HOS vs WFRD vs KGS Stock Comparison

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Weatherford International and Kodiak Gas Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHOSWFRDKGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05B $6.43B $4.61B WFRD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 15.9x 57.4x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 17.2x 23.5x WFRD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% -5.7% +8.2% KGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 8.6% 5.8% WFRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 16.4% 6.2% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 3.8x WFRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +26.0% +34.7% KGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +25.1%/yr — WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 41.6% 42.6% WFRD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 68/100 49/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

HOSWFRDKGS

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

AxisHOSWFRDKGS
Valuation 100 #1 of 47 70 #15 of 47 9 #43 of 47
Growth 86 #7 of 43 48 #23 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 59 #17 of 40 92 #4 of 40 77 #10 of 40
Financial Health 86 #7 of 45 55 #21 of 45 11 #40 of 45
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 74 #9 of 32 81 #7 of 32
Overall 71 68 49
  • HOS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WFRD 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

PeriodHOSWFRDKGSSPY
1 month -10.6%+7.3%-8.8% +0.9%
3 months -21.8%+7.9%-12.5% +5.9%
6 months -29.8%-17.1%-28.0% +8.5%
Year to date +13.1%+13.5%+28.6% +13.3%
1 year +5.3%+26.0%+34.7% +12.4%
3 years -28.2%-4.9%+179.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.4%-1.7%+40.9% +23.5%
5 years +87.6%+205.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%+25.1%— +11.0%
10 years -21.2%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.4%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHOSWFRDKGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%41.6%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%38.7%47.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.230.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.620.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-70.8%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-20.3%-36.9% -0.9%
52-week high $10.60$111.42$76.27 $779.14
52-week low $6.14$69.97$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.

MultipleHOSWFRDKGS
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 28.7x 15.8xmedian 28.7x 57.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 7.8xmedian 8.7x 10.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 16.3x 11.1xmedian 16.3x 969.5xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.51 2.65median 0.51 -22.19median 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 monthsHOSWFRDKGS
Revenue $1.30B $4.69B $1.39B
Gross profit $181.68M $1.44B $889.05M
Operating income $73.52M $582.00M $382.14M
Net income $39.67M $415.00M $80.57M
Free cash flow $235.76M $579.00M $5.01M
R&D – $86.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $5.61 $0.83
Cash & equivalents $652.23M $1.16B $137.55M
Total debt $1.22B $1.48B $2.72B
Shares (diluted) 148.11M 72.20M 96.81M
Enterprise value -$857.94M $2.17B $4.38B

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
MetricHOSWFRDKGS
P/E 26.3x 15.8x 57.1x
P/FCF 4.4x 11.1x 969.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 8.4x 10.1x
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 3.5x
P/B 0.7x 3.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 3.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 9.5x 11.6x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.4x 5.3x
EV/FCF 3.0x 11.7x 1,485x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 8.8x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 2.65 -22.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOSWFRDKGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% -5.7% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -2.0% 22.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% -7.7% 11.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -4.9% 24.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% -22.9% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% -9.0% 17.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.8% -6.1% -4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.8% 1.3% 15.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 0.0% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% 6.0% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.1% 17.4% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 5.9% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 117.6% 51.6% -96.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 8.0% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOSWFRDKGS
Gross margin 13.9% 30.8% 63.8%
EBITDA margin – 18.5% 48.9%
Operating margin 5.6% 12.4% 27.4%
Pretax margin 4.1% 9.3% 8.1%
Net margin 3.0% 8.6% 5.8%
FCF margin 18.1% 12.3% 0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 16.4% 34.4%
Return on equity 2.5% 22.0% 4.8%
Return on assets 1.5% 8.0% 1.6%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 16.4% 6.2%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 16.4% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 1.9x 5.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOSWFRDKGS
Debt / assets 11.8% 27.7% 49.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 2.6x 543.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 62.7% 60.7%
Equity / assets 61.6% 37.3% 39.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x – –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.77 2.54 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOSWFRDKGS
Dividend yield – 1.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.9% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.2% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 217.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.3% 3,506%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% 18.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusHOSWFRDKGS
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $2.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026 +130.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% +39.9% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.8% +8.3% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOSWFRDKGS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 428 407
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.1% +16.6%
Institutions buying – 217 282
Institutions selling – 143 86
Buyers to sellers – 1.52 3.28

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.

HOSWFRDKGS
HOS 1.00 0.52 0.27
WFRD 0.52 1.00 0.32
KGS 0.27 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOS, WFRD and KGS?

Weatherford International (WFRD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $1.05B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.43B, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOS, WFRD and KGS?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 26.5x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.9x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 57.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Weatherford International (WFRD) is cheapest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 20.9x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 17.2x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.2%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weatherford International (WFRD) has the highest net margin (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%, 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) +5.3%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +26.0%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +34.7%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +13.4%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) has the highest dividend yield: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 0.00%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 0.04%. Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weatherford International (WFRD) has been the steadiest (Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 44.8%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.6%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOS, WFRD 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, Weatherford International (WFRD) 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.