PDS vs SLB vs TDW Stock Comparison

Precision Drilling, Slb and Tidewater Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.26B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
2.14%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
TDW Tidewater Inc
$85.56 +1.0% 1M +75.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
17.2x
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, Slb 2, Precision Drilling 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDSSLBTDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $80.26B $4.26B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.1x 26.0x 17.2x TDW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 21.5x 29.7x PDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +2.5% -1.0% PDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.7% 8.5% 18.3% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 9.5% 12.2% TDW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.2x 0.1x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.14% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +49.6% +75.8% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr +10.2%/yr +46.7%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 36.6% 48.5% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 76/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

PDSSLBTDW

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

AxisPDSSLBTDW
Valuation 96 #3 of 47 28 #34 of 47 44 #27 of 47
Growth 24 #33 of 43 45 #24 of 43 79 #10 of 43
Profitability 67 #14 of 40 85 #7 of 40 97 #2 of 40
Financial Health 66 #16 of 45 57 #20 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Shareholder Returns 10 #29 of 32 81 #7 of 32 –
Overall 52 59 76
  • PDS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW 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

PeriodPDSSLBTDWSPY
1 month +22.2%+4.9%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months +27.6%+8.2%+14.6% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%-2.8%-1.3% +8.2%
Year to date +39.0%+40.9%+69.4% +12.9%
1 year +65.7%+49.6%+75.8% +12.3%
3 years +72.8%-3.1%+24.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%-1.1%+7.7% +23.3%
5 years +120.8%+62.4%+577.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.2%+10.2%+46.7% +10.9%
10 years +4.9%-32.1%+57.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.5%-3.8%+4.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePDSSLBTDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%36.6%48.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%33.4%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.740.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.681.351.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-48.9%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-10.0%-15.0% -1.2%
52-week high $101.96$60.12$100.61 $779.14
52-week low $56.91$35.19$48.67 $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.

MultiplePDSSLBTDW
P/E now vs peer median -57.1xmedian 26.1x 26.0xmedian 26.1x 17.2xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 8.8x 12.0xmedian 8.8x 8.4xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 14.9x 16.7xmedian 14.9x 15.7xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 0.49 -2.89median 0.49 0.24median 0.49

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 monthsPDSSLBTDW
Revenue $1.39B $36.37B $1.35B
Gross profit $429.47M $6.01B $651.24M
Operating income $336.65M $4.68B $248.14M
Net income -$22.36M $3.15B $245.49M
Free cash flow $508.21M $4.81B $271.18M
R&D – $692.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $2.06 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $46.65M $2.74B $613.54M
Total debt $1.91B $12.80B $653.20M
Shares (diluted) 13.34M 1.51B 50.13M
Enterprise value $1.13B $77.37B $2.08B

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
MetricPDSSLBTDW
P/E -57.1x 26.0x 17.2x
P/FCF 2.5x 16.7x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 12.3x 13.7x
P/S 0.9x 2.2x 3.2x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.6x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x 12.0x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 19.0x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 3.3x 18.5x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 13.6x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 -2.89 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDSSLBTDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 2.5% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 5.3% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% -15.3% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -0.2% 26.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.6% -16.5% -19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -2.2% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -129.5% -25.2% 24.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.9% -7.6% 72.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -133.2% -31.3% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -9.0% 73.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% -1.6% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 8.5% 48.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 0.1% -2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 21.2% 59.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDSSLBTDW
Gross margin 30.9% 16.5% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 41.7% 20.5% 38.2%
Operating margin 24.2% 12.9% 18.4%
Pretax margin 0.7% 10.8% 11.9%
Net margin -1.7% 8.5% 18.3%
FCF margin 36.6% 13.2% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 18.0% 23.1%
Return on equity -1.9% 11.5% 17.8%
Return on assets -1.1% 5.7% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 9.5% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 11.4% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.3x 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDSSLBTDW
Debt / assets 23.0% 23.0% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.2x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 2.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 50.9% 41.1%
Equity / assets 58.9% 49.1% 58.9%
Interest coverage 9.1x 9.1x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 1.90 3.24 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDSSLBTDW
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -2.6% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield -2.6% 3.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPDSSLBTDW
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.11FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5,010.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +69.3% +17.1% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +0.5% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDSSLBTDW
Held by institutions – 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,698 363
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.6% +9.4%
Institutions buying – 783 183
Institutions selling – 663 123
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 1.49

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.

PDSSLBTDW
PDS 1.00 0.42 0.39
SLB 0.42 1.00 0.46
TDW 0.39 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDS, SLB and TDW?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.29B, Slb (SLB) $80.26B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, PDS, SLB and TDW?

Tidewater (TDW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Precision Drilling (PDS) -57.1x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Precision Drilling (PDS) is cheapest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 19.6x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Precision Drilling (PDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Precision Drilling (PDS) +5.0%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%). On return on invested capital, Tidewater (TDW) leads (Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Precision Drilling (PDS) +65.7%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Tidewater (TDW) +75.8%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +46.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%, Slb (SLB) 2.14%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%. Precision Drilling (PDS) and Tidewater (TDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.0%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PDS, SLB and TDW?

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.