LBRT vs SLB vs TS Stock Comparison

Liberty Energy, Slb and Tenaris Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$11.34 -43.7% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
3.17%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$49.64 -0.7% 1M +35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.27B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.34%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$56.41 -0.8% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$60.47B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
3.16%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 8, Slb 2, Liberty Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBRTSLBTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.85B $73.27B $60.47B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.9x 23.7x 30.1x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.0x 19.8x 14.2x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +4.6% +2.8% LBRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 8.4% 16.2% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 9.3% 13.0% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.2x -3.5x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.17% 2.34% 3.16% LBRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.9% +35.8% +40.6% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +8.2%/yr +18.0%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.4% 36.7% 28.9% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 55/100 59/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

LBRTSLBTS

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

AxisLBRTSLBTS
Valuation 80 #10 of 47 15 #40 of 47 40 #122 of 204
Growth 7 #41 of 44 51 #22 of 44 16 #161 of 191
Profitability 28 #30 of 41 78 #10 of 41 80 #39 of 189
Financial Health 27 #34 of 46 51 #23 of 46 98 #5 of 221
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 32 81 #7 of 32 61 #63 of 159
Overall 48 55 59
  • LBRT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBRTSLBTSSPY
1 month -43.7%-0.7%-0.8% -5.9%
3 months -43.4%-3.7%+5.6% -4.6%
6 months -64.2%-6.3%-4.3% +0.2%
Year to date -38.6%+29.3%+46.7% +7.5%
1 year -34.9%+35.8%+40.6% +8.2%
3 years -43.8%-12.1%+59.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.5%-4.2%+16.8% +19.0%
5 years -4.5%+48.1%+128.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.9%+8.2%+18.0% +9.4%
10 years —-36.2%+97.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-4.4%+7.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLBRTSLBTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.4%36.7%28.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%33.6%30.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.710.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.981.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.6%-48.9%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.6%-17.4%-11.9% -5.9%
52-week high $33.93$60.12$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $11.34$35.19$37.76 $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.

MultipleLBRTSLBTS
P/E now vs peer median 45.9xmedian 22.0x 23.7xmedian 22.0x 30.1xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 5.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 8.1x 11.0xmedian 8.1x 17.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 14.2x 16.1xmedian 14.2x 22.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.78median 0.45 -2.27median 0.45 —median 1.02

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 monthsLBRTSLBTS
Revenue $4.44B $36.89B $12.16B
Gross profit $800.93M $6.02B $4.12B
Operating income $74.18M $4.64B $2.23B
Net income $40.31M $3.16B $2.04B
Free cash flow -$652.46M $4.56B $2.75B
R&D – $678.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $2.07 –
Cash & equivalents $119.00M $2.62B $9.55B
Total debt $1.29B $12.80B -$336.57M
Shares (diluted) 163.19M 1.50B –
Enterprise value $449.44M $70.88B $31.99B

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
MetricLBRTSLBTS
P/E 45.9x 23.7x 30.1x
P/FCF -2.8x 16.1x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 11.5x 26.4x
P/S 0.4x 2.0x 5.0x
P/B 1.0x 2.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.3x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 11.0x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 40.7x 17.8x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.2x 4.2x
EV/FCF -4.6x 18.1x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.4x 13.0x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.78 -2.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 4.6% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 4.8% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% -10.6% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -1.7% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% -10.6% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.4% -4.1% -20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -78.3% -16.3% 0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.7% -9.2% -17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.1% -15.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.9% -10.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% 8.3% -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 6.8% -17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30,346% 11.5% -7.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.7% 18.7% -16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBTS
Gross margin 18.0% 16.3% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 20.2% 23.5%
Operating margin 1.7% 12.6% 18.3%
Pretax margin 1.2% 10.7% 20.6%
Net margin 0.9% 8.4% 16.2%
FCF margin -14.7% 12.4% 22.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 17.2% 18.8%
Return on equity 2.1% 11.6% 11.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 5.6% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 9.3% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 11.3% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.9x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBTS
Debt / assets 28.7% 22.8% -1.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.2x -3.5x
Debt / FCF -2.0x 2.8x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 51.6% 18.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 48.4% 81.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 9.2x 43.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 34.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 28.4x
Altman Z-score 1.89 3.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBRTSLBTS
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.3% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 4.3% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusLBRTSLBTS
Forward P/E 54.0xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $2.51FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 -14.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -81.0% +16.7% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.69BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +0.4% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBRTSLBTS
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 3.6%
Institutions holding 408 1,702 285
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +1.6% -2.4%
Institutions buying 218 785 154
Institutions selling 144 664 80
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.18 1.93

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.

LBRTSLBTS
LBRT 1.00 0.24 0.37
SLB 0.24 1.00 0.54
TS 0.37 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBRT, SLB and TS?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Energy (LBRT) $1.85B, Slb (SLB) $73.27B, Tenaris (TS) $60.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBRT, SLB and TS?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 45.9x, Slb (SLB) 23.7x, Tenaris (TS) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 54.0x, Slb (SLB) 19.8x, Tenaris (TS) 14.2x). 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: Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Tenaris (TS) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Tenaris (TS) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Tenaris (TS) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Liberty Energy (LBRT) -34.9%, Slb (SLB) +35.8%, Tenaris (TS) +40.6%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) -0.9%/yr, Slb (SLB) +8.2%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +18.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Liberty Energy (LBRT) has the highest dividend yield: Liberty Energy (LBRT) 3.17%, Slb (SLB) 2.34%, Tenaris (TS) 3.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 63.4%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBRT, SLB 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 8. 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.