BKR vs FET vs NOV Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Forum Energy Technologies and Nov Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.51 -2.5% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$54.70B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$19.33 +1.8% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
47.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRFETNOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.70B $953.44M $6.85B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 31.6x 47.9x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 23.5x 22.0x BKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +10.6% -1.0% FET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% — 1.6% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — 2.3% BKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 0.8x NOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% NOV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +176.7% +26.3% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.8%/yr +31.6%/yr +6.6%/yr FET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.4% 55.2% 35.8% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 54/100 57/100 NOV

Percentile Scorecard

BKRFETNOV

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

AxisBKRFETNOV
Valuation 28 #34 of 47 26 #35 of 47 85 #8 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 43 91 #5 of 43 31 #30 of 43
Profitability 74 #11 of 40 69 #13 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Financial Health 18 #37 of 45 32 #31 of 45 73 #13 of 45
Shareholder Returns 45 #17 of 30 – 55 #14 of 30
Overall 46 54 57
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NOV 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

PeriodBKRFETNOVSPY
1 month -2.5%+10.7%+1.8% +0.7%
3 months -9.0%+73.0%+0.2% +3.7%
6 months -21.8%+41.4%-5.5% +7.1%
Year to date +19.7%+140.5%+23.7% +12.8%
1 year +12.8%+176.7%+26.3% +11.9%
3 years +55.9%+305.6%-2.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.0%+59.5%-0.8% +22.8%
5 years +117.3%+294.8%+37.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.8%+31.6%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years —-75.9%-41.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-13.3%-5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRFETNOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.4%55.2%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%53.8%37.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.850.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.373.200.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-59.1%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-2.3%-11.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$90.92$21.71 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$26.78$14.38 $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.

MultipleBKRFETNOV
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 28.5x 33.2xmedian 28.5x 48.3xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x 9.0xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 15.4x 17.0xmedian 15.4x 25.5xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.52 0.59median 0.52 -1.51median 0.52

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 monthsBKRFETNOV
Revenue $28.74B $873.93M $8.69B
Gross profit $6.83B $267.84M $1.80B
Operating income $3.43B $64.24M $474.00M
Net income $2.93B $30.20M $150.00M
Free cash flow $3.23B – $270.00M
R&D $573.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $2.57 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $35.17M $1.06B
Total debt $18.26B – $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 998.00M 11.77M 360.00M
Enterprise value $16.43B $953.44M $1.73B

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
MetricBKRFETNOV
P/E 18.7x 33.2x 48.3x
P/FCF 16.8x 17.0x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 14.6x 11.4x
P/S 1.9x 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 2.6x 3.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 3.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – 9.0x
EV/EBIT 19.9x – 15.9x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.2x – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 14.6x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 0.59 -1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRFETNOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 10.6% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.5% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 21.5% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 9.4% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.8% 171.8% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 31.5% -10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 126.2% -61.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 59.0% -32.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 126.0% -61.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 55.9% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -20.8% -52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 78.7% 112.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.5% – -69.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 40.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRFETNOV
Gross margin 23.8% – 20.7%
EBITDA margin 17.2% – 9.7%
Operating margin 11.9% – 5.5%
Pretax margin 11.2% – 4.4%
Net margin 10.1% – 1.6%
FCF margin 11.2% – 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 7.8% 7.0%
Return on equity 14.4% 9.9% 2.4%
Return on assets 5.2% 3.8% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – 2.3%
Return on capital employed 8.9% – 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.3x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRFETNOV
Debt / assets 30.9% – 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.7x – 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 60.6% 43.8%
Equity / assets 34.8% 39.4% 56.2%
Interest coverage – – 5.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.58 – 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRFETNOV
Dividend yield 1.7% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.7% – 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – 104.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% – 57.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – -18.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 25.5%

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.

ConsensusBKRFETNOV
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $3.78FY2026 $0.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +500.0%FY2026 +125.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +37.8% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $871.25MFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +13.9% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRFETNOV
Held by institutions 97.3% 86.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,149 161 488
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +10.7% -0.2%
Institutions buying 577 102 246
Institutions selling 429 42 164
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.43 1.50

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.

BKRFETNOV
BKR 1.00 0.49 0.70
FET 0.49 1.00 0.59
NOV 0.70 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, FET and NOV?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.70B, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $953.44M, Nov (NOV) $6.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, FET and NOV?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 31.6x, Nov (NOV) 47.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baker Hughes (BKR) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 23.5x, Nov (NOV) 22.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +10.6%, Nov (NOV) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Baker Hughes (BKR) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Nov (NOV) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +12.8%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +176.7%, Nov (NOV) +26.3%. Over five years, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.8%/yr, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +31.6%/yr, Nov (NOV) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nov (NOV) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 0.00%, Nov (NOV) 0.02%. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 55.2%, Nov (NOV) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, FET and NOV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Baker Hughes (BKR) 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.