PLUG vs E vs SLB Stock Comparison

Plug Power, Eni Spa and Slb Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.38 -32.4% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
E Eni Spa
$62.08 +13.2% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$92.01B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.05 +2.3% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.79B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eni Spa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eni Spa 7, Slb 3, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLUGESLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.93B $92.01B $78.79B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 17.7x 25.4x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.3x 21.1x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +11.2% +2.5% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -220.6% 5.3% 8.5% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -188.4% 6.9% 9.5% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x 1.2x PLUG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% +71.5% +47.3% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.9%/yr +17.1%/yr +9.4%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.1% 27.4% 36.6% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 50/100 54/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

PLUGESLB

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

AxisPLUGESLB
Valuation 0 #11 of 11 75 #26 of 99 26 #35 of 47
Growth 70 #4 of 11 64 #36 of 97 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 0 #9 of 9 48 #50 of 96 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 20 #9 of 11 35 #67 of 102 51 #23 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 31 #53 of 76 68 #11 of 32
Overall 23 50 54
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodPLUGESLBSPY
1 month -32.4%+13.2%+2.3% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%+18.4%+1.1% +2.9%
6 months -56.1%+14.7%-5.5% +6.4%
Year to date -29.9%+63.6%+38.2% +11.4%
1 year -52.1%+71.5%+47.3% +13.1%
3 years -78.1%+91.6%-6.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -39.7%+24.2%-2.4% +21.5%
5 years -95.8%+119.8%+56.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -46.9%+17.1%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years -14.8%+107.2%-34.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.6%+7.6%-4.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLUGESLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.1%27.4%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.2%26.4%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.25-0.360.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.672.611.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-37.1%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%0.0%-11.8% -2.5%
52-week high $4.14$62.08$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $1.37$36.20$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.

MultiplePLUGESLB
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 10.9x 18.1xmedian 13.1x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 14.0x 7.8xmedian 5.7x 11.8xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 14.1x 6.4xmedian 11.1x 16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 0.19 1.50median 2.24 -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 monthsPLUGESLB
Revenue $744.09M $98.30B $36.37B
Gross profit -$138.00M – $6.01B
Operating income -$1.29B $6.83B $4.68B
Net income -$1.71B $6.59B $3.15B
Free cash flow -$560.50M $15.30B $4.81B
R&D $53.94M – $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.18 $3.36 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $161.90M $9.55B $2.74B
Total debt $65.78M $139.18B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 1.39B 1.54B 1.51B
Enterprise value $1.01B $36.57B $74.72B

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
MetricPLUGESLB
P/E -1.2x 18.1x 25.5x
P/FCF -3.4x 6.4x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 6.4x 12.1x
P/S 2.6x 1.0x 2.2x
P/B 3.3x 1.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 1.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x 7.8x 11.8x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 17.3x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF -3.2x 7.7x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 7.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 1.50 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLUGESLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 11.2% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -6.8% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.1% – -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.4% – -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% 204.9% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -14.3% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.3% 135.7% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -11.6% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.5% 6.3% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 12.0% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 12.1% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -5.9% 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 12.1% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -18.6% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLUGESLB
Gross margin -18.5% – 16.5%
EBITDA margin -168.2% 15.4% 20.5%
Operating margin -172.8% 6.9% 12.9%
Pretax margin -229.0% 8.0% 10.8%
Net margin -220.6% 5.3% 8.5%
FCF margin -75.3% 15.6% 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin -64.9% 15.6% 18.0%
Return on equity -251.3% 10.4% 11.5%
Return on assets -75.0% 3.9% 5.7%
Return on invested capital -188.4% 6.9% 9.5%
Return on capital employed -72.0% 5.3% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLUGESLB
Debt / assets 0.0% 21.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.4x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 61.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 26.8% 38.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage -17.9x 1.5x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -6.07 1.67 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLUGESLB
Dividend yield – 3.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -2.5% -2.5% 1.1%
Shareholder yield -2.5% 1.4% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% –

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.

ConsensusPLUGESLB
Forward P/E – 9.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.41FY2026 $6.67FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +75.1%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -4.5% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $799.33MFY2026 $106.75BFY2026 $38.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.0% -8.7% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLUGESLB
Held by institutions 58.3% 1.6% 89.8%
Institutions holding 508 343 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +2.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 276 196 783
Institutions selling 105 92 663
Buyers to sellers 2.63 2.13 1.18

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.

PLUGESLB
PLUG 1.00 0.05 0.09
E 0.05 1.00 0.32
SLB 0.09 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLUG, E and SLB?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Plug Power (PLUG) $1.93B, Eni Spa (E) $92.01B, Slb (SLB) $78.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLUG, E and SLB?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x, Eni Spa (E) 17.7x, Slb (SLB) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 9.3x, 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?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Plug Power (PLUG) -52.1%, Eni Spa (E) +71.5%, Slb (SLB) +47.3%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Plug Power (PLUG) -46.9%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +17.1%/yr, Slb (SLB) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Plug Power (PLUG) 78.1%, Eni Spa (E) 27.4%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLUG, E 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, Eni Spa (E) 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.