HOS vs USAC vs KGS Stock Comparison

Hornbeck Offshore Services, USA Compression Partners and Kodiak Gas Services Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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USA Compression Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (USA Compression Partners 6, Kodiak Gas Services 3, Hornbeck Offshore Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOSUSACKGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $851.67M $3.61B $3.75B KGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 22.7x 46.7x HOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 20.0x 20.1x HOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +29.4% +8.2% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 12.4% 5.8% USAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 6.2% USAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 3.8x KGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.05% USAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.4% +12.7% +13.7% KGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +9.0%/yr — USAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 28.5% 44.8% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 48/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

HOSUSACKGS

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

AxisHOSUSACKGS
Valuation 100 #1 of 47 26 #35 of 47 11 #42 of 47
Growth 79 #10 of 44 88 #6 of 44 72 #13 of 44
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 100 #1 of 41 70 #13 of 41
Financial Health 87 #7 of 46 9 #42 of 46 11 #41 of 46
Shareholder Returns 16 #27 of 32 55 #15 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Overall 66 56 48
  • HOS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • KGS 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

PeriodHOSUSACKGSSPY
1 month -21.8%-2.9%-23.1% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%-3.7%-28.7% -0.4%
6 months -37.6%-8.2%-42.2% +4.5%
Year to date -1.9%+7.8%+10.3% +12.4%
1 year -7.4%+12.7%+13.7% +13.6%
3 years -39.6%-4.7%+135.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -15.5%-1.6%+33.1% +20.8%
5 years +53.0%+53.8%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%+9.0%— +10.4%
10 years -27.1%+38.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.1%+3.3%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHOSUSACKGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%28.5%44.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%29.2%51.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.060.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.450.31 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-25.3%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-18.2%-45.9% -1.6%
52-week high $10.60$30.30$76.27 $779.14
52-week low $6.14$21.99$32.95 $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.

MultipleHOSUSACKGS
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 23.0x 22.6xmedian 23.0x 49.0xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.1x 3.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 9.2xmedian 8.3x 9.9xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.0x 13.2xmedian 15.0x 831.3xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 13.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.48 0.24median 0.48 -19.03median 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 monthsHOSUSACKGS
Revenue $1.30B $1.28B $1.39B
Gross profit $181.68M $821.63M $889.05M
Operating income $73.52M $370.54M $382.14M
Net income $39.67M $159.10M $80.57M
Free cash flow $235.76M $272.13M $5.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $1.09 $0.83
Cash & equivalents $652.23M $12.10M $137.55M
Total debt $304.31M $3.01B $2.72B
Shares (diluted) 148.11M 145.45M 96.81M
Enterprise value -$1.06B $3.56B $3.52B

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
MetricHOSUSACKGS
P/E 22.8x 22.6x 49.0x
P/FCF 3.8x 13.2x 831.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 7.3x 8.7x
P/S 0.7x 2.8x 3.0x
P/B 0.6x 13.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 40.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 9.2x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 17.8x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.1x 4.8x
EV/FCF 2.4x 24.2x 1,347x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.2x 13.5x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.24 -19.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACKGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 29.4% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 16.5% 22.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 22.9% 11.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 15.5% 24.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 21.7% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 20.8% 17.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.8% 46.0% -4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.8% 35.6% 15.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 39.8% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% 93.9% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 27.0% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 23.1% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 117.6% -6.3% -96.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 68.2% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACKGS
Gross margin 13.9% 64.0% 63.8%
EBITDA margin – 55.8% 48.9%
Operating margin 5.6% 28.9% 27.4%
Pretax margin 4.1% 13.6% 8.1%
Net margin 3.0% 12.4% 5.8%
FCF margin 18.1% 21.2% 0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 38.1% 34.4%
Return on equity 2.5% 58.3% 4.8%
Return on assets 1.5% 4.3% 1.6%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 6.2%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 10.7% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 3.1x 5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOSUSACKGS
Debt / assets 11.8% 80.9% 49.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 11.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 11.1x 543.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 93.0% 60.7%
Equity / assets 61.6% 7.0% 39.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.9x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 1.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOSUSACKGS
Dividend yield – 8.5% 3.6%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 8.5% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 180.1% 217.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 105.3% 3,506%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.5% 18.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 60.7%

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.

ConsensusHOSUSACKGS
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $2.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 +130.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% +24.2% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.8% -3.9% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOSUSACKGS
Held by institutions – 37.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 130 408
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +16.7%
Institutions buying – 63 283
Institutions selling – 26 86
Buyers to sellers – 2.42 3.29

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.

HOSUSACKGS
HOS 1.00 0.28 0.28
USAC 0.28 1.00 0.34
KGS 0.28 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOS, USAC and KGS?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $851.67M, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.61B, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $3.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOS, USAC and KGS?

Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 21.5x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 22.7x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 46.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is cheapest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 18.1x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.0x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 20.1x). 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%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%.

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%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, USA Compression Partners (USAC) leads (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 10.4%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) returned the most: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) -7.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +12.7%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +13.7%. Over five years, USA Compression Partners (USAC) compounded fastest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +8.9%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +9.0%/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%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 0.05%. 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%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.