BKR vs NGL vs WFRD Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, NGL Energy Partners and Weatherford International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.59B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins
NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$15.95 +5.5% 1M +152.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Baker Hughes leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Baker Hughes 5, NGL Energy Partners 4, Weatherford International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRNGLWFRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.59B $2.03B $6.44B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x -5.8x 15.9x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 12.3x 17.2x NGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +5.8% -5.7% NGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% -9.9% 8.6% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 4.8% 16.4% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 8.0x 0.4x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% BKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +152.8% +25.9% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +46.6%/yr +26.6%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 51.5% 41.7% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 36/100 68/100 WFRD

Percentile Scorecard

BKRNGLWFRD

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

AxisBKRNGLWFRD
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 53 #17 of 35 65 #17 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 6 #32 of 34 49 #23 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 12 #30 of 34 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 9 #32 of 35 51 #23 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 100 #1 of 31 81 #7 of 32
Overall 55 36 68
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NGL ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WFRD 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

PeriodBKRNGLWFRDSPY
1 month -3.1%+5.5%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+6.2%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%+10.2%-19.2% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+59.5%+13.2% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+152.8%+25.9% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%+285.3%-5.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+56.8%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+575.8%+225.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+46.6%+26.6% +11.0%
10 years —-16.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRNGLWFRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%51.5%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%43.1%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.361.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.552.970.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-61.5%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-16.0%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$18.98$111.42 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$6.35$69.97 $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.

MultipleBKRNGLWFRD
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x -5.7xmedian 21.0x 15.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 12.9xmedian 11.0x 7.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 19.5xmedian 16.6x 11.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x -8.4xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 0.09median 1.92 2.64median 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 monthsBKRNGLWFRD
Revenue $27.73B $3.52B $4.69B
Gross profit $6.58B $1.04B $1.44B
Operating income $3.59B $142.60M $582.00M
Net income $3.12B -$131.86M $415.00M
Free cash flow $3.13B $101.88M $579.00M
R&D $569.00M – $86.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $-2.73 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $5.07M $1.16B
Total debt $16.25B $3.28B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 128.09M 72.20M
Enterprise value $21.69B $2.00B $2.18B

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
MetricBKRNGLWFRD
P/E 17.9x -5.7x 15.7x
P/FCF 17.8x 19.5x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 4.9x 8.3x
P/S 2.0x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 2.8x -8.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -1.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 12.9x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 36.9x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 51.6x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 12.8x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.09 2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRNGLWFRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 5.8% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -4.9% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 6.0% -7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 2.3% -4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% -58.6% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -14.6% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -228.9% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -67.4% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% -560.3% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -63.2% 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 8.1% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -6.3% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -39.9% 51.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -34.1% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRNGLWFRD
Gross margin 23.7% 29.5% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 11.6% 18.5%
Operating margin 12.9% 4.0% 12.4%
Pretax margin 12.7% -3.7% 9.3%
Net margin 11.2% -9.9% 8.6%
FCF margin 11.3% 2.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 11.6% 16.4%
Return on equity 15.8% – 22.0%
Return on assets 6.0% -3.1% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 4.8% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 4.0% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -3.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRNGLWFRD
Debt / assets 30.9% 78.4% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x -13.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 8.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 32.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 105.7% 62.7%
Equity / assets 38.2% -5.7% 37.3%
Interest coverage – 0.6x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRNGLWFRD
Dividend yield 1.6% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 18.2% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 18.2% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% – 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – –

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.

ConsensusBKRNGLWFRD
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $1.30FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 – -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +31.5% +39.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -6.2% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRNGLWFRD
Held by institutions 97.2% 60.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,148 88 428
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +3.5% +5.1%
Institutions buying 576 25 217
Institutions selling 429 29 143
Buyers to sellers 1.34 0.86 1.52

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.

BKRNGLWFRD
BKR 1.00 0.22 0.62
NGL 0.22 1.00 0.17
WFRD 0.62 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, NGL and WFRD?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.59B, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $2.03B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, NGL and WFRD?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -5.8x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 12.3x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NGL Energy Partners (NGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +5.8%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -9.9%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 4.8%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +152.8%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +25.9%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +46.6%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +26.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 0.00%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%. NGL Energy Partners (NGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 51.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, NGL and WFRD?

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 5. 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.