FLOC vs FET vs NOV Stock Comparison

Flowco Holdings, Forum Energy Technologies and Nov Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.70 +2.8% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.78B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
2.44%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
7 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$20.19 +1.7% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.21B
P/E
76.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.64B
Div. yield
2.15%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Flowco Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Flowco Holdings 7, Nov 3, Forum Energy Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLOCFETNOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.78B $998.67M $7.21B NOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -633.3x 76.3x FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 23.5x 22.9x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +3.9% -1.7% FLOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -0.2% 1.1% FLOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.0% 0.0% 1.6% FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.6x 0.7x NOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.44% — 2.15% FLOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +187.2% +45.9% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +31.0%/yr +6.6%/yr FET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 55.2% 35.9% NOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 49/100 58/100 FLOC

Percentile Scorecard

FLOCFETNOV

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

AxisFLOCFETNOV
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 17 #39 of 47 89 #6 of 47
Growth 74 #12 of 44 77 #11 of 44 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 28 #30 of 41 40 #25 of 41
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 29 #33 of 46 73 #13 of 46
Shareholder Returns 52 #16 of 32 97 #2 of 32 61 #13 of 32
Overall 67 49 58
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NOV 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

PeriodFLOCFETNOVSPY
1 month +2.8%+7.2%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months +3.2%+56.9%-1.4% +3.5%
6 months -17.7%+40.0%-3.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.1%+140.3%+29.2% +12.2%
1 year +25.2%+187.2%+45.9% +13.0%
3 years —+306.4%+3.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+59.6%+1.0% +23.1%
5 years —+285.9%+37.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+31.0%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years —-77.6%-44.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-13.9%-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLOCFETNOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%55.2%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.2%53.9%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.840.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.553.391.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-59.1%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%0.0%-7.0% -1.8%
52-week high $28.09$88.80$21.71 $779.14
52-week low $15.61$26.78$13.95 $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.

MultipleFLOCFETNOV
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 25.5x -633.3xmedian 25.5x 76.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.6x 16.0xmedian 8.6x 9.7xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.7x 18.8xmedian 14.7x 12.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.6x 3.4xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 -15.76median 0.41 -2.06median 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 monthsFLOCFETNOV
Revenue $819.54M $833.35M $8.64B
Gross profit $186.03M $233.66M $1.77B
Operating income $154.08M $38.17M $439.00M
Net income $135.66M -$1.58M $99.00M
Free cash flow $136.24M $53.22M $562.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $-0.13 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $19.19M $33.72M $1.16B
Total debt $298.41M $143.71M $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 43.97M 11.77M 362.00M
Enterprise value $2.73B $861.11M $2.00B

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
MetricFLOCFETNOV
P/E 17.0x -633.3x 76.3x
P/FCF 13.1x 18.8x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 16.8x 7.9x
P/S 2.2x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 4.9x 3.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 30.3x 4.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 16.0x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 29.0x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 15.1x 20.8x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 18.7x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.76 -2.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLOCFETNOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 3.9% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% -5.0% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% 151.3% -36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.3% 98.6% -79.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.3% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% 98.5% -79.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.2% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% -33.5% -28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 145.5% 82.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% -35.4% -38.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 178.4% 46.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLOCFETNOV
Gross margin 22.7% 28.0% 20.5%
EBITDA margin 39.5% 8.3% 9.3%
Operating margin 18.8% 4.6% 5.1%
Pretax margin 16.7% 2.5% 3.8%
Net margin 6.1% -0.2% 1.1%
FCF margin 16.6% 6.4% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 7.1% 10.6%
Return on equity 38.7% -0.6% 1.6%
Return on assets 7.1% -0.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 23.0% 0.0% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 7.0% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -37.5x 9.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLOCFETNOV
Debt / assets 15.5% 18.6% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.6x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.7x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 62.4% 44.1%
Equity / assets 19.0% 37.6% 55.9%
Interest coverage 9.0x – 5.0x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.54 1.40 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLOCFETNOV
Dividend yield 2.4% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 3.6% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.6% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.7% – 153.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.5% – 27.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -84.1% – -21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 24.4%

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.

ConsensusFLOCFETNOV
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $3.78FY2026 $0.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +500.0%FY2026 +125.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +37.8% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $892.01MFY2026 $871.25MFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +13.9% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLOCFETNOV
Held by institutions 97.3% 86.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 151 161 487
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.3% +10.7% -0.2%
Institutions buying 102 102 245
Institutions selling 33 42 164
Buyers to sellers 3.09 2.43 1.49

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.

FLOCFETNOV
FLOC 1.00 0.36 0.32
FET 0.36 1.00 0.59
NOV 0.32 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLOC, FET and NOV?

Nov (NOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $1.78B, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $998.67M, Nov (NOV) $7.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLOC, FET and NOV?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.0x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) -633.3x, Nov (NOV) 76.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 12.9x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 23.5x, Nov (NOV) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +7.7%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +3.9%, Nov (NOV) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest net margin (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) -0.2%, Nov (NOV) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 0.0%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +25.2%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +187.2%, Nov (NOV) +45.9%. Over five years, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) compounded fastest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +31.0%/yr, Nov (NOV) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest dividend yield: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 2.44%, Nov (NOV) 2.15%. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nov (NOV) has been the steadiest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 55.2%, Nov (NOV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLOC, FET and NOV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 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.