Eni SpA vs Diamondback Energy, Inc., two Oil & Gas stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where E and FANG diverge most: on return on invested capital, E reads 4.5% and FANG reads -0.4%; on debt / equity, E reads 0.00 and FANG reads 0.33. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's E price has a different growth bar priced in than FANG (+16.0% implied for E vs +6.6% for FANG); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What E's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What FANG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | E | FANG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $46.03 | $179.74 |
| Market cap | $139.2B | $50.8B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +16.0% | +6.6% |
| P/E | 54.3 | 183.4 |
| P/B | 2.43 | 1.19 |
| P/S | 1.56 | 3.34 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 | 13.1 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +23.1% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 5.2% | 0.7% |
| Return on assets | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.6% | 16.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Current ratio | — | 0.56 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.63 | 1.39 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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