.68% 36.64% 39.18%
Operating margin 17.07% 27.60% 14.90%
Net margin 12.33% 11.72% 8.88%
Free cash flow margin 22.74% 15.34% 9.61%
Return on equity 20.96% 0.00% 12.22%
Return on assets 11.01% 5.27% 6.47%
Return on invested capital 14.54% 9.16% 10.61%

Growth

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.47% (76.82%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 26.23% (24.10%) (14.54%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 29.21% (18.18%) 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.34% 0.00%

Health

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 0.25 0.96 0.55
Current ratio 1.63 1.51 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 0.80 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 1.84% 3.69% 3.24%
Payout ratio 0.23 0.52 0.52

Size

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 58.96b 36.39b 58.96b

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