HAL vs KGS vs SLB Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Kodiak Gas Services and Slb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HAL Halliburton Co
$35.78 +10.3% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.59B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
1.90%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.77 +4.5% 1M +49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.37B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.16%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Slb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Slb 5, Halliburton 5, Kodiak Gas Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHALKGSSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.59B $4.85B $79.37B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 57.1x 25.7x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 23.5x 21.3x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +8.2% +4.6% KGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 5.8% 8.4% HAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 6.2% 9.3% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.8x 1.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.90% 4.07% 2.16% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.4% +34.7% +49.9% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr — +10.8%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 42.6% 36.6% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 49/100 62/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

HALKGSSLB

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

AxisHALKGSSLB
Valuation 59 #20 of 47 9 #43 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Growth 45 #24 of 43 69 #14 of 43 52 #21 of 43
Profitability 82 #8 of 40 77 #10 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 50 #23 of 45 11 #40 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 61 #13 of 32 81 #7 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Overall 59 49 62
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB 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

PeriodHALKGSSLBSPY
1 month +10.3%-8.8%+4.5% +0.9%
3 months +14.7%-12.5%+9.8% +5.9%
6 months -14.4%-28.0%-3.5% +8.5%
Year to date +26.6%+28.6%+40.1% +13.3%
1 year +34.4%+34.7%+49.9% +12.4%
3 years -9.6%+179.7%-3.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.3%+40.9%-1.2% +23.5%
5 years +43.2%—+66.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.4%—+10.8% +11.0%
10 years -23.2%—-32.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.6%—-3.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHALKGSSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%42.6%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%47.5%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.840.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.821.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-42.2%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-36.9%-10.6% -0.9%
52-week high $42.98$76.27$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$32.95$35.19 $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.

MultipleHALKGSSLB
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 28.7x 57.1xmedian 28.7x 25.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 8.7x 10.9xmedian 8.7x 11.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 16.3x 969.5xmedian 16.3x 17.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.38median 0.51 -22.19median 0.51 -2.46median 0.51

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 monthsHALKGSSLB
Revenue $22.48B $1.39B $36.89B
Gross profit $3.36B $889.05M $6.02B
Operating income $2.83B $382.14M $4.64B
Net income $2.01B $80.57M $3.16B
Free cash flow $1.60B $5.01M $4.56B
R&D – – $678.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.83 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $137.55M $2.62B
Total debt $7.07B $2.72B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 96.81M 1.50B
Enterprise value $21.54B $4.62B $76.98B

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
MetricHALKGSSLB
P/E 14.9x 57.1x 25.7x
P/FCF 18.5x 969.5x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 10.1x 12.5x
P/S 1.3x 3.5x 2.2x
P/B 2.7x 2.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 10.9x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 12.3x 19.5x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 5.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 21.8x 1,485x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 15.5x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.38 -22.19 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALKGSSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 8.2% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 22.6% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 11.8% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 24.1% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% 17.9% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 17.1% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% -4.5% -16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 15.0% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% -10.3% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -2.6% -10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 7.2% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 31.6% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% -96.1% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 22.3% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALKGSSLB
Gross margin 14.9% 63.8% 16.3%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 48.9% 20.2%
Operating margin 12.6% 27.4% 12.6%
Pretax margin 10.7% 8.1% 10.7%
Net margin 8.9% 5.8% 8.4%
FCF margin 7.1% 0.4% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 34.4% 17.2%
Return on equity 18.1% 4.8% 11.6%
Return on assets 7.7% 1.6% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 6.2% 9.3%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 8.2% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 5.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALKGSSLB
Debt / assets 27.1% 49.5% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 543.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 60.7% 51.6%
Equity / assets 42.8% 39.3% 48.4%
Interest coverage – – 9.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.55 1.39 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALKGSSLB
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.7% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 5.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.3% 217.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% 3,506% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.6% 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 60.7% –

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.

ConsensusHALKGSSLB
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.42FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +130.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +40.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.74BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +5.5% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALKGSSLB
Held by institutions 87.9% 100.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,208 407 1,699
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +16.6% +1.6%
Institutions buying 641 282 784
Institutions selling 377 86 663
Buyers to sellers 1.70 3.28 1.18

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.

HALKGSSLB
HAL 1.00 0.27 0.74
KGS 0.27 1.00 0.21
SLB 0.74 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, KGS and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.59B, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.85B, Slb (SLB) $79.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, KGS and SLB?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.9x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 57.1x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.8x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 23.5x, Slb (SLB) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Halliburton (HAL) has the highest net margin (Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +34.4%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +34.7%, Slb (SLB) +49.9%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +7.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) has the highest dividend yield: Halliburton (HAL) 1.90%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 4.07%, Slb (SLB) 2.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.6%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAL, KGS and SLB?

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