E vs SHEL vs IMO Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Shell and Imperial Oil Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
E Eni Spa
$62.08 +13.2% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.59B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
SHEL Shell plc
$108.17 +13.4% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$315.16B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.08B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$134.72 +8.1% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.02B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Shell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Shell 6, Imperial Oil 4, Eni Spa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESHELIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.59B $315.16B $65.02B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 13.0x 21.6x SHEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 9.2x 12.6x SHEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% -15.6% +5.5% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 14.4% 8.0% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 13.1% 15.4% IMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.4x 0.1x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% 0.03% 0.02% SHEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.5% +42.9% +49.8% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +17.3%/yr +31.0%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 22.7% 28.7% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 63/100 63/100 IMO

Percentile Scorecard

ESHELIMO

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

AxisESHELIMO
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 53 #47 of 99 32 #68 of 99
Growth 64 #36 of 97 73 #27 of 97 55 #44 of 97
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 65 #34 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Financial Health 35 #67 of 102 62 #39 of 102 82 #19 of 102
Shareholder Returns 31 #53 of 76 61 #30 of 76 83 #14 of 76
Overall 50 63 63
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESHELIMOSPY
1 month +13.2%+13.4%+8.1% -1.0%
3 months +18.4%+22.4%+4.9% +2.9%
6 months +14.7%+21.4%+8.3% +6.4%
Year to date +63.6%+47.2%+56.1% +11.4%
1 year +71.5%+42.9%+49.8% +13.1%
3 years +91.6%+62.2%+132.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +24.2%+17.5%+32.5% +21.5%
5 years +119.8%+122.2%+285.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.1%+17.3%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +107.2%+112.8%+311.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.6%+7.8%+15.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureESHELIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%22.7%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%23.1%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.15-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.611.891.73 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-25.0%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-2.6% -2.5%
52-week high $62.08$108.17$138.33 $779.14
52-week low $36.20$70.31$83.72 $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.

MultipleESHELIMO
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 13.1x 13.1xmedian 13.1x 21.6xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 1.8xmedian 2.0x 1.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 5.7x 4.4xmedian 5.7x 11.3xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 11.1x -3.3xmedian 11.1x 17.9xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 2.24 0.94median 2.24 -4.24median 2.24

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 monthsESHELIMO
Revenue $98.30B $169.08B $37.53B
Gross profit – $99.74B –
Operating income $6.83B $65.44B –
Net income $6.59B $17.88B $3.01B
Free cash flow $15.30B -$92.27B $3.64B
R&D – $1.14B $6.51M
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $8.18 $6.21
Cash & equivalents $9.55B $31.37B $2.00B
Total debt $139.18B $73.08B $11.46B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 2.97B 484.90M
Enterprise value $36.15B $244.90B $60.11B

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
MetricESHELIMO
P/E 18.1x 13.1x 21.6x
P/FCF 6.4x -3.3x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 6.3x 12.6x
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 1.7x
P/B 1.5x 1.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.8x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 4.4x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 6.5x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 7.7x -3.7x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 6.9x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.94 -4.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESHELIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% -15.6% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 2.2% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.9% 223.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 39.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 135.7% 98.6% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.6% 111.8% -10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% 42.2% -5.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 13.9% -5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 0.2% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -6.7% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -27.1% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 17.1% 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESHELIMO
Gross margin – 59.0% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% 45.9% 15.6%
Operating margin 6.9% 38.7% –
Pretax margin 8.0% 23.6% 10.5%
Net margin 5.3% 14.4% 8.0%
FCF margin 15.6% -54.6% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 29.1% 13.8%
Return on equity 10.4% 10.1% 17.9%
Return on assets 3.9% 4.7% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 13.1% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 17.8% 15.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESHELIMO
Debt / assets 21.5% 19.2% 8.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x -0.8x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 52.5% 48.7%
Equity / assets 38.7% 47.5% 51.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x 11.0x 147.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.67 – 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESHELIMO
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -2.5% 6.3% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 9.1% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.0% 47.9% 36.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.7% -9.3% 29.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.7% -1.4% 15.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 3.1% 14.8%

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.

ConsensusESHELIMO
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.67FY2026 $11.78FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 +87.0%FY2026 +71.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% -8.1% +6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.75BFY2026 $335.50BFY2026 $45.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +33.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% +0.0% -8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESHELIMO
Held by institutions 1.6% 13.0% 26.7%
Institutions holding 343 1,522 413
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.0% +6.1%
Institutions buying 196 679 185
Institutions selling 92 535 141
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.27 1.31

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.

ESHELIMO
E 1.00 0.75 0.62
SHEL 0.75 1.00 0.62
IMO 0.62 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, SHEL and IMO?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $91.59B, Shell (SHEL) $315.16B, Imperial Oil (IMO) $65.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, SHEL and IMO?

Shell (SHEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 17.6x, Shell (SHEL) 13.0x, Imperial Oil (IMO) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shell (SHEL) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 9.3x, Shell (SHEL) 9.2x, Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Shell (SHEL) -15.6%, Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Shell (SHEL) 14.4%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads (Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Shell (SHEL) 13.1%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +71.5%, Shell (SHEL) +42.9%, Imperial Oil (IMO) +49.8%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +17.1%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +17.3%/yr, Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest dividend yield: Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Shell (SHEL) 0.03%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%. Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.4%, Shell (SHEL) 22.7%, Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, SHEL and IMO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shell (SHEL) leads on 6. 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.