HAL vs SLB vs TS Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Slb and Tenaris 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
4 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.05 +2.3% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.10B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$58.21 +4.4% 1M +58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.68B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 5, Halliburton 4, Slb 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHALSLBTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.49B $79.10B $62.68B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 25.5x 32.8x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 21.1x 14.7x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +2.5% +2.3% SLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 8.5% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.4% 9.5% 12.7% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.2x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +47.3% +58.7% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr +9.4%/yr +20.4%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 36.6% 29.2% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 54/100 58/100 HAL

Percentile Scorecard

HALSLBTS

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

AxisHALSLBTS
Valuation 74 #13 of 47 26 #35 of 47 42 #119 of 203
Growth 47 #24 of 44 44 #25 of 44 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 83 #8 of 41 81 #36 of 187
Financial Health 78 #11 of 46 51 #23 of 46 99 #4 of 222
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 68 #11 of 32 52 #74 of 153
Overall 65 54 58
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHALSLBTSSPY
1 month +5.8%+2.3%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months +4.7%+1.1%+1.0% +2.9%
6 months -13.5%-5.5%-8.0% +6.4%
Year to date +23.6%+38.2%+51.4% +11.4%
1 year +28.3%+47.3%+58.7% +13.1%
3 years -13.2%-6.9%+78.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.6%-2.4%+21.4% +21.5%
5 years +34.9%+56.4%+152.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.2%+9.4%+20.4% +10.9%
10 years -27.9%-34.1%+100.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.2%-4.1%+7.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHALSLBTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%36.6%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%33.3%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.730.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.861.292.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-48.9%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-11.8%-9.1% -2.5%
52-week high $42.98$60.12$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$35.19$35.79 $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.

MultipleHALSLBTS
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 32.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 8.8x 11.8xmedian 8.8x 18.8xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x 22.4xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.32median 0.41 -2.84median 0.41 —median 1.19

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 monthsHALSLBTS
Revenue $22.48B $36.37B $12.04B
Gross profit $3.36B $6.01B $4.08B
Operating income $2.83B $4.68B $2.23B
Net income $2.01B $3.15B $1.97B
Free cash flow $1.60B $4.81B $2.78B
R&D – $692.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.06 –
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $2.74B $9.02B
Total debt $90.00M $12.80B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 1.51B –
Enterprise value $21.39B $75.03B $33.72B

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
MetricHALSLBTS
P/E 14.5x 25.5x 32.1x
P/FCF 18.1x 16.4x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 12.1x 27.9x
P/S 1.3x 2.2x 5.2x
P/B 2.6x 2.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 11.8x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 18.7x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 17.0x 18.2x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 13.4x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.32 -2.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALSLBTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 2.5% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 5.3% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% -15.3% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -0.2% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% -16.5% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -2.2% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% -25.2% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -7.6% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% -31.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -9.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% -1.6% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 8.5% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% 0.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 21.2% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALSLBTS
Gross margin 14.9% 16.5% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 20.5% 23.7%
Operating margin 12.6% 12.9% 18.5%
Pretax margin 10.7% 10.8% 20.5%
Net margin 8.9% 8.5% 15.9%
FCF margin 7.1% 13.2% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 18.0% 18.6%
Return on equity 18.1% 11.5% 11.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 5.7% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 21.4% 9.5% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 11.4% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALSLBTS
Debt / assets 0.3% 23.0% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.2x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.7x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 50.9% 15.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 49.1% 84.8%
Interest coverage – 9.1x 45.4x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 3.52 3.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALSLBTS
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.1% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 3.3% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusHALSLBTS
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.3% +20.2% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.57BFY2026 $38.20BFY2026 $13.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +0.3% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALSLBTS
Held by institutions 87.9% 89.8% 3.6%
Institutions holding 1,207 1,698 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.6% -2.4%
Institutions buying 640 783 154
Institutions selling 377 663 78
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.18 1.97

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.

HALSLBTS
HAL 1.00 0.74 0.52
SLB 0.74 1.00 0.53
TS 0.52 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, SLB and TS?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.49B, Slb (SLB) $79.10B, Tenaris (TS) $62.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, SLB and TS?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x, Slb (SLB) 25.5x, Tenaris (TS) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.4x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Tenaris (TS) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Slb (SLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Halliburton (HAL) 21.4%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +28.3%, Slb (SLB) +47.3%, Tenaris (TS) +58.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +6.2%/yr, Slb (SLB) +9.4%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Tenaris (TS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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