Woodside Energy Group Limited American Depositary Shares each representing one Ordinary Share (WDS)

FairStock Score: 46/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Woodside as a cyclical hydrocarbon producer, not a franchise with an obvious durable moat. It explores for, develops, produces and sells LNG, pipeline gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids across several regions, with interests in Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and other assets. The figures show a large business — $44.2B market cap — but quality is mixed. FairStock’s calculations at the 2026-10-26 close of $23.33 show a P/E of 14.49, P/B of 1.24, ROE of 7.68% and ROCE of only 2.83%. A Piotroski F-Score of 2/9 and Altman Z-Score of 1.08 argue for caution; these are not the marks of a robust industrial balance sheet or improving operating momentum. The debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33 is reasonable, and the 5.01% dividend yield is a real attraction if cash flow supports it. Valuation looks fair to modestly cheap: the Graham Number is $26.21, the provided margin of safety is 9.73%, and the FairStock Score is 46/100. But the Graham Number is only one conservative cross-check, and P/B just above 1 does not by itself make a commodity producer cheap. I cannot judge growth because revenue and profit growth are N/A, and the Lynch category is none because only 0 years of filed results are available. Beta of -0.23 is unusual but not a quality signal. Overall, I see an adequately financed, high-yield energy producer priced near fair value, with weak profitability and no verifiable growth record.

In plain English: Woodside produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas and crude oil. The business looks mixed rather than strong: it pays a high dividend and carries modest debt, but profits generated from its assets are low and several quality checks are weak. At $23.33 on 2026-10-26, the price looks fair to modestly cheap versus a conservative estimate of value.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

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