BKR vs GGG vs LBRT Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Graco and Liberty Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.66 -4.3% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.14B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$67.19 -14.1% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$17.60 -7.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
70.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Baker Hughes 4, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRGGGLBRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.14B $11.05B $2.84B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 21.4x 70.5x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 20.0x 83.8x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.4% +13.6% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 22.4% 0.9% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 19.5% 1.8% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.0x 2.2x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% -17.4% +3.2% BKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr -2.2%/yr +6.4%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.4% 26.3% 60.4% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 72/100 38/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

BKRGGGLBRT

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

AxisBKRGGGLBRT
Valuation 33 #32 of 47 50 #102 of 203 65 #17 of 47
Growth 64 #16 of 43 35 #123 of 188 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 74 #11 of 40 98 #4 of 184 36 #26 of 40
Financial Health 16 #38 of 45 86 #32 of 217 30 #32 of 45
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 93 #12 of 153 52 #16 of 32
Overall 46 72 38
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LBRT 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

PeriodBKRGGGLBRTSPY
1 month -4.3%-14.1%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months -6.9%-17.3%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -20.6%-15.6%-48.0% +8.5%
Year to date +20.0%-18.0%-4.7% +13.3%
1 year +14.2%-17.4%+3.2% +12.4%
3 years +57.0%-8.6%-10.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.2%-3.0%-3.5% +23.5%
5 years +117.9%-10.6%+36.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.9%-2.2%+6.4% +11.0%
10 years —+170.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+10.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBKRGGGLBRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.4%26.3%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%31.5%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.641.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.660.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-30.3%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-29.1%-48.1% -0.9%
52-week high $69.67$94.82$33.93 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$66.08$15.28 $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.

MultipleBKRGGGLBRT
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 28.7x 20.9xmedian 25.4x 71.3xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.7x 14.8xmedian 14.3x 7.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.3x 18.0xmedian 21.8x -4.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.51 12.96median 1.41 -1.21median 0.51

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 monthsBKRGGGLBRT
Revenue $28.74B $2.31B $4.44B
Gross profit $6.83B $1.20B $800.93M
Operating income $3.43B $619.56M $74.18M
Net income $2.93B $517.48M $40.31M
Free cash flow $3.23B $600.10M -$652.46M
R&D $573.00M $82.33M –
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $3.17 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $139.82M $119.00M
Total debt $18.26B $215.70M $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 998.00M 163.02M 163.19M
Enterprise value $15.87B $9.07B $1.44B

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
MetricBKRGGGLBRT
P/E 18.7x 20.9x 71.3x
P/FCF 16.8x 18.0x -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 16.3x 5.1x
P/S 1.9x 4.7x 0.6x
P/B 2.6x 4.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 5.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 14.8x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 17.4x 54.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.2x 17.9x -6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 16.3x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 12.96 -1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRGGGLBRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.4% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 1.9% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 4.8% -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 1.9% -17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.8% 3.9% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -0.5% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 3.9% -78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -0.3% -59.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 7.5% -78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 1.6% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -1.9% -5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 3.4% -16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.5% -4.0% -30,346%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 14.7% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRGGGLBRT
Gross margin 23.8% 52.0% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 31.6% 12.1%
Operating margin 11.9% 26.8% 1.7%
Pretax margin 11.2% 27.6% 1.2%
Net margin 10.1% 22.4% 0.9%
FCF margin 11.2% 26.0% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 28.6% 12.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 20.7% 2.1%
Return on assets 5.2% 16.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 19.5% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 23.2% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 13.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRGGGLBRT
Debt / assets 30.9% 4.1% 28.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.0x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 0.2x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 24.3% 57.2%
Equity / assets 34.8% 75.7% 42.8%
Interest coverage – 189.0x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.58 10.25 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRGGGLBRT
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 6.0% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –

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.

ConsensusBKRGGGLBRT
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 83.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +7.4% -81.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +12.6% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRGGGLBRT
Held by institutions 97.3% 91.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,148 730 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.8% +4.7%
Institutions buying 576 337 217
Institutions selling 429 280 142
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.20 1.53

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.

BKRGGGLBRT
BKR 1.00 0.16 0.37
GGG 0.16 1.00 -0.07
LBRT 0.37 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, GGG and LBRT?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.14B, Graco (GGG) $11.05B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, GGG and LBRT?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, Graco (GGG) 21.4x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 70.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.0x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 83.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Energy (LBRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baker Hughes (BKR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.2%, Graco (GGG) -17.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +3.2%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.9%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.2%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +6.4%/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%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.00%. Graco (GGG) and Liberty Energy (LBRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, GGG and LBRT?

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