FLOC vs LSE vs WHD Stock Comparison

Flowco Holdings, Leishen Energy Holding and Cactus Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.70 +2.8% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$854.15M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
4 wins
WHD Cactus, Inc.
$64.32 0.0% 1M +65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
55.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cactus leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cactus 5, Flowco Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLOCLSEWHDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $854.15M $74.39M $4.56B WHD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x — 55.7x FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x — 23.3x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% — +21.8% WHD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% — 6.0% FLOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% FLOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% -20.9% +65.3% WHD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +8.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 85.1% 42.3% WHD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 67/100 WHD

Percentile Scorecard

FLOCLSEWHD

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

AxisFLOCLSEWHD
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 – 28 #34 of 47
Growth 74 #12 of 44 – 65 #16 of 44
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 – 90 #5 of 41
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 91 #5 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Shareholder Returns 52 #16 of 32 – 65 #12 of 32
Overall 67 – 67
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LSE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WHD 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

PeriodFLOCLSEWHDSPY
1 month +2.8%-10.8%0.0% -0.8%
3 months +3.2%-15.7%+19.4% +3.5%
6 months -17.7%-17.2%+13.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.1%-2.1%+40.8% +12.2%
1 year +25.2%-20.9%+65.3% +13.0%
3 years ——+36.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year ——+11.0% +23.1%
5 years ——+47.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+8.1% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureFLOCLSEWHDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%85.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.2%88.2%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.441.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.251.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-74.4%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-24.6%-12.8% -1.8%
52-week high $28.09$5.68$73.74 $779.14
52-week low $15.61$3.20$39.41 $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.

MultipleFLOCLSEWHD
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 25.5x —median 25.5x 54.6xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 3.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 11.4xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x 13.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 —median 0.41 -3.31median 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 monthsFLOCLSEWHD
Revenue $819.54M – $1.36B
Gross profit $186.03M – $452.98M
Operating income $154.08M – $254.17M
Net income $135.66M – $200.09M
Free cash flow $136.24M – $323.97M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 – $1.17
Cash & equivalents $19.19M $10.32M $365.82M
Total debt $298.41M $9.09M –
Shares (diluted) 43.97M 16.68M 70.22M
Enterprise value $805.87M -$29.24M $3.33B

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
MetricFLOCLSEWHD
P/E 17.0x – 54.6x
P/FCF 13.1x – 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x – 12.2x
P/S 2.2x – 3.3x
P/B 4.9x 1.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 30.3x 1.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x – 11.4x
EV/EBIT 13.4x – 16.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 3.0x
EV/FCF 15.1x – 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x – 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -3.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLOCLSEWHD
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% – 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 14.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% – -8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.3% – -10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% – -55.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% – 32.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – 39.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLOCLSEWHD
Gross margin 22.7% – 33.2%
EBITDA margin 39.5% – 26.5%
Operating margin 18.8% – 18.6%
Pretax margin 16.7% – 19.1%
Net margin 6.1% – 6.0%
FCF margin 16.6% – 23.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% – 26.9%
Return on equity 38.7% – 14.0%
Return on assets 7.1% – 7.9%
Return on invested capital 23.0% – –
Return on capital employed 8.7% – 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLOCLSEWHD
Debt / assets 15.5% 4.1% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 36.6% 43.4%
Equity / assets 19.0% 63.4% 56.6%
Interest coverage 9.0x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.4x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.54 – 3.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLOCLSEWHD
Dividend yield 2.4% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 0.0% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.7% – 19.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.5% – 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -84.1% – 10.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.1%

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.

ConsensusFLOCLSEWHD
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 – 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 – $2.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 – +2.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% – +35.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $892.01MFY2026 – $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 – +63.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% – -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLOCLSEWHD
Held by institutions 97.3% – 95.8%
Institutions holding 151 – 344
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.3% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 102 – 187
Institutions selling 33 – 104
Buyers to sellers 3.09 – 1.80

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.

FLOCLSEWHD
FLOC 1.00 0.08 0.28
LSE 0.08 1.00 0.05
WHD 0.28 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLOC, LSE and WHD?

Cactus (WHD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $854.15M, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) $74.39M, Cactus (WHD) $4.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLOC, LSE and WHD?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.2x, Cactus (WHD) 55.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 12.9x, Cactus (WHD) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cactus (WHD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +7.7%, Cactus (WHD) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest net margin (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%, Cactus (WHD) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cactus (WHD) returned the most: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +25.2%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) -20.9%, Cactus (WHD) +65.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest dividend yield: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) 0.00%, Cactus (WHD) 0.01%. Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cactus (WHD) has been the steadiest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) 85.1%, Cactus (WHD) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLOC, LSE and WHD?

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