HOS vs USAC vs WTTR Stock Comparison

Hornbeck Offshore Services, USA Compression Partners and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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USA Compression Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (USA Compression Partners 5, Hornbeck Offshore Services 3, Select Water Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOSUSACWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $848.72M $3.54B $2.16B USAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 22.3x 67.4x HOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 20.0x 29.1x HOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +29.4% -2.0% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 12.4% 2.2% USAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 3.6% USAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 0.9x WTTR
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% WTTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +9.0%/yr +18.6%/yr WTTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 28.5% 47.7% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 35/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

HOSUSACWTTR

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

AxisHOSUSACWTTR
Valuation 100 #1 of 47 26 #35 of 47 24 #36 of 47
Growth 79 #10 of 44 88 #6 of 44 35 #29 of 44
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 100 #1 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Financial Health 87 #7 of 46 9 #42 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Shareholder Returns 16 #27 of 32 55 #15 of 32 13 #28 of 32
Overall 66 56 35
  • HOS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC 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

PeriodHOSUSACWTTRSPY
1 month -21.8%-2.9%-15.8% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%-3.7%-24.2% -0.4%
6 months -37.6%-8.2%-3.2% +4.5%
Year to date -1.9%+7.8%+60.6% +12.4%
1 year -7.4%+12.7%+44.6% +13.6%
3 years -39.6%-4.7%+119.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year -15.5%-1.6%+30.0% +20.8%
5 years +53.0%+53.8%+134.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%+9.0%+18.6% +10.4%
10 years -27.1%+38.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.1%+3.3%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHOSUSACWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%28.5%47.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%29.2%47.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.060.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.450.93 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-25.3%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-18.2%-24.2% -1.6%
52-week high $10.60$30.30$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $6.14$21.99$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.

MultipleHOSUSACWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 23.0x 22.6xmedian 23.0x 71.8xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 9.2xmedian 8.3x 9.1xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.0x 13.2xmedian 15.0x -26.2xmedian 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 -3.06median 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 monthsHOSUSACWTTR
Revenue $1.30B $1.28B $1.43B
Gross profit $181.68M $821.63M $231.00M
Operating income $73.52M $370.54M $50.15M
Net income $39.67M $159.10M $32.23M
Free cash flow $235.76M $272.13M -$82.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $1.09 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $652.23M $12.10M $33.40M
Total debt $304.31M $3.01B $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 148.11M 145.45M 138.17M
Enterprise value -$1.06B $3.50B $2.03B

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
MetricHOSUSACWTTR
P/E 22.8x 22.6x 71.8x
P/FCF 3.8x 13.2x -26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 7.3x 9.2x
P/S 0.7x 2.8x 1.5x
P/B 0.6x 13.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 40.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 9.2x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 17.8x 47.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 2.4x 24.2x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.2x 13.5x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.24 -3.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 29.4% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 16.5% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 22.9% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 15.5% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 21.7% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 20.8% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.8% 46.0% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.8% 35.6% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 39.8% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% 93.9% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 27.0% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 23.1% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 117.6% -6.3% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 68.2% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOSUSACWTTR
Gross margin 13.9% 64.0% 16.1%
EBITDA margin – 55.8% 18.3%
Operating margin 5.6% 28.9% 3.5%
Pretax margin 4.1% 13.6% 2.6%
Net margin 3.0% 12.4% 2.2%
FCF margin 18.1% 21.2% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 38.1% 16.4%
Return on equity 2.5% 58.3% 2.9%
Return on assets 1.5% 4.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 10.4% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 10.7% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 3.1x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOSUSACWTTR
Debt / assets 11.8% 80.9% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 11.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 11.1x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 93.0% 36.4%
Equity / assets 61.6% 7.0% 63.6%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.9x 2.1x
Current ratio 3.5x 1.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – 2.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOSUSACWTTR
Dividend yield – 8.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – -8.5%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 8.5% -6.9%
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.

ConsensusHOSUSACWTTR
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% +24.2% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.8% -3.9% +13.3%
HOS estimates →USAC estimates →WTTR estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOSUSACWTTR
Held by institutions – 37.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding – 130 265
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying – 63 132
Institutions selling – 26 91
Buyers to sellers – 2.42 1.45
HOS holders →USAC holders →WTTR 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.

HOSUSACWTTR
HOS 1.00 0.28 0.41
USAC 0.28 1.00 0.29
WTTR 0.41 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOS, USAC and WTTR?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $848.72M, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.54B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $2.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOS, USAC and WTTR?

Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 21.4x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 22.3x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 67.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is cheapest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 18.1x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.0x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 29.1x). 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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, USA Compression Partners (USAC) leads (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 10.4%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Select Water Solutions (WTTR) returned the most: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) -7.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +12.7%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +44.6%. Over five years, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) compounded fastest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +8.9%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +9.0%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +18.6%/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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 0.00%. Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) and Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOS, USAC 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, USA Compression Partners (USAC) leads on 5. 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.