HOS vs USAC vs TDW Stock Comparison

Hornbeck Offshore Services, USA Compression Partners and Tidewater Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TDW Tidewater Inc
$73.55 -12.4% 1M +44.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tidewater leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tidewater 7, USA Compression Partners 3, Hornbeck Offshore Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOSUSACTDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $859.03M $3.61B $3.56B USAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 22.7x 14.4x TDW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 20.0x 25.5x HOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +29.4% -1.0% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 12.4% 18.3% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 12.2% TDW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 0.1x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.4% +12.7% +44.6% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +9.0%/yr +42.6%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 28.5% 49.7% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 77/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

HOSUSACTDW

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

AxisHOSUSACTDW
Valuation 100 #1 of 47 26 #35 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Growth 79 #10 of 44 88 #6 of 44 74 #12 of 44
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 100 #1 of 41 98 #2 of 41
Financial Health 87 #7 of 46 9 #42 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Shareholder Returns 16 #27 of 32 55 #15 of 32 –
Overall 66 56 77
  • HOS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW 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

PeriodHOSUSACTDWSPY
1 month -21.8%-2.9%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%-3.7%-4.9% -0.4%
6 months -37.6%-8.2%-10.0% +4.5%
Year to date -1.9%+7.8%+45.6% +12.4%
1 year -7.4%+12.7%+44.6% +13.6%
3 years -39.6%-4.7%+4.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year -15.5%-1.6%+1.5% +20.8%
5 years +53.0%+53.8%+488.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%+9.0%+42.6% +10.4%
10 years -27.1%+38.7%+47.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.1%+3.3%+3.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHOSUSACTDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%28.5%49.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%29.2%49.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.060.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.450.90 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-25.3%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-18.2%-26.9% -1.6%
52-week high $10.60$30.30$100.61 $779.14
52-week low $6.14$21.99$50.33 $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.

MultipleHOSUSACTDW
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 23.0x 22.6xmedian 23.0x 14.8xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.1x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 9.2xmedian 8.3x 7.2xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.0x 13.2xmedian 15.0x 13.5xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 13.9xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.48 0.24median 0.48 0.20median 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 monthsHOSUSACTDW
Revenue $1.30B $1.28B $1.35B
Gross profit $181.68M $821.63M $651.24M
Operating income $73.52M $370.54M $248.14M
Net income $39.67M $159.10M $245.49M
Free cash flow $235.76M $272.13M $271.18M
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $1.09 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $652.23M $12.10M $613.54M
Total debt $304.31M $3.01B $653.20M
Shares (diluted) 148.11M 145.45M 50.13M
Enterprise value -$1.05B $3.56B $1.39B

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
MetricHOSUSACTDW
P/E 22.8x 22.6x 14.8x
P/FCF 3.8x 13.2x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 7.3x 11.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.8x 2.7x
P/B 0.6x 13.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 40.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 9.2x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 17.8x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF 2.4x 24.2x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.2x 13.5x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.24 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACTDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 29.4% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 16.5% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 22.9% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 15.5% 26.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 21.7% -19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 20.8% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.8% 46.0% 24.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.8% 35.6% 72.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 39.8% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% 93.9% 73.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 27.0% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 23.1% 48.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 117.6% -6.3% -2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 68.2% 59.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACTDW
Gross margin 13.9% 64.0% 48.4%
EBITDA margin – 55.8% 38.2%
Operating margin 5.6% 28.9% 18.4%
Pretax margin 4.1% 13.6% 11.9%
Net margin 3.0% 12.4% 18.3%
FCF margin 18.1% 21.2% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 38.1% 23.1%
Return on equity 2.5% 58.3% 17.8%
Return on assets 1.5% 4.3% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 10.7% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOSUSACTDW
Debt / assets 11.8% 80.9% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 11.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 11.1x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 93.0% 41.1%
Equity / assets 61.6% 7.0% 58.9%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.9x 3.7x
Current ratio 3.5x 1.5x 3.6x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.8x 3.4x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 3.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOSUSACTDW
Dividend yield – 8.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 8.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 180.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 105.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –

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.

ConsensusHOSUSACTDW
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% +24.2% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.8% -3.9% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOSUSACTDW
Held by institutions – 37.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 130 363
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +9.4%
Institutions buying – 63 183
Institutions selling – 26 123
Buyers to sellers – 2.42 1.49

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.

HOSUSACTDW
HOS 1.00 0.28 0.60
USAC 0.28 1.00 0.26
TDW 0.60 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOS, USAC and TDW?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $859.03M, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.61B, Tidewater (TDW) $3.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOS, USAC and TDW?

Tidewater (TDW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 21.7x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 22.7x, Tidewater (TDW) 14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is cheapest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 18.1x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 25.5x). 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%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.4%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%). On return on invested capital, Tidewater (TDW) leads (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 10.4%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) -7.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +12.7%, Tidewater (TDW) +44.6%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +8.9%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +9.0%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +42.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 0.00%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 0.08%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%. Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) and Tidewater (TDW) 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%, Tidewater (TDW) 49.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.