HOS vs SLB vs LBRT Stock Comparison

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Slb and Liberty Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
8 wins
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$17.60 -7.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
71.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
2.05%
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Slb leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Slb 8, Hornbeck Offshore Services 3, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOSSLBLBRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.04B $79.37B $2.87B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 25.7x 71.3x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 21.3x 83.8x HOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +4.6% +13.6% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 8.4% 0.9% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 9.3% 1.8% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 2.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.16% 2.05% SLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +49.9% +3.2% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +10.8%/yr +6.4%/yr HOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 36.6% 60.4% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 62/100 38/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

HOSSLBLBRT

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

AxisHOSSLBLBRT
Valuation 100 #1 of 47 35 #31 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Growth 86 #7 of 43 52 #21 of 43 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 59 #17 of 40 87 #6 of 40 36 #26 of 40
Financial Health 86 #7 of 45 52 #22 of 45 30 #32 of 45
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 84 #6 of 32 52 #16 of 32
Overall 71 62 38
  • HOS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LBRT 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

PeriodHOSSLBLBRTSPY
1 month -10.6%+4.5%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months -21.8%+9.8%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -29.8%-3.5%-48.0% +8.5%
Year to date +13.1%+40.1%-4.7% +13.3%
1 year +5.3%+49.9%+3.2% +12.4%
3 years -28.2%-3.7%-10.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.4%-1.2%-3.5% +23.5%
5 years +87.6%+66.7%+36.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%+10.8%+6.4% +11.0%
10 years -21.2%-32.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.4%-3.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHOSSLBLBRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%36.6%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%33.4%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.741.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.121.360.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-48.9%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-10.6%-48.1% -0.9%
52-week high $10.60$60.12$33.93 $779.14
52-week low $6.14$35.19$15.28 $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.

MultipleHOSSLBLBRT
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 28.7x 25.7xmedian 28.7x 71.3xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 11.9xmedian 8.7x 7.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 16.3x 17.4xmedian 16.3x -4.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.51 -2.46median 0.51 -1.21median 0.51

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 monthsHOSSLBLBRT
Revenue $1.30B $36.89B $4.44B
Gross profit $181.68M $6.02B $800.93M
Operating income $73.52M $4.64B $74.18M
Net income $39.67M $3.16B $40.31M
Free cash flow $235.76M $4.56B -$652.46M
R&D – $678.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $2.07 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $652.23M $2.62B $119.00M
Total debt $1.22B $12.80B $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 148.11M 1.50B 163.19M
Enterprise value -$864.89M $76.98B $1.47B

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
MetricHOSSLBLBRT
P/E 26.3x 25.7x 71.3x
P/FCF 4.4x 17.4x -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 12.5x 5.1x
P/S 0.8x 2.2x 0.6x
P/B 0.7x 2.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 3.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 9.5x 19.1x 54.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 3.0x 19.4x -6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 13.9x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 -2.46 -1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOSSLBLBRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 4.6% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 4.8% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% -10.6% -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -1.7% -17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% -10.6% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% -4.1% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.8% -16.3% -78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.8% -9.2% -59.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% -15.5% -78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% -10.4% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 8.3% -5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 6.8% -16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 117.6% 11.5% -30,346%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 18.7% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOSSLBLBRT
Gross margin 13.9% 16.3% 18.0%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 12.1%
Operating margin 5.6% 12.6% 1.7%
Pretax margin 4.1% 10.7% 1.2%
Net margin 3.0% 8.4% 0.9%
FCF margin 18.1% 12.4% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 17.2% 12.6%
Return on equity 2.5% 11.6% 2.1%
Return on assets 1.5% 5.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 9.3% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 11.3% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 2.0x 13.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOSSLBLBRT
Debt / assets 11.8% 22.8% 28.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 2.8x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 51.6% 57.2%
Equity / assets 61.6% 48.4% 42.8%
Interest coverage 2.2x 9.2x 2.8x
Current ratio 3.5x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.77 3.17 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOSSLBLBRT
Dividend yield – 2.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 3.9% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusHOSSLBLBRT
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 83.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% +17.1% -81.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.8% +0.5% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOSSLBLBRT
Held by institutions – 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,699 405
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.6% +4.7%
Institutions buying – 784 217
Institutions selling – 663 142
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 1.53

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.

HOSSLBLBRT
HOS 1.00 0.56 0.38
SLB 0.56 1.00 0.21
LBRT 0.38 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOS, SLB and LBRT?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $1.04B, Slb (SLB) $79.37B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOS, SLB and LBRT?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 26.3x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 71.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is cheapest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 20.9x, Slb (SLB) 21.3x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 83.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Energy (LBRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.2%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +5.3%, Slb (SLB) +49.9%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +3.2%. Over five years, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) compounded fastest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +13.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slb (SLB) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.16%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 2.05%. Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 44.8%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOS, SLB and LBRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Slb (SLB) leads on 8. 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.