LBRT vs NESR vs TS Stock Comparison

Liberty Energy, National Energy Services Reunited and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$16.94 -10.5% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
70.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.70B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 6, National Energy Services Reunited 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBRTNESRTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.86B $2.19B $63.70B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.9x 23.5x 33.3x NESR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 80.7x 13.8x 15.2x NESR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +23.5% +2.3% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 5.8% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 8.9% 12.7% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.5x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% +68.5% +62.5% NESR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +12.0%/yr +21.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 59.7% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 82/100 58/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

LBRTNESRTS

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

AxisLBRTNESRTS
Valuation 67 #16 of 47 87 #7 of 47 40 #122 of 203
Growth 7 #40 of 43 100 #1 of 43 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 36 #26 of 40 82 #8 of 40 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health 25 #34 of 45 59 #19 of 45 99 #4 of 217
Shareholder Returns 58 #14 of 32 – 53 #72 of 153
Overall 39 82 58
  • LBRT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NESR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLBRTNESRTSSPY
1 month -10.5%-34.1%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months -4.2%-17.2%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months -48.7%-15.4%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date -8.2%+35.1%+56.9% +12.9%
1 year +0.4%+68.5%+62.5% +12.3%
3 years -13.6%+271.2%+92.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.7%+54.9%+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +23.1%+76.2%+167.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.2%+12.0%+21.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+109.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBRTNESRTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%59.7%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%52.3%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.700.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.011.152.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-79.4%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.1%-41.7%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $33.93$36.31$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $15.28$12.31$37.11 $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.

MultipleLBRTNESRTS
P/E now vs peer median 68.6xmedian 26.1x 22.9xmedian 26.1x 33.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 8.8x 7.9xmedian 8.8x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 14.9x 13.7xmedian 14.9x 23.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.17median 0.49 0.49median 0.49 —median 1.32

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 monthsLBRTNESRTS
Revenue $4.44B $1.62B $12.04B
Gross profit $800.93M $216.51M $4.08B
Operating income $74.18M $151.16M $2.23B
Net income $40.31M $93.38M $1.97B
Free cash flow -$652.46M $156.33M $2.78B
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $0.90 –
Cash & equivalents $119.00M $174.99M $9.02B
Total debt $1.29B $325.04M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 163.19M 103.22M –
Enterprise value $1.46B $1.73B $34.74B

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
MetricLBRTNESRTS
P/E 68.6x 22.9x 33.3x
P/FCF -4.2x 13.7x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 6.1x 28.9x
P/S 0.6x 1.3x 5.4x
P/B 1.4x 2.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 7.9x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 53.1x 15.1x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF -6.0x 14.6x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 6.5x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.17 0.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBRTNESRTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 23.5% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 19.7% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% 11.6% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 305.8% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% 19.0% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.4% 77.5% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -78.3% 27.8% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.7% 48.3% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.1% 20.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.9% 46.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% 48.3% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.4% – -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30,346% -12.4% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.7% – -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBRTNESRTS
Gross margin 18.0% 13.4% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 18.0% 23.7%
Operating margin 1.7% 9.3% 18.5%
Pretax margin 1.2% 7.2% 20.5%
Net margin 0.9% 5.8% 15.9%
FCF margin -14.7% 9.7% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 21.6% 18.6%
Return on equity 2.1% 9.2% 11.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 4.6% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 8.9% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 12.5% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.9x 3.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBRTNESRTS
Debt / assets 28.7% 15.5% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.5x -3.1x
Debt / FCF -2.0x 2.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 50.3% 15.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 49.7% 84.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 5.2x 45.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 2.10 2.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBRTNESRTS
Dividend yield 2.1% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.1% – 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLBRTNESRTS
Forward P/E 80.7xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +84.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -81.0% +81.7% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.69BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +29.2% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBRTNESRTS
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.5% 3.6%
Institutions holding 405 224 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +13.2% -2.4%
Institutions buying 217 143 154
Institutions selling 142 66 78
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.17 1.97

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.

LBRTNESRTS
LBRT 1.00 0.31 0.35
NESR 0.31 1.00 0.35
TS 0.35 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBRT, NESR and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.86B, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.19B, Tenaris (TS) $63.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBRT, NESR and TS?

National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 70.9x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 23.5x, Tenaris (TS) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is cheapest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 80.7x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 13.8x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +23.5%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) returned the most: Liberty Energy (LBRT) +0.4%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +68.5%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) +4.2%/yr, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +12.0%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.2%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 59.7%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBRT, NESR and TS?

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