HAL vs BKR vs TDW Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Tidewater Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HAL Halliburton Co
$34.92 +5.8% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$55.86 -3.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$55.58B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
TDW Tidewater Inc
$86.02 +0.0% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Halliburton leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Halliburton 7, Tidewater 4, Baker Hughes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHALBKRTDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.49B $55.58B $4.20B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 18.0x 17.0x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 22.3x 29.9x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +0.4% -1.0% HAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 11.2% 18.3% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.4% 8.9% 12.2% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x 0.1x HAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% HAL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +14.3% +67.3% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr +17.8%/yr +47.1%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 33.4% 48.7% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 54/100 75/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

HALBKRTDW

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

AxisHALBKRTDW
Valuation 74 #13 of 47 37 #30 of 47 39 #29 of 47
Growth 47 #24 of 44 65 #16 of 44 79 #10 of 44
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 78 #10 of 41 98 #2 of 41
Financial Health 78 #11 of 46 49 #24 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 42 #19 of 32 –
Overall 65 54 75
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW 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

PeriodHALBKRTDWSPY
1 month +5.8%-3.7%+0.0% -1.0%
3 months +4.7%-2.4%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months -13.5%-19.0%-2.8% +6.4%
Year to date +23.6%+22.7%+70.3% +11.4%
1 year +28.3%+14.3%+67.3% +13.1%
3 years -13.2%+62.0%+23.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.6%+17.5%+7.2% +21.5%
5 years +34.9%+126.7%+588.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.2%+17.8%+47.1% +10.9%
10 years -27.9%—-10.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.2%—-1.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHALBKRTDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%33.4%48.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%34.3%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.650.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.431.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-47.2%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-19.8%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $42.98$69.67$100.61 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$44.47$48.67 $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.

MultipleHALBKRTDW
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 25.5x 17.9xmedian 25.5x 17.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 8.8x 11.5xmedian 8.8x 8.4xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 14.7x 17.7xmedian 14.7x 15.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.32median 0.41 0.45median 0.41 0.24median 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 monthsHALBKRTDW
Revenue $22.48B $27.73B $1.35B
Gross profit $3.36B $6.58B $651.24M
Operating income $2.83B $3.59B $248.14M
Net income $2.01B $3.12B $245.49M
Free cash flow $1.60B $3.13B $271.18M
R&D – $569.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $3.11 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $15.73B $613.54M
Total debt $90.00M $16.25B $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 997.00M 50.13M
Enterprise value $21.39B $18.68B $2.03B

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
MetricHALBKRTDW
P/E 14.5x 17.9x 17.3x
P/FCF 18.1x 17.7x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 12.5x 13.8x
P/S 1.3x 2.0x 3.2x
P/B 2.6x 2.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.4x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 11.5x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 15.6x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.0x 3.2x
EV/FCF 17.0x 17.9x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 12.6x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.32 0.45 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALBKRTDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 0.4% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 6.0% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% -0.9% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 5.8% 26.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% 9.7% -19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 23.9% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% 1.3% 24.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 39.1% 72.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 1.0% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 39.9% 73.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 29.7% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 16.4% 48.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% 44.5% -2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 21.8% 59.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALBKRTDW
Gross margin 14.9% 23.7% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 17.6% 38.2%
Operating margin 12.6% 12.9% 18.4%
Pretax margin 10.7% 12.7% 11.9%
Net margin 8.9% 11.2% 18.3%
FCF margin 7.1% 11.3% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 16.0% 23.1%
Return on equity 18.1% 15.8% 17.8%
Return on assets 7.7% 6.0% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 21.4% 8.9% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 9.7% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALBKRTDW
Debt / assets 0.3% 30.9% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 5.2x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 61.8% 41.1%
Equity / assets 42.8% 38.2% 58.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.1x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.7x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 3.52 2.10 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALBKRTDW
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 1.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.3% 29.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% 29.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.6% 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 6.4% –

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.

ConsensusHALBKRTDW
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 29.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $2.50FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.3% +12.0% +110.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.57BFY2026 $30.78BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% -2.3% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALBKRTDW
Held by institutions 87.9% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,207 1,148 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +5.2% +9.4%
Institutions buying 640 576 183
Institutions selling 377 429 123
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.34 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.

HALBKRTDW
HAL 1.00 0.62 0.48
BKR 0.62 1.00 0.47
TDW 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, BKR and TDW?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.49B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.58B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, BKR and TDW?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.4x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.3x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Halliburton (HAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Halliburton (HAL) 21.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +28.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.3%, Tidewater (TDW) +67.3%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +6.2%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.8%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +47.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Halliburton (HAL) has the highest dividend yield: Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%. Tidewater (TDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.4%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAL, BKR and TDW?

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