Eni SpA (E) vs Ecopetrol S.A. (EC)

Eni SpA and Ecopetrol S.A. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. Eni SpA is the larger, with a market value of $83.7B against $36.4B — 2.3× the size. Ecopetrol S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 14.2× against 14.8×. Eni SpA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.16% against −76.8%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (11.7% vs 6.30%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.16% vs 3.00%). Both pay a dividend; Eni SpA yields more (4.16% vs 3.69%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ecopetrol S.A. leads on 13 and Eni SpA on 10.

Valuation

Metric E EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 14.85 14.21 12.62
P/S 0.88 1.14 1.29
P/B 1.31 1.72 1.62
Price to free cash flow 16.64 7.41 10.23
EV/EBITDA 8.71 5.10 4.86
EV/Sales 1.07 2.00 1.52
Earnings yield 6.73% 7.04% 7.04%
Free cash flow yield 6.01% 13.49% 6.09%

Profitability

Metric E EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 19.25% 36.64% 39.18%
Operating margin 4.15% 27.60% 14.90%
Net margin 6.30% 11.72% 8.88%
Free cash flow margin 5.29% 15.34% 9.61%
Return on equity 9.80% 0.00% 12.22%
Return on assets 3.82% 5.27% 6.47%
Return on invested capital 3.00% 9.16% 10.61%

Growth

Metric E EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.16% (76.82%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 2.92% (24.10%) (14.54%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.01% (18.18%) 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.34% 0.00%

Health

Metric E EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 0.55 0.96 0.55
Current ratio 1.23 1.51 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 1.09 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric E EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 4.16% 3.69% 3.24%
Payout ratio 0.63 0.52 0.52

Size

Metric E EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 83.70b 36.39b 58.96b

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