FLOC vs SLB vs WFRD Stock Comparison

Flowco Holdings, Slb and Weatherford International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.91 +3.9% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$879.44M
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
4 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$81.03B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Weatherford International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Weatherford International 5, Flowco Holdings 4, Slb 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLOCSLBWFRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $879.44M $81.03B $6.44B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 26.1x 15.9x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 21.5x 17.4x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +2.5% -5.7% FLOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 8.5% 8.6% WFRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.0% 9.5% 16.4% FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.2x 0.4x WFRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% FLOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +49.6% +27.1% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.2%/yr +25.2%/yr WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 36.6% 41.6% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 59/100 67/100 WFRD

Percentile Scorecard

FLOCSLBWFRD

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

AxisFLOCSLBWFRD
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 28 #34 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Growth 74 #12 of 43 45 #24 of 43 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 40 85 #7 of 40 92 #4 of 40
Financial Health 41 #27 of 45 57 #20 of 45 50 #23 of 45
Shareholder Returns 48 #17 of 32 81 #7 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Overall 66 59 67
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WFRD 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

PeriodFLOCSLBWFRDSPY
1 month +3.9%+4.9%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+8.2%+7.3% +3.9%
6 months -18.2%-2.8%-18.7% +8.2%
Year to date +6.2%+40.9%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+49.6%+27.1% +12.3%
3 years —-3.1%-4.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-1.1%-1.4% +23.3%
5 years —+62.4%+207.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.2%+25.2% +10.9%
10 years —-32.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLOCSLBWFRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%36.6%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.2%33.4%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.741.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.350.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-48.9%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-10.0%-19.5% -1.2%
52-week high $28.09$60.12$111.42 $779.14
52-week low $15.61$35.19$69.97 $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.

MultipleFLOCSLBWFRD
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 26.1x 26.0xmedian 26.1x 15.9xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.8x 12.0xmedian 8.8x 7.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.9x 16.7xmedian 14.9x 11.2xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 -2.89median 0.49 2.67median 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 monthsFLOCSLBWFRD
Revenue $819.54M $36.37B $4.69B
Gross profit $186.03M $6.01B $1.44B
Operating income $154.08M $4.68B $582.00M
Net income $135.66M $3.15B $415.00M
Free cash flow $136.24M $4.81B $579.00M
R&D – $692.00M $86.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $2.06 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $19.19M $2.74B $1.16B
Total debt $298.41M $12.80B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 43.97M 1.51B 72.20M
Enterprise value $831.16M $76.96B $2.18B

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
MetricFLOCSLBWFRD
P/E 17.2x 26.0x 15.9x
P/FCF 13.2x 16.7x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 12.3x 8.4x
P/S 2.2x 2.2x 1.4x
P/B 4.9x 2.9x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 30.7x 3.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 12.0x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 13.5x 19.0x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 15.3x 18.5x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 13.6x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.89 2.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLOCSLBWFRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 2.5% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.1% -15.3% -7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% -4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% -16.5% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.3% -25.2% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.6% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.8% -31.3% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% -1.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 0.1% 51.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.2% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLOCSLBWFRD
Gross margin 22.7% 16.5% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 39.5% 20.5% 18.5%
Operating margin 18.8% 12.9% 12.4%
Pretax margin 16.7% 10.8% 9.3%
Net margin 6.1% 8.5% 8.6%
FCF margin 16.6% 13.2% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 18.0% 16.4%
Return on equity 38.7% 11.5% 22.0%
Return on assets 7.1% 5.7% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 23.0% 9.5% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 11.4% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLOCSLBWFRD
Debt / assets 15.5% 23.0% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 50.9% 62.7%
Equity / assets 19.0% 49.1% 37.3%
Interest coverage 9.0x 9.1x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.55 3.24 2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLOCSLBWFRD
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 1.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.2% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.7% – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.5% – 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -84.1% – 6.9%
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.

ConsensusFLOCSLBWFRD
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +17.1% +39.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $892.01MFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.5% +0.5% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLOCSLBWFRD
Held by institutions 97.3% 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 151 1,698 428
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.3% +1.6% +5.1%
Institutions buying 102 783 217
Institutions selling 33 663 143
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.18 1.52

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.

FLOCSLBWFRD
FLOC 1.00 0.37 0.37
SLB 0.37 1.00 0.77
WFRD 0.37 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLOC, SLB and WFRD?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $879.44M, Slb (SLB) $81.03B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLOC, SLB and WFRD?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.7x, Slb (SLB) 26.1x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 13.0x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 17.4x). 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%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weatherford International (WFRD) has the highest net margin (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +23.3%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +27.1%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest dividend yield: Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%. Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLOC, SLB and WFRD?

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