HAL vs TDW vs WTTR Stock Comparison

Halliburton, Tidewater and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HAL Halliburton Co
$35.45 +8.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins
TDW Tidewater Inc
$84.50 -0.3% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.22B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Halliburton leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Halliburton 6, Tidewater 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHALTDWWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.21B $4.22B $2.63B HAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 17.1x 82.2x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 29.3x 32.3x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -1.0% -2.0% HAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 18.3% 2.2% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.2% 3.6% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.1x 0.9x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% +71.4% +58.7% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +45.9%/yr +24.7%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 48.6% 46.5% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 76/100 34/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

HALTDWWTTR

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

AxisHALTDWWTTR
Valuation 54 #22 of 47 41 #28 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Growth 47 #24 of 44 79 #10 of 44 30 #31 of 44
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 98 #2 of 41 38 #26 of 41
Financial Health 47 #25 of 46 84 #8 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 – 13 #28 of 32
Overall 54 76 34
  • HAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WTTR 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

PeriodHALTDWWTTRSPY
1 month +8.2%-0.3%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months +10.3%+7.5%-0.4% +3.5%
6 months -11.7%-7.3%+13.4% +7.0%
Year to date +25.4%+67.3%+78.1% +12.2%
1 year +33.5%+71.4%+58.7% +13.0%
3 years -10.5%+23.2%+155.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.6%+7.2%+36.6% +23.1%
5 years +41.1%+560.7%+201.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.1%+45.9%+24.7% +11.0%
10 years -25.6%+48.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%+4.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHALTDWWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%48.6%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%46.7%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.510.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.471.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-70.3%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-16.0%-15.9% -1.8%
52-week high $42.98$100.61$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $25.62$48.67$9.40 $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.

MultipleHALTDWWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 25.5x 17.0xmedian 25.5x 79.6xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.6x 8.3xmedian 8.6x 10.0xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 14.7x 15.5xmedian 14.7x -29.0xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.35median 0.41 0.23median 0.41 -3.40median 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 monthsHALTDWWTTR
Revenue $22.48B $1.35B $1.43B
Gross profit $3.36B $651.24M $231.00M
Operating income $2.83B $248.14M $50.15M
Net income $2.01B $245.49M $32.23M
Free cash flow $1.60B $271.18M -$82.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $4.93 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $613.54M $33.40M
Total debt $7.07B $653.20M $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 832.00M 50.13M 138.17M
Enterprise value $21.11B $2.05B $2.50B

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
MetricHALTDWWTTR
P/E 14.7x 17.0x 79.6x
P/FCF 18.3x 15.5x -29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 13.5x 10.2x
P/S 1.3x 3.1x 1.7x
P/B 2.6x 3.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 8.3x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 17.1x 52.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.6x 15.6x -31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 13.6x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.35 0.23 -3.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHALTDWWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.0% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 19.6% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% -4.1% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 26.2% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.6% -19.2% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 37.4% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.6% 24.2% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 72.5% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 23.9% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 73.2% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 2.7% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 48.0% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.6% -2.2% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 59.2% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHALTDWWTTR
Gross margin 14.9% 48.4% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 38.2% 18.3%
Operating margin 12.6% 18.4% 3.5%
Pretax margin 10.7% 11.9% 2.6%
Net margin 8.9% 18.3% 2.2%
FCF margin 7.1% 20.1% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 23.1% 16.4%
Return on equity 18.1% 17.8% 2.9%
Return on assets 7.7% 10.4% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 11.9% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHALTDWWTTR
Debt / assets 27.1% 27.6% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.1x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 2.4x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 41.1% 36.4%
Equity / assets 42.8% 58.9% 63.6%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 2.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.54 3.70 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHALTDWWTTR
Dividend yield 1.9% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – -7.7%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.0% -6.2%
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.

ConsensusHALTDWWTTR
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 32.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.3% +111.8% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.57BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +7.6% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHALTDWWTTR
Held by institutions 87.9% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 1,207 363 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +9.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 640 183 131
Institutions selling 377 123 91
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.49 1.44

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.

HALTDWWTTR
HAL 1.00 0.48 0.44
TDW 0.48 1.00 0.17
WTTR 0.44 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAL, TDW and WTTR?

Halliburton (HAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Halliburton (HAL) $29.21B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.22B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $2.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAL, TDW and WTTR?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Halliburton (HAL) 14.6x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.1x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 82.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Halliburton (HAL) 14.6x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.3x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 32.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Halliburton (HAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Halliburton (HAL) +33.5%, Tidewater (TDW) +71.4%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +58.7%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Halliburton (HAL) +7.1%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +45.9%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +24.7%/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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 0.00%. Tidewater (TDW) and Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAL, TDW and WTTR?

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 6. 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.