PDS vs SLB vs WFRD Stock Comparison

Precision Drilling, Slb and Weatherford International 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 7 of the 12 questions below (Weatherford International 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.

QuestionPDSSLBWFRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.33B $80.60B $6.44B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.9x 26.0x 15.9x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 21.1x 17.2x WFRD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +2.5% -5.7% PDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.7% 8.5% 8.6% WFRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 9.5% 16.4% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.2x 0.4x WFRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.3% +48.2% +25.9% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr +10.3%/yr +26.6%/yr WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 36.7% 41.7% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 68/100 WFRD

Percentile Scorecard

PDSSLBWFRD

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

AxisPDSSLBWFRD
Valuation 96 #3 of 47 26 #35 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Growth 23 #34 of 44 44 #25 of 44 49 #23 of 44
Profitability 63 #16 of 41 80 #9 of 41 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 64 #17 of 46 56 #21 of 46 51 #23 of 46
Shareholder Returns 10 #29 of 32 77 #8 of 32 81 #7 of 32
Overall 51 57 68
  • PDS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WFRD 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

PeriodPDSSLBWFRDSPY
1 month +21.1%+3.0%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months +23.6%+3.0%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months +2.5%-3.9%-19.2% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+38.4%+13.2% +12.2%
1 year +66.3%+48.2%+25.9% +13.0%
3 years +71.3%-4.9%-5.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%-1.7%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +121.5%+63.2%+225.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.2%+10.3%+26.6% +11.0%
10 years +5.1%-33.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.5%-4.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePDSSLBWFRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%36.7%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%33.4%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.731.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.701.310.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-48.9%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-11.7%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $101.96$60.12$111.42 $779.14
52-week low $56.91$35.19$69.97 $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.

MultiplePDSSLBWFRD
P/E now vs peer median -56.5xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 15.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 8.6x 11.8xmedian 8.6x 7.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 14.7x 16.4xmedian 14.7x 11.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.88median 0.41 -2.84median 0.41 2.64median 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 monthsPDSSLBWFRD
Revenue $1.39B $36.37B $4.69B
Gross profit $429.47M $6.01B $1.44B
Operating income $336.65M $4.68B $582.00M
Net income -$22.36M $3.15B $415.00M
Free cash flow $508.21M $4.81B $579.00M
R&D – $692.00M $86.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $2.06 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $46.65M $2.74B $1.16B
Total debt $1.91B $12.80B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 13.34M 1.51B 72.20M
Enterprise value $1.16B $76.53B $2.18B

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
MetricPDSSLBWFRD
P/E -56.5x 25.5x 15.7x
P/FCF 2.5x 16.4x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 12.1x 8.3x
P/S 0.9x 2.2x 1.4x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.5x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x 11.8x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 18.7x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 3.3x 18.2x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x 13.4x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.88 -2.84 2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDSSLBWFRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 2.5% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 5.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% -15.3% -7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -0.2% -4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.6% -16.5% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -2.2% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -129.5% -25.2% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.9% -7.6% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -133.2% -31.3% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -9.0% 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% -1.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 8.5% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 0.1% 51.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 21.2% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDSSLBWFRD
Gross margin 30.9% 16.5% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 41.7% 20.5% 18.5%
Operating margin 24.2% 12.9% 12.4%
Pretax margin 0.7% 10.8% 9.3%
Net margin -1.7% 8.5% 8.6%
FCF margin 36.6% 13.2% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 18.0% 16.4%
Return on equity -1.9% 11.5% 22.0%
Return on assets -1.1% 5.7% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 9.5% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 11.4% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.3x 2.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDSSLBWFRD
Debt / assets 23.0% 23.0% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 2.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 50.9% 62.7%
Equity / assets 58.9% 49.1% 37.3%
Interest coverage 9.1x 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.89 3.21 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDSSLBWFRD
Dividend yield – 2.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -2.6% 1.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield -2.6% 3.3% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusPDSSLBWFRD
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.11FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5,010.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +69.3% +17.1% +39.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +0.5% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDSSLBWFRD
Held by institutions 64.3% 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 134 1,698 428
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +1.6% +5.1%
Institutions buying 64 783 217
Institutions selling 49 663 143
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.18 1.52

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.

PDSSLBWFRD
PDS 1.00 0.42 0.42
SLB 0.42 1.00 0.77
WFRD 0.42 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDS, SLB and WFRD?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.33B, Slb (SLB) $80.60B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, PDS, SLB and WFRD?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Precision Drilling (PDS) -56.9x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Weatherford International (WFRD) is cheapest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 19.4x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 17.2x). 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%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weatherford International (WFRD) has the highest net margin (Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Precision Drilling (PDS) +66.3%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +25.9%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +26.6%/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) 0.00%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%. Precision Drilling (PDS) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.1%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.