BKR vs PNR vs SLB Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Pentair and Slb Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$55.18B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.33B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.69B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRPNRSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.18B $10.33B $79.69B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 16.9x 25.7x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 13.7x 21.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -3.9% +2.5% BKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.4% 8.5% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% 9.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 1.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% -42.9% +49.6% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -3.4%/yr +10.2%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 36.1% 36.6% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 61/100 59/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

BKRPNRSLB

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

AxisBKRPNRSLB
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 72 #57 of 203 28 #34 of 47
Growth 64 #16 of 43 28 #135 of 188 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 84 #31 of 183 85 #7 of 40
Financial Health – 45 #120 of 217 57 #20 of 45
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 76 #38 of 153 81 #7 of 32
Overall 46 61 59
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SLB 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

PeriodBKRPNRSLBSPY
1 month +2.0%+16.1%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%-6.7%+8.2% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-24.8%-2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%-40.2%+40.9% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%-42.9%+49.6% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%+8.0%-3.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+2.6%-1.1% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%-15.9%+62.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%-3.4%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years —+13.6%-32.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+1.3%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRPNRSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%36.1%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%40.2%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.940.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.79-1.191.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-53.7%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-42.9%-10.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$109.13$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$52.11$35.19 $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.

MultipleBKRPNRSLB
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 16.2xmedian 25.2x 26.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 12.6xmedian 14.0x 12.0xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 15.4xmedian 21.7x 16.7xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 2.12median 1.32 -2.89median 0.49

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 monthsBKRPNRSLB
Revenue $28.74B $3.97B $36.37B
Gross profit – $1.64B $6.01B
Operating income – $777.40M $4.68B
Net income $2.93B $612.20M $3.15B
Free cash flow – $646.60M $4.81B
R&D $573.00M $94.10M $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $3.82 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $74.00M $2.74B
Total debt – $1.48B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 160.30M 1.51B
Enterprise value $55.18B $10.00B $75.61B

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
MetricBKRPNRSLB
P/E 20.2x 16.2x 26.0x
P/FCF 17.7x 15.4x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 13.7x 12.3x
P/S 2.0x 2.5x 2.2x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 12.0x
EV/EBIT – 14.6x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 17.6x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 15.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 2.12 -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRPNRSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -3.9% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -1.3% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.2% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -8.3% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% -6.4% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 6.3% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -3.6% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 7.7% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -14.8% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 6.8% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.4% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRPNRSLB
Gross margin – 41.2% 16.5%
EBITDA margin – 22.7% 20.5%
Operating margin – 19.6% 12.9%
Pretax margin – 17.5% 10.8%
Net margin – 15.4% 8.5%
FCF margin – 16.3% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 18.3% 18.0%
Return on equity 14.4% 16.1% 11.5%
Return on assets 5.2% 9.2% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% 9.5%
Return on capital employed – 13.5% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRPNRSLB
Debt / assets – 22.3% 23.0%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets – 42.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 34.8% 57.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – 9.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.85 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRPNRSLB
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.7% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 5.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusBKRPNRSLB
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +17.6% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +10.5% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRPNRSLB
Held by institutions 97.3% 95.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,148 719 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 576 353 783
Institutions selling 429 256 663
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.38 1.18

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.

BKRPNRSLB
BKR 1.00 0.16 0.68
PNR 0.16 1.00 0.12
SLB 0.68 0.12 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, PNR and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.18B, Pentair (PNR) $10.33B, Slb (SLB) $79.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, PNR and SLB?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 19.0x, Pentair (PNR) 16.9x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baker Hughes (BKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. Baker Hughes (BKR) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, PNR and SLB?

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