KGS vs WFRD vs LBRT Stock Comparison

Kodiak Gas Services, Weatherford International and Liberty Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

12 decided of 12

Weatherford International leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Weatherford International 9, Kodiak Gas Services 2, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKGSWFRDLBRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34B $6.37B $2.62B WFRD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.0x 15.7x 65.0x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 18.6x 74.2x WFRD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% -5.7% +13.6% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 8.6% 0.9% WFRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 16.4% 1.8% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.4x 2.2x WFRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% +22.8% -3.9% KGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.8%/yr +0.7%/yr WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 41.6% 60.0% WFRD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 66/100 43/100 WFRD

Percentile Scorecard

KGSWFRDLBRT

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

AxisKGSWFRDLBRT
Valuation 13 #41 of 47 63 #18 of 47 72 #14 of 47
Growth 67 #15 of 44 49 #23 of 44 7 #41 of 44
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 93 #4 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 11 #41 of 46 47 #25 of 46 24 #35 of 46
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 81 #7 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Overall 50 66 43
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WFRD 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

PeriodKGSWFRDLBRTSPY
1 month -16.9%+2.6%-14.7% -1.0%
3 months -25.0%-2.1%-10.2% +2.9%
6 months -32.9%-20.0%-52.4% +6.4%
Year to date +18.4%+11.0%-15.6% +11.4%
1 year +25.6%+22.8%-3.9% +13.1%
3 years +161.0%-6.1%-24.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.7%-2.1%-8.8% +21.5%
5 years —+202.6%+3.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+24.8%+0.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureKGSWFRDLBRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%41.6%60.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%38.6%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.211.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.55-0.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-70.8%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-22.1%-54.1% -2.5%
52-week high $76.27$111.42$33.93 $779.14
52-week low $32.95$69.97$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.

MultipleKGSWFRDLBRT
P/E now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 25.5x 15.4xmedian 25.5x 63.1xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 8.8x 7.6xmedian 8.8x 6.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 892.5xmedian 14.7x 10.9xmedian 14.7x -3.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -20.43median 0.41 2.59median 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 monthsKGSWFRDLBRT
Revenue $1.39B $4.69B $4.44B
Gross profit $889.05M $1.44B $800.93M
Operating income $382.14M $582.00M $74.18M
Net income $80.57M $415.00M $40.31M
Free cash flow $5.01M $579.00M -$652.46M
R&D – $86.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $5.61 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $137.55M $1.16B $119.00M
Total debt $2.72B $1.48B $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 96.81M 72.20M 163.19M
Enterprise value $4.10B $2.11B $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
MetricKGSWFRDLBRT
P/E 52.6x 15.4x 63.1x
P/FCF 892.5x 10.9x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 8.2x 4.5x
P/S 3.2x 1.3x 0.6x
P/B 2.1x 3.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 7.6x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 11.4x 50.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 1,408x 11.4x -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 8.6x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -20.43 2.59 -1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKGSWFRDLBRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% -5.7% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -2.0% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% -7.7% -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -4.9% -17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% -22.9% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -9.0% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% -6.1% -78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 1.3% -59.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.3% 0.0% -78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 6.0% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 17.4% -5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 5.9% -16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.1% 51.6% -30,346%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 8.0% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKGSWFRDLBRT
Gross margin 63.8% 30.8% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 48.9% 18.5% 12.1%
Operating margin 27.4% 12.4% 1.7%
Pretax margin 8.1% 9.3% 1.2%
Net margin 5.8% 8.6% 0.9%
FCF margin 0.4% 12.3% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 16.4% 12.6%
Return on equity 4.8% 22.0% 2.1%
Return on assets 1.6% 8.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 16.4% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 16.4% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 1.9x 13.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKGSWFRDLBRT
Debt / assets 49.5% 27.7% 28.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 0.4x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 543.4x 2.6x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% 62.7% 57.2%
Equity / assets 39.3% 37.3% 42.8%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.32 2.52 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKGSWFRDLBRT
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 2.2% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 217.9% 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3,506% 13.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.6% 6.9% –
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.

ConsensusKGSWFRDLBRT
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 74.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.06FY2026 $4.68FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.5%FY2026 -28.4%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.3% +55.6% -71.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.59BFY2026 $4.79BFY2026 $4.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +9.4% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKGSWFRDLBRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 407 428 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.6% +5.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying 282 217 217
Institutions selling 86 143 142
Buyers to sellers 3.28 1.52 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.

KGSWFRDLBRT
KGS 1.00 0.32 0.42
WFRD 0.32 1.00 0.30
LBRT 0.42 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KGS, WFRD and LBRT?

Weatherford International (WFRD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $4.34B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.37B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, KGS, WFRD and LBRT?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 54.0x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.7x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 65.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Weatherford International (WFRD) is cheapest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 21.5x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 18.6x, 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%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weatherford International (WFRD) has the highest net margin (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) returned the most: Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +25.6%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +22.8%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) -3.9%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (Weatherford International (WFRD) +24.8%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +0.7%/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%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.00%. Liberty Energy (LBRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weatherford International (WFRD) has been the steadiest (Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 42.3%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KGS, WFRD 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, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads on 9. 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.