SLB vs CVX vs FLOC Stock Comparison

Slb, Chevron and Flowco Holdings 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
CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$449.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.70 +2.8% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$854.15M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 7, Flowco Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBCVXFLOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.60B $449.52B $854.15M CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 21.8x 17.2x FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 14.2x 12.9x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +10.2% +7.7% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 9.6% 6.1% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% -25.4% 23.0% FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x 0.9x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% FLOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% +49.1% +25.2% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +15.7%/yr — CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 24.0% 45.7% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 67/100 FLOC

Percentile Scorecard

SLBCVXFLOC

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

AxisSLBCVXFLOC
Valuation 26 #35 of 47 25 #75 of 99 72 #14 of 47
Growth 44 #25 of 44 80 #20 of 97 74 #12 of 44
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 37 #61 of 96 95 #3 of 41
Financial Health 56 #21 of 46 64 #37 of 102 40 #28 of 46
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 32 69 #24 of 76 52 #16 of 32
Overall 57 55 67
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FLOC 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

PeriodSLBCVXFLOCSPY
1 month +3.0%+13.5%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months +3.0%+22.1%+3.2% +3.5%
6 months -3.9%+25.6%-17.7% +7.0%
Year to date +38.4%+52.2%+5.1% +12.2%
1 year +48.2%+49.1%+25.2% +13.0%
3 years -4.9%+60.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.7%+17.1%— +23.1%
5 years +63.2%+107.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.3%+15.7%— +11.0%
10 years -33.6%+129.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%+8.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLBCVXFLOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%24.0%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%24.1%49.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.73-0.610.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.312.050.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-28.9%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-0.5%-29.9% -1.8%
52-week high $60.12$233.24$28.09 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$146.75$15.61 $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.

MultipleSLBCVXFLOC
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.5x 22.2xmedian 13.5x 17.0xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 8.6x -7.7xmedian 5.9x 6.4xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.7x 17.0xmedian 11.0x 13.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 4.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 0.41 -1.65median 2.27 —median 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 monthsSLBCVXFLOC
Revenue $36.37B $215.26B $819.54M
Gross profit $6.01B $97.64B $186.03M
Operating income $4.68B -$86.98B $154.08M
Net income $3.15B $20.97B $135.66M
Free cash flow $4.81B $27.01B $136.24M
R&D $692.00M $1.07B –
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $10.43 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $8.53B $19.19M
Total debt $12.80B $37.08B $298.41M
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 1.98B 43.97M
Enterprise value $76.53B $421.64B $805.87M

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
MetricSLBCVXFLOC
P/E 25.5x 22.2x 17.0x
P/FCF 16.4x 17.0x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 10.1x 5.2x
P/S 2.2x 2.1x 2.2x
P/B 2.9x 2.3x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.3x 30.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x -7.7x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 18.7x -5.6x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF 18.2x 18.0x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 10.7x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 -1.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXFLOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 10.2% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -1.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% 23.2% 18.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% 7.3% 10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 0.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 52.1% 39.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -11.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 31.1% -45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -13.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 41.0% 35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 67.8% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -0.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXFLOC
Gross margin 16.5% 45.4% 22.7%
EBITDA margin 20.5% -29.5% 39.5%
Operating margin 12.9% -40.4% 18.8%
Pretax margin 10.8% 14.2% 16.7%
Net margin 8.5% 9.6% 6.1%
FCF margin 13.2% 12.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 21.1% 41.9%
Return on equity 11.5% 10.9% 38.7%
Return on assets 5.7% 6.4% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 9.5% -25.4% 23.0%
Return on capital employed 11.4% -29.9% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBCVXFLOC
Debt / assets 23.0% 11.2% 15.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 1.4x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 40.8% 81.0%
Equity / assets 49.1% 59.2% 19.0%
Interest coverage 9.1x -60.9x 9.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.21 2.76 1.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBCVXFLOC
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 2.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 5.2% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.1% 25.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.3% 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.1% -84.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusSLBCVXFLOC
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% -2.0% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $892.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -10.2% +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBCVXFLOC
Held by institutions 89.8% 74.1% 97.3%
Institutions holding 1,698 4,130 151
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.8% +19.3%
Institutions buying 783 1,965 102
Institutions selling 663 1,730 33
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.14 3.09

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.

SLBCVXFLOC
SLB 1.00 0.37 0.37
CVX 0.37 1.00 0.20
FLOC 0.37 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, CVX and FLOC?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $80.60B, Chevron (CVX) $449.52B, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $854.15M.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, CVX and FLOC?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Chevron (CVX) 21.8x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 12.9x). 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) +2.5%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +48.2%, Chevron (CVX) +49.1%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +25.2%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%. Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.