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 $57.2B against $33.7B — 1.7× the size. Cenovus Energy Inc trades at the lower P/E: 11.9× against 13.2×. Cenovus Energy Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.47% against −83.7%. Cenovus Energy Inc has the higher net margin (12.3% vs 8.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.5% vs 8.20%). Both pay a dividend; Ecopetrol S.A. yields more (18.0% vs 2.41%). Across the 22 metrics below, Cenovus Energy Inc leads on 16 and Ecopetrol S.A. on 6.

Valuation

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 11.88 13.19 11.88
P/S 1.48 1.43 1.20
P/B 2.33 1.60 1.56
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.76 9.74
EV/EBITDA 5.78 6.26 4.94
EV/Sales 1.59 2.24 1.57
Earnings yield 8.42% 7.58% 7.58%
Free cash flow yield (1.39%) 12.89% 6.71%

Profitability

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 40.68% 31.44% 39.18%
Operating margin 17.07% 22.29% 14.90%
Net margin 12.33% 8.76% 8.76%
Free cash flow margin 22.74% 18.44% 9.61%
Return on equity 20.96% 2.86% 12.22%
Return on assets 11.01% 1.09% 6.47%
Return on invested capital 14.54% 8.20% 10.61%

Growth

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.47% (83.68%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 26.23% (24.10%) —
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 1.02 0.55
Current ratio 1.63 1.55 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 0.80 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 2.41% 18.03% 5.01%
Payout ratio 0.29 0.39 0.29

Size

Metric CVE EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 57.17b 33.65b 51.12b

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