MEOH vs E vs OLN Stock Comparison

Methanex, Eni Spa and Olin Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MEOH Methanex Corp
$64.34 +9.3% 1M +80.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.59B
P/E
57.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.27B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.15B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
OLN OLIN Corp
$15.94 -2.9% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.70B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eni Spa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eni Spa 6, Methanex 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMEOHEOLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.59B $89.15B $1.88B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.2x 17.2x -9.5x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 9.0x — MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.2% +11.2% +0.6% MEOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 5.3% -2.9% E
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 6.9% -1.6% MEOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.4x 7.3x E
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +80.2% +64.5% -33.7% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +16.4%/yr -22.0%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 27.5% 53.3% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 51/100 44/100 MEOH

Percentile Scorecard

MEOHEOLN

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

AxisMEOHEOLN
Valuation 88 #12 of 94 78 #23 of 99 76 #23 of 94
Growth 63 #35 of 92 64 #36 of 97 3 #89 of 92
Profitability 92 #8 of 89 47 #51 of 96 38 #56 of 89
Financial Health 65 #35 of 97 33 #69 of 102 16 #82 of 97
Shareholder Returns 65 #25 of 70 32 #52 of 76 88 #9 of 70
Overall 75 51 44
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OLN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMEOHEOLNSPY
1 month +9.3%+10.7%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months +18.8%+19.6%-27.1% +3.5%
6 months +5.9%+12.6%-40.6% +7.0%
Year to date +62.0%+59.6%-23.5% +12.2%
1 year +80.2%+64.5%-33.7% +13.0%
3 years +55.6%+86.6%-62.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%+23.1%-27.7% +23.1%
5 years +42.9%+113.7%-71.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%+16.4%-22.0% +11.0%
10 years +71.3%+105.5%-27.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.5%+7.5%-3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMEOHEOLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%27.5%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.1%26.5%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.31-0.390.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.592.35-0.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-37.1%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-2.4%-47.1% -1.8%
52-week high $65.72$62.08$30.14 $779.14
52-week low $33.88$36.32$14.72 $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.

MultipleMEOHEOLN
P/E now vs peer median 58.2xmedian 21.6x 17.6xmedian 13.5x -9.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 12.4x 7.7xmedian 5.9x 11.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 15.8x 6.2xmedian 11.0x 18.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.97median 1.66 1.46median 2.27 0.29median 1.66

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 monthsMEOHEOLN
Revenue $4.27B $98.30B $6.70B
Gross profit – – $460.70M
Operating income $655.47M $6.83B -$105.50M
Net income $176.40M $6.59B -$195.80M
Free cash flow $1.22B $15.30B $100.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $3.36 $-1.73
Cash & equivalents $382.91M $9.55B $177.40M
Total debt $2.39B $139.18B $3.03B
Shares (diluted) 72.61M 1.54B 113.90M
Enterprise value $2.99B $33.71B $1.20B

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
MetricMEOHEOLN
P/E 58.2x 17.6x -9.2x
P/FCF 4.1x 6.2x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 6.2x 5.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.0x 0.3x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 7.7x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 17.0x -44.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 5.7x 7.6x 46.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 7.6x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.97 1.46 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMEOHEOLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.2% 11.2% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -6.8% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -33.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 204.9% -174.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -14.3% -27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -47.3% 135.7% -1,072%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -11.6% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -70.4% 6.3% -1,309%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.6% 12.0% -31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 12.1% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -5.9% -38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 12.1% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -18.6% -54.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMEOHEOLN
Gross margin – – 6.9%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 15.4% 5.9%
Operating margin 15.4% 6.9% -1.6%
Pretax margin 22.1% 8.0% -4.0%
Net margin 1.9% 5.3% -2.9%
FCF margin 28.5% 15.6% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 28.5% 15.6% 4.6%
Return on equity 6.3% 10.4% -11.4%
Return on assets – 3.9% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 12.4% 6.9% -1.6%
Return on capital employed – 5.3% -1.8%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.9x 2.3x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMEOHEOLN
Debt / assets – 21.5% 40.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.4x 7.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.4x 30.1x
Liabilities / assets – 61.3% 77.0%
Equity / assets – 38.7% 23.0%
Interest coverage 2.9x 1.5x -0.6x
Current ratio – 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.66 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMEOHEOLN
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.0% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 3.4% -2.5% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 1.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% –

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.

ConsensusMEOHEOLN
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.73FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +433.8%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -43.2% -4.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.9%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -26.6% -8.6% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMEOHEOLN
Held by institutions 81.3% 1.6% 99.7%
Institutions holding 212 343 410
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% +2.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 132 196 214
Institutions selling 57 92 120
Buyers to sellers 2.32 2.13 1.78

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.

MEOHEOLN
MEOH 1.00 0.42 0.43
E 0.42 1.00 0.25
OLN 0.43 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MEOH, E and OLN?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Methanex (MEOH) $4.59B, Eni Spa (E) $89.15B, Olin (OLN) $1.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, MEOH, E and OLN?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Methanex (MEOH) 57.2x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x, Olin (OLN) -9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Methanex (MEOH) is cheapest (Methanex (MEOH) 6.0x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Methanex (MEOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Methanex (MEOH) +19.2%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Olin (OLN) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest net margin (Methanex (MEOH) 1.9%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Olin (OLN) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, Methanex (MEOH) leads (Methanex (MEOH) 12.4%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Olin (OLN) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: Methanex (MEOH) +80.2%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Olin (OLN) -33.7%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Methanex (MEOH) +7.4%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Olin (OLN) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Methanex (MEOH) 50.5%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Olin (OLN) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MEOH, E and OLN?

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 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.