BKR vs E vs SLB Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Eni Spa and Slb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.59B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.08B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.60B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eni Spa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eni Spa 6, Baker Hughes 3, Slb 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRESLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.59B $89.08B $80.60B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 17.2x 26.0x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 9.0x 21.1x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +11.2% +2.5% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 5.3% 8.5% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 6.9% 9.5% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x 1.2x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +64.5% +48.2% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +16.4%/yr +10.3%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 27.5% 36.7% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 57/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

BKRESLB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKRESLB
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 78 #23 of 99 26 #35 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 64 #36 of 97 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 47 #51 of 96 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 33 #69 of 102 56 #21 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 32 #52 of 76 77 #8 of 32
Overall 55 51 57
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKRESLBSPY
1 month -3.1%+10.7%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+19.6%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%+12.6%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+59.6%+38.4% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+64.5%+48.2% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%+86.6%-4.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+23.1%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+113.7%+63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+16.4%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years —+105.5%-33.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.5%-4.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRESLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%27.5%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%26.5%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.390.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.552.351.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-37.1%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-2.4%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$62.08$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$36.32$35.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKRESLB
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 17.6xmedian 13.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 7.7xmedian 5.9x 11.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 6.2xmedian 11.0x 16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 1.46median 2.27 -2.84median 0.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKRESLB
Revenue $27.73B $98.30B $36.37B
Gross profit $6.58B – $6.01B
Operating income $3.59B $6.83B $4.68B
Net income $3.12B $6.59B $3.15B
Free cash flow $3.13B $15.30B $4.81B
R&D $569.00M – $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $3.36 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $9.55B $2.74B
Total debt $16.25B $139.18B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.54B 1.51B
Enterprise value $21.69B $33.64B $76.53B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKRESLB
P/E 17.9x 17.6x 25.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 6.2x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 6.2x 12.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.0x 2.2x
P/B 2.8x 1.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 7.7x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 17.0x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 7.6x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 7.6x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 1.46 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRESLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 11.2% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -6.8% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% – -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 204.9% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -14.3% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 135.7% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -11.6% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 6.3% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 12.0% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 12.1% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -5.9% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 12.1% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -18.6% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRESLB
Gross margin 23.7% – 16.5%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 15.4% 20.5%
Operating margin 12.9% 6.9% 12.9%
Pretax margin 12.7% 8.0% 10.8%
Net margin 11.2% 5.3% 8.5%
FCF margin 11.3% 15.6% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 15.6% 18.0%
Return on equity 15.8% 10.4% 11.5%
Return on assets 6.0% 3.9% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 6.9% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 5.3% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRESLB
Debt / assets 30.9% 21.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.4x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 61.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 38.2% 38.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.10 1.66 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRESLB
Dividend yield 1.6% 4.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – -2.5% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.5% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% 55.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% 23.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% -7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -4.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKRESLB
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -4.9% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -8.6% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRESLB
Held by institutions 97.2% 1.6% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,148 343 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +2.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 576 196 783
Institutions selling 429 92 663
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.13 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKRESLB
BKR 1.00 0.28 0.68
E 0.28 1.00 0.32
SLB 0.68 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, E and SLB?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.59B, Eni Spa (E) $89.08B, Slb (SLB) $80.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, E and SLB?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. Eni Spa (E) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, E and SLB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eni Spa (E) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.