LBRT vs SLB vs HAL Stock Comparison

Liberty Energy, Slb and Halliburton Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$16.08 -15.1% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
68.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.60B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins
HAL Halliburton Co
$35.45 +8.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.62B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Slb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Slb 5, Halliburton 5, Liberty Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBRTSLBHALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.77B $80.60B $29.62B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.7x 26.0x 14.8x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.6x 21.1x 14.6x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +2.5% +1.5% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 8.5% 8.9% HAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 9.5% 13.2% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.2x 1.3x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.0% +48.2% +33.5% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +10.3%/yr +7.1%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 36.7% 32.7% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 57/100 54/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

LBRTSLBHAL

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

AxisLBRTSLBHAL
Valuation 70 #15 of 47 26 #35 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Growth 7 #41 of 44 44 #25 of 44 47 #24 of 44
Profitability 35 #27 of 41 80 #9 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 27 #34 of 46 56 #21 of 46 47 #25 of 46
Shareholder Returns 74 #9 of 32 77 #8 of 32 45 #18 of 32
Overall 43 57 54
  • LBRT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB 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

PeriodLBRTSLBHALSPY
1 month -15.1%+3.0%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months -4.6%+3.0%+10.3% +3.5%
6 months -51.1%-3.9%-11.7% +7.0%
Year to date -12.9%+38.4%+25.4% +12.2%
1 year -2.0%+48.2%+33.5% +13.0%
3 years -18.0%-4.9%-10.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.4%-1.7%-3.6% +23.1%
5 years +18.0%+63.2%+41.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+10.3%+7.1% +11.0%
10 years —-33.6%-25.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.0%-2.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLBRTSLBHALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%36.7%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%33.4%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.730.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.311.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-48.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.6%-11.7%-17.5% -1.8%
52-week high $33.93$60.12$42.98 $779.14
52-week low $15.28$35.19$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.

MultipleLBRTSLBHAL
P/E now vs peer median 65.1xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 14.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 8.6x 11.8xmedian 8.6x 8.6xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x 18.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 0.41 -2.84median 0.41 -2.35median 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 monthsLBRTSLBHAL
Revenue $4.44B $36.37B $22.48B
Gross profit $800.93M $6.01B $3.36B
Operating income $74.18M $4.68B $2.83B
Net income $40.31M $3.15B $2.01B
Free cash flow -$652.46M $4.81B $1.60B
R&D – $692.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $2.06 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $119.00M $2.74B $1.84B
Total debt $1.29B $12.80B $7.07B
Shares (diluted) 163.19M 1.51B 832.00M
Enterprise value $1.37B $76.53B $21.52B

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
MetricLBRTSLBHAL
P/E 65.1x 25.5x 14.7x
P/FCF -4.0x 16.4x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 12.1x 11.1x
P/S 0.6x 2.2x 1.3x
P/B 1.4x 2.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 11.8x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 51.2x 18.7x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF -5.8x 18.2x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 13.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 -2.84 -2.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBHAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 2.5% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 5.3% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% -15.3% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -0.2% -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% -16.5% 15.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.4% -2.2% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -78.3% -25.2% 52.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.7% -7.6% -8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.1% -31.3% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.9% -9.0% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% -1.6% -18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 8.5% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30,346% 0.1% -14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.7% 21.2% -5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBHAL
Gross margin 18.0% 16.5% 14.9%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 20.5% 17.8%
Operating margin 1.7% 12.9% 12.6%
Pretax margin 1.2% 10.8% 10.7%
Net margin 0.9% 8.5% 8.9%
FCF margin -14.7% 13.2% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 18.0% 11.7%
Return on equity 2.1% 11.5% 18.1%
Return on assets 0.9% 5.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 9.5% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 11.4% 14.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.9x 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBHAL
Debt / assets 28.7% 23.0% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -2.0x 2.7x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 50.9% 57.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 49.1% 42.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.07 3.21 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBHAL
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.3% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusLBRTSLBHAL
Forward P/E 76.6xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $2.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -81.0% +17.1% +26.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.69BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $21.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +0.5% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBRTSLBHAL
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 87.9%
Institutions holding 405 1,698 1,207
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +1.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 217 783 640
Institutions selling 142 663 377
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.18 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.

LBRTSLBHAL
LBRT 1.00 0.22 0.37
SLB 0.22 1.00 0.74
HAL 0.37 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBRT, SLB and HAL?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.77B, Slb (SLB) $80.60B, Halliburton (HAL) $29.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBRT, SLB and HAL?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 68.7x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 76.6x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.6x). 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: Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Halliburton (HAL) has the highest net margin (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Liberty Energy (LBRT) -2.0%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%, Halliburton (HAL) +33.5%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) +3.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, Halliburton (HAL) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.00%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%. Liberty Energy (LBRT) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.1%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBRT, SLB 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, Slb (SLB) leads on 5. 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.