KGS vs SLB vs WTTR Stock Comparison

Kodiak Gas Services, Slb and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Slb leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Slb 7, Select Water Solutions 3, Kodiak Gas Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGSSLBWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $79.60B $2.66B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.3x 25.7x 83.3x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 21.4x 34.3x SLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +4.6% -2.0% KGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 8.4% 2.2% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 9.3% 3.6% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 1.2x 0.9x WTTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.3% +46.1% +68.1% WTTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.8%/yr +27.1%/yr WTTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 36.5% 46.5% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 62/100 36/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

KGSSLBWTTR

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

AxisKGSSLBWTTR
Valuation 11 #42 of 47 33 #32 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Growth 71 #13 of 43 50 #22 of 43 36 #28 of 43
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 87 #6 of 40 39 #25 of 40
Financial Health 11 #40 of 45 52 #22 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 30 86 #5 of 30 14 #26 of 30
Overall 50 62 36
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB 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

PeriodKGSSLBWTTRSPY
1 month -6.9%+7.9%+2.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%+10.0%+9.7% +3.7%
6 months -28.9%-5.4%+19.1% +7.1%
Year to date +28.9%+40.2%+89.4% +12.8%
1 year +33.3%+46.1%+68.1% +11.9%
3 years +181.4%-4.6%+168.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +41.2%-1.5%+39.0% +22.8%
5 years —+66.8%+231.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+10.8%+27.1% +10.9%
10 years —-32.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —-3.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKGSSLBWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%36.5%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%33.4%44.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.740.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.781.261.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-48.9%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-10.5%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $76.27$60.12$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $32.95$35.19$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.

MultipleKGSSLBWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 57.2xmedian 28.5x 25.7xmedian 28.5x 84.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 8.9x 11.9xmedian 8.9x 10.5xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 971.5xmedian 15.4x 17.4xmedian 15.4x -30.9xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -22.24median 0.52 -2.46median 0.52 -3.61median 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 monthsKGSSLBWTTR
Revenue $1.39B $36.89B $1.43B
Gross profit $889.05M $6.02B $231.00M
Operating income $382.14M $4.64B $50.15M
Net income $80.57M $3.16B $32.23M
Free cash flow $5.01M $4.56B -$82.00M
R&D – $678.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $2.07 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $137.55M $2.62B $33.40M
Total debt $2.72B $12.80B $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 96.81M 1.50B 138.17M
Enterprise value $4.21B $76.05B $2.54B

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
MetricKGSSLBWTTR
P/E 57.2x 25.7x 84.6x
P/FCF 971.5x 17.4x -30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 12.5x 10.8x
P/S 3.5x 2.2x 1.8x
P/B 2.2x 2.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 11.9x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 19.1x 55.0x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 2.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 1,487x 19.5x -33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 13.9x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -22.24 -2.46 -3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGSSLBWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 4.6% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 4.8% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% -10.6% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -1.7% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% -10.6% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -4.1% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% -16.3% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -9.2% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% -15.5% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -10.4% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 8.3% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 6.8% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.1% 11.5% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 18.7% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGSSLBWTTR
Gross margin 63.8% 16.3% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 48.9% 20.2% 18.3%
Operating margin 27.4% 12.6% 3.5%
Pretax margin 8.1% 10.7% 2.6%
Net margin 5.8% 8.4% 2.2%
FCF margin 0.4% 12.4% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 17.2% 16.4%
Return on equity 4.8% 11.6% 2.9%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.6% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 9.3% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 11.3% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 2.0x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.9% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGSSLBWTTR
Debt / assets 49.5% 22.8% 14.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 543.4x 2.8x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% 51.6% 36.4%
Equity / assets 39.3% 48.4% 63.6%
Interest coverage – 9.2x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.39 3.17 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGSSLBWTTR
Dividend yield 4.1% 2.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 1.8% -7.2%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 3.9% -5.8%
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.

ConsensusKGSSLBWTTR
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +130.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +17.1% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.59BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +0.5% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGSSLBWTTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 87.5%
Institutions holding 407 1,700 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.6% +1.6% +3.6%
Institutions buying 282 785 131
Institutions selling 86 663 91
Buyers to sellers 3.28 1.18 1.44

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.

KGSSLBWTTR
KGS 1.00 0.22 0.39
SLB 0.22 1.00 0.37
WTTR 0.39 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGS, SLB and WTTR?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.45B, Slb (SLB) $79.60B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $2.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGS, SLB and WTTR?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 55.3x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 83.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slb (SLB) is cheapest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 23.5x, Slb (SLB) 21.4x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 34.3x). 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%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%, 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) +33.3%, Slb (SLB) +46.1%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +68.1%. Over five years, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +27.1%/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%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and Select Water Solutions (WTTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.6%, Slb (SLB) 36.5%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGS, SLB 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, Slb (SLB) 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.