KGS vs BKR vs SLB Stock Comparison

Kodiak Gas Services, Baker Hughes and Slb Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.51 -2.5% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$54.95B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.82 +7.9% 1M +46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.60B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKGSBKRSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.47B $54.95B $79.60B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.6x 19.0x 25.7x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 21.5x 21.4x SLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +3.7% +4.6% KGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 10.1% 8.4% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 8.3% 9.3% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.9x 1.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.02% 0.00% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.3% +12.8% +46.1% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.8%/yr +10.8%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 34.4% 36.5% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 46/100 62/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

KGSBKRSLB

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

AxisKGSBKRSLB
Valuation 11 #42 of 47 28 #34 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Growth 71 #13 of 43 67 #15 of 43 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 74 #11 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 11 #40 of 45 18 #37 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 30 45 #17 of 30 86 #5 of 30
Overall 50 46 62
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB 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

PeriodKGSBKRSLBSPY
1 month -6.9%-2.5%+7.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-9.0%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months -28.9%-21.8%-5.4% +7.1%
Year to date +28.9%+19.7%+40.2% +12.8%
1 year +33.3%+12.8%+46.1% +11.9%
3 years +181.4%+55.9%-4.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.2%+16.0%-1.5% +22.8%
5 years —+117.3%+66.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+16.8%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years ——-32.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKGSBKRSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%34.4%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%35.7%33.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.680.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.371.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-47.2%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-21.8%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $76.27$69.67$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $32.95$44.47$35.19 $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.

MultipleKGSBKRSLB
P/E now vs peer median 57.2xmedian 28.5x 18.7xmedian 28.5x 25.7xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 8.9x 13.8xmedian 8.9x 11.9xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 971.5xmedian 15.4x 16.8xmedian 15.4x 17.4xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -22.24median 0.52 0.91median 0.52 -2.46median 0.52

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 monthsKGSBKRSLB
Revenue $1.39B $28.74B $36.89B
Gross profit $889.05M $6.83B $6.02B
Operating income $382.14M $3.43B $4.64B
Net income $80.57M $2.93B $3.16B
Free cash flow $5.01M $3.23B $4.56B
R&D – $573.00M $678.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $2.90 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $137.55M $4.07B $2.62B
Total debt $2.72B $18.26B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 96.81M 998.00M 1.50B
Enterprise value $4.23B $16.68B $76.05B

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
MetricKGSBKRSLB
P/E 57.2x 18.7x 25.7x
P/FCF 971.5x 16.8x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 12.0x 12.5x
P/S 3.5x 1.9x 2.2x
P/B 2.2x 2.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 5.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 13.8x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 19.9x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 2.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 1,487x 21.2x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 15.1x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.24 0.91 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGSBKRSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 3.7% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 5.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% 3.2% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 5.8% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 3.8% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 13.8% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% 0.0% -16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 19.9% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% -0.4% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 20.5% -10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 35.2% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 14.2% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.1% 54.5% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 19.5% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGSBKRSLB
Gross margin 63.8% 23.8% 16.3%
EBITDA margin 48.9% 17.2% 20.2%
Operating margin 27.4% 11.9% 12.6%
Pretax margin 8.1% 11.2% 10.7%
Net margin 5.8% 10.1% 8.4%
FCF margin 0.4% 11.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 15.7% 17.2%
Return on equity 4.8% 14.4% 11.6%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.2% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 8.3% 9.3%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 8.9% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 1.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGSBKRSLB
Debt / assets 49.5% 30.9% 22.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 543.4x 5.7x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% 65.2% 51.6%
Equity / assets 39.3% 34.8% 48.4%
Interest coverage – – 9.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.39 1.58 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGSBKRSLB
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 1.7% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 217.9% 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3,506% 28.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.6% 2.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 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.

ConsensusKGSBKRSLB
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +130.3%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +10.6% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.59BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -1.5% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGSBKRSLB
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.3% 89.8%
Institutions holding 407 1,149 1,700
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.6% +5.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying 282 577 785
Institutions selling 86 429 663
Buyers to sellers 3.28 1.34 1.18

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.

KGSBKRSLB
KGS 1.00 0.32 0.22
BKR 0.32 1.00 0.66
SLB 0.22 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGS, BKR and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.47B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.95B, Slb (SLB) $79.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGS, BKR and SLB?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 55.6x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 19.0x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slb (SLB) is cheapest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 23.5x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Slb (SLB) 21.4x). 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: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +33.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +12.8%, Slb (SLB) +46.1%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.8%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) has the highest dividend yield: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 0.04%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.6%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Slb (SLB) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGS, BKR and SLB?

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