WLK vs AU vs E Stock Comparison

Westlake, AngloGold Ashanti and Eni Spa Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WLK Westlake Corp
$66.18 -2.3% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
3.20%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$86.74 -12.4% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.80B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
5.21%
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
E Eni Spa
$58.92 +7.7% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$92.70B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
4.14%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 6, Eni Spa 5, Westlake 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWLKAUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.46B $43.80B $92.70B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x 11.6x 11.1x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.9x 10.2x 8.7x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.0% +54.6% +19.6% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.9% 32.2% 7.7% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -8.0% 40.5% 9.0% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.9x — 1.1x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.20% 5.21% 4.14% AU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +33.5% +59.0% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +35.5%/yr +15.5%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 60.2% 27.6% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 81/100 57/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

WLKAUE

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

AxisWLKAUE
Valuation 46 #51 of 94 76 #40 of 162 87 #14 of 99
Growth 1 #90 of 91 88 #18 of 147 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 24 #66 of 86 97 #5 of 122 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 54 #44 of 95 49 #84 of 164 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 84 #12 of 70 97 #4 of 107 28 #55 of 76
Overall 42 81 57
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • E 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

PeriodWLKAUESPY
1 month -2.3%-12.4%+7.7% -0.2%
3 months -8.3%+9.9%+17.2% +3.9%
6 months -40.0%-7.7%+7.5% +8.2%
Year to date -10.5%+1.7%+55.3% +12.9%
1 year -17.0%+33.5%+59.0% +12.3%
3 years -42.2%+352.2%+81.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -16.7%+65.4%+22.0% +23.3%
5 years -32.2%+356.3%+105.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.5%+35.5%+15.5% +10.9%
10 years +29.2%+549.3%+96.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%+20.6%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWLKAUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%60.2%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%62.2%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.462.20-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.562.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-52.8%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-32.4%-5.1% -1.2%
52-week high $123.39$128.26$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $56.38$63.61$36.32 $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.

MultipleWLKAUE
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 22.0x 11.6xmedian 13.3x 11.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -155.6xmedian 12.4x —median 7.3x 6.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -31.9xmedian 15.1x 6.9xmedian 14.7x 5.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 4.9xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 1.66 —median 0.31 0.36median 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 monthsWLKAUE
Revenue $11.29B $11.83B $104.23B
Gross profit $1.09B $6.48B –
Operating income -$1.25B $4.91B $9.26B
Net income -$1.21B $4.48B $9.60B
Free cash flow -$265.00M $6.34B $16.71B
R&D – $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-9.61 $7.48 $5.19
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $2.78B $13.34B
Total debt $5.07B $1.57B $38.88B
Shares (diluted) 128.50M 509.09M 1.54B
Enterprise value -$420.42M $33.48B $35.89B

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
MetricWLKAUE
P/E -6.9x 11.6x 11.1x
P/FCF -31.9x 6.9x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 7.1x 5.5x
P/S 0.7x 3.7x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 4.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 4.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -155.6x – 6.5x
EV/EBIT -9.4x 8.6x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF -44.0x 6.7x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 6.9x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWLKAUE
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.0% 54.6% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.5% 97.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,286% 165.2% 439.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% – 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3,089% 115.8% 198.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% – 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,740% 78.5% 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.1% – 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.7% 103.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -390.7% 108.6% 19.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% – -14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWLKAUE
Gross margin 9.6% 54.8% –
EBITDA margin -0.7% – 16.5%
Operating margin -11.0% 41.5% 8.9%
Pretax margin -11.4% 51.7% 8.5%
Net margin -10.9% 32.2% 7.7%
FCF margin -2.3% 53.6% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 52.3% 16.0%
Return on equity -13.0% 46.3% 14.7%
Return on assets -6.1% 28.7% 5.6%
Return on invested capital -8.0% 40.5% 9.0%
Return on capital employed -7.2% 35.2% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWLKAUE
Debt / assets 26.1% 10.1% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.9x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF -19.1x 0.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 42.4% 62.6%
Equity / assets 47.4% 57.6% 37.4%
Interest coverage -6.1x – 2.2x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.70 – 1.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWLKAUE
Dividend yield 3.2% 5.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – -5.5%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 5.2% -1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -22.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – –

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.

ConsensusWLKAUE
Forward P/E 38.9xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +58.7%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +9.9% -4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.04BFY2026 $11.81BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +4.0% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWLKAUE
Held by institutions 31.0% 45.9% 1.6%
Institutions holding 362 563 343
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +3.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 199 323 196
Institutions selling 118 166 92
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.95 2.13

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.

WLKAUE
WLK 1.00 0.12 0.21
AU 0.12 1.00 -0.07
E 0.21 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WLK, AU and E?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westlake (WLK) $8.46B, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $43.80B, Eni Spa (E) $92.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, WLK, AU and E?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westlake (WLK) -6.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 11.6x, Eni Spa (E) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Westlake (WLK) 38.9x, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 10.2x, Eni Spa (E) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Westlake (WLK) -4.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Eni Spa (E) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (Westlake (WLK) -10.9%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Eni Spa (E) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (Westlake (WLK) -8.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Eni Spa (E) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Westlake (WLK) -17.0%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.5%, Eni Spa (E) +59.0%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (Westlake (WLK) -7.5%/yr, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.5%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest dividend yield: Westlake (WLK) 3.20%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 5.21%, Eni Spa (E) 4.14%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Westlake (WLK) 43.4%, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Eni Spa (E) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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