NESR vs FLOC vs HOS Stock Comparison

National Energy Services Reunited, Flowco Holdings and Hornbeck Offshore Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$20.10 +11.5% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$855.01M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

National Energy Services Reunited leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (National Energy Services Reunited 5, Flowco Holdings 4, Hornbeck Offshore Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNESRFLOCHOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.14B $855.01M $1.04B NESR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 17.2x 26.1x FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 13.1x 21.1x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.5% +7.7% +6.2% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 6.1% 3.0% FLOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 23.0% 2.4% FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.9x — NESR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.0% +25.8% +6.5% NESR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr — +13.7%/yr HOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.3% 45.5% 44.8% HOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 68/100 69/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

NESRFLOCHOS

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

AxisNESRFLOCHOS
Valuation 87 #7 of 47 74 #13 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Growth 95 #3 of 43 74 #12 of 43 83 #8 of 43
Profitability 80 #9 of 40 95 #3 of 40 51 #20 of 40
Financial Health 57 #20 of 45 39 #28 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Shareholder Returns – 59 #13 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Overall 80 68 69
  • NESR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HOS 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

PeriodNESRFLOCHOSSPY
1 month -19.1%+11.5%-7.1% +0.7%
3 months -18.9%+1.9%-22.1% +3.7%
6 months -14.1%-19.0%-30.7% +7.1%
Year to date +36.8%+7.3%+14.4% +12.8%
1 year +52.0%+25.8%+6.5% +11.9%
3 years +279.3%—-26.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +56.0%—-9.8% +22.8%
5 years +83.2%—+89.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%—+13.7% +10.9%
10 years ——-20.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNESRFLOCHOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.3%45.5%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%49.0%45.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.830.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.570.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.4%-52.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-28.4%-32.4% -1.2%
52-week high $36.31$28.09$10.60 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$15.97$6.14 $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.

MultipleNESRFLOCHOS
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 28.5x 17.3xmedian 28.5x 26.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.9x 6.5xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 15.4x 13.3xmedian 15.4x 4.5xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 5.0xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.38median 0.52

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 monthsNESRFLOCHOS
Revenue $1.62B $819.54M $1.30B
Gross profit $216.51M $186.03M $181.68M
Operating income $151.16M $154.08M $73.52M
Net income $93.38M $135.66M $39.67M
Free cash flow $156.33M $136.24M $235.76M
EPS (diluted) $0.90 $1.13 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $174.99M $19.19M $652.23M
Total debt $325.04M $298.41M $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 103.22M 43.97M 148.11M
Enterprise value $1.68B $806.73M -$872.66M

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
MetricNESRFLOCHOS
P/E 23.1x 17.3x 26.6x
P/FCF 13.8x 13.3x 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 5.3x 4.2x
P/S 1.3x 2.2x 0.8x
P/B 2.1x 5.0x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 30.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT 15.3x 13.6x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 14.8x 15.4x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 6.1x 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 – 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNESRFLOCHOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.5% 7.7% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 18.1% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 305.8% – 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.0% 10.6% -8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.5% – 57.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.8% 39.3% -20.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – 68.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% -45.8% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.4% – 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% 35.3% 91.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% 13.2% 117.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNESRFLOCHOS
Gross margin 13.4% 22.7% 13.9%
EBITDA margin 18.0% 39.5% –
Operating margin 9.3% 18.8% 5.6%
Pretax margin 7.2% 16.7% 4.1%
Net margin 5.8% 6.1% 3.0%
FCF margin 9.7% 16.6% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 41.9% 19.5%
Return on equity 9.2% 38.7% 2.5%
Return on assets 4.6% 7.1% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 23.0% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 12.5% 8.7% 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 2.5x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNESRFLOCHOS
Debt / assets 15.5% 15.5% 11.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x 2.2x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 81.0% 38.4%
Equity / assets 49.7% 19.0% 61.6%
Interest coverage 5.2x 9.0x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 2.34 1.55 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNESRFLOCHOS
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – 1.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -84.1% –
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.

ConsensusNESRFLOCHOS
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +84.3%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +81.7% +2.6% +76.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $892.01MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +26.5% +36.8%
NESR estimates →FLOC estimates →HOS estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNESRFLOCHOS
Held by institutions 69.5% 97.3% –
Institutions holding 225 151 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.2% +19.3% –
Institutions buying 144 102 –
Institutions selling 66 33 –
Buyers to sellers 2.18 3.09 –
NESR holders →FLOC holders →HOS holders →

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.

NESRFLOCHOS
NESR 1.00 0.29 0.37
FLOC 0.29 1.00 0.34
HOS 0.37 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NESR, FLOC and HOS?

National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.14B, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $855.01M, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $1.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, NESR, FLOC and HOS?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 22.9x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.2x, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 14.0x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 13.1x, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 21.1x). 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: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +23.5%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +7.7%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest net margin (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) returned the most: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +52.0%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +25.8%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.5%. Over five years, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) compounded fastest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +12.9%/yr, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 0.00%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 0.00%. National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) and Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has been the steadiest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 58.3%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.5%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NESR, FLOC and HOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 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.