AU vs E vs WLKP Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Eni Spa and Westlake Chemical Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$85.03 -14.1% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.11B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.08B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 5, Eni Spa 3, Westlake Chemical Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUEWLKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.11B $89.08B $747.17M E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 17.2x 13.0x AU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 9.0x 14.4x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +11.2% +12.1% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 5.3% 4.7% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% 6.9% 30.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 0.7x WLKP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.0% +64.5% +6.3% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.5%/yr +16.4%/yr -4.0%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 27.5% 18.5% WLKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 51/100 85/100 WLKP

Percentile Scorecard

AUEWLKP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAUEWLKP
Valuation 74 #43 of 162 78 #23 of 99 99 #2 of 94
Growth 88 #18 of 147 64 #36 of 97 56 #41 of 92
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 47 #51 of 96 100 #1 of 89
Financial Health 50 #83 of 165 33 #69 of 102 84 #16 of 97
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 32 #52 of 76 87 #10 of 70
Overall 81 51 85
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WLKP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAUEWLKPSPY
1 month -14.1%+10.7%-1.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.7%+19.6%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%+12.6%-6.3% +7.0%
Year to date -0.3%+59.6%+11.2% +12.2%
1 year +24.0%+64.5%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +343.3%+86.6%-0.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.3%+23.1%-0.3% +23.1%
5 years +340.1%+113.7%-18.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.5%+16.4%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years +529.4%+105.5%-0.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%+7.5%0.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAUEWLKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%27.5%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%26.5%17.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.20-0.390.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.402.350.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-37.1%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-2.4%-11.0% -1.8%
52-week high $128.26$62.08$23.72 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$36.32$17.87 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAUEWLKP
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.8x 17.6xmedian 13.5x 12.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 7.7xmedian 5.9x 2.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 15.2x 6.2xmedian 11.0x 1.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 1.46median 2.27 —median 1.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAUEWLKP
Revenue $11.83B $98.30B $1.23B
Gross profit $6.48B – $384.80M
Operating income $4.91B $6.83B $355.62M
Net income $4.48B $6.59B $334.49M
Free cash flow $6.34B $15.30B $409.14M
R&D $259.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $3.36 –
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $9.55B $49.32M
Total debt $1.57B $139.18B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 1.54B –
Enterprise value $31.99B $33.64B $571.36M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAUEWLKP
P/E 11.4x 17.6x 12.9x
P/FCF 6.8x 6.2x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.2x 1.6x
P/S 3.6x 1.0x 0.6x
P/B 4.8x 1.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 1.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x 2.2x
EV/EBIT 8.5x 17.0x 3.1x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 6.6x 7.6x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 7.6x 2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUEWLKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 11.2% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% -3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% – 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 204.9% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -14.3% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 135.7% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.6% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 6.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 12.1% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.9% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 12.1% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.6% -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUEWLKP
Gross margin 54.8% – 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 15.4% 40.0%
Operating margin 41.5% 6.9% 28.8%
Pretax margin 51.7% 8.0% 27.1%
Net margin 32.2% 5.3% 4.7%
FCF margin 53.6% 15.6% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 15.6% 37.7%
Return on equity 46.3% 10.4% 42.8%
Return on assets 28.7% 3.9% 27.3%
Return on invested capital 40.5% 6.9% 30.1%
Return on capital employed 35.2% 5.3% 30.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUEWLKP
Debt / assets 10.1% 21.5% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.4x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 61.3% 36.8%
Equity / assets 57.6% 38.7% 63.2%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 16.4x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUEWLKP
Dividend yield 5.3% 4.0% 8.9%
Net buyback yield – -2.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 1.5% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.7% 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.7% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% 0.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAUEWLKP
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% -4.9% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -8.6% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUEWLKP
Held by institutions 45.9% 1.6% 29.1%
Institutions holding 563 343 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +2.3% -0.2%
Institutions buying 323 196 26
Institutions selling 166 92 13
Buyers to sellers 1.95 2.13 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AUEWLKP
AU 1.00 -0.07 0.20
E -0.07 1.00 -0.02
WLKP 0.20 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, E and WLKP?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.11B, Eni Spa (E) $89.08B, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) $747.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, AU, E and WLKP?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.6x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.0x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 30.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +24.0%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +6.3%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +34.5%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 0.09%. AngloGold Ashanti (AU) and Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, E and WLKP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.