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OVV (Ovintiv) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 6.37% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ovintiv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Ovintiv's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $17,924 Mil. Ovintiv's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,141 Mil. Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 6.37%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

OVV' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -80.81   Med: 7.86   Max: 36.94
Current: 6.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Ovintiv was 36.94%. The lowest was -80.81%. And the median was 7.86%.

OVV's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
54.51% of 1064 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.26 vs OVV: 6.65

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Ovintiv's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Ovintiv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Ovintiv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Ovintiv Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -45.66 11.06 22.83 15.38 10.49

Ovintiv Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.92 14.29 17.51 10.49 6.37

Competitive Comparison of Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ovintiv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.


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Ovintiv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Ovintivs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1763/16796.2
=10.50 %

Ovintiv's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,141 Mil.



Ovintiv  (NYSE:OVV) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Ovintiv Business Description

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Ovintiv Inc is a North American oil and natural gas exploration and production company that is focused on developing its multi-basin portfolio of high-quality assets located in the United States and Canada. Its operations also include the marketing of oil, NGLs and natural gas. The company has two operating segments: USA Operations, and Canadian Operations. The USA Operations include the exploration for, development of, and production and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities within the United States. The Canadian Operations include the exploration for, development of, and production and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities within Canada.
Executives
Howard John Mayson director C/O 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Steven W Nance director 130 EAST RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Renee Ellen Zemljak officer: EVP, Midstream, Mrktg & Fndmtl SUITE 1700, 370 - 17TH STREET, DENVER CO 80202
Rachel Maureen Moore officer: EVP, Corporate Services C/O 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Meghan Nicole Eilers officer: EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 100, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
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Thomas G Ricks director H&S VENTURES LLC, 2101 EAST COAST HWY - 3RD FLOOR, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625
Katherine Lucas Minyard director 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, DENVER CO 80202
George Pita director 3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Joanne Linette Alexander officer: EVP, General Counsel & CorpSec 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Meg Gentle director 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Douglas James Suttles director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Brendan Michael Mccracken officer: EVP, Corp Dev & Ext Relations C/O 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5
Brian Gordon Shaw director 40 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 1300, TORONTO A6 M5P 2E9
Code Corey Douglas officer: EVP & CFO 500 CENTRE STREET SE, CALGARY A0 T2P 2S5