BKR vs IIIN vs TS Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Insteel Industries and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$55.86 -3.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$55.58B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
IIIN Insteel Industries Inc
$27.74 -6.2% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$544.66M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$707.68M
Div. yield
0.04%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$58.21 +4.4% 1M +58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.68B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 9, Insteel Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRIIINTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.58B $544.66M $62.68B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 15.0x 32.8x IIIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 18.5x 14.7x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +17.1% +2.3% IIIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 5.1% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% — 12.7% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% IIIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% -9.9% +58.7% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr -5.3%/yr +20.4%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 41.4% 29.2% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 50/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

BKRIIINTS

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

AxisBKRIIINTS
Valuation 37 #30 of 47 65 #72 of 203 42 #119 of 203
Growth 65 #16 of 44 23 #145 of 188 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 44 #106 of 187 81 #36 of 187
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 85 #35 of 222 99 #4 of 222
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 33 #103 of 153 52 #74 of 153
Overall 54 50 58
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IIIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKRIIINTSSPY
1 month -3.7%-6.2%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%-15.3%+1.0% +2.9%
6 months -19.0%+9.9%-8.0% +6.4%
Year to date +22.7%-12.4%+51.4% +11.4%
1 year +14.3%-9.9%+58.7% +13.1%
3 years +62.0%-1.5%+78.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%-0.5%+21.4% +21.5%
5 years +126.7%-23.8%+152.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.8%-5.3%+20.4% +10.9%
10 years —+0.1%+100.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+0.0%+7.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBKRIIINTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%41.4%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%51.1%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.960.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.242.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-49.9%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-27.2%-9.1% -2.5%
52-week high $69.67$38.11$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$24.48$35.79 $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.

MultipleBKRIIINTS
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 14.8xmedian 25.9x 32.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.8x 8.0xmedian 13.7x 18.8xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.7x -55.0xmedian 21.1x 22.4xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 -1.40median 1.19 —median 1.19

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 monthsBKRIIINTS
Revenue $27.73B $707.68M $12.04B
Gross profit $6.58B $83.27M $4.08B
Operating income $3.59B $46.42M $2.23B
Net income $3.12B $36.38M $1.97B
Free cash flow $3.13B -$9.76M $2.78B
R&D $569.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $1.87 –
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $22.95M $9.02B
Total debt $16.25B – $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 19.49M –
Enterprise value $18.68B $452.40M $33.72B

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
MetricBKRIIINTS
P/E 17.9x 14.8x 32.1x
P/FCF 17.7x -55.0x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 526.0x 27.9x
P/S 2.0x 0.8x 5.2x
P/B 2.8x 1.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 1.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 8.0x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 11.1x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.7x 4.5x
EV/FCF 17.9x -52.7x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 503.5x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -1.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRIIINTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 17.1% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 0.4% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 8.0% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -3.0% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 21.9% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -8.4% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 16.8% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -10.7% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 17.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -10.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -98.3% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -77.8% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -118.7% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -29.1% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRIIINTS
Gross margin 23.7% 11.8% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 9.1% 23.7%
Operating margin 12.9% 6.6% 18.5%
Pretax margin 12.7% 6.7% 20.5%
Net margin 11.2% 5.1% 15.9%
FCF margin 11.3% -1.4% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 0.1% 18.6%
Return on equity 15.8% 9.9% 11.4%
Return on assets 6.0% 7.8% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 8.9% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRIIINTS
Debt / assets 30.9% – 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 21.6% 15.2%
Equity / assets 38.2% 78.4% 84.8%
Interest coverage – 773.6x 45.4x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.6x –
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.3x 70.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 2.10 6.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRIIINTS
Dividend yield 1.6% 4.0% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.6% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% 59.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% -222.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -19.2% –

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.

ConsensusBKRIIINTS
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $1.50FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +69.3% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.78BFY2026 $703.46MFY2026 $13.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% +5.9% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRIIINTS
Held by institutions 97.2% 82.1% 3.6%
Institutions holding 1,148 187 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.9% -2.4%
Institutions buying 576 122 154
Institutions selling 429 48 78
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.54 1.97

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.

BKRIIINTS
BKR 1.00 0.03 0.53
IIIN 0.03 1.00 0.08
TS 0.53 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, IIIN and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.58B, Insteel Industries (IIIN) $544.66M, Tenaris (TS) $62.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, IIIN and TS?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.0x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 15.0x, Tenaris (TS) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.3x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 18.5x, Tenaris (TS) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) +17.1%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 5.1%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.3%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -9.9%, Tenaris (TS) +58.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.8%/yr, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -5.3%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 0.04%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.4%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 41.4%, Tenaris (TS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, IIIN and TS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 9. 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.