NESR vs TDW vs WTTR Stock Comparison

National Energy Services Reunited, Tidewater and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDW Tidewater Inc
$85.32 +5.3% 1M +72.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tidewater leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tidewater 7, National Energy Services Reunited 3, Select Water Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNESRTDWWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.14B $4.32B $2.66B TDW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 17.5x 83.3x TDW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 29.6x 34.3x NESR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.5% -1.0% -2.0% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 18.3% 2.2% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 12.2% 3.6% TDW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.1x 0.9x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.0% +72.7% +68.1% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +47.8%/yr +27.1%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.3% 48.6% 46.5% WTTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 75/100 36/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

NESRTDWWTTR

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

AxisNESRTDWWTTR
Valuation 87 #7 of 47 44 #27 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Growth 95 #3 of 43 76 #11 of 43 36 #28 of 43
Profitability 80 #9 of 40 97 #2 of 40 39 #25 of 40
Financial Health 57 #20 of 45 84 #8 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Shareholder Returns – – 14 #26 of 30
Overall 80 75 36
  • NESR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WTTR 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

PeriodNESRTDWWTTRSPY
1 month -19.1%+5.3%+2.9% +0.7%
3 months -18.9%+16.0%+9.7% +3.7%
6 months -14.1%-4.5%+19.1% +7.1%
Year to date +36.8%+68.9%+89.4% +12.8%
1 year +52.0%+72.7%+68.1% +11.9%
3 years +279.3%+25.6%+168.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +56.0%+7.9%+39.0% +22.8%
5 years +83.2%+603.4%+231.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%+47.8%+27.1% +10.9%
10 years —+65.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNESRTDWWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.3%48.6%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%46.7%44.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.520.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.891.501.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.4%-70.3%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-15.2%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $36.31$100.61$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$49.40$9.40 $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.

MultipleNESRTDWWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 28.5x 17.2xmedian 28.5x 84.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.9x 8.3xmedian 8.9x 10.5xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 15.4x 15.7xmedian 15.4x -30.9xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.52 0.23median 0.52 -3.61median 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 monthsNESRTDWWTTR
Revenue $1.62B $1.35B $1.43B
Gross profit $216.51M $651.24M $231.00M
Operating income $151.16M $248.14M $50.15M
Net income $93.38M $245.49M $32.23M
Free cash flow $156.33M $271.18M -$82.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.90 $4.93 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $174.99M $613.54M $33.40M
Total debt $325.04M $653.20M $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 103.22M 50.13M 138.17M
Enterprise value $1.68B $2.15B $2.54B

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
MetricNESRTDWWTTR
P/E 23.1x 17.2x 84.6x
P/FCF 13.8x 15.7x -30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 13.6x 10.8x
P/S 1.3x 3.2x 1.8x
P/B 2.1x 3.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 8.3x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 17.3x 55.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF 14.8x 15.8x -33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 13.8x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.23 -3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNESRTDWWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.5% -1.0% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 19.6% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% -4.1% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 305.8% 26.2% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.0% -19.2% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.5% 37.4% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.8% 24.2% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 72.5% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 23.9% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.4% 73.2% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% 2.7% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% -2.2% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 59.2% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNESRTDWWTTR
Gross margin 13.4% 48.4% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 18.0% 38.2% 18.3%
Operating margin 9.3% 18.4% 3.5%
Pretax margin 7.2% 11.9% 2.6%
Net margin 5.8% 18.3% 2.2%
FCF margin 9.7% 20.1% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 23.1% 16.4%
Return on equity 9.2% 17.8% 2.9%
Return on assets 4.6% 10.4% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 12.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 12.5% 11.9% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.3x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.0% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNESRTDWWTTR
Debt / assets 15.5% 27.6% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.1x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 2.4x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 41.1% 36.4%
Equity / assets 49.7% 58.9% 63.6%
Interest coverage 5.2x 3.7x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.34 3.72 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNESRTDWWTTR
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – -7.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -5.8%
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.

ConsensusNESRTDWWTTR
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +84.3%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +81.7% +111.8% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +7.6% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNESRTDWWTTR
Held by institutions 69.5% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 225 363 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.2% +9.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 144 183 131
Institutions selling 66 123 91
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.49 1.44

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.

NESRTDWWTTR
NESR 1.00 0.39 0.33
TDW 0.39 1.00 0.17
WTTR 0.33 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NESR, TDW and WTTR?

Tidewater (TDW) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.14B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.32B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $2.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, NESR, TDW and WTTR?

Tidewater (TDW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 22.9x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.5x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 83.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is cheapest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 14.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.6x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 34.3x). 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%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Tidewater (TDW) leads (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +52.0%, Tidewater (TDW) +72.7%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +68.1%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +12.9%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +47.8%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) has been the steadiest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 58.3%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.6%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NESR, TDW and WTTR?

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 7. 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.