EFXT vs IOSP vs NOV Stock Comparison

Enerflex, Innospec and Nov Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFXT Enerflex Ltd.
$23.44 -0.6% 1M +88.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
48.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Equipment Energy
5 wins
IOSP Innospec Inc.
$99.18 +0.5% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$20.19 +1.7% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
77.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.64B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enerflex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Enerflex 5, Innospec 4, Nov 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFXTIOSPNOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $2.46B $7.38B NOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.3x 20.3x 77.7x IOSP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 21.3x 22.9x EFXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.9% -1.7% IOSP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 6.6% 1.1% IOSP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% — 1.6% EFXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 0.7x NOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.1% +30.0% +45.9% EFXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +2.7%/yr +6.6%/yr EFXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 23.4% 35.9% IOSP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 61/100 58/100 EFXT

Percentile Scorecard

EFXTIOSPNOV

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

AxisEFXTIOSPNOV
Valuation 74 #13 of 47 65 #34 of 94 89 #6 of 47
Growth 93 #4 of 44 42 #54 of 92 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 60 #36 of 89 40 #25 of 41
Financial Health 36 #30 of 46 85 #15 of 97 73 #13 of 46
Shareholder Returns 26 #24 of 32 51 #35 of 70 61 #13 of 32
Overall 63 61 58
  • EFXT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IOSP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NOV 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

PeriodEFXTIOSPNOVSPY
1 month -0.6%+0.5%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months +4.2%+15.8%-1.4% +3.5%
6 months -8.3%+27.7%-3.0% +7.0%
Year to date +51.9%+29.6%+29.2% +12.2%
1 year +88.1%+30.0%+45.9% +13.0%
3 years +477.3%+2.9%+3.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +79.5%+1.0%+1.0% +23.1%
5 years +172.9%+14.3%+37.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.3%+2.7%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +112.1%+64.1%-44.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.8%+5.1%-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFXTIOSPNOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%23.4%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%20.6%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.510.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.791.281.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.6%-49.9%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-0.5%-7.0% -1.8%
52-week high $28.39$99.64$21.71 $779.14
52-week low $12.53$65.89$13.95 $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.

MultipleEFXTIOSPNOV
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 25.5x 20.1xmedian 21.6x 76.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 8.6x 12.9xmedian 12.4x 9.7xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 14.7x 35.5xmedian 15.8x 12.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.25median 0.41 -21.84median 1.66 -2.06median 0.41

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 monthsEFXTIOSPNOV
Revenue $2.21B $1.84B $8.64B
Gross profit $525.36M $505.90M $1.77B
Operating income $206.78M $128.90M $439.00M
Net income $185.99M $122.30M $99.00M
Free cash flow $444.07M $68.80M $562.00M
R&D – $52.10M –
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $4.92 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $250.20M $1.16B
Total debt $2.40B – $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 123.06M 24.71M 362.00M
Enterprise value $2.63B $1.36B $2.12B

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
MetricEFXTIOSPNOV
P/E 47.2x 20.1x 76.3x
P/FCF 6.4x 35.5x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 19.7x 7.9x
P/S 1.3x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 2.4x 1.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 12.9x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 17.0x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 7.5x 31.9x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 17.6x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.25 -21.84 -2.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPNOV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.9% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -2.9% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.5% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -5.8% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.2% -36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 84.6% -9.1% -5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 496.6% -79.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 65.2% -1.1% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.0% 538.1% -79.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% -0.9% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.9% -28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 243.8% -13.9% 82.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -28.9% -38.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 219.7% -21.1% 46.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPNOV
Gross margin 23.8% 27.5% 20.5%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 9.3% 9.3%
Operating margin 9.4% 7.0% 5.1%
Pretax margin 14.8% 7.8% 3.8%
Net margin 2.8% 6.6% 1.1%
FCF margin 20.1% 3.7% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 6.7% 10.6%
Return on equity 10.3% 9.0% 1.6%
Return on assets 4.2% 6.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 8.8% – 1.6%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 8.8% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.0x 9.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPNOV
Debt / assets 18.9% – 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.3% 26.8% 44.1%
Equity / assets 41.7% 73.2% 55.9%
Interest coverage 0.2x – 5.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.26 5.48 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFXTIOSPNOV
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.8% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 153.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 24.4%

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.

ConsensusEFXTIOSPNOV
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $4.65FY2026 $0.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +144.2%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 +125.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +25.8% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.39BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +15.3% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFXTIOSPNOV
Held by institutions 66.5% 99.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 167 278 487
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.4% -0.2%
Institutions buying 85 144 245
Institutions selling 63 97 164
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.48 1.49

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.

EFXTIOSPNOV
EFXT 1.00 0.00 0.38
IOSP 0.00 1.00 0.21
NOV 0.38 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFXT, IOSP and NOV?

Nov (NOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enerflex (EFXT) $2.95B, Innospec (IOSP) $2.46B, Nov (NOV) $7.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFXT, IOSP and NOV?

Innospec (IOSP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enerflex (EFXT) 48.3x, Innospec (IOSP) 20.3x, Nov (NOV) 77.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enerflex (EFXT) is cheapest (Enerflex (EFXT) 18.5x, Innospec (IOSP) 21.3x, Nov (NOV) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Innospec (IOSP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innospec (IOSP) +2.9%, Nov (NOV) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innospec (IOSP) has the highest net margin (Enerflex (EFXT) 2.8%, Innospec (IOSP) 6.6%, Nov (NOV) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Enerflex (EFXT) leads (Enerflex (EFXT) 8.8%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enerflex (EFXT) returned the most: Enerflex (EFXT) +88.1%, Innospec (IOSP) +30.0%, Nov (NOV) +45.9%. Over five years, Enerflex (EFXT) compounded fastest (Enerflex (EFXT) +22.3%/yr, Innospec (IOSP) +2.7%/yr, Nov (NOV) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enerflex (EFXT) 0.00%, Innospec (IOSP) 0.00%, Nov (NOV) 0.02%. Enerflex (EFXT) and Innospec (IOSP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Innospec (IOSP) has been the steadiest (Enerflex (EFXT) 49.2%, Innospec (IOSP) 23.4%, Nov (NOV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.