KGS vs SLB vs LBRT Stock Comparison

Kodiak Gas Services, Slb and Liberty Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.05 +2.3% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.10B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
10 wins
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$15.58 -14.7% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
65.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Slb leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Slb 10, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGSSLBLBRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34B $79.10B $2.62B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.0x 25.5x 65.0x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 21.1x 74.2x SLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +2.5% +13.6% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 8.5% 0.9% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 9.5% 1.8% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 1.2x 2.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% +47.3% -3.9% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.4%/yr +0.7%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 36.6% 60.0% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 54/100 43/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

KGSSLBLBRT

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

AxisKGSSLBLBRT
Valuation 13 #41 of 47 26 #35 of 47 72 #14 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 44 #25 of 44 7 #41 of 44
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 83 #8 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 11 #41 of 46 51 #23 of 46 24 #35 of 46
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 68 #11 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Overall 50 54 43
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LBRT 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

PeriodKGSSLBLBRTSPY
1 month -16.9%+2.3%-14.7% -1.0%
3 months -25.0%+1.1%-10.2% +2.9%
6 months -32.9%-5.5%-52.4% +6.4%
Year to date +18.4%+38.2%-15.6% +11.4%
1 year +25.6%+47.3%-3.9% +13.1%
3 years +161.0%-6.9%-24.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.7%-2.4%-8.8% +21.5%
5 years —+56.4%+3.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+9.4%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years —-34.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-4.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKGSSLBLBRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%36.6%60.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%33.3%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.731.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.611.29-0.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-48.9%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-11.8%-54.1% -2.5%
52-week high $76.27$60.12$33.93 $779.14
52-week low $32.95$35.19$15.28 $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.

MultipleKGSSLBLBRT
P/E now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 63.1xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 8.8x 11.8xmedian 8.8x 6.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 892.5xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x -3.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -20.43median 0.41 -2.84median 0.41 -1.07median 0.41

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 monthsKGSSLBLBRT
Revenue $1.39B $36.37B $4.44B
Gross profit $889.05M $6.01B $800.93M
Operating income $382.14M $4.68B $74.18M
Net income $80.57M $3.15B $40.31M
Free cash flow $5.01M $4.81B -$652.46M
R&D – $692.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $2.06 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $137.55M $2.74B $119.00M
Total debt $2.72B $12.80B $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 96.81M 1.51B 163.19M
Enterprise value $4.10B $75.03B $1.22B

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
MetricKGSSLBLBRT
P/E 52.6x 25.5x 63.1x
P/FCF 892.5x 16.4x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 12.1x 4.5x
P/S 3.2x 2.2x 0.6x
P/B 2.1x 2.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 11.8x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 18.7x 50.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 2.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 1,408x 18.2x -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.4x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -20.43 -2.84 -1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGSSLBLBRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 2.5% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 5.3% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% -15.3% -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -0.2% -17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% -16.5% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -2.2% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% -25.2% -78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -7.6% -59.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% -31.3% -78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -9.0% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% -1.6% -5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 8.5% -16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.1% 0.1% -30,346%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 21.2% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGSSLBLBRT
Gross margin 63.8% 16.5% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 48.9% 20.5% 12.1%
Operating margin 27.4% 12.9% 1.7%
Pretax margin 8.1% 10.8% 1.2%
Net margin 5.8% 8.5% 0.9%
FCF margin 0.4% 13.2% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 18.0% 12.6%
Return on equity 4.8% 11.5% 2.1%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 9.5% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 11.4% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 2.1x 13.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGSSLBLBRT
Debt / assets 49.5% 23.0% 28.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 1.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 543.4x 2.7x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% 50.9% 57.2%
Equity / assets 39.3% 49.1% 42.8%
Interest coverage – 9.1x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.32 3.21 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGSSLBLBRT
Dividend yield 4.4% 2.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 3.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusKGSSLBLBRT
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 74.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.06FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.5%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.3% +20.2% -71.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.59BFY2026 $38.20BFY2026 $4.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +0.3% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGSSLBLBRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 407 1,698 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.6% +1.6% +4.7%
Institutions buying 282 783 217
Institutions selling 86 663 142
Buyers to sellers 3.28 1.18 1.53

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.

KGSSLBLBRT
KGS 1.00 0.21 0.42
SLB 0.21 1.00 0.22
LBRT 0.42 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGS, SLB and LBRT?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.34B, Slb (SLB) $79.10B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGS, SLB and LBRT?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 54.0x, Slb (SLB) 25.5x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 65.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slb (SLB) is cheapest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 21.5x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 74.2x). 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%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +25.6%, Slb (SLB) +47.3%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) -3.9%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +9.4%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 0.04%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and Liberty Energy (LBRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.3%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.