FTI vs NOV vs WHD Stock Comparison

TechnipFMC, Nov and Cactus Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTI TechnipFMC plc
$69.88 -2.0% 1M +70.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.90B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.42B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Equipment Energy
7 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$19.76 -2.7% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
76.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.64B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
3 wins
WHD Cactus, Inc.
$63.16 -4.4% 1M +61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
54.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionFTINOVWHDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.90B $7.24B $4.48B FTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 76.2x 54.8x FTI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 22.5x 23.0x NOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -1.7% +21.8% WHD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 1.1% 6.0% FTI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -134.4% 1.6% — NOV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.7x — FTI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% NOV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.8% +40.3% +61.3% FTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.5%/yr +5.8%/yr +7.1%/yr FTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 35.9% 42.2% FTI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 58/100 70/100 WHD

Percentile Scorecard

FTINOVWHD

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

AxisFTINOVWHD
Valuation 9 #43 of 47 91 #5 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Growth 91 #5 of 44 26 #33 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Profitability 53 #20 of 41 40 #25 of 41 90 #5 of 41
Financial Health 29 #33 of 46 71 #14 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Shareholder Returns 71 #10 of 32 61 #13 of 32 74 #9 of 32
Overall 50 58 70
  • FTI ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NOV 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

PeriodFTINOVWHDSPY
1 month -2.0%-2.7%-4.4% -1.0%
3 months -9.0%-4.8%+14.6% +2.9%
6 months -6.5%-3.6%+11.2% +6.4%
Year to date +56.8%+26.4%+38.3% +11.4%
1 year +70.8%+40.3%+61.3% +13.1%
3 years +242.0%-0.6%+29.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +50.7%-0.2%+8.9% +21.5%
5 years +806.4%+32.7%+41.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +55.5%+5.8%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +182.3%-46.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.9%-6.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFTINOVWHDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%35.9%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%36.5%39.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.681.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.261.131.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-55.2%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-9.0%-14.3% -2.5%
52-week high $80.11$21.71$73.74 $779.14
52-week low $39.49$13.84$38.91 $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.

MultipleFTINOVWHD
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 25.5x 74.7xmedian 25.5x 53.6xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 8.8x 9.5xmedian 8.8x 11.2xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 14.7x 12.6xmedian 14.7x 13.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.41 -2.01median 0.41 -3.26median 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 monthsFTINOVWHD
Revenue $10.42B $8.64B $1.36B
Gross profit $2.53B $1.77B $452.98M
Operating income -$6.38B $439.00M $254.17M
Net income $1.18B $99.00M $200.09M
Free cash flow $1.57B $562.00M $323.97M
R&D $93.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $0.26 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $991.80M $1.16B $365.82M
Total debt $401.90M $6.87B –
Shares (diluted) 404.50M 362.00M 70.22M
Enterprise value $24.04B $1.98B $3.26B

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
MetricFTINOVWHD
P/E 23.6x 74.7x 53.6x
P/FCF 17.5x 12.6x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 7.7x 12.0x
P/S 2.6x 0.8x 3.2x
P/B 8.4x 1.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 1.2x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -4.5x 9.5x 11.2x
EV/EBIT -4.2x 17.3x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 17.1x 13.5x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 8.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -2.01 -3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTINOVWHD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -1.7% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 2.5% 14.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% -4.4% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 1.9% 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.5% -36.9% -8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -5.7% 8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.0% -79.3% -10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 120.1% -38.0% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.2% -79.1% -55.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 125.8% -37.1% -16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% -28.2% 32.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.2% 82.2% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.2% -38.2% 39.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 46.8% 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTINOVWHD
Gross margin 24.3% 20.5% 33.2%
EBITDA margin -57.2% 9.3% 26.5%
Operating margin -61.3% 5.1% 18.6%
Pretax margin 14.4% 3.8% 19.1%
Net margin 11.3% 1.1% 6.0%
FCF margin 15.1% 6.5% 23.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 10.6% 26.9%
Return on equity 35.4% 1.6% 14.0%
Return on assets 11.5% 0.9% 7.9%
Return on invested capital -134.4% 1.6% –
Return on capital employed -133.9% 5.0% 12.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 9.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTINOVWHD
Debt / assets 3.9% 15.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 68.4% 44.1% 43.4%
Equity / assets 31.6% 55.9% 56.6%
Interest coverage -99.1x 5.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.85 2.04 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTINOVWHD
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 4.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 6.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 153.5% 19.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.0% 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -21.2% 10.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 24.4% 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.

ConsensusFTINOVWHD
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 $0.88FY2026 $2.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.4%FY2026 +125.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +37.5% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 +63.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +8.9% -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTINOVWHD
Held by institutions 97.3% 100.0% 95.8%
Institutions holding 815 487 344
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -0.2% +2.6%
Institutions buying 460 245 187
Institutions selling 275 164 104
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.49 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.

FTINOVWHD
FTI 1.00 0.67 0.40
NOV 0.67 1.00 0.56
WHD 0.40 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTI, NOV and WHD?

TechnipFMC (FTI) is the largest by market capitalisation: TechnipFMC (FTI) $27.90B, Nov (NOV) $7.24B, Cactus (WHD) $4.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTI, NOV and WHD?

TechnipFMC (FTI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TechnipFMC (FTI) 23.7x, Nov (NOV) 76.2x, Cactus (WHD) 54.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nov (NOV) is cheapest (TechnipFMC (FTI) 23.3x, Nov (NOV) 22.5x, Cactus (WHD) 23.0x). 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: TechnipFMC (FTI) +9.9%, Nov (NOV) -1.7%, Cactus (WHD) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

TechnipFMC (FTI) has the highest net margin (TechnipFMC (FTI) 11.3%, Nov (NOV) 1.1%, Cactus (WHD) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Nov (NOV) leads (TechnipFMC (FTI) -134.4%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TechnipFMC (FTI) returned the most: TechnipFMC (FTI) +70.8%, Nov (NOV) +40.3%, Cactus (WHD) +61.3%. Over five years, TechnipFMC (FTI) compounded fastest (TechnipFMC (FTI) +55.5%/yr, Nov (NOV) +5.8%/yr, Cactus (WHD) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nov (NOV) has the highest dividend yield: TechnipFMC (FTI) 0.00%, Nov (NOV) 0.02%, Cactus (WHD) 0.01%. TechnipFMC (FTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TechnipFMC (FTI) has been the steadiest (TechnipFMC (FTI) 31.3%, Nov (NOV) 35.9%, Cactus (WHD) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTI, NOV 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, TechnipFMC (FTI) 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.