NESR vs WFRD vs SLB Stock Comparison

National Energy Services Reunited, Weatherford International and Slb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNESRWFRDSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.13B $6.44B $80.60B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 15.9x 26.0x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 17.2x 21.1x NESR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.5% -5.7% +2.5% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 8.6% 8.5% WFRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 16.4% 9.5% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x WFRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.3% +25.9% +48.2% NESR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.0%/yr +26.6%/yr +10.3%/yr WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 41.7% 36.7% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 68/100 57/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

NESRWFRDSLB

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

AxisNESRWFRDSLB
Valuation 85 #8 of 47 65 #17 of 47 26 #35 of 47
Growth 100 #1 of 44 49 #23 of 44 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 83 #8 of 41 93 #4 of 41 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 58 #20 of 46 51 #23 of 46 56 #21 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 81 #7 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Overall 81 68 57
  • NESR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WFRD ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB 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

PeriodNESRWFRDSLBSPY
1 month -36.9%+4.1%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -24.5%+3.1%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -18.3%-19.2%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +29.5%+13.2%+38.4% +12.2%
1 year +63.3%+25.9%+48.2% +13.0%
3 years +255.8%-5.1%-4.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.7%-1.7%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +68.6%+225.0%+63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.0%+26.6%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years ——-33.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-4.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNESRWFRDSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%41.7%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%38.7%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.691.230.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.060.621.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.4%-70.8%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-20.5%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $36.31$111.42$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$69.97$35.19 $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.

MultipleNESRWFRDSLB
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 25.5x 15.7xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 8.6x 7.8xmedian 8.6x 11.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.7x 11.1xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.41 2.64median 0.41 -2.84median 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 monthsNESRWFRDSLB
Revenue $1.62B $4.69B $36.37B
Gross profit $216.51M $1.44B $6.01B
Operating income $151.16M $582.00M $4.68B
Net income $93.38M $415.00M $3.15B
Free cash flow $156.33M $579.00M $4.81B
R&D – $86.00M $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.90 $5.61 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $174.99M $1.16B $2.74B
Total debt $325.04M $1.48B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 103.22M 72.20M 1.51B
Enterprise value $1.67B $2.18B $76.53B

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
MetricNESRWFRDSLB
P/E 21.9x 15.7x 25.5x
P/FCF 13.1x 11.1x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 8.3x 12.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.4x 2.2x
P/B 2.0x 3.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 3.8x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 7.8x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 11.6x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 14.0x 11.6x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 8.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 2.64 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNESRWFRDSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.5% -5.7% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -2.0% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% -7.7% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 305.8% -4.9% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.0% -22.9% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.5% -9.0% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.8% -6.1% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 1.3% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 0.0% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.4% 6.0% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% 17.4% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% 51.6% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNESRWFRDSLB
Gross margin 13.4% 30.8% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 18.0% 18.5% 20.5%
Operating margin 9.3% 12.4% 12.9%
Pretax margin 7.2% 9.3% 10.8%
Net margin 5.8% 8.6% 8.5%
FCF margin 9.7% 12.3% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% 16.4% 18.0%
Return on equity 9.2% 22.0% 11.5%
Return on assets 4.6% 8.0% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 16.4% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 12.5% 16.4% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.9x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNESRWFRDSLB
Debt / assets 15.5% 27.7% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 2.6x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 62.7% 50.9%
Equity / assets 49.7% 37.3% 49.1%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 9.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.27 2.54 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNESRWFRDSLB
Dividend yield – 1.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% –
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.

ConsensusNESRWFRDSLB
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +84.3%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +81.7% +39.9% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +8.3% +0.5%
NESR estimates →WFRD estimates →SLB estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNESRWFRDSLB
Held by institutions 69.5% 100.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 224 428 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.2% +5.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 143 217 783
Institutions selling 66 143 663
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.52 1.18
NESR holders →WFRD holders →SLB 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.

NESRWFRDSLB
NESR 1.00 0.56 0.46
WFRD 0.56 1.00 0.77
SLB 0.46 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NESR, WFRD and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.13B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.44B, Slb (SLB) $80.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, NESR, WFRD and SLB?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 22.8x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.9x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is cheapest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 13.3x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 17.2x, Slb (SLB) 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%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weatherford International (WFRD) has the highest net margin (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) returned the most: National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +63.3%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +25.9%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +11.0%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +26.6%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/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%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 59.7%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.7%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NESR, WFRD and SLB?

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