KGS vs LBRT vs WTTR Stock Comparison

Kodiak Gas Services, Liberty Energy and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$11.34 -43.7% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
3.17%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kodiak Gas Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kodiak Gas Services 7, Select Water Solutions 3, Liberty Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGSLBRTWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.93B $1.85B $1.96B KGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x 45.9x 65.6x LBRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 54.0x 27.6x KGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +13.6% -2.0% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 0.9% 2.2% KGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 1.8% 3.6% KGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 0.9x WTTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.78% 3.17% 1.81% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% -34.9% +34.6% WTTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.9%/yr +16.5%/yr WTTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 63.4% 48.5% KGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 48/100 36/100 KGS

Percentile Scorecard

KGSLBRTWTTR

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

AxisKGSLBRTWTTR
Valuation 11 #42 of 47 80 #10 of 47 30 #33 of 47
Growth 70 #14 of 44 7 #41 of 44 35 #29 of 44
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 28 #30 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Financial Health 11 #41 of 46 27 #34 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Shareholder Returns 74 #9 of 32 97 #2 of 32 13 #28 of 32
Overall 48 48 36
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LBRT 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

PeriodKGSLBRTWTTRSPY
1 month -30.4%-43.7%-22.8% -5.9%
3 months -31.5%-43.4%-25.3% -4.6%
6 months -44.6%-64.2%-8.1% +0.2%
Year to date +4.0%-38.6%+46.9% +7.5%
1 year +14.7%-34.9%+34.6% +8.2%
3 years +126.8%-43.8%+108.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +31.4%-17.5%+27.8% +19.0%
5 years —-4.5%+114.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-0.9%+16.5% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureKGSLBRTWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%63.4%48.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%76.2%48.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.290.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.550.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-66.6%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-66.6%-30.7% -5.9%
52-week high $76.27$33.93$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $32.95$11.34$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.

MultipleKGSLBRTWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 46.2xmedian 22.0x 45.9xmedian 22.0x 65.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 8.1x 5.6xmedian 8.1x 8.4xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 783.9xmedian 14.2x -2.8xmedian 14.2x -23.9xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -17.94median 0.45 -0.78median 0.45 -2.80median 0.45

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 monthsKGSLBRTWTTR
Revenue $1.39B $4.44B $1.43B
Gross profit $889.05M $800.93M $231.00M
Operating income $382.14M $74.18M $50.15M
Net income $80.57M $40.31M $32.23M
Free cash flow $5.01M -$652.46M -$82.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $0.25 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $137.55M $119.00M $33.40M
Total debt $2.72B $1.29B $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 96.81M 163.19M 138.17M
Enterprise value $3.69B $449.44M $1.93B

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
MetricKGSLBRTWTTR
P/E 46.2x 45.9x 65.6x
P/FCF 783.9x -2.8x -23.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 3.3x 8.4x
P/S 2.8x 0.4x 1.4x
P/B 1.8x 1.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 5.6x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 40.7x 43.7x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 1,300x -4.6x -26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 5.4x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -17.94 -0.78 -2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGSLBRTWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 13.6% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -3.2% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% -3.0% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -17.7% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% -4.6% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -55.4% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% -78.3% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -59.7% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% -78.1% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -58.9% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% -5.4% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% -16.4% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.1% -30,346% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -55.7% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGSLBRTWTTR
Gross margin 63.8% 18.0% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 48.9% 12.1% 18.3%
Operating margin 27.4% 1.7% 3.5%
Pretax margin 8.1% 1.2% 2.6%
Net margin 5.8% 0.9% 2.2%
FCF margin 0.4% -14.7% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 12.6% 16.4%
Return on equity 4.8% 2.1% 2.9%
Return on assets 1.6% 0.9% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 1.8% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 2.0% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 13.9x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.8% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGSLBRTWTTR
Debt / assets 49.5% 28.7% 14.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 543.4x -2.0x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% 57.2% 36.4%
Equity / assets 39.3% 42.8% 63.6%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.22 1.89 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGSLBRTWTTR
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.2% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – -9.3%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 3.2% -7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 217.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3,506% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 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.

ConsensusKGSLBRTWTTR
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 54.0xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.04FY2026 $0.21FY2026 $0.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +129.2%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.7% -81.0% -3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.59BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -2.1% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGSLBRTWTTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding 408 408 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.7% +4.7% +3.6%
Institutions buying 283 218 132
Institutions selling 86 144 91
Buyers to sellers 3.29 1.51 1.45

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.

KGSLBRTWTTR
KGS 1.00 0.50 0.44
LBRT 0.50 1.00 0.50
WTTR 0.44 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGS, LBRT and WTTR?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $3.93B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $1.85B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGS, LBRT and WTTR?

Liberty Energy (LBRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 46.2x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 45.9x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 65.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) is cheapest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 19.1x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 54.0x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Energy (LBRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) has the highest net margin (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) leads (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Select Water Solutions (WTTR) returned the most: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +14.7%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) -34.9%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +34.6%. Over five years, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) compounded fastest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) -0.9%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +16.5%/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) 3.78%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 3.17%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 1.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) has been the steadiest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 44.7%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 63.4%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGS, LBRT 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, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 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.