EFXT vs IOSP vs FET Stock Comparison

Enerflex, Innospec and Forum Energy Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EFXT Enerflex Ltd.
$22.23 -9.6% 1M +76.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.71B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
0.72%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
5 wins
IOSP Innospec Inc.
$99.55 +2.2% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
1.80%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Enerflex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Enerflex 5, Innospec 4, Forum Energy Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFXTIOSPFETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.71B $2.45B $871.36M EFXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.9x 20.2x 29.0x IOSP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 21.4x 20.5x EFXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.9% +10.6% FET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 6.6% 3.5% IOSP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 9.4% EFXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 1.0x EFXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.72% 1.80% — IOSP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.6% +35.3% +189.3% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +1.4%/yr +27.6%/yr FET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.8% 23.3% 52.5% IOSP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 60/100 64/100 EFXT

Percentile Scorecard

EFXTIOSPFET

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

AxisEFXTIOSPFET
Valuation 89 #6 of 47 65 #34 of 94 41 #28 of 47
Growth 100 #1 of 44 41 #55 of 92 88 #6 of 44
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 57 #39 of 89 58 #18 of 41
Financial Health 36 #30 of 46 85 #15 of 97 38 #29 of 46
Shareholder Returns 26 #24 of 32 54 #34 of 72 97 #2 of 32
Overall 68 60 64
  • EFXT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IOSP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEFXTIOSPFETSPY
1 month -9.6%+2.2%-6.7% -2.3%
3 months +2.3%+16.5%+10.1% -0.7%
6 months -19.0%+30.2%+30.2% +4.8%
Year to date +44.1%+30.1%+109.7% +10.3%
1 year +76.6%+35.3%+189.3% +10.3%
3 years +411.0%-0.8%+228.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +72.3%-0.3%+48.7% +20.1%
5 years +161.2%+7.2%+238.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +21.2%+1.4%+27.6% +10.1%
10 years +111.9%+71.5%-78.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +7.8%+5.5%-14.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFXTIOSPFETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.8%23.3%52.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.8%20.5%48.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.530.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.541.513.60 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-49.9%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-1.8%-14.8% -3.5%
52-week high $28.39$101.41$90.92 $779.14
52-week low $12.61$65.89$27.99 $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.

MultipleEFXTIOSPFET
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 24.4x 20.2xmedian 20.8x 29.0xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.7x 12.9xmedian 12.6x 10.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 14.5x 35.6xmedian 15.5x 14.0xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.49 -21.92median 1.78 0.52median 0.49

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 monthsEFXTIOSPFET
Revenue $2.23B $1.84B $873.93M
Gross profit $524.22M $505.90M $267.84M
Operating income $227.79M $128.90M $64.24M
Net income $219.00M $122.30M $30.20M
Free cash flow $517.77M $68.80M $62.05M
R&D – $52.10M –
EPS (diluted) $0.80 $4.92 $2.57
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $250.20M $35.17M
Total debt $539.00M – $127.68M
Shares (diluted) 123.06M 24.71M 11.77M
Enterprise value $2.23B $1.36B $730.33M

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
MetricEFXTIOSPFET
P/E 27.9x 20.2x 29.0x
P/FCF 5.2x 35.6x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 19.7x 12.7x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
P/B 2.2x 1.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.9x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 12.9x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 17.1x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 5.8x 32.0x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 17.7x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -21.92 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPFET
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.9% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -2.9% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.5% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -5.8% 9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.2% 171.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 90.9% -9.1% 31.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 496.6% 126.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 91.8% -1.1% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 538.1% 126.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.3% -0.9% 55.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.9% -20.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 194.2% -13.9% 78.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -28.9% -22.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 183.5% -21.1% 153.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPFET
Gross margin 23.5% 27.5% 30.6%
EBITDA margin 31.3% 9.3% 10.8%
Operating margin 10.2% 7.0% 7.4%
Pretax margin 14.6% 7.8% 5.4%
Net margin 4.4% 6.6% 3.5%
FCF margin 23.2% 3.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.2% 6.7% 7.8%
Return on equity 3.2% 9.0% 9.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 6.7% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 9.4%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 8.8% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.0x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPFET
Debt / assets 18.4% – 15.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.5% 26.8% 60.6%
Equity / assets 41.5% 73.2% 39.4%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.18 5.49 1.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPFET
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.8% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusEFXTIOSPFET
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $4.65FY2026 $3.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +144.2%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 +500.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +25.8% +37.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.39BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $871.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +15.3% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFXTIOSPFET
Held by institutions – 99.8% 86.6%
Institutions holding – 278 161
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.4% +10.7%
Institutions buying – 144 102
Institutions selling – 97 42
Buyers to sellers – 1.48 2.43

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.

EFXTIOSPFET
EFXT 1.00 0.01 0.40
IOSP 0.01 1.00 0.10
FET 0.40 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFXT, IOSP and FET?

Enerflex (EFXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enerflex (EFXT) $2.71B, Innospec (IOSP) $2.45B, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $871.36M.

Which stock is cheaper, EFXT, IOSP and FET?

Innospec (IOSP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enerflex (EFXT) 27.9x, Innospec (IOSP) 20.2x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enerflex (EFXT) is cheapest (Enerflex (EFXT) 17.5x, Innospec (IOSP) 21.4x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innospec (IOSP) +2.9%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innospec (IOSP) has the highest net margin (Enerflex (EFXT) 4.4%, Innospec (IOSP) 6.6%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 3.5%). On return on invested capital, Enerflex (EFXT) leads (Enerflex (EFXT) 9.6%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Enerflex (EFXT) +76.6%, Innospec (IOSP) +35.3%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +189.3%. Over five years, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) compounded fastest (Enerflex (EFXT) +21.2%/yr, Innospec (IOSP) +1.4%/yr, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +27.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Innospec (IOSP) has the highest dividend yield: Enerflex (EFXT) 0.72%, Innospec (IOSP) 1.80%. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Innospec (IOSP) has been the steadiest (Enerflex (EFXT) 49.8%, Innospec (IOSP) 23.3%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 52.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFXT, IOSP and FET?

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