SLB vs CVX vs AROC Stock Comparison

Slb, Chevron and Archrock Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$49.64 -0.7% 1M +35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.27B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.34%
Oilfield Services Energy
CVX Chevron Corp
$212.99 +2.6% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$418.62B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.33B
Div. yield
3.31%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
AROC Archrock, Inc.
$26.59 -13.8% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.66B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.49B
Div. yield
3.38%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 6, Archrock 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBCVXAROCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.27B $418.62B $4.66B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 15.4x 13.6x AROC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 12.7x 15.8x CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +20.0% +3.7% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 11.6% 22.9% AROC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 12.1% 16.7% AROC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.3x 2.0x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.34% 3.31% 3.38% AROC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.8% +39.5% +6.3% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +13.2%/yr +25.0%/yr AROC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 24.4% 35.2% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 66/100 82/100 AROC

Percentile Scorecard

SLBCVXAROC

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

AxisSLBCVXAROC
Valuation 15 #40 of 47 36 #63 of 98 88 #5 of 35
Growth 51 #22 of 44 89 #12 of 97 88 #5 of 34
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 58 #40 of 94 91 #4 of 34
Financial Health 51 #23 of 46 84 #17 of 101 71 #11 of 35
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 62 #31 of 79 73 #9 of 31
Overall 55 66 82
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AROC ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSLBCVXAROCSPY
1 month -0.7%+2.6%-13.8% -5.9%
3 months -3.7%+12.5%-20.3% -4.6%
6 months -6.3%+16.7%-30.2% +0.2%
Year to date +29.3%+39.7%+2.2% +7.5%
1 year +35.8%+39.5%+6.3% +8.2%
3 years -12.1%+44.9%+90.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.2%+13.2%+24.0% +19.0%
5 years +48.1%+85.6%+204.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.2%+13.2%+25.0% +9.4%
10 years -36.2%+103.3%+142.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.4%+7.4%+9.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSLBCVXAROCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%24.4%35.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%25.2%39.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.71-0.540.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.981.620.18 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-28.9%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-9.6%-36.6% -5.9%
52-week high $60.12$235.59$41.95 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$146.75$23.04 $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.

MultipleSLBCVXAROC
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 22.0x 15.4xmedian 10.1x 13.6xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 8.1x 6.8xmedian 5.1x 6.0xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 14.2x 12.3xmedian 8.9x 15.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.27median 0.45 35.50median 0.94 0.25median 0.98

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 monthsSLBCVXAROC
Revenue $36.89B $233.33B $1.49B
Gross profit $6.02B $106.58B $1.01B
Operating income $4.64B $40.22B $858.63M
Net income $3.16B $27.40B $341.75M
Free cash flow $4.56B $34.07B $302.78M
R&D $678.00M $1.04B –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $13.74 $1.96
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $12.80B $4.15M
Total debt $12.80B $33.53B $2.34B
Shares (diluted) 1.50B 1.96B 174.77M
Enterprise value $70.88B $391.31B $4.65B

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
MetricSLBCVXAROC
P/E 23.7x 15.4x 13.6x
P/FCF 16.1x 12.3x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 8.1x 6.5x
P/S 2.0x 1.8x 3.1x
P/B 2.7x 2.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 2.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 6.8x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 10.9x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.9x 4.7x
EV/FCF 18.1x 12.9x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 8.5x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.27 35.50 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXAROC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 20.0% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 3.5% 16.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 31.0% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 7.0% 26.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 80.7% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 3.4% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% 112.4% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 2.4% 60.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% 109.5% 28.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 0.4% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 63.1% 35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 13.3% 37.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 120.9% 1,468%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 18.7% 95.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXAROC
Gross margin 16.3% 45.7% 67.5%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 27.5% 77.7%
Operating margin 12.6% 17.2% 57.5%
Pretax margin 10.7% 16.7% 30.2%
Net margin 8.4% 11.6% 22.9%
FCF margin 12.4% 14.6% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 22.3% 48.2%
Return on equity 11.6% 13.9% 21.8%
Return on assets 5.6% 8.3% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 12.1% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 13.9% 20.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBCVXAROC
Debt / assets 22.8% 10.0% 52.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.3x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 1.0x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 40.1% 64.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 59.9% 35.7%
Interest coverage 9.2x 29.5x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.04 3.94 1.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBCVXAROC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.3% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.3% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 5.6% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.8% 45.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.8% 51.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.7% 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 18.3%

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.

ConsensusSLBCVXAROC
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026 $16.74FY2026 $1.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.3%FY2026 +129.6%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -1.0% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $264.11BFY2026 $1.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -9.4% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBCVXAROC
Held by institutions 89.8% 74.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,702 4,138 455
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.8% +3.3%
Institutions buying 785 1,969 261
Institutions selling 664 1,734 128
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.14 2.04

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.

SLBCVXAROC
SLB 1.00 0.39 0.35
CVX 0.39 1.00 0.26
AROC 0.35 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, CVX and AROC?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $73.27B, Chevron (CVX) $418.62B, Archrock (AROC) $4.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, CVX and AROC?

Archrock (AROC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 23.7x, Chevron (CVX) 15.4x, Archrock (AROC) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 19.8x, Chevron (CVX) 12.7x, Archrock (AROC) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Chevron (CVX) +20.0%, Archrock (AROC) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Archrock (AROC) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Chevron (CVX) 11.6%, Archrock (AROC) 22.9%). On return on invested capital, Archrock (AROC) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Chevron (CVX) 12.1%, Archrock (AROC) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +35.8%, Chevron (CVX) +39.5%, Archrock (AROC) +6.3%. Over five years, Archrock (AROC) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +8.2%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +13.2%/yr, Archrock (AROC) +25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Archrock (AROC) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.34%, Chevron (CVX) 3.31%, Archrock (AROC) 3.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Chevron (CVX) 24.4%, Archrock (AROC) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, CVX and AROC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chevron (CVX) leads on 6. 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.