BKR vs EQNR vs SLB Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Equinor Asa and Slb Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.38B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.06 +11.6% 1M +93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$123.63B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.14B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 8, Baker Hughes 2, Slb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKREQNRSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.38B $123.63B $80.14B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 15.4x 25.8x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 8.7x 21.5x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.8% +2.5% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 8.5% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 47.7% 9.5% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 1.2x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +93.2% +49.6% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +12.7%/yr +10.2%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 39.0% 36.6% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 68/100 59/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

BKREQNRSLB

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

AxisBKREQNRSLB
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 80 #21 of 99 28 #34 of 47
Growth 64 #16 of 43 57 #42 of 97 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 83 #17 of 96 85 #7 of 40
Financial Health – 57 #44 of 102 57 #20 of 45
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 61 #30 of 76 81 #7 of 32
Overall 46 68 59
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • EQNR 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

PeriodBKREQNRSLBSPY
1 month +2.0%+11.6%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+23.0%+8.2% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%+22.2%-2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%+99.2%+40.9% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+93.2%+49.6% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%+40.1%-3.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+11.9%-1.1% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%+81.5%+62.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%+12.7%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years —+183.5%-32.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.0%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKREQNRSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%39.0%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%38.4%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.70-1.100.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.792.391.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-47.8%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-3.6%-10.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$48.81$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$22.41$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.

MultipleBKREQNRSLB
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 15.2xmedian 13.0x 26.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 2.7xmedian 5.9x 12.0xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 12.3xmedian 11.1x 16.7xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 —median 2.27 -2.89median 0.49

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 monthsBKREQNRSLB
Revenue $28.74B $114.42B $36.37B
Gross profit – – $6.01B
Operating income – $32.53B $4.68B
Net income $2.93B $9.05B $3.15B
Free cash flow – $9.58B $4.81B
R&D $573.00M $880.00M $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $3.08 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $8.06B $2.74B
Total debt – $24.43B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 2.60B 1.51B
Enterprise value $54.38B $38.09B $76.07B

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
MetricBKREQNRSLB
P/E 20.2x 15.2x 26.0x
P/FCF 17.7x 12.3x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 5.1x 12.3x
P/S 2.0x 1.0x 2.2x
P/B 2.8x 2.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 2.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 2.7x 12.0x
EV/EBIT – 3.6x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 12.4x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 5.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 – -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKREQNRSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.8% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.6% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 10.0% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% 24.1% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 15.5% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.6% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKREQNRSLB
Gross margin – – 16.5%
EBITDA margin – 38.9% 20.5%
Operating margin – 28.4% 12.9%
Pretax margin – 29.0% 10.8%
Net margin – 7.0% 8.5%
FCF margin – 8.4% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 20.2% 18.0%
Return on equity 14.4% 20.9% 11.5%
Return on assets 5.2% 658.7% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 47.7% 9.5%
Return on capital employed – – 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 83.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.6x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKREQNRSLB
Debt / assets – 1,784% 23.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets – -3,046% 50.9%
Equity / assets 34.8% 3,146% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – 9.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKREQNRSLB
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.2% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBKREQNRSLB
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -15.7% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -1.4% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKREQNRSLB
Held by institutions 97.3% 6.6% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,148 409 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 576 230 783
Institutions selling 429 115 663
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.00 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.

BKREQNRSLB
BKR 1.00 0.19 0.68
EQNR 0.19 1.00 0.20
SLB 0.68 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, EQNR and SLB?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $123.63B, Slb (SLB) $80.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, EQNR and SLB?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.4x, Slb (SLB) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.7x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +93.2%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.7%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, EQNR 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, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads on 8. 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.