FLOC vs NOV vs LSE Stock Comparison

Flowco Holdings, Nov and Leishen Energy Holding Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.47 +5.2% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$865.75M
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$901.22M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
8 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$18.03 -7.6% 1M +22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.31B
P/E
44.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Flowco Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Flowco Holdings 8, Nov 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLOCNOVLSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $865.75M $6.31B $74.05M NOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 44.1x — FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 20.5x — FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% -1.0% — FLOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 1.6% — FLOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.5% 2.3% — FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.8x — FLOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.02% 0.00% FLOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.0% +22.2% -15.5% NOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 35.6% 85.8% NOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 53/100 — FLOC

Percentile Scorecard

FLOCNOVLSE

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

AxisFLOCNOVLSE
Valuation 83 #9 of 47 74 #13 of 47 –
Growth 95 #3 of 44 30 #31 of 44 –
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 35 #27 of 41 –
Financial Health 67 #16 of 46 73 #13 of 46 91 #5 of 46
Shareholder Returns 58 #14 of 32 52 #16 of 32 –
Overall 80 53 –
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NOV ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LSE 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

PeriodFLOCNOVLSESPY
1 month +5.2%-7.6%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months -6.0%-7.6%-9.2% -0.4%
6 months -19.7%-10.7%-11.2% +4.5%
Year to date +3.9%+15.4%+1.4% +12.4%
1 year +21.0%+22.2%-15.5% +13.6%
3 years —-11.4%— +76.4%
3 years, per year —-3.9%— +20.8%
5 years —+23.0%— +63.7%
5 years, per year —+4.2%— +10.4%
10 years —-43.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —-5.5%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFLOCNOVLSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%35.6%85.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%37.4%89.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.640.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.62-0.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-55.2%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-17.0%-22.0% -1.6%
52-week high $28.09$21.71$5.68 $779.14
52-week low $16.02$14.38$3.20 $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.

MultipleFLOCNOVLSE
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 23.0x 45.0xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 8.3x 8.4xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 15.0x 23.8xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.48 -1.41median 0.48 —median 0.48

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 monthsFLOCNOVLSE
Revenue $901.22M $8.69B –
Gross profit $205.07M $1.80B –
Operating income $167.42M $474.00M –
Net income $142.10M $150.00M –
Free cash flow $237.64M $270.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $0.40 –
Cash & equivalents $137.82M $1.06B $10.32M
Total debt $363.45M $1.71B $2.89M
Shares (diluted) 91.41M 360.00M 16.68M
Enterprise value $686.89M $1.19B -$29.58M

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
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
P/E 15.1x 45.0x –
P/FCF 7.4x 23.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 10.6x –
P/S 2.0x 0.7x –
P/B 3.2x 1.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 1.1x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 8.4x –
EV/EBIT 11.9x 14.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 8.4x 26.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% -1.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.7% 0.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% -22.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.0% -61.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.3% -61.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -52.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 112.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 303.7% -69.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Gross margin 22.8% 20.7% –
EBITDA margin 38.5% 9.7% –
Operating margin 18.6% 5.5% –
Pretax margin 16.4% 4.4% –
Net margin 6.4% 1.6% –
FCF margin 26.4% 3.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.4% 7.0% –
Return on equity 31.2% 2.4% –
Return on assets 7.1% 1.3% –
Return on invested capital 20.5% 2.3% –
Return on capital employed 9.1% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 4.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Debt / assets 17.6% 15.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 43.8% 36.6%
Equity / assets 26.5% 56.2% 63.4%
Interest coverage 8.7x 5.5x –
Current ratio 3.2x 2.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.6x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 1.74 2.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 3.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 6.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.0% 104.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.3% 57.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -72.5% -18.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% –

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.

ConsensusFLOCNOVLSE
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $0.88FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +125.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +37.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $892.01MFY2026 $8.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +8.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLOCNOVLSE
Held by institutions 47.3% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 152 490 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.2% -0.2% –
Institutions buying 102 247 –
Institutions selling 34 164 –
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.51 –

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.

FLOCNOVLSE
FLOC 1.00 0.34 0.05
NOV 0.34 1.00 0.06
LSE 0.05 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLOC, NOV and LSE?

Nov (NOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $865.75M, Nov (NOV) $6.31B, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) $74.05M.

Which stock is cheaper, FLOC, NOV and LSE?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 15.1x, Nov (NOV) 44.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 12.7x, Nov (NOV) 20.5x). 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) +20.4%, Nov (NOV) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest net margin (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.4%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 20.5%, Nov (NOV) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nov (NOV) returned the most: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +21.0%, Nov (NOV) +22.2%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) -15.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest dividend yield: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%, Nov (NOV) 0.02%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) 0.00%. Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nov (NOV) has been the steadiest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%, Nov (NOV) 35.6%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.