BKR vs SLB vs NESR Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Slb and National Energy Services Reunited 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
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.60B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Baker Hughes leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Baker Hughes 5, National Energy Services Reunited 4, Slb 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRSLBNESRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.59B $80.60B $2.13B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 26.0x 22.8x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 21.1x 13.3x NESR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +2.5% +23.5% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 8.5% 5.8% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 9.5% 8.9% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.2x 0.5x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +48.2% +63.3% NESR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +10.3%/yr +11.0%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 36.7% 59.7% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 81/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

BKRSLBNESR

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

AxisBKRSLBNESR
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 26 #35 of 47 85 #8 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 44 #25 of 44 100 #1 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 80 #9 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 56 #21 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 77 #8 of 32 –
Overall 55 57 81
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NESR 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

PeriodBKRSLBNESRSPY
1 month -3.1%+3.0%-36.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+3.0%-24.5% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%-3.9%-18.3% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+38.4%+29.5% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+48.2%+63.3% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%-4.9%+255.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%-1.7%+52.7% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+63.2%+68.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+10.3%+11.0% +11.0%
10 years —-33.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRSLBNESRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%36.7%59.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%33.4%52.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.731.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.311.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-48.9%-79.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-11.7%-44.1% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$60.12$36.31 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$35.19$12.31 $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.

MultipleBKRSLBNESR
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 21.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 11.8xmedian 8.6x 7.5xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x 13.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 -2.84median 0.41 0.47median 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 monthsBKRSLBNESR
Revenue $27.73B $36.37B $1.62B
Gross profit $6.58B $6.01B $216.51M
Operating income $3.59B $4.68B $151.16M
Net income $3.12B $3.15B $93.38M
Free cash flow $3.13B $4.81B $156.33M
R&D $569.00M $692.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $2.06 $0.90
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $2.74B $174.99M
Total debt $16.25B $12.80B $325.04M
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.51B 103.22M
Enterprise value $21.69B $76.53B $1.67B

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
MetricBKRSLBNESR
P/E 17.9x 25.5x 21.9x
P/FCF 17.8x 16.4x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 12.1x 5.8x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 1.3x
P/B 2.8x 2.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 3.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 11.8x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 18.7x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 18.2x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 13.4x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -2.84 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRSLBNESR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 2.5% 23.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.3% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% -15.3% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -0.2% 305.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% -16.5% 19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -2.2% 77.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -25.2% 27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -7.6% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% -31.3% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -9.0% 46.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -1.6% 48.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 8.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 0.1% -12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 21.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRSLBNESR
Gross margin 23.7% 16.5% 13.4%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 20.5% 18.0%
Operating margin 12.9% 12.9% 9.3%
Pretax margin 12.7% 10.8% 7.2%
Net margin 11.2% 8.5% 5.8%
FCF margin 11.3% 13.2% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 18.0% 21.6%
Return on equity 15.8% 11.5% 9.2%
Return on assets 6.0% 5.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 9.5% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.4% 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.1x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRSLBNESR
Debt / assets 30.9% 23.0% 15.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.7x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 50.9% 50.3%
Equity / assets 38.2% 49.1% 49.7%
Interest coverage – 9.1x 5.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.10 3.21 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRSLBNESR
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – –
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.

ConsensusBKRSLBNESR
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +84.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +17.1% +81.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +0.5% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRSLBNESR
Held by institutions 97.2% 89.8% 69.5%
Institutions holding 1,148 1,698 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.6% +13.2%
Institutions buying 576 783 143
Institutions selling 429 663 66
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.18 2.17

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.

BKRSLBNESR
BKR 1.00 0.68 0.41
SLB 0.68 1.00 0.46
NESR 0.41 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, SLB and NESR?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.59B, Slb (SLB) $80.60B, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, SLB and NESR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 13.3x). 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%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +23.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +63.3%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 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%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 59.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.