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MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság's (BUSE:MOL) 19% YoY earnings expansion surpassed the shareholder returns over the past five years

Simply Wall St · 5d ago

The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság (BUSE:MOL) share price is up 31% in the last five years, that's less than the market return. Zooming in, the stock is up a respectable 13% in the last year.

The past week has proven to be lucrative for MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's five-year performance.

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While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

Over half a decade, MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság managed to grow its earnings per share at 140% a year. The EPS growth is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 5% over the same period. So it seems the market isn't so enthusiastic about the stock these days. This cautious sentiment is reflected in its (fairly low) P/E ratio of 7.25.

You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

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BUSE:MOL Earnings Per Share Growth January 7th 2026

It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What About Dividends?

As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. In the case of MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság, it has a TSR of 103% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.

A Different Perspective

MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság shareholders gained a total return of 24% during the year. But that return falls short of the market. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it's actually better than the average return of 15% over half a decade This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság .

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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Hungarian exchanges.