Ecopetrol Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Ecopetrol has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.2%, while the Oil and Gas industry saw earnings growing at 31% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 21.1% per year. Ecopetrol's return on equity is 18.7%, and it has net margins of 11.4%.

Key information

20.2%

Earnings growth rate

20.2%

EPS growth rate

Oil and Gas Industry Growth27.8%
Revenue growth rate21.1%
Return on equity18.7%
Net Margin11.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Ecopetrol makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BMV:EC N Revenue, expenses and earnings (COP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24133,330,39915,265,0439,856,1820
30 Jun 24133,853,87516,701,6749,986,9140
31 Mar 24135,526,86017,413,2129,804,7190
31 Dec 23143,078,74619,062,0919,698,4580
30 Sep 23147,962,25721,684,5629,609,1500
30 Jun 23156,270,10126,111,5268,777,2060
31 Mar 23165,854,78932,494,0768,579,0070
31 Dec 22159,473,95433,406,2918,077,8150
30 Sep 22151,591,34731,987,4777,334,6540
30 Jun 22131,588,61625,881,5666,657,6000
31 Mar 22107,147,97419,135,8586,032,7550
31 Dec 2191,744,08016,694,6845,770,4770
30 Sep 2174,472,73510,790,7354,992,8730
30 Jun 2163,359,9548,238,8915,223,0080
31 Mar 2152,357,4014,539,7085,508,2830
31 Dec 2050,223,3931,586,6775,391,9800
30 Sep 2055,059,4745,514,3035,183,7710
30 Jun 2060,750,9247,670,2885,081,4480
31 Mar 2070,617,85811,132,3704,579,5410
31 Dec 1971,488,51213,744,0114,194,9370
30 Sep 1970,579,78211,890,0823,949,7140
30 Jun 1970,441,45611,653,9354,319,7120
31 Mar 1969,119,94311,686,1363,839,6180
31 Dec 1868,603,87211,381,3864,033,5210
30 Sep 1865,612,68212,893,7114,448,6100
30 Jun 1861,061,53011,122,1423,906,0030
31 Mar 1857,225,3978,907,4934,135,7770
31 Dec 1755,210,2246,620,4123,881,1300
30 Sep 1753,913,4114,263,2383,516,3030
30 Jun 1752,771,9013,488,7073,315,7770
31 Mar 1751,372,4012,971,1373,452,8730
31 Dec 1648,485,5612,447,8813,577,5380
30 Sep 1647,452,780-8,136,0374,453,2000
30 Jun 1648,272,338-7,711,0863,806,4210
31 Mar 1650,531,019-6,991,2954,721,9290
31 Dec 1552,347,271-7,193,8594,473,9110
30 Sep 1553,568,565-848,7914,557,8990
30 Jun 1556,562,25137,8755,808,9270
31 Mar 1560,301,4191,318,4465,572,9110
31 Dec 1465,971,8885,046,5175,999,5080
30 Sep 1469,677,39710,642,5165,788,4850
30 Jun 1471,808,07612,962,9355,117,2050
31 Mar 1471,654,41113,582,9794,757,0940
31 Dec 1370,428,71513,106,5035,288,0370

Quality Earnings: EC N has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: EC N's current net profit margins (11.4%) are lower than last year (14.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: EC N's earnings have grown significantly by 20.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: EC N's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: EC N had negative earnings growth (-29.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Oil and Gas industry average (7.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: EC N's Return on Equity (18.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 21:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Ecopetrol S.A. is covered by 25 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew ThomasBarclays
Caio RibeiroBofA Global Research
Caio RibeiroBofA Global Research