HOS vs USAC vs BKR Stock Comparison

Hornbeck Offshore Services, USA Compression Partners and Baker Hughes Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$49.87 -13.1% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$47.22B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

USA Compression Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (USA Compression Partners 6, Baker Hughes 4, Hornbeck Offshore Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOSUSACBKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $848.72M $3.54B $47.22B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 22.3x 16.3x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 20.0x 19.6x HOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +29.4% +3.7% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 12.4% 10.1% USAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 8.3% USAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 2.9x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.02% USAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.4% +12.7% +8.5% USAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +9.0%/yr +15.0%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 28.5% 34.6% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 42/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

HOSUSACBKR

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

AxisHOSUSACBKR
Valuation 100 #1 of 47 26 #35 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Growth 79 #10 of 44 88 #6 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 100 #1 of 41 68 #14 of 41
Financial Health 87 #7 of 46 9 #42 of 46 13 #40 of 46
Shareholder Returns 16 #27 of 32 55 #15 of 32 39 #20 of 32
Overall 66 56 42
  • HOS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • BKR 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

PeriodHOSUSACBKRSPY
1 month -21.8%-2.9%-13.1% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%-3.7%-19.1% -0.4%
6 months -37.6%-8.2%-25.2% +4.5%
Year to date -1.9%+7.8%+9.5% +12.4%
1 year -7.4%+12.7%+8.5% +13.6%
3 years -39.6%-4.7%+41.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -15.5%-1.6%+12.3% +20.8%
5 years +53.0%+53.8%+101.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%+9.0%+15.0% +10.4%
10 years -27.1%+38.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.1%+3.3%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHOSUSACBKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%28.5%34.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%29.2%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.060.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.450.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-25.3%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-18.2%-28.4% -1.6%
52-week high $10.60$30.30$69.67 $779.14
52-week low $6.14$21.99$44.47 $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.

MultipleHOSUSACBKR
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 23.0x 22.6xmedian 23.0x 17.1xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 9.2xmedian 8.3x 12.9xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.0x 13.2xmedian 15.0x 15.3xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 13.9xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.48 0.24median 0.48 0.83median 0.48

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 monthsHOSUSACBKR
Revenue $1.30B $1.28B $28.74B
Gross profit $181.68M $821.63M $6.83B
Operating income $73.52M $370.54M $3.43B
Net income $39.67M $159.10M $2.93B
Free cash flow $235.76M $272.13M $3.23B
R&D – – $573.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $1.09 $2.90
Cash & equivalents $652.23M $12.10M $4.07B
Total debt $304.31M $3.01B $18.26B
Shares (diluted) 148.11M 145.45M 998.00M
Enterprise value -$1.06B $3.50B $8.94B

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
MetricHOSUSACBKR
P/E 22.8x 22.6x 17.1x
P/FCF 3.8x 13.2x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 7.3x 11.0x
P/S 0.7x 2.8x 1.7x
P/B 0.6x 13.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 40.1x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 9.2x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 17.8x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF 2.4x 24.2x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.2x 13.5x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.24 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACBKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 29.4% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 16.5% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 22.9% 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 15.5% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 21.7% 3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 20.8% 13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.8% 46.0% 0.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.8% 35.6% 19.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 39.8% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% 93.9% 20.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 27.0% 35.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 23.1% 14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 117.6% -6.3% 54.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 68.2% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACBKR
Gross margin 13.9% 64.0% 23.8%
EBITDA margin – 55.8% 17.2%
Operating margin 5.6% 28.9% 11.9%
Pretax margin 4.1% 13.6% 11.2%
Net margin 3.0% 12.4% 10.1%
FCF margin 18.1% 21.2% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 38.1% 15.7%
Return on equity 2.5% 58.3% 14.4%
Return on assets 1.5% 4.3% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 10.7% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 3.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOSUSACBKR
Debt / assets 11.8% 80.9% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 11.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 11.1x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 93.0% 65.2%
Equity / assets 61.6% 7.0% 34.8%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.9x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOSUSACBKR
Dividend yield – 8.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 8.5% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 180.1% 31.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 105.3% 28.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.5% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 5.5%

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.

ConsensusHOSUSACBKR
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% +24.2% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.8% -3.9% -1.5%
HOS estimates →USAC estimates →BKR estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOSUSACBKR
Held by institutions – 37.0% 97.3%
Institutions holding – 130 1,151
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +5.2%
Institutions buying – 63 578
Institutions selling – 26 430
Buyers to sellers – 2.42 1.34
HOS holders →USAC holders →BKR holders →

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.

HOSUSACBKR
HOS 1.00 0.28 0.55
USAC 0.28 1.00 0.34
BKR 0.55 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOS, USAC and BKR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $848.72M, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.54B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $47.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOS, USAC and BKR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 21.4x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 22.3x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is cheapest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 18.1x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.0x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.2%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +29.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest net margin (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, USA Compression Partners (USAC) leads (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 10.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year USA Compression Partners (USAC) returned the most: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) -7.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +12.7%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +8.5%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +8.9%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +9.0%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest dividend yield: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 0.00%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 0.08%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%. Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, USA Compression Partners (USAC) has been the steadiest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 45.7%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 28.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOS, USAC and BKR?

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