E vs WLK vs XOM Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Westlake and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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E Eni Spa
$59.66 +7.3% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.89B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
WLK Westlake Corp
$65.79 -1.7% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$182.06 +12.0% 1M +58.3% 1Y
Market cap
$763.38B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 5, Eni Spa 5, Westlake 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWLKXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.89B $8.40B $763.38B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x -6.8x 23.3x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 38.7x 12.9x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% -4.0% +9.1% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -10.9% 8.9% XOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% -8.0% 11.1% XOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -42.9x 0.4x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% WLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% -13.9% +58.3% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr -7.5%/yr +23.1%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 43.2% 26.0% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 43/100 50/100 E

Percentile Scorecard

EWLKXOM

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

AxisEWLKXOM
Valuation 86 #15 of 99 47 #50 of 94 29 #71 of 99
Growth 84 #16 of 97 1 #90 of 91 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 47 #51 of 96 24 #64 of 84 54 #45 of 96
Financial Health 31 #71 of 102 55 #43 of 94 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 26 #57 of 77 85 #11 of 69 40 #47 of 77
Overall 55 43 50
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • XOM 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

PeriodEWLKXOMSPY
1 month +7.3%-1.7%+12.0% +0.9%
3 months +10.8%-8.9%+16.1% +5.9%
6 months +7.6%-40.9%+17.7% +8.5%
Year to date +57.2%-11.0%+51.3% +13.3%
1 year +60.7%-13.9%+58.3% +12.4%
3 years +83.8%-42.5%+72.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.5%-16.9%+19.9% +23.5%
5 years +107.2%-32.4%+182.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.7%-7.5%+23.1% +11.0%
10 years +103.5%+27.4%+114.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.4%+2.4%+7.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEWLKXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%43.2%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%38.1%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.400.47-0.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.20-0.322.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-65.2%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-46.7%-1.3% -0.9%
52-week high $62.08$123.39$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $36.32$56.38$113.68 $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.

MultipleEWLKXOM
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.4x -6.8xmedian 22.0x 23.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.9x -155.0xmedian 12.4x 10.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 10.0x -31.7xmedian 15.5x 24.5xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.92 0.16median 1.84 -1.64median 0.92

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 monthsEWLKXOM
Revenue $104.23B $11.29B $368.76B
Gross profit – $1.09B –
Operating income $9.26B -$1.25B –
Net income $9.60B -$1.21B $33.73B
Free cash flow $16.71B -$265.00M $30.55B
R&D – – $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $-9.61 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $13.34B $1.64B $10.59B
Total debt $38.88B $5.07B $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 128.50M 4.42B
Enterprise value $30.53B -$978.38M $719.86B

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
MetricEWLKXOM
P/E 11.3x -6.8x 23.2x
P/FCF 5.6x -31.7x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 13.3x 12.5x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 2.0x
P/B 1.4x 0.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x -155.0x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 12.2x -9.3x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 6.7x -43.9x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 18.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.16 -1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWLKXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% -4.0% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -6.6% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -17.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -26.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 439.3% -1,286% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -39.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 198.9% -3,089% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -42.3% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% -1,740% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -43.1% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% -34.7% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -39.5% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% -390.7% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -29.1% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWLKXOM
Gross margin – 9.6% –
EBITDA margin 16.5% -0.7% 20.5%
Operating margin 8.9% -11.0% –
Pretax margin 8.5% -11.4% 12.3%
Net margin 7.7% -10.9% 8.9%
FCF margin 16.0% -2.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 5.6% 16.2%
Return on equity 14.7% -13.0% 12.8%
Return on assets 5.6% -6.1% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 9.0% -8.0% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 7.7% -7.2% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.5x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWLKXOM
Debt / assets 22.3% 26.1% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -42.9x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x -19.1x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 52.6% 42.7%
Equity / assets 37.4% 47.4% 57.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x -6.1x 59.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.64 1.69 4.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWLKXOM
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 0.7% 2.7%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 4.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -22.5% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -103.0% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.1% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 5.0%

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.

ConsensusEWLKXOM
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 38.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.74FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.9%FY2026 – +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.9% +25.9% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.61BFY2026 $12.04BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% -3.9% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWLKXOM
Held by institutions 1.6% 31.0% 63.9%
Institutions holding 343 362 4,229
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -9.9% -2.2%
Institutions buying 196 199 2,043
Institutions selling 92 118 1,745
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.69 1.17

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.

EWLKXOM
E 1.00 0.20 0.67
WLK 0.20 1.00 0.23
XOM 0.67 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, WLK and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $90.89B, Westlake (WLK) $8.40B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $763.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, WLK and XOM?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 11.3x, Westlake (WLK) -6.8x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 8.9x, Westlake (WLK) 38.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.9x). 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) +19.6%, Westlake (WLK) -4.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 7.7%, Westlake (WLK) -10.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads (Eni Spa (E) 9.0%, Westlake (WLK) -8.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +60.7%, Westlake (WLK) -13.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.3%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +15.7%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.5%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake (WLK) has the highest dividend yield: Eni Spa (E) 0.00%, Westlake (WLK) 0.03%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.6%, Westlake (WLK) 43.2%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, WLK and XOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 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.