BKR vs SLB vs WFRD Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Slb and Weatherford International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$55.86 -3.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$55.58B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.05 +2.3% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.10B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRSLBWFRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.58B $79.10B $6.37B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 25.5x 15.7x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 21.1x 18.6x WFRD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +2.5% -5.7% SLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 8.5% 8.6% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 9.5% 16.4% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.2x 0.4x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% BKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +47.3% +22.8% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr +9.4%/yr +24.8%/yr WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 36.6% 41.6% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 54/100 66/100 WFRD

Percentile Scorecard

BKRSLBWFRD

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

AxisBKRSLBWFRD
Valuation 37 #30 of 47 26 #35 of 47 63 #18 of 47
Growth 65 #16 of 44 44 #25 of 44 49 #23 of 44
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 83 #8 of 41 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 51 #23 of 46 47 #25 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 68 #11 of 32 81 #7 of 32
Overall 54 54 66
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • 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

PeriodBKRSLBWFRDSPY
1 month -3.7%+2.3%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%+1.1%-2.1% +2.9%
6 months -19.0%-5.5%-20.0% +6.4%
Year to date +22.7%+38.2%+11.0% +11.4%
1 year +14.3%+47.3%+22.8% +13.1%
3 years +62.0%-6.9%-6.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%-2.4%-2.1% +21.5%
5 years +126.7%+56.4%+202.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.8%+9.4%+24.8% +10.9%
10 years —-34.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-4.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBKRSLBWFRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%36.6%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%33.3%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.731.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.290.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-48.9%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-11.8%-22.1% -2.5%
52-week high $69.67$60.12$111.42 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$35.19$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.

MultipleBKRSLBWFRD
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 15.4xmedian 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 8.8x 11.8xmedian 8.8x 7.6xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x 10.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 -2.84median 0.41 2.59median 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 monthsBKRSLBWFRD
Revenue $27.73B $36.37B $4.69B
Gross profit $6.58B $6.01B $1.44B
Operating income $3.59B $4.68B $582.00M
Net income $3.12B $3.15B $415.00M
Free cash flow $3.13B $4.81B $579.00M
R&D $569.00M $692.00M $86.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $2.06 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $2.74B $1.16B
Total debt $16.25B $12.80B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 1.51B 72.20M
Enterprise value $18.68B $75.03B $2.11B

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
MetricBKRSLBWFRD
P/E 17.9x 25.5x 15.4x
P/FCF 17.7x 16.4x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 12.1x 8.2x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 1.3x
P/B 2.8x 2.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.5x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 11.8x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 18.7x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 18.2x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 13.4x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -2.84 2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRSLBWFRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 2.5% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% -15.3% -7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -0.2% -4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% -16.5% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -2.2% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -25.2% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -7.6% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% -31.3% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -9.0% 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -1.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 8.5% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 0.1% 51.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 21.2% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRSLBWFRD
Gross margin 23.7% 16.5% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 20.5% 18.5%
Operating margin 12.9% 12.9% 12.4%
Pretax margin 12.7% 10.8% 9.3%
Net margin 11.2% 8.5% 8.6%
FCF margin 11.3% 13.2% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 18.0% 16.4%
Return on equity 15.8% 11.5% 22.0%
Return on assets 6.0% 5.7% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 9.5% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.4% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRSLBWFRD
Debt / assets 30.9% 23.0% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 50.9% 62.7%
Equity / assets 38.2% 49.1% 37.3%
Interest coverage – 9.1x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.10 3.21 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRSLBWFRD
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.3% 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.

ConsensusBKRSLBWFRD
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 -28.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +20.2% +55.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.78BFY2026 $38.20BFY2026 $4.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% +0.3% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRSLBWFRD
Held by institutions 97.2% 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,148 1,698 428
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.6% +5.1%
Institutions buying 576 783 217
Institutions selling 429 663 143
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.18 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.

BKRSLBWFRD
BKR 1.00 0.67 0.62
SLB 0.67 1.00 0.77
WFRD 0.62 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, SLB and WFRD?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.58B, Slb (SLB) $79.10B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, SLB and WFRD?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.0x, Slb (SLB) 25.5x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Weatherford International (WFRD) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.3x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Slb (SLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.3%, Slb (SLB) +47.3%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +22.8%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.8%/yr, Slb (SLB) +9.4%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +24.8%/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%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%. 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) 33.4%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, SLB 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, Weatherford International (WFRD) 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.