BKR vs FLOC vs PDS Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Flowco Holdings and Precision Drilling 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
3 wins
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.91 +3.9% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$872.80M
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRFLOCPDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.38B $872.80M $1.41B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 17.6x -60.2x FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 13.0x 19.6x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +7.7% +5.0% FLOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.1% -1.7% FLOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.0% 0.0% FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 0.7x PDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +23.3% +65.7% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr — +17.2%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 45.7% 39.0% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 66/100 52/100 FLOC

Percentile Scorecard

BKRFLOCPDS

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

AxisBKRFLOCPDS
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 72 #14 of 47 96 #3 of 47
Growth 64 #16 of 43 74 #12 of 43 24 #33 of 43
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 95 #3 of 40 67 #14 of 40
Financial Health – 41 #27 of 45 66 #16 of 45
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 48 #17 of 32 10 #29 of 32
Overall 46 66 52
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PDS 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

PeriodBKRFLOCPDSSPY
1 month +2.0%+3.9%+22.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+3.3%+27.6% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-18.2%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%+6.2%+39.0% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+23.3%+65.7% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%—+72.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%—+20.0% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%—+120.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%—+17.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+4.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+0.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRFLOCPDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%45.7%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%49.2%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.820.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.511.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-52.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-29.1%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$28.09$101.96 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$15.61$56.91 $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.

MultipleBKRFLOCPDS
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 17.2xmedian 26.1x -57.1xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 6.4xmedian 8.8x 2.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 13.2xmedian 14.9x 2.5xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 —median 0.49 1.89median 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 monthsBKRFLOCPDS
Revenue $28.74B $819.54M $1.39B
Gross profit – $186.03M $429.47M
Operating income – $154.08M $336.65M
Net income $2.93B $135.66M -$22.36M
Free cash flow – $136.24M $508.21M
R&D $573.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $1.13 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $19.19M $46.65M
Total debt – $298.41M $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 43.97M 13.34M
Enterprise value $54.38B $824.51M $1.24B

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
MetricBKRFLOCPDS
P/E 20.2x 17.2x -57.1x
P/FCF 17.7x 13.2x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 5.2x 4.4x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 0.9x
P/B 2.8x 4.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 30.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.4x 2.9x
EV/EBIT – 13.5x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 15.3x 3.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 6.0x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 – 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRFLOCPDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 7.7% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.1% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.6% -7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 39.3% -129.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – -29.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -45.8% -133.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – -30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 35.3% -8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.2% 2.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRFLOCPDS
Gross margin – 22.7% 30.9%
EBITDA margin – 39.5% 41.7%
Operating margin – 18.8% 24.2%
Pretax margin – 16.7% 0.7%
Net margin – 6.1% -1.7%
FCF margin – 16.6% 36.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 41.9% 21.4%
Return on equity 14.4% 38.7% -1.9%
Return on assets 5.2% 7.1% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 23.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – 8.7% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.5x -13.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRFLOCPDS
Debt / assets – 15.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 81.0% 41.1%
Equity / assets 34.8% 19.0% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 9.0x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.55 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRFLOCPDS
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – 1.8% -2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.2% -2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -84.1% –
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.

ConsensusBKRFLOCPDS
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $5.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +5,010.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +2.6% +69.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $892.01MFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +26.5% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRFLOCPDS
Held by institutions 97.3% 97.3% –
Institutions holding 1,148 151 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +19.3% –
Institutions buying 576 102 –
Institutions selling 429 33 –
Buyers to sellers 1.34 3.09 –

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.

BKRFLOCPDS
BKR 1.00 0.35 0.42
FLOC 0.35 1.00 0.36
PDS 0.42 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, FLOC and PDS?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $872.80M, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, FLOC and PDS?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.6x, Precision Drilling (PDS) -60.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 13.0x, Precision Drilling (PDS) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +7.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest net margin (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +23.3%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +65.7%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.00%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%. Baker Hughes (BKR) and Precision Drilling (PDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, FLOC and PDS?

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