ET vs NGL vs SLB Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, NGL Energy Partners and Slb Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.45 +1.2% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$70.70B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$16.34 +8.1% 1M +157.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.31B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionETNGLSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.70B $2.05B $79.31B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x -5.9x 25.6x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 12.6x 21.5x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +5.8% +2.5% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% -9.9% 8.5% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 4.8% 9.5% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 8.0x 1.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.9% +157.3% +49.6% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +47.5%/yr +10.2%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 51.5% 36.6% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 59/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ETNGLSLB

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

AxisETNGLSLB
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 53 #17 of 35 28 #34 of 47
Growth 61 #14 of 34 6 #32 of 34 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 12 #30 of 34 85 #7 of 40
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 9 #32 of 35 57 #20 of 45
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 100 #1 of 31 81 #7 of 32
Overall 62 36 59
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • NGL ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodETNGLSLBSPY
1 month +1.2%+8.1%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%+8.9%+8.2% +3.9%
6 months +5.4%+3.9%-2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +24.0%+63.4%+40.9% +12.9%
1 year +20.9%+157.3%+49.6% +12.3%
3 years +56.0%+294.7%-3.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.0%+58.1%-1.1% +23.3%
5 years +111.3%+598.3%+62.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%+47.5%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years +33.2%-12.2%-32.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.9%-1.3%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETNGLSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%51.5%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%43.1%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.210.370.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.203.061.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-61.5%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-13.9%-10.0% -1.2%
52-week high $21.74$18.98$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$6.35$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.

MultipleETNGLSLB
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.9x -5.8xmedian 20.9x 26.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.6xmedian 2.7x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 13.0xmedian 11.0x 12.0xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.5x 20.0xmedian 16.5x 16.7xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x -8.6xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.95 0.09median 1.95 -2.89median 0.49

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 monthsETNGLSLB
Revenue $107.38B $3.52B $36.37B
Gross profit $25.32B $1.04B $6.01B
Operating income $10.78B $142.60M $4.68B
Net income $7.04B -$131.86M $3.15B
Free cash flow $5.22B $101.88M $4.81B
R&D – – $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $-2.73 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $5.07M $2.74B
Total debt $68.41B $3.28B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 128.09M 1.51B
Enterprise value $63.89B $2.02B $75.24B

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
MetricETNGLSLB
P/E 13.9x -5.8x 26.0x
P/FCF 13.5x 20.0x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 5.0x 12.3x
P/S 0.7x 0.6x 2.2x
P/B 1.4x -8.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -2.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 13.0x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 37.2x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 26.4x 52.1x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 13.0x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.09 -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNGLSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 5.8% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -4.9% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 6.0% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 2.3% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% -58.6% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -14.6% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% -228.9% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -67.4% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% -560.3% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -63.2% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.1% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -6.3% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -39.9% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -34.1% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNGLSLB
Gross margin 23.6% 29.5% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 11.6% 20.5%
Operating margin 10.0% 4.0% 12.9%
Pretax margin 7.1% -3.7% 10.8%
Net margin 4.7% -9.9% 8.5%
FCF margin 4.9% 2.9% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 11.6% 18.0%
Return on equity 14.0% – 11.5%
Return on assets 4.8% -3.1% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 4.8% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 4.0% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -3.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNGLSLB
Debt / assets 46.2% 78.4% 23.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x -13.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 8.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 32.2x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 105.7% 50.9%
Equity / assets 34.1% -5.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage 2.9x 0.6x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNGLSLB
Dividend yield 6.6% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 17.8% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 17.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – –

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.

ConsensusETNGLSLB
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $1.30FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 – -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% +31.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -6.2% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNGLSLB
Held by institutions 31.4% 60.3% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,280 88 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +3.5% +1.6%
Institutions buying 628 25 783
Institutions selling 340 29 663
Buyers to sellers 1.85 0.86 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.

ETNGLSLB
ET 1.00 0.26 0.28
NGL 0.26 1.00 0.20
SLB 0.28 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, NGL and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $70.70B, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $2.05B, Slb (SLB) $79.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, NGL and SLB?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 14.0x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -5.9x, Slb (SLB) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 12.6x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +5.8%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -9.9%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 4.8%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +20.9%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +157.3%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.1%/yr, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +47.5%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 0.00%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. NGL Energy Partners (NGL) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 51.5%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, NGL 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, Energy Transfer (ET) 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.