SLB vs CVX vs PDS Stock Comparison

Slb, Chevron and Precision Drilling Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.77 +4.5% 1M +49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.37B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.16%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
CVX Chevron Corp
$229.29 +11.1% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$453.02B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
3.07%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 8, Slb 2, Precision Drilling 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBCVXPDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.37B $453.02B $1.36B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 21.9x -402.4x CVX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 14.1x 20.6x CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +10.2% +9.4% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 9.6% -0.2% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% -25.4% 0.0% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x 0.7x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% 3.07% 0.00% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.9% +48.8% +81.3% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +14.9%/yr +19.0%/yr PDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 24.0% 39.2% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 54/100 54/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBCVXPDS

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

AxisSLBCVXPDS
Valuation 35 #31 of 47 24 #76 of 99 96 #3 of 47
Growth 52 #21 of 43 76 #24 of 97 31 #30 of 43
Profitability 87 #6 of 40 37 #61 of 96 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 52 #22 of 45 65 #36 of 102 66 #16 of 45
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 70 #24 of 77 10 #29 of 32
Overall 62 54 54
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PDS 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

PeriodSLBCVXPDSSPY
1 month +4.5%+11.1%+31.1% +0.9%
3 months +9.8%+19.5%+44.2% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%+19.3%+3.7% +8.5%
Year to date +40.1%+50.4%+46.7% +13.3%
1 year +49.9%+48.8%+81.3% +12.4%
3 years -3.7%+58.8%+82.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.2%+16.7%+22.2% +23.5%
5 years +66.7%+100.3%+138.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.8%+14.9%+19.0% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%+120.9%+17.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.8%+8.2%+1.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSLBCVXPDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%24.0%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%24.2%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.74-0.610.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.362.032.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-28.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-1.7%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $60.12$233.24$105.45 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$146.75$56.91 $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.

MultipleSLBCVXPDS
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 28.7x 21.9xmedian 12.4x -402.4xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 8.7x -7.6xmedian 5.9x 3.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.3x 16.8xmedian 10.0x 2.7xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.51 -1.63median 0.92 15.08median 0.51

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 monthsSLBCVXPDS
Revenue $36.89B $215.26B $1.43B
Gross profit $6.02B $97.64B $433.02M
Operating income $4.64B -$86.98B $340.55M
Net income $3.16B $20.97B -$2.45M
Free cash flow $4.56B $27.01B $512.21M
R&D $678.00M $1.07B –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $10.43 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $8.53B $16.33M
Total debt $12.80B $37.08B $443.31M
Shares (diluted) 1.50B 1.98B 13.34M
Enterprise value $76.98B $430.82B $1.21B

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
MetricSLBCVXPDS
P/E 25.7x 21.9x -402.4x
P/FCF 17.4x 16.8x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 10.0x 4.7x
P/S 2.2x 2.1x 1.0x
P/B 2.9x 2.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x -7.6x 3.1x
EV/EBIT 19.1x -5.5x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 19.4x 17.8x 3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 10.6x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 -1.63 15.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 10.2% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -1.1% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 23.2% 0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 1.6% -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 7.3% -1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 0.3% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% 52.1% -105.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -11.5% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% 31.1% -109.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -13.5% -26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 41.0% -9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 3.2% -7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 67.8% 3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -0.8% -0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Gross margin 16.3% 45.4% 30.2%
EBITDA margin 20.2% -29.5% 40.7%
Operating margin 12.6% -40.4% 23.8%
Pretax margin 10.7% 14.2% 0.9%
Net margin 8.4% 9.6% -0.2%
FCF margin 12.4% 12.5% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 21.1% 20.4%
Return on equity 11.6% 10.9% -0.2%
Return on assets 5.6% 6.4% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 9.3% -25.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% -29.9% 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.2x -119.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Debt / assets 22.8% 11.2% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 1.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 40.8% 41.7%
Equity / assets 48.4% 59.2% 58.3%
Interest coverage 9.2x -60.9x 9.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 2.74 1.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% 2.2% -3.6%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 5.3% -3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.1% –
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.

ConsensusSLBCVXPDS
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $16.31FY2026 $5.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +123.7%FY2026 +5,010.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% -2.0% +69.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $259.12BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +37.1%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -10.2% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBCVXPDS
Held by institutions 89.8% 74.1% –
Institutions holding 1,699 4,131 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.8% –
Institutions buying 784 1,966 –
Institutions selling 663 1,730 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.14 –

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.

SLBCVXPDS
SLB 1.00 0.36 0.41
CVX 0.36 1.00 0.49
PDS 0.41 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, CVX and PDS?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.37B, Chevron (CVX) $453.02B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, CVX and PDS?

Chevron (CVX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.7x, Chevron (CVX) 21.9x, Precision Drilling (PDS) -402.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.3x, Chevron (CVX) 14.1x, Precision Drilling (PDS) 20.6x). 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) +10.2%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +49.9%, Chevron (CVX) +48.8%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +81.3%. Over five years, Precision Drilling (PDS) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +14.9%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.16%, Chevron (CVX) 3.07%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%. Precision Drilling (PDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.