LBRT vs TDW vs USAC Stock Comparison

Liberty Energy, Tidewater and USA Compression Partners 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
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
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tidewater leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tidewater 8, USA Compression Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBRTTDWUSACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.62B $4.20B $3.61B TDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 65.0x 17.0x 25.0x TDW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 74.2x 29.9x 20.2x USAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% -1.0% +19.9% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 18.3% 12.3% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 12.2% 9.9% TDW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.1x 4.3x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +67.3% +10.7% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +47.1%/yr +8.2%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.0% 48.7% 28.3% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 75/100 56/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

LBRTTDWUSAC

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

AxisLBRTTDWUSAC
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 39 #29 of 47 28 #34 of 47
Growth 7 #41 of 44 79 #10 of 44 98 #2 of 44
Profitability 35 #27 of 41 98 #2 of 41 100 #1 of 41
Financial Health 24 #35 of 46 84 #8 of 46 7 #43 of 46
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 32 – 48 #17 of 32
Overall 43 75 56
  • LBRT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC 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

PeriodLBRTTDWUSACSPY
1 month -14.7%+0.0%-2.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.2%+9.5%-4.9% +2.9%
6 months -52.4%-2.8%-8.8% +6.4%
Year to date -15.6%+70.3%+9.1% +11.4%
1 year -3.9%+67.3%+10.7% +13.1%
3 years -24.1%+23.0%-0.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -8.8%+7.2%-0.1% +21.5%
5 years +3.8%+588.7%+48.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.7%+47.1%+8.2% +10.9%
10 years —-10.8%+34.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-1.1%+3.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLBRTTDWUSACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.0%48.7%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%46.9%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.480.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.071.380.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-70.3%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.1%-14.5%-17.2% -2.5%
52-week high $33.93$100.61$30.30 $779.14
52-week low $15.28$48.67$21.99 $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.

MultipleLBRTTDWUSAC
P/E now vs peer median 63.1xmedian 25.5x 17.3xmedian 25.5x 25.2xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 8.8x 8.4xmedian 8.8x 9.7xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 14.7x 15.8xmedian 14.7x 11.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 12.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.07median 0.41 0.24median 0.41 0.13median 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 monthsLBRTTDWUSAC
Revenue $4.44B $1.35B $1.18B
Gross profit $800.93M $651.24M $772.78M
Operating income $74.18M $248.14M $352.30M
Net income $40.31M $245.49M $146.24M
Free cash flow -$652.46M $271.18M $309.81M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $4.93 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $119.00M $613.54M $9.48M
Total debt $1.29B $2.62B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 163.19M 50.13M 145.62M
Enterprise value $1.22B $2.03B $3.58B

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
MetricLBRTTDWUSAC
P/E 63.1x 17.3x 25.2x
P/FCF -3.9x 15.8x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 13.8x 8.1x
P/S 0.6x 3.2x 3.1x
P/B 1.3x 3.1x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.1x 33.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 8.4x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 50.1x 17.4x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.2x 5.6x
EV/FCF -5.7x 15.9x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 13.9x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.07 0.24 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBRTTDWUSAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% -1.0% 19.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 19.6% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% -4.1% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 26.2% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% -19.2% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -55.4% 37.4% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -78.3% 24.2% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.7% 72.5% 40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.1% 23.9% 50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.9% 73.2% 197.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% 2.7% 25.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 48.0% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30,346% -2.2% 19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.7% 59.2% 68.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBRTTDWUSAC
Gross margin 18.0% 48.4% 65.7%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 38.2% 57.8%
Operating margin 1.7% 18.4% 30.0%
Pretax margin 1.2% 11.9% 13.5%
Net margin 0.9% 18.3% 12.3%
FCF margin -14.7% 20.1% 26.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 23.1% 38.0%
Return on equity 2.1% 17.8% 48.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 10.4% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 12.2% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 11.9% 10.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.9x 1.3x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBRTTDWUSAC
Debt / assets 28.7% 27.6% 79.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 10.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.1x 4.3x
Debt / FCF -2.0x 2.4x 9.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 41.1% 92.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 58.9% 7.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 3.7x 1.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.05 3.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBRTTDWUSAC
Dividend yield 2.3% – 8.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 189.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 89.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.5%

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.

ConsensusLBRTTDWUSAC
Forward P/E 74.2xFY2026 29.9xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -71.4% +110.8% +24.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.70BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% +7.6% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBRTTDWUSAC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 37.0%
Institutions holding 405 363 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +9.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 217 183 63
Institutions selling 142 123 26
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.49 2.42

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.

LBRTTDWUSAC
LBRT 1.00 0.26 0.29
TDW 0.26 1.00 0.24
USAC 0.29 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBRT, TDW and USAC?

Tidewater (TDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.62B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.20B, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBRT, TDW and USAC?

Tidewater (TDW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 65.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.0x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, USA Compression Partners (USAC) is cheapest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 74.2x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.9x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +19.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Tidewater (TDW) leads (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Liberty Energy (LBRT) -3.9%, Tidewater (TDW) +67.3%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +10.7%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) +0.7%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +47.1%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +8.2%/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%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 0.08%. Liberty Energy (LBRT) and Tidewater (TDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, USA Compression Partners (USAC) has been the steadiest (Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.0%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.7%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBRT, TDW and USAC?

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