BKR vs PNR vs TDW Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Pentair and Tidewater Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$49.87 -13.1% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.52B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
1.38%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$72.03 +36.5% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.50B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.50%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
TDW Tidewater Inc
$73.55 -12.4% 1M +44.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.66B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tidewater leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tidewater 6, Baker Hughes 3, Pentair 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRPNRTDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.52B $11.50B $3.66B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 18.8x 14.8x TDW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 15.8x 25.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -3.9% -1.0% BKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 15.4% 18.3% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 12.5% 12.2% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.6x 0.1x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.38% 1.50% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% -32.8% +44.6% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr -0.6%/yr +42.6%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 37.0% 49.7% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 60/100 77/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

BKRPNRTDW

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

AxisBKRPNRTDW
Valuation 22 #37 of 47 64 #74 of 204 50 #24 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 31 #133 of 191 74 #12 of 44
Profitability 68 #14 of 41 81 #36 of 189 98 #2 of 41
Financial Health 13 #40 of 46 47 #117 of 221 84 #8 of 46
Shareholder Returns 39 #20 of 32 77 #38 of 159 –
Overall 42 60 77
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TDW 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

PeriodBKRPNRTDWSPY
1 month -13.1%+36.5%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months -19.1%+4.3%-4.9% -0.4%
6 months -25.2%-9.9%-10.0% +4.5%
Year to date +9.5%-30.8%+45.6% +12.4%
1 year +8.5%-32.8%+44.6% +13.6%
3 years +41.7%+16.9%+4.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.3%+5.3%+1.5% +20.8%
5 years +101.1%-3.1%+488.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.0%-0.6%+42.6% +10.4%
10 years —+31.7%+47.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+2.8%+3.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBKRPNRTDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%37.0%49.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%40.6%49.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.920.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.890.90 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-53.7%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-33.7%-26.9% -1.6%
52-week high $69.67$108.69$100.61 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$52.11$50.33 $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.

MultipleBKRPNRTDW
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 23.0x 18.8xmedian 25.5x 14.8xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 8.3x 14.4xmedian 14.4x 7.2xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.0x 17.8xmedian 23.3x 13.5xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 0.48 2.45median 1.16 0.20median 0.48

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 monthsBKRPNRTDW
Revenue $28.74B $3.97B $1.35B
Gross profit $6.83B $1.64B $651.24M
Operating income $3.43B $777.40M $248.14M
Net income $2.93B $612.20M $245.49M
Free cash flow $3.23B $646.60M $271.18M
R&D $573.00M $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $3.82 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $74.00M $613.54M
Total debt $18.26B $1.48B $653.20M
Shares (diluted) 998.00M 160.30M 50.13M
Enterprise value $11.68B $11.16B $1.48B

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
MetricBKRPNRTDW
P/E 17.1x 18.8x 14.8x
P/FCF 15.3x 17.8x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 15.9x 11.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.9x 2.7x
P/B 2.4x 3.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 4.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 14.4x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 16.6x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF 19.7x 20.0x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 17.8x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 2.45 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRPNRTDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -3.9% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -1.3% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% -1.2% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 3.4% 26.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.8% -8.3% -19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 4.4% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% -6.4% 24.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 6.3% 72.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% -3.6% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 7.7% 73.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -14.8% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 6.8% 48.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.5% -17.4% -2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 7.7% 59.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRPNRTDW
Gross margin 23.8% 41.2% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 22.7% 38.2%
Operating margin 11.9% 19.6% 18.4%
Pretax margin 11.2% 17.5% 11.9%
Net margin 10.1% 15.4% 18.3%
FCF margin 11.2% 16.3% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 18.3% 23.1%
Return on equity 14.4% 16.1% 17.8%
Return on assets 5.2% 9.2% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 12.5% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 13.5% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRPNRTDW
Debt / assets 30.9% 22.3% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.6x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 2.3x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 42.1% 41.1%
Equity / assets 34.8% 57.9% 58.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 1.51 4.18 3.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRPNRTDW
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 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.

ConsensusBKRPNRTDW
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +17.6% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +10.5% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRPNRTDW
Held by institutions 97.3% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,151 721 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.1% +9.4%
Institutions buying 578 354 183
Institutions selling 430 257 123
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.38 1.49

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.

BKRPNRTDW
BKR 1.00 0.09 0.47
PNR 0.09 1.00 0.03
TDW 0.47 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, PNR and TDW?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $49.52B, Pentair (PNR) $11.50B, Tidewater (TDW) $3.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, PNR and TDW?

Tidewater (TDW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 17.1x, Pentair (PNR) 18.8x, Tidewater (TDW) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 19.6x, Pentair (PNR) 15.8x, Tidewater (TDW) 25.5x). 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%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +8.5%, Pentair (PNR) -32.8%, Tidewater (TDW) +44.6%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +15.0%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -0.6%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +42.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 1.38%, Pentair (PNR) 1.50%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%. Tidewater (TDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.6%, Pentair (PNR) 37.0%, Tidewater (TDW) 49.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tidewater (TDW) leads on 6. 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.