FLOC vs NOV vs LSE Stock Comparison

Flowco Holdings, Nov and Leishen Energy Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.91 +3.9% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
2.41%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
7 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$20.56 +3.5% 1M +47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.35B
P/E
77.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.64B
Div. yield
2.12%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Flowco Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Flowco Holdings 7, Nov 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLOCNOVLSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $7.35B $75.93M NOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 77.7x — FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 23.4x — FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% -1.7% — FLOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 1.1% — FLOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.0% 1.6% — FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.7x — NOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.41% 2.12% 0.00% FLOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +47.4% -17.6% NOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 35.9% 85.0% NOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 — 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 72 #14 of 47 91 #5 of 47 –
Growth 74 #12 of 43 29 #31 of 43 –
Profitability 95 #3 of 40 41 #24 of 40 –
Financial Health 41 #27 of 45 73 #13 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Shareholder Returns 48 #17 of 32 52 #16 of 32 –
Overall 66 57 –
  • 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 +3.9%+3.5%-7.1% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+3.8%-12.0% +3.9%
6 months -18.2%+1.3%-14.1% +8.2%
Year to date +6.2%+31.5%+2.1% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+47.4%-17.6% +12.3%
3 years —+4.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+1.6%— +23.3%
5 years —+39.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+6.9%— +10.9%
10 years —-39.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-4.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLOCNOVLSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%35.9%85.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.2%36.6%88.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.710.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.32-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-55.2%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-5.3%-21.5% -1.2%
52-week high $28.09$21.71$5.68 $779.14
52-week low $15.61$13.95$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 17.2xmedian 26.1x 77.7xmedian 26.1x —median 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.8x 9.8xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.9x 13.1xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 -2.09median 0.49 —median 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 monthsFLOCNOVLSE
Revenue $819.54M $8.64B –
Gross profit $186.03M $1.77B –
Operating income $154.08M $439.00M –
Net income $135.66M $99.00M –
Free cash flow $136.24M $562.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $0.26 –
Cash & equivalents $19.19M $1.16B $10.32M
Total debt $298.41M $1.71B $9.09M
Shares (diluted) 43.97M 362.00M 16.68M
Enterprise value $2.74B $2.14B -$27.70M

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 17.2x 77.7x –
P/FCF 13.2x 13.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 8.0x –
P/S 2.2x 0.9x –
P/B 4.9x 1.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 30.7x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 9.8x –
EV/EBIT 13.5x 18.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 15.3x 14.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 8.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% -1.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% -4.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% -36.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.3% -79.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% -79.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -37.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% -28.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% -38.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.8% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Debt / assets 15.5% 15.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 44.1% 36.6%
Equity / assets 19.0% 55.9% 63.4%
Interest coverage 9.0x 5.0x –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 1.55 2.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLOCNOVLSE
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% 4.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 6.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFLOCNOVLSE
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 –
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 97.3% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 151 487 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.3% -0.2% –
Institutions buying 102 245 –
Institutions selling 33 164 –
Buyers to sellers 3.09 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.

FLOCNOVLSE
FLOC 1.00 0.35 0.08
NOV 0.35 1.00 0.07
LSE 0.08 0.07 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) $1.80B, Nov (NOV) $7.35B, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) $75.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, FLOC, NOV and LSE?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.2x, Nov (NOV) 77.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 13.0x, Nov (NOV) 23.4x). 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%, Nov (NOV) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest net margin (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%, Nov (NOV) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nov (NOV) returned the most: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +23.3%, Nov (NOV) +47.4%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) -17.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest dividend yield: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 2.41%, Nov (NOV) 2.12%, 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) 35.9%, Leishen Energy Holding (LSE) 85.0%). 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 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.