BKR vs TS vs SLB Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Tenaris and Slb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.35B
P/E
18.2x
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
$63.11B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.03B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRTSSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.35B $63.11B $80.03B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 33.0x 25.8x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 15.0x 21.2x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +2.3% +2.5% SLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 15.9% 8.5% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 12.7% 9.5% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -3.1x 1.2x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +65.7% +48.2% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +21.5%/yr +10.3%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 29.0% 36.7% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 57/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

BKRTSSLB

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

AxisBKRTSSLB
Valuation 44 #27 of 47 41 #120 of 203 26 #35 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 18 #154 of 187 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 80 #37 of 185 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 49 #24 of 46 99 #4 of 219 56 #21 of 46
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 52 #74 of 153 77 #8 of 32
Overall 55 58 57
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SLB 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

PeriodBKRTSSLBSPY
1 month -3.1%+6.9%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.6%+5.2%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%-6.1%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+54.3%+38.4% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+65.7%+48.2% +13.0%
3 years +60.9%+88.8%-4.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+23.6%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+164.5%+63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+21.5%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years —+108.1%-33.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.6%-4.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKRTSSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%29.0%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%29.4%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.320.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.552.271.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-33.7%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-7.3%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $69.67$64.02$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$37.11$35.19 $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.

MultipleBKRTSSLB
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.5x 32.8xmedian 26.0x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.6x 19.2xmedian 14.0x 11.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.7x 22.8xmedian 21.4x 16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.41 —median 1.26 -2.84median 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 monthsBKRTSSLB
Revenue $27.73B $12.04B $36.37B
Gross profit $6.58B $4.08B $6.01B
Operating income $3.59B $2.23B $4.68B
Net income $3.12B $1.97B $3.15B
Free cash flow $3.13B $2.78B $4.81B
R&D $569.00M – $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.11 – $2.06
Cash & equivalents $15.73B $9.02B $2.74B
Total debt $16.25B $1.27B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M – 1.51B
Enterprise value $19.45B $34.15B $75.96B

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
MetricBKRTSSLB
P/E 17.9x 32.8x 25.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 22.8x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 28.4x 12.1x
P/S 2.0x 5.3x 2.2x
P/B 2.8x 3.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 3.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 19.2x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 24.6x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 4.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 19.7x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 24.5x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 – -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRTSSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 2.3% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -6.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 2.7% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -13.9% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 0.0% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -20.6% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -3.3% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -18.8% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% – -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% – -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -11.7% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -9.6% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -13.2% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -7.8% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRTSSLB
Gross margin 23.7% 33.9% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 23.7% 20.5%
Operating margin 12.9% 18.5% 12.9%
Pretax margin 12.7% 20.5% 10.8%
Net margin 11.2% 15.9% 8.5%
FCF margin 11.3% 23.1% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 18.6% 18.0%
Return on equity 15.8% 11.4% 11.5%
Return on assets 6.0% 9.7% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 12.7% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.0% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRTSSLB
Debt / assets 30.9% 1.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -3.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 0.1x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 15.2% 50.9%
Equity / assets 38.2% 84.8% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 45.4x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.1x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 70.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 58.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRTSSLB
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – -1.5% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.5% 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.

ConsensusBKRTSSLB
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $2.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +2.5% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.78BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $38.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% -6.1% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRTSSLB
Held by institutions 97.2% 3.6% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,148 283 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -2.4% +1.6%
Institutions buying 576 154 783
Institutions selling 429 78 663
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.97 1.18

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.

BKRTSSLB
BKR 1.00 0.53 0.67
TS 0.53 1.00 0.53
SLB 0.67 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, TS and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $56.35B, Tenaris (TS) $63.11B, Slb (SLB) $80.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, TS and SLB?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.2x, Tenaris (TS) 33.0x, Slb (SLB) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.4x, Tenaris (TS) 15.0x, Slb (SLB) 21.2x). 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%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/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%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) and Slb (SLB) 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%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.