HAL vs KGS vs USAC Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Kodiak Gas Services and USA Compression Partners 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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Halliburton leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Halliburton 7, USA Compression Partners 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHALKGSUSACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.49B $4.34B $3.61B HAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 54.0x 25.0x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 21.5x 20.2x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +8.2% +19.9% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 5.8% 12.3% USAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.4% 6.2% 9.9% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.8x 4.3x HAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.08% USAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +25.6% +10.7% HAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr — +8.2%/yr USAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 42.3% 28.3% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 50/100 56/100 HAL

Percentile Scorecard

HALKGSUSAC

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

AxisHALKGSUSAC
Valuation 74 #13 of 47 13 #41 of 47 28 #34 of 47
Growth 47 #24 of 44 67 #15 of 44 98 #2 of 44
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 73 #12 of 41 100 #1 of 41
Financial Health 78 #11 of 46 11 #41 of 46 7 #43 of 46
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 84 #6 of 32 48 #17 of 32
Overall 65 50 56
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC 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

PeriodHALKGSUSACSPY
1 month +5.8%-16.9%-2.9% -1.0%
3 months +4.7%-25.0%-4.9% +2.9%
6 months -13.5%-32.9%-8.8% +6.4%
Year to date +23.6%+18.4%+9.1% +11.4%
1 year +28.3%+25.6%+10.7% +13.1%
3 years -13.2%+161.0%-0.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.6%+37.7%-0.1% +21.5%
5 years +34.9%—+48.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.2%—+8.2% +10.9%
10 years -27.9%—+34.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.2%—+3.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHALKGSUSACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%42.3%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%47.3%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.810.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.610.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-42.2%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-41.9%-17.2% -2.5%
52-week high $42.98$76.27$30.30 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$32.95$21.99 $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.

MultipleHALKGSUSAC
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 25.5x 52.6xmedian 25.5x 25.2xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 8.8x 10.3xmedian 8.8x 9.7xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 14.7x 892.5xmedian 14.7x 11.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 12.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.32median 0.41 -20.43median 0.41 0.13median 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 monthsHALKGSUSAC
Revenue $22.48B $1.39B $1.18B
Gross profit $3.36B $889.05M $772.78M
Operating income $2.83B $382.14M $352.30M
Net income $2.01B $80.57M $146.24M
Free cash flow $1.60B $5.01M $309.81M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.83 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $137.55M $9.48M
Total debt $90.00M $2.72B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 96.81M 145.62M
Enterprise value $21.39B $4.10B $3.58B

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
MetricHALKGSUSAC
P/E 14.5x 52.6x 25.2x
P/FCF 18.1x 892.5x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 9.3x 8.1x
P/S 1.3x 3.2x 3.1x
P/B 2.6x 2.1x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.3x 33.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 10.3x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 18.5x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 5.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF 17.0x 1,408x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 14.7x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.32 -20.43 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALKGSUSAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 8.2% 19.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 22.6% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 11.8% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 24.1% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% 17.9% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 17.1% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% -4.5% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 15.0% 40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% -10.3% 50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -2.6% 197.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 7.2% 25.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 31.6% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% -96.1% 19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 22.3% 68.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALKGSUSAC
Gross margin 14.9% 63.8% 65.7%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 48.9% 57.8%
Operating margin 12.6% 27.4% 30.0%
Pretax margin 10.7% 8.1% 13.5%
Net margin 8.9% 5.8% 12.3%
FCF margin 7.1% 0.4% 26.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 34.4% 38.0%
Return on equity 18.1% 4.8% 48.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 1.6% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 21.4% 6.2% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 8.2% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 5.9x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALKGSUSAC
Debt / assets 0.3% 49.5% 79.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x 10.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.8x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 543.4x 9.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 60.7% 92.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 39.3% 7.8%
Interest coverage – – 1.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.52 1.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALKGSUSAC
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.4% 8.4%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 6.3% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.3% 217.9% 189.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% 3,506% 89.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.6% 18.6% 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 60.7% 2.5%

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.

ConsensusHALKGSUSAC
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $2.06FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +131.5%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.3% +41.3% +24.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.57BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +5.5% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALKGSUSAC
Held by institutions 87.9% 100.0% 37.0%
Institutions holding 1,207 407 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +16.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 640 282 63
Institutions selling 377 86 26
Buyers to sellers 1.70 3.28 2.42

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.

HALKGSUSAC
HAL 1.00 0.27 0.39
KGS 0.27 1.00 0.26
USAC 0.39 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, KGS and USAC?

Halliburton (HAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.49B, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.34B, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, KGS and USAC?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 54.0x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.4x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 21.5x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +19.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest net margin (Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Halliburton (HAL) 21.4%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Halliburton (HAL) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +28.3%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +25.6%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +10.7%. Over five years, USA Compression Partners (USAC) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +6.2%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest dividend yield: Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 0.04%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 0.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, USA Compression Partners (USAC) has been the steadiest (Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.3%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.