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 $50.2B against $32.0B — 1.6× the size. Ecopetrol S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 8.3× against 10.7×. 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 (4.16% vs 2.18%). Across the 22 metrics below, Cenovus Energy Inc leads on 13 and Ecopetrol S.A. on 9.

Valuation

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 10.66 8.26 8.84
P/S 1.33 0.99 1.10
P/B 2.09 1.50 1.43
Price to free cash flow n/m 6.46 8.19
EV/EBITDA 5.23 4.73 4.43
EV/Sales 1.43 1.86 1.48
Earnings yield 9.39% 12.11% 9.76%
Free cash flow yield (1.55%) 15.47% 7.35%

Profitability

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 40.68% 36.64% 39.93%
Operating margin 17.07% 27.60% 17.07%
Net margin 12.33% 11.72% 10.24%
Free cash flow margin 22.74% 15.34% 11.16%
Return on equity 20.96% 0.00% 14.86%
Return on assets 11.01% 5.27% 7.07%
Return on invested capital 14.54% 9.16% 12.85%

Growth

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.47% (76.82%) 13.45%
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 0.53
Current ratio 1.63 1.51 1.19
Net debt to EBITDA 0.80 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 2.18% 4.16% 3.83%
Payout ratio 0.23 0.34 0.34

Size

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 50.15b 31.95b 47.17b

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