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Woodside Energy Group

WDS
48
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Also trades as: WDS.AX AUD 33.14 (-0.66%)
Price
$23.64
+0.37 (+1.59%)
Market Cap
$44.83B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
17/30
Growth
Mixed
6/20
Cash Flow
Good
6/10
Stability
Exceptional
9/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Weak
1/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

48 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 48.

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Share count rising — dilution

+96.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 971.6M (2021) → 1.91B (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Woodside Energy is an Australian oil and gas company that finds, produces, and sells oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG is natural gas that has been cooled into a liquid so it can be shipped by tanker to customers in Asia, mainly Japan, China, and South Korea. Woodside is one of the largest independent energy producers in Australia and operates major offshore gas fields off the coast of Western Australia.

The company earns money by selling LNG and crude oil under long-term contracts as well as on spot markets. It operates primarily in Australia but expanded significantly into the Gulf of Mexico and Senegal through its 2022 merger with BHP's petroleum business. Woodside's main competitive advantage is its ownership of large, long-life LNG assets that are costly and difficult to replicate. The biggest risk the company faces is the global energy transition, as many of its key customers in Asia are under pressure to reduce fossil fuel consumption over the coming decades.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+27.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~18 months

$5.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Woodside Energy Group is growing revenue at 14% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
33.3%
Modest — 33.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
30.1%
Excellent — 30.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.2%
Below par — 8.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.7%
Nearly flat sales (+0.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+4.5%
Modest earnings growth (+4.5% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
200%
Turns 200% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-3.6%
Burning cash (-3.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.32
Conservative — low debt load (0.32)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
39.44x
Comfortably covers interest (39.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.1
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.25%
Healthy income — 5.25% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-36.0%
Dividend cut (-36.0% YoY) — warning sign
Payout Ratio
68%
no trend
Most of the profit goes out as dividends. Little left to reinvest, and less cushion if earnings dip.

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