HAL vs SLB vs STX Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Slb and Seagate Technology Holdings 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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHALSLBSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.59B $79.37B $158.29B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 25.7x 34.8x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 21.3x 18.1x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +4.6% +44.4% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 8.4% — HAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 9.3% — HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.2x — SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.90% 2.16% 0.42% SLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.4% +49.9% +213.0% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +10.8%/yr +51.0%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 36.6% 75.9% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 62/100 57/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

HALSLBSTX

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

AxisHALSLBSTX
Valuation 59 #20 of 47 35 #31 of 47 23 #86 of 111
Growth 45 #24 of 43 52 #21 of 43 99 #2 of 108
Profitability 82 #8 of 40 87 #6 of 40 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 50 #23 of 45 52 #22 of 45 24 #88 of 115
Shareholder Returns 61 #13 of 32 84 #6 of 32 47 #42 of 78
Overall 59 62 57
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHALSLBSTXSPY
1 month +10.3%+4.5%-24.3% +0.9%
3 months +14.7%+9.8%-8.7% +5.9%
6 months -14.4%-3.5%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +26.6%+40.1%+153.4% +13.3%
1 year +34.4%+49.9%+213.0% +12.4%
3 years -9.6%-3.7%+923.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.3%-1.2%+117.2% +23.5%
5 years +43.2%+66.7%+683.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.4%+10.8%+51.0% +11.0%
10 years -23.2%-32.1%+1,943.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.6%-3.8%+35.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHALSLBSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%36.6%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%33.4%76.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.742.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.051.362.81 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-48.9%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-10.6%-36.2% -0.9%
52-week high $42.98$60.12$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$35.19$223.00 $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.

MultipleHALSLBSTX
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 28.7x 25.7xmedian 28.7x 34.8xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 11.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 8.7x 11.9xmedian 8.7x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 16.3x 17.4xmedian 16.3x 69.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 45.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.38median 0.51 -2.46median 0.51 0.37median 1.10

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 monthsHALSLBSTX
Revenue $22.48B $36.89B $13.80B
Gross profit $3.36B $6.02B –
Operating income $2.83B $4.64B $5.46B
Net income $2.01B $3.16B $4.40B
Free cash flow $1.60B $4.56B –
R&D – $678.00M $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.07 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $2.62B $1.26B
Total debt $7.07B $12.80B –
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 1.50B 229.00M
Enterprise value $21.54B $76.98B $158.29B

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
MetricHALSLBSTX
P/E 14.9x 25.7x 34.8x
P/FCF 18.5x 17.4x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 12.5x 32.8x
P/S 1.3x 2.2x 11.5x
P/B 2.7x 2.9x 45.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.6x 45.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 11.9x –
EV/EBIT 12.3x 19.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.4x 11.5x
EV/FCF 21.8x 19.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 13.9x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.38 -2.46 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALSLBSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 4.6% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 4.8% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% -10.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -1.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% -10.6% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -4.1% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% -16.3% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -9.2% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% -15.5% 153.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -10.4% 94.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 8.3% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 6.8% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% 11.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 18.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALSLBSTX
Gross margin 14.9% 16.3% –
EBITDA margin 17.8% 20.2% –
Operating margin 12.6% 12.6% –
Pretax margin 10.7% 10.7% –
Net margin 8.9% 8.4% –
FCF margin 7.1% 12.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 17.2% 35.0%
Return on equity 18.1% 11.6% 156.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 5.6% 43.3%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 14.2% 11.3% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALSLBSTX
Debt / assets 27.1% 22.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.4x 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 51.6% 66.6%
Equity / assets 42.8% 48.4% 33.4%
Interest coverage – 9.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.55 3.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALSLBSTX
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.9% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusHALSLBSTX
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.42FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +17.1% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.74BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +0.5% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALSLBSTX
Held by institutions 87.9% 89.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,208 1,699 1,956
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.6% +1.4%
Institutions buying 641 784 1,208
Institutions selling 377 663 590
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.18 2.05

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.

HALSLBSTX
HAL 1.00 0.74 0.03
SLB 0.74 1.00 0.10
STX 0.03 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, SLB and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.59B, Slb (SLB) $79.37B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $158.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, SLB and STX?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.9x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 34.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.8x, Slb (SLB) 21.3x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +34.4%, Slb (SLB) +49.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +213.0%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +7.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slb (SLB) has the highest dividend yield: Halliburton (HAL) 1.90%, Slb (SLB) 2.16%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.