BKR vs NESR vs HAL Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, National Energy Services Reunited and Halliburton Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$57.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
HAL Halliburton Co
$35.45 +8.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.55B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRNESRHALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.91B $2.13B $29.55B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 22.8x 14.8x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 13.3x 14.6x NESR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +23.5% +1.5% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 5.8% 8.9% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 8.9% 13.2% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x 1.3x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% HAL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +63.3% +33.5% NESR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +11.0%/yr +7.1%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 59.7% 32.7% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 81/100 54/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

BKRNESRHAL

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

AxisBKRNESRHAL
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 85 #8 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 100 #1 of 44 47 #24 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 83 #8 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 58 #20 of 46 47 #25 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 – 45 #18 of 32
Overall 55 81 54
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NESR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HAL 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

PeriodBKRNESRHALSPY
1 month -3.1%-36.9%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%-24.5%+10.3% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%-18.3%-11.7% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+29.5%+25.4% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+63.3%+33.5% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%+255.8%-10.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+52.7%-3.6% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+68.6%+41.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+11.0%+7.1% +11.0%
10 years ——-25.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-2.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRNESRHALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%59.7%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%52.3%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.690.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.061.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-79.4%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-44.1%-17.5% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$36.31$42.98 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$12.31$25.62 $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.

MultipleBKRNESRHAL
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 21.9xmedian 25.5x 14.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 7.5xmedian 8.6x 8.6xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 13.1xmedian 14.7x 18.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 0.47median 0.41 -2.35median 0.41

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 monthsBKRNESRHAL
Revenue $27.73B $1.62B $22.48B
Gross profit $6.58B $216.51M $3.36B
Operating income $3.59B $151.16M $2.83B
Net income $3.12B $93.38M $2.01B
Free cash flow $3.13B $156.33M $1.60B
R&D $569.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $0.90 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $174.99M $1.84B
Total debt $16.25B $325.04M $7.07B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 103.22M 832.00M
Enterprise value $21.01B $1.67B $21.45B

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
MetricBKRNESRHAL
P/E 17.9x 21.9x 14.7x
P/FCF 17.8x 13.1x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 5.8x 11.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.3x 1.3x
P/B 2.8x 2.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 7.5x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 14.5x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 17.9x 14.0x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 6.3x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.47 -2.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRNESRHAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 23.5% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 19.7% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 11.6% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 305.8% -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 19.0% 15.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 77.5% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 27.8% 52.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 48.3% -8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 20.9% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 46.4% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 48.3% -18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -12.4% -14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% – -5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRNESRHAL
Gross margin 23.7% 13.4% 14.9%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 18.0% 17.8%
Operating margin 12.9% 9.3% 12.6%
Pretax margin 12.7% 7.2% 10.7%
Net margin 11.2% 5.8% 8.9%
FCF margin 11.3% 9.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 21.6% 11.7%
Return on equity 15.8% 9.2% 18.1%
Return on assets 6.0% 4.6% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 8.9% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 12.5% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRNESRHAL
Debt / assets 30.9% 15.5% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.1x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 50.3% 57.2%
Equity / assets 38.2% 49.7% 42.8%
Interest coverage – 5.2x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.10 2.27 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRNESRHAL
Dividend yield 1.6% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.6% – 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% – 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – -2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 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.

ConsensusBKRNESRHAL
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $2.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +84.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +81.7% +26.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $21.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +29.2% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRNESRHAL
Held by institutions 97.2% 69.5% 87.9%
Institutions holding 1,148 224 1,207
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +13.2% +2.2%
Institutions buying 576 143 640
Institutions selling 429 66 377
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.17 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.

BKRNESRHAL
BKR 1.00 0.41 0.63
NESR 0.41 1.00 0.37
HAL 0.63 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, NESR and HAL?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $57.91B, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.13B, Halliburton (HAL) $29.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, NESR and HAL?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 22.8x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 13.3x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +23.5%, Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%, Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%, Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +63.3%, Halliburton (HAL) +33.5%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +11.0%/yr, Halliburton (HAL) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Halliburton (HAL) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 0.00%, Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%. National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 59.7%, Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Baker Hughes (BKR) leads on 4. 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.