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EnQuest

LSE:ENQ · GB00B635TG28
Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsMedium

360

50
EV / EBIT77
Price / Owner Earnings32
Owner Earnings Yield69
Dividend Yield54
Price/Sales86
EV / Gross Profit54
Price/Book83
Return on Capital83
Cash Return on Capital64
Return on Equity32
EBIT Margin49
Gross Profitability11
Cash Conversion100
Accruals68
Owner Earnings Margin58
Sales growth37
Profit Growth6
Long-Term EPS Growth49
Reinvestment26
Price momentum78
Debt load13
Refinancing1
Debt Payback15
Liquidity34
Analyst ratings91
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside67
Market mood16
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

EnQuest clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2010
Employees738
Websiteenquest.com
ISINGB00B635TG28
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Clean EnergyCleanTechBiofuelHydrogenClimateTechCarbon Capture, Utilisation & Sequestration (CCUS) or (CCS)EnergyOil and Gas

Description

EnQuest PLC operates as an oil and gas production and development company, explores, extracts, and produces hydrocarbons. Business Segments The primary business segments of the company are categorized into two significant operational areas: the Nor…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

EnQuest PLC is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 8.2× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
60
2023202420252026

All-time high

60

Jun 2026

All-time low

16

Jan 2025

Average rank

41

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
86
87
88
73
Price/Earnings
100
95
100
100
Price/Book
83
80
82
51
Dividend Yield
54
1
1
1
Value (overall)
98
74
73
61

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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