BKR vs SLB vs STX Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Slb and Seagate Technology Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.38B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.14B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 5, Baker Hughes 2, Slb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRSLBSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.38B $80.14B $152.10B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 25.8x 34.6x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 21.5x 17.3x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +2.5% +44.4% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +49.6% +190.0% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +10.2%/yr +49.5%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 36.6% 75.9% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 59/100 57/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

BKRSLBSTX

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

AxisBKRSLBSTX
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 28 #34 of 47 24 #85 of 112
Growth 64 #16 of 43 45 #24 of 43 99 #2 of 109
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 85 #7 of 40 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health – 57 #20 of 45 25 #87 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 81 #7 of 32 43 #47 of 81
Overall 46 59 57
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKRSLBSTXSPY
1 month +2.0%+4.9%-27.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+8.2%-10.6% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-2.8%+15.3% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%+40.9%+142.5% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+49.6%+190.0% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%-3.1%+879.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%-1.1%+114.1% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%+62.4%+645.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%+10.2%+49.5% +10.9%
10 years —-32.1%+1,850.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.8%+34.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRSLBSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%36.6%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%33.4%76.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.742.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.791.352.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-48.9%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-10.0%-39.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$60.12$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$35.19$223.00 $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.

MultipleBKRSLBSTX
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 26.0xmedian 26.1x 33.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 11.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 12.0xmedian 8.8x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 16.7xmedian 14.9x 69.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 43.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 -2.89median 0.49 0.35median 1.17

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 monthsBKRSLBSTX
Revenue $28.74B $36.37B $13.80B
Gross profit – $6.01B –
Operating income – $4.68B $5.46B
Net income $2.93B $3.15B $4.40B
Free cash flow – $4.81B –
R&D $573.00M $692.00M $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $2.06 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $2.74B $1.26B
Total debt – $12.80B –
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.51B 229.00M
Enterprise value $54.38B $76.07B $152.10B

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
MetricBKRSLBSTX
P/E 20.2x 26.0x 33.3x
P/FCF 17.7x 16.7x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 12.3x 31.3x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 11.0x
P/B 2.8x 2.9x 43.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.6x 43.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.0x –
EV/EBIT – 19.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.4x 11.0x
EV/FCF – 18.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 13.6x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 -2.89 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRSLBSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.5% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.3% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -15.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -16.5% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% -25.2% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -7.6% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -31.3% 153.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -9.0% 94.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -1.6% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 8.5% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRSLBSTX
Gross margin – 16.5% –
EBITDA margin – 20.5% –
Operating margin – 12.9% –
Pretax margin – 10.8% –
Net margin – 8.5% –
FCF margin – 13.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 18.0% 35.0%
Return on equity 14.4% 11.5% 156.4%
Return on assets 5.2% 5.7% 43.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.5% –
Return on capital employed – 11.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRSLBSTX
Debt / assets – 23.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets – 50.9% 66.6%
Equity / assets 34.8% 49.1% 33.4%
Interest coverage – 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 3.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRSLBSTX
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.1% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.2% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBKRSLBSTX
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +17.1% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +0.5% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRSLBSTX
Held by institutions 97.3% 89.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,148 1,698 1,955
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.6% +1.4%
Institutions buying 576 783 1,207
Institutions selling 429 663 590
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.18 2.05

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.

BKRSLBSTX
BKR 1.00 0.68 0.23
SLB 0.68 1.00 0.10
STX 0.23 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, SLB and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Slb (SLB) $80.14B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $152.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, SLB and STX?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Slb (SLB) 25.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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