KGS vs TDW vs HAL Stock Comparison

Kodiak Gas Services, Tidewater and Halliburton Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDW Tidewater Inc
$86.02 +0.0% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
HAL Halliburton Co
$34.92 +5.8% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKGSTDWHALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34B $4.20B $29.49B HAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.0x 17.0x 14.7x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 29.9x 14.4x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% -1.0% +1.5% KGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 18.3% 8.9% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 12.2% 21.4% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.1x -0.4x HAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.02% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% +67.3% +28.3% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +47.1%/yr +6.2%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 48.7% 32.7% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 75/100 65/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

KGSTDWHAL

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

AxisKGSTDWHAL
Valuation 13 #41 of 47 39 #29 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 79 #10 of 44 47 #24 of 44
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 98 #2 of 41 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 11 #41 of 46 84 #8 of 46 78 #11 of 46
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 – 45 #18 of 32
Overall 50 75 65
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HAL 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

PeriodKGSTDWHALSPY
1 month -16.9%+0.0%+5.8% -1.0%
3 months -25.0%+9.5%+4.7% +2.9%
6 months -32.9%-2.8%-13.5% +6.4%
Year to date +18.4%+70.3%+23.6% +11.4%
1 year +25.6%+67.3%+28.3% +13.1%
3 years +161.0%+23.0%-13.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.7%+7.2%-4.6% +21.5%
5 years —+588.7%+34.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+47.1%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years —-10.8%-27.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-1.1%-3.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKGSTDWHALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%48.7%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%46.9%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.480.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.611.380.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-70.3%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-14.5%-18.8% -2.5%
52-week high $76.27$100.61$42.98 $779.14
52-week low $32.95$48.67$25.62 $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.

MultipleKGSTDWHAL
P/E now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 25.5x 17.3xmedian 25.5x 14.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 8.8x 8.4xmedian 8.8x 6.8xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 892.5xmedian 14.7x 15.8xmedian 14.7x 18.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -20.43median 0.41 0.24median 0.41 -2.32median 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 monthsKGSTDWHAL
Revenue $1.39B $1.35B $22.48B
Gross profit $889.05M $651.24M $3.36B
Operating income $382.14M $248.14M $2.83B
Net income $80.57M $245.49M $2.01B
Free cash flow $5.01M $271.18M $1.60B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $4.93 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $137.55M $613.54M $1.84B
Total debt $2.72B $2.62B $90.00M
Shares (diluted) 96.81M 50.13M 832.00M
Enterprise value $4.10B $2.03B $21.39B

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
MetricKGSTDWHAL
P/E 52.6x 17.3x 14.5x
P/FCF 892.5x 15.8x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 13.8x 11.0x
P/S 3.2x 3.2x 1.3x
P/B 2.1x 3.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 8.4x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 17.4x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 1,408x 15.9x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.9x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -20.43 0.24 -2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGSTDWHAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% -1.0% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 19.6% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% -4.1% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 26.2% -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% -19.2% 15.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 37.4% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% 24.2% 52.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 72.5% -8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% 23.9% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 73.2% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 2.7% -18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 48.0% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.1% -2.2% -14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 59.2% -5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGSTDWHAL
Gross margin 63.8% 48.4% 14.9%
EBITDA margin 48.9% 38.2% 17.8%
Operating margin 27.4% 18.4% 12.6%
Pretax margin 8.1% 11.9% 10.7%
Net margin 5.8% 18.3% 8.9%
FCF margin 0.4% 20.1% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 23.1% 11.7%
Return on equity 4.8% 17.8% 18.1%
Return on assets 1.6% 10.4% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 12.2% 21.4%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 11.9% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGSTDWHAL
Debt / assets 49.5% 27.6% 0.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 543.4x 2.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% 41.1% 57.2%
Equity / assets 39.3% 58.9% 42.8%
Interest coverage – 3.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 3.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.32 3.74 3.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGSTDWHAL
Dividend yield 4.4% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 0.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 217.9% – 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3,506% – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.6% – -2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 60.7% – 1.7%

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.

ConsensusKGSTDWHAL
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 29.9xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.06FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $2.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.5%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.3% +110.8% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.59BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $21.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +7.6% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGSTDWHAL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 87.9%
Institutions holding 407 363 1,207
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.6% +9.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 282 183 640
Institutions selling 86 123 377
Buyers to sellers 3.28 1.49 1.70

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.

KGSTDWHAL
KGS 1.00 0.24 0.27
TDW 0.24 1.00 0.48
HAL 0.27 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGS, TDW and HAL?

Halliburton (HAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.34B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.20B, Halliburton (HAL) $29.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGS, TDW and HAL?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 54.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.0x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 21.5x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.9x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.4x). 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%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%, Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%, Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%, Halliburton (HAL) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +25.6%, Tidewater (TDW) +67.3%, Halliburton (HAL) +28.3%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Tidewater (TDW) +47.1%/yr, Halliburton (HAL) +6.2%/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%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%, Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%. Tidewater (TDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.3%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.7%, Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGS, TDW and HAL?

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