E vs SSL vs WDS Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Sasol and Woodside Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
E Eni Spa
$58.92 +7.7% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$90.57B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.98B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionESSLWDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.57B $10.98B $43.39B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 15.0x — E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 5.3x 13.2x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.0% +167.4% +43.7% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr +0.2%/yr +5.2%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 54.0% 32.7% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

ESSLWDS

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

AxisESSLWDS
Valuation 87 #14 of 99 95 #6 of 99 –
Growth 88 #13 of 97 – –
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 – –
Financial Health 33 #69 of 102 50 #52 of 102 85 #16 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 – 92 #7 of 76
Overall 57 – –
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WDS 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

PeriodESSLWDSSPY
1 month +7.7%+22.2%+5.0% -0.2%
3 months +17.2%+56.2%+4.5% +3.9%
6 months +7.5%+30.8%-0.4% +8.2%
Year to date +55.3%+163.3%+48.6% +12.9%
1 year +59.0%+167.4%+43.7% +12.3%
3 years +81.5%+30.7%+4.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+9.4%+1.5% +23.3%
5 years +105.6%+1.1%+28.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.5%+0.2%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years +96.7%-37.8%+8.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.0%-4.6%+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESSLWDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%54.0%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%55.5%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.77-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.143.101.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-89.4%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-4.9%-6.5% -1.2%
52-week high $62.08$18.02$24.78 $779.14
52-week low $36.32$6.00$14.58 $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.

MultipleESSLWDS
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 13.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 11.1x 3.5xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 2.27 —median 2.27 —median 2.27

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 monthsESSLWDS
Revenue $104.23B – –
Operating income $9.26B – –
Net income $9.60B – –
Free cash flow $16.71B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 – –
Cash & equivalents $13.34B $2.64B $4.34B
Total debt $38.88B $6.66B $1.13B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 642.00M 1.91B
Enterprise value $30.20B -$79.00M $23.73B

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
MetricESSLWDS
P/E 11.1x 15.0x –
P/FCF 5.5x 3.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – –
P/S 0.9x 0.7x –
P/B 1.4x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x – –
EV/EBIT 12.0x – –
EV/Revenue 1.1x – –
EV/FCF 6.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSLWDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 439.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 198.9% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSLWDS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 16.5% – –
Operating margin 8.9% – –
Pretax margin 8.5% – –
Net margin 7.7% – –
FCF margin 16.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% – –
Return on equity 14.7% – –
Return on assets 5.6% – –
Return on invested capital 9.0% – –
Return on capital employed 7.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSLWDS
Debt / assets 22.3% 30.1% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 53.3% 38.4%
Equity / assets 37.4% 46.7% 61.6%
Interest coverage 2.2x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSLWDS
Dividend yield 4.1% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield -5.5% – –
Shareholder yield -1.3% 0.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusESSLWDS
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 5.3xFY2027 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.74FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $1.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.9% -24.5% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.61BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $15.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +7.4% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSLWDS
Held by institutions 1.6% 4.7% 1.6%
Institutions holding 343 174 308
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -7.6% +8.5%
Institutions buying 196 111 168
Institutions selling 92 45 65
Buyers to sellers 2.13 2.47 2.58

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.

ESSLWDS
E 1.00 0.58 0.65
SSL 0.58 1.00 0.49
WDS 0.65 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, SSL and WDS?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $90.57B, Sasol (SSL) $10.98B, Woodside Energy (WDS) $43.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, SSL and WDS?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 11.3x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 8.7x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Woodside Energy (WDS) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +59.0%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%, Woodside Energy (WDS) +43.7%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +15.5%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr, Woodside Energy (WDS) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.6%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, SSL and WDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eni Spa (E) leads on 4. 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.