BKR vs LBRT vs TS Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Liberty Energy and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$55.89B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$16.94 -10.5% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
71.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.01B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 9, Baker Hughes 1, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRLBRTTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.89B $2.88B $64.01B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 71.5x 33.5x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 80.7x 15.2x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +13.6% +2.3% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.9% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% 12.7% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +0.4% +62.5% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +4.2%/yr +21.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 60.2% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 39/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

BKRLBRTTS

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

AxisBKRLBRTTS
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 67 #16 of 47 40 #122 of 203
Growth 64 #16 of 43 7 #40 of 43 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 36 #26 of 40 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health – 25 #34 of 45 99 #4 of 217
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 58 #14 of 32 53 #72 of 153
Overall 46 39 58
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LBRT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKRLBRTTSSPY
1 month +2.0%-10.5%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%-4.2%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-48.7%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%-8.2%+56.9% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+0.4%+62.5% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%-13.6%+92.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%-4.7%+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%+23.1%+167.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%+4.2%+21.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+109.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRLBRTTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%60.2%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%69.4%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.160.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.012.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-59.5%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-50.1%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$33.93$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$15.28$37.11 $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.

MultipleBKRLBRTTS
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 68.6xmedian 26.1x 33.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 7.3xmedian 8.8x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x -4.2xmedian 14.9x 23.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 -1.17median 0.49 —median 1.32

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 monthsBKRLBRTTS
Revenue $28.74B $4.44B $12.04B
Gross profit – $800.93M $4.08B
Operating income – $74.18M $2.23B
Net income $2.93B $40.31M $1.97B
Free cash flow – -$652.46M $2.78B
R&D $573.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $0.25 –
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $119.00M $9.02B
Total debt – $1.29B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 163.19M –
Enterprise value $55.89B $1.48B $35.05B

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
MetricBKRLBRTTS
P/E 20.2x 68.6x 33.3x
P/FCF 17.7x -4.2x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 4.9x 28.9x
P/S 2.0x 0.6x 5.4x
P/B 2.8x 1.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 1.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.3x 19.6x
EV/EBIT – 53.1x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.9x 4.6x
EV/FCF – -6.0x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 7.0x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 -1.17 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRLBRTTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 13.6% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -3.2% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.0% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -17.7% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.6% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -55.4% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% -78.3% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -59.7% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -78.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -58.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -5.4% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -16.4% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30,346% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -55.7% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRLBRTTS
Gross margin – 18.0% 33.9%
EBITDA margin – 12.1% 23.7%
Operating margin – 1.7% 18.5%
Pretax margin – 1.2% 20.5%
Net margin – 0.9% 15.9%
FCF margin – -14.7% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 12.6% 18.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 2.1% 11.4%
Return on assets 5.2% 0.9% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – 2.0% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 13.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRLBRTTS
Debt / assets – 28.7% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x -3.1x
Debt / FCF – -2.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets – 57.2% 15.2%
Equity / assets 34.8% 42.8% 84.8%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 45.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 1.0x 70.8x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 58.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRLBRTTS
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.1% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusBKRLBRTTS
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 80.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $0.21FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -81.0% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -2.1% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRLBRTTS
Held by institutions 97.3% 100.0% 3.6%
Institutions holding 1,148 405 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +4.7% -2.4%
Institutions buying 576 217 154
Institutions selling 429 142 78
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.53 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.

BKRLBRTTS
BKR 1.00 0.39 0.53
LBRT 0.39 1.00 0.35
TS 0.53 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, LBRT and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.89B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.88B, Tenaris (TS) $64.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, LBRT and TS?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 19.3x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 71.5x, Tenaris (TS) 33.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 80.7x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x). 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%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +0.4%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +4.2%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.2%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, LBRT 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.