HAL vs TDW vs SLB Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Tidewater and Slb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HAL Halliburton Co
$35.45 +8.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.40B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
TDW Tidewater Inc
$84.50 -0.3% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$79.67B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHALTDWSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.40B $4.26B $79.67B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 17.2x 25.7x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 29.3x 21.1x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -1.0% +2.5% SLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 18.3% 8.5% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.2% 9.5% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.1x 1.2x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% +71.4% +48.2% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +45.9%/yr +10.3%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 48.6% 36.7% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 76/100 57/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

HALTDWSLB

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

AxisHALTDWSLB
Valuation 54 #22 of 47 41 #28 of 47 26 #35 of 47
Growth 47 #24 of 44 79 #10 of 44 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 98 #2 of 41 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 47 #25 of 46 84 #8 of 46 56 #21 of 46
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 – 77 #8 of 32
Overall 54 76 57
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW 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

PeriodHALTDWSLBSPY
1 month +8.2%-0.3%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months +10.3%+7.5%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -11.7%-7.3%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +25.4%+67.3%+38.4% +12.2%
1 year +33.5%+71.4%+48.2% +13.0%
3 years -10.5%+23.2%-4.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.6%+7.2%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +41.1%+560.7%+63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.1%+45.9%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years -25.6%+48.8%-33.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%+4.1%-4.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHALTDWSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%48.6%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%46.7%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.510.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.471.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-70.3%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-16.0%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $42.98$100.61$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$48.67$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.

MultipleHALTDWSLB
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 25.5x 17.0xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.6x 8.3xmedian 8.6x 11.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 14.7x 15.5xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.35median 0.41 0.23median 0.41 -2.84median 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 monthsHALTDWSLB
Revenue $22.48B $1.35B $36.37B
Gross profit $3.36B $651.24M $6.01B
Operating income $2.83B $248.14M $4.68B
Net income $2.01B $245.49M $3.15B
Free cash flow $1.60B $271.18M $4.81B
R&D – – $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $4.93 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $613.54M $2.74B
Total debt $7.07B $653.20M $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 50.13M 1.51B
Enterprise value $21.30B $2.08B $75.60B

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
MetricHALTDWSLB
P/E 14.7x 17.0x 25.5x
P/FCF 18.3x 15.5x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 13.5x 12.1x
P/S 1.3x 3.1x 2.2x
P/B 2.6x 3.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 8.3x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 17.1x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 21.6x 15.6x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 13.6x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.35 0.23 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALTDWSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.0% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 19.6% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% -4.1% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 26.2% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% -19.2% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 37.4% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% 24.2% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 72.5% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 23.9% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 73.2% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 2.7% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 48.0% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% -2.2% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 59.2% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALTDWSLB
Gross margin 14.9% 48.4% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 38.2% 20.5%
Operating margin 12.6% 18.4% 12.9%
Pretax margin 10.7% 11.9% 10.8%
Net margin 8.9% 18.3% 8.5%
FCF margin 7.1% 20.1% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 23.1% 18.0%
Return on equity 18.1% 17.8% 11.5%
Return on assets 7.7% 10.4% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.2% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 11.9% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALTDWSLB
Debt / assets 27.1% 27.6% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 2.4x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 41.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 42.8% 58.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.54 3.70 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALTDWSLB
Dividend yield 1.9% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.0% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusHALTDWSLB
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.42FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +111.8% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.74BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +7.6% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALTDWSLB
Held by institutions 87.9% 100.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,207 363 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +9.4% +1.6%
Institutions buying 640 183 783
Institutions selling 377 123 663
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.49 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.

HALTDWSLB
HAL 1.00 0.48 0.74
TDW 0.48 1.00 0.46
SLB 0.74 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, TDW and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.40B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.26B, Slb (SLB) $79.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, TDW and SLB?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.2x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.6x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.3x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x). 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%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +33.5%, Tidewater (TDW) +71.4%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +7.1%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +45.9%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.6%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAL, TDW 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, Tidewater (TDW) 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.