BKR vs HAL vs HOS Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Hornbeck Offshore Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
HAL Halliburton Co
$35.78 +10.3% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.80B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Halliburton leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Halliburton 7, Baker Hughes 3, Hornbeck Offshore Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRHALHOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.14B $29.80B $1.05B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 14.9x 26.5x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 14.8x 20.9x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +1.5% +6.2% HOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 8.9% 3.0% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 13.2% 2.4% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.3x — HAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% HAL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% +34.4% +5.3% HAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr +7.4%/yr +13.4%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.4% 32.7% 44.8% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 59/100 71/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

BKRHALHOS

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

AxisBKRHALHOS
Valuation 33 #32 of 47 59 #20 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Growth 64 #16 of 43 45 #24 of 43 86 #7 of 43
Profitability 74 #11 of 40 82 #8 of 40 59 #17 of 40
Financial Health 16 #38 of 45 50 #23 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 61 #13 of 32 23 #25 of 32
Overall 46 59 71
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HOS 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

PeriodBKRHALHOSSPY
1 month -4.3%+10.3%-10.6% +0.9%
3 months -6.9%+14.7%-21.8% +5.9%
6 months -20.6%-14.4%-29.8% +8.5%
Year to date +20.0%+26.6%+13.1% +13.3%
1 year +14.2%+34.4%+5.3% +12.4%
3 years +57.0%-9.6%-28.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.2%-3.3%-10.4% +23.5%
5 years +117.9%+43.2%+87.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.9%+7.4%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years —-23.2%-21.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-2.6%-2.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBKRHALHOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.4%32.7%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%31.9%45.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.120.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.411.050.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-55.5%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-16.8%-33.1% -0.9%
52-week high $69.67$42.98$10.60 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$25.62$6.14 $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.

MultipleBKRHALHOS
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 28.7x 14.9xmedian 28.7x 26.3xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.7x 8.7xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.3x 18.5xmedian 16.3x 4.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.51 -2.38median 0.51 0.38median 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 monthsBKRHALHOS
Revenue $28.74B $22.48B $1.30B
Gross profit $6.83B $3.36B $181.68M
Operating income $3.43B $2.83B $73.52M
Net income $2.93B $2.01B $39.67M
Free cash flow $3.23B $1.60B $235.76M
R&D $573.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $2.41 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $1.84B $652.23M
Total debt $18.26B $7.07B $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 998.00M 832.00M 148.11M
Enterprise value $15.87B $21.70B -$857.94M

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
MetricBKRHALHOS
P/E 18.7x 14.9x 26.3x
P/FCF 16.8x 18.5x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 11.3x 4.1x
P/S 1.9x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 2.6x 2.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 2.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 8.7x –
EV/EBIT 20.0x 12.3x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 21.2x 21.8x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 13.2x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 -2.38 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRHALHOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 1.5% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -0.6% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% -6.2% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -7.7% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.8% 15.6% -8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -10.9% 57.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 52.6% -20.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -8.9% 68.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 56.2% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.5% -6.3% 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -18.2% 91.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -6.4% 36.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.5% -14.6% 117.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% -5.3% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRHALHOS
Gross margin 23.8% 14.9% 13.9%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 17.8% –
Operating margin 11.9% 12.6% 5.6%
Pretax margin 11.2% 10.7% 4.1%
Net margin 10.1% 8.9% 3.0%
FCF margin 11.2% 7.1% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 11.7% 19.5%
Return on equity 14.4% 18.1% 2.5%
Return on assets 5.2% 7.7% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 13.2% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 14.2% 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRHALHOS
Debt / assets 30.9% 27.1% 11.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x 4.4x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 57.2% 38.4%
Equity / assets 34.8% 42.8% 61.6%
Interest coverage – – 2.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 1.58 3.55 1.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRHALHOS
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 4.6% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% 28.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% -2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusBKRHALHOS
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $2.42FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +26.4% +76.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $21.74BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +3.8% +36.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRHALHOS
Held by institutions 97.3% 87.9% –
Institutions holding 1,148 1,208 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +2.2% –
Institutions buying 576 641 –
Institutions selling 429 377 –
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.70 –

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.

BKRHALHOS
BKR 1.00 0.61 0.55
HAL 0.61 1.00 0.61
HOS 0.55 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, HAL and HOS?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.14B, Halliburton (HAL) $29.80B, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $1.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, HAL and HOS?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.9x, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.8x, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Halliburton (HAL) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.2%, Halliburton (HAL) +34.4%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +5.3%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.9%/yr, Halliburton (HAL) +7.4%/yr, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Halliburton (HAL) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 0.00%. Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, HAL and HOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Halliburton (HAL) leads on 7. 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.