FET vs TS vs FTI Stock Comparison

Forum Energy Technologies, Tenaris and TechnipFMC Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TS Tenaris Sa
$60.41 +7.6% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.57B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
FTI TechnipFMC plc
$71.48 +1.2% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.38B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.42B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Equipment Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 7, TechnipFMC 3, Forum Energy Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFETTSFTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $999.73M $64.57B $26.38B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -631.5x 33.8x 22.4x FTI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 15.2x 23.8x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +2.3% +9.9% FTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% 15.9% 11.3% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 12.7% -50.9% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -3.1x 0.3x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +187.7% +60.2% +73.7% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.2%/yr +22.1%/yr +57.6%/yr FTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 28.9% 31.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 55/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

FETTSFTI

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

AxisFETTSFTI
Valuation 20 #38 of 47 42 #118 of 203 15 #40 of 47
Growth 76 #11 of 43 17 #157 of 188 98 #2 of 43
Profitability 28 #29 of 40 81 #36 of 184 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 32 #31 of 45 99 #4 of 217 36 #29 of 45
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 32 53 #72 of 153 68 #11 of 32
Overall 51 58 55
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTI 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

PeriodFETTSFTISPY
1 month +9.4%+7.6%+1.2% +0.9%
3 months +78.1%+8.2%-0.4% +5.9%
6 months +40.9%-4.9%-7.2% +8.5%
Year to date +146.1%+57.1%+60.4% +13.3%
1 year +187.7%+60.2%+73.7% +12.4%
3 years +316.1%+92.3%+230.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +60.9%+24.4%+49.1% +23.5%
5 years +303.9%+171.1%+869.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +32.2%+22.1%+57.6% +11.0%
10 years -75.4%+112.2%+195.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -13.1%+7.8%+11.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFETTSFTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%28.9%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%29.4%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.330.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.412.082.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-33.7%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.6%-10.8% -0.9%
52-week high $90.92$64.02$80.11 $779.14
52-week low $26.78$37.70$41.04 $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.

MultipleFETTSFTI
P/E now vs peer median -648.4xmedian 28.7x 33.4xmedian 25.4x 24.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.3x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 8.7x 19.6xmedian 14.3x -13.8xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 16.3x 23.3xmedian 21.8x 17.9xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 8.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -16.13median 0.51 —median 1.41 0.19median 0.51

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 monthsFETTSFTI
Revenue $833.35M $12.04B $10.42B
Gross profit $233.66M $4.08B $2.53B
Operating income $38.17M $2.23B -$2.42B
Net income -$1.58M $1.97B $1.18B
Free cash flow $53.22M $2.78B $1.57B
R&D – – $93.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 – $2.91
Cash & equivalents $33.72M $9.02B $991.80M
Total debt $143.71M $1.27B $401.90M
Shares (diluted) 11.77M – 404.50M
Enterprise value $862.17M $35.61B $22.52B

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
MetricFETTSFTI
P/E -648.4x 33.4x 24.1x
P/FCF 19.2x 23.3x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 28.9x 15.1x
P/S 1.2x 5.4x 2.7x
P/B 3.5x 3.8x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 3.8x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 19.6x -13.8x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 25.1x -11.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF 21.3x 20.1x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 25.0x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -16.13 – 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFETTSFTI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 2.3% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -6.7% 13.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.0% 2.7% 23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -13.9% 28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.3% 0.0% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -20.6% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.6% -3.3% 28.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% -18.8% 120.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.5% – 34.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.2% – 125.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.5% -11.7% 13.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 145.5% -9.6% 50.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.4% -13.2% 19.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 178.4% -7.8% 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFETTSFTI
Gross margin 28.0% 33.9% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 8.3% 23.7% -19.1%
Operating margin 4.6% 18.5% -23.2%
Pretax margin 2.5% 20.5% 14.4%
Net margin -0.2% 15.9% 11.3%
FCF margin 6.4% 23.1% 15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 18.6% 17.8%
Return on equity -0.6% 11.4% 35.4%
Return on assets -0.2% 9.7% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 12.7% -50.9%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 11.0% -50.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -37.5x 1.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFETTSFTI
Debt / assets 18.6% 1.5% 3.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -3.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 0.1x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 15.2% 68.4%
Equity / assets 37.6% 84.8% 31.6%
Interest coverage – 45.4x -37.5x
Current ratio 2.2x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 70.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 58.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.43 – 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFETTSFTI
Dividend yield – 2.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.5% -1.5% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 1.4% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusFETTSFTI
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.78FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $3.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +500.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +1.5% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $871.25MFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $10.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% -6.1% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFETTSFTI
Held by institutions 86.6% 3.6% 97.3%
Institutions holding 161 283 815
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -2.4% -0.8%
Institutions buying 102 154 460
Institutions selling 42 78 275
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.97 1.67

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.

FETTSFTI
FET 1.00 0.46 0.55
TS 0.46 1.00 0.53
FTI 0.55 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FET, TS and FTI?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $999.73M, Tenaris (TS) $64.57B, TechnipFMC (FTI) $26.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, FET, TS and FTI?

TechnipFMC (FTI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) -631.5x, Tenaris (TS) 33.8x, TechnipFMC (FTI) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 24.1x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x, TechnipFMC (FTI) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TechnipFMC (FTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +3.9%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, TechnipFMC (FTI) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) -0.2%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, TechnipFMC (FTI) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 0.0%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, TechnipFMC (FTI) -50.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +187.7%, Tenaris (TS) +60.2%, TechnipFMC (FTI) +73.7%. Over five years, TechnipFMC (FTI) compounded fastest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +32.2%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.1%/yr, TechnipFMC (FTI) +57.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 55.1%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, TechnipFMC (FTI) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FET, TS and FTI?

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 7. 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.