BKR vs TS vs PDS Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Tenaris and Precision Drilling 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
1 win
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.58B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 8, Precision Drilling 2, Baker Hughes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRTSPDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.59B $63.58B $1.33B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 33.2x -56.9x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 14.9x 19.4x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +2.3% +5.0% PDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 15.9% -1.7% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 12.7% 0.0% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -3.1x 0.7x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +65.7% +66.3% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +21.5%/yr +17.2%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 29.0% 39.1% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 51/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

BKRTSPDS

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

AxisBKRTSPDS
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 41 #120 of 203 96 #3 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 18 #154 of 187 23 #34 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 80 #37 of 185 63 #16 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 99 #4 of 219 64 #17 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 52 #74 of 153 10 #29 of 32
Overall 55 58 51
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PDS 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

PeriodBKRTSPDSSPY
1 month -3.1%+6.9%+21.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+5.2%+23.6% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%-6.1%+2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+54.3%+37.8% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+65.7%+66.3% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%+88.8%+71.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+23.6%+19.7% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+164.5%+121.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+21.5%+17.2% +11.0%
10 years —+108.1%+5.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.6%+0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRTSPDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%29.0%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%29.4%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.320.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.552.271.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-33.7%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-7.3%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$64.02$101.96 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$37.11$56.91 $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.

MultipleBKRTSPDS
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 32.8xmedian 26.0x -56.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 19.2xmedian 14.0x 2.9xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 22.8xmedian 21.4x 2.5xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 —median 1.26 1.88median 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 monthsBKRTSPDS
Revenue $27.73B $12.04B $1.39B
Gross profit $6.58B $4.08B $429.47M
Operating income $3.59B $2.23B $336.65M
Net income $3.12B $1.97B -$22.36M
Free cash flow $3.13B $2.78B $508.21M
R&D $569.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 – $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $9.02B $46.65M
Total debt $16.25B $1.27B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M – 13.34M
Enterprise value $21.69B $34.62B $1.16B

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
MetricBKRTSPDS
P/E 17.9x 32.8x -56.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 22.8x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 28.4x 4.3x
P/S 2.0x 5.3x 0.9x
P/B 2.8x 3.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 3.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 19.2x 2.9x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 24.6x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 4.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 17.9x 19.7x 3.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 24.5x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 – 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRTSPDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 2.3% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -6.7% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 2.7% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -13.9% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 0.0% -7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -20.6% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -3.3% -129.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -18.8% -29.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% – -133.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% – -30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -11.7% -8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -9.6% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -13.2% 2.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -7.8% 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRTSPDS
Gross margin 23.7% 33.9% 30.9%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 23.7% 41.7%
Operating margin 12.9% 18.5% 24.2%
Pretax margin 12.7% 20.5% 0.7%
Net margin 11.2% 15.9% -1.7%
FCF margin 11.3% 23.1% 36.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 18.6% 21.4%
Return on equity 15.8% 11.4% -1.9%
Return on assets 6.0% 9.7% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 12.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.0% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x -13.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRTSPDS
Debt / assets 30.9% 1.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -3.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 15.2% 41.1%
Equity / assets 38.2% 84.8% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 45.4x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.1x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 70.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x 58.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRTSPDS
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – -1.5% -2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.5% -2.6%
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.

ConsensusBKRTSPDS
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $5.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +5,010.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +1.5% +69.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -6.1% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRTSPDS
Held by institutions 97.2% 3.6% 64.3%
Institutions holding 1,148 283 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -2.4% +7.6%
Institutions buying 576 154 64
Institutions selling 429 78 49
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.97 1.31

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.

BKRTSPDS
BKR 1.00 0.53 0.42
TS 0.53 1.00 0.44
PDS 0.42 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, TS and PDS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.59B, Tenaris (TS) $63.58B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, TS and PDS?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, Tenaris (TS) 33.2x, Precision Drilling (PDS) -56.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, Tenaris (TS) 14.9x, Precision Drilling (PDS) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Precision Drilling (PDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +66.3%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) and Precision Drilling (PDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, TS and PDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 8. 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.