SLB vs CVX vs PDS Stock Comparison

Slb, Chevron and Precision Drilling Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.09B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
CVX Chevron Corp
$232.00 +13.5% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$449.94B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 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.

QuestionSLBCVXPDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.09B $449.94B $1.32B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x 21.9x -56.6x CVX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 14.2x 19.4x CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +10.2% +5.0% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 9.6% -1.7% CVX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% -25.4% 0.0% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x 0.7x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% +49.1% +66.3% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +15.7%/yr +17.2%/yr PDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 24.0% 39.1% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 51/100 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 26 #35 of 47 25 #75 of 99 96 #3 of 47
Growth 44 #25 of 44 80 #20 of 97 23 #34 of 44
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 37 #61 of 96 63 #16 of 41
Financial Health 56 #21 of 46 64 #37 of 102 64 #17 of 46
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 32 69 #24 of 76 10 #29 of 32
Overall 57 55 51
  • 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 +3.0%+13.5%+21.1% -0.8%
3 months +3.0%+22.1%+23.6% +3.5%
6 months -3.9%+25.6%+2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +38.4%+52.2%+37.8% +12.2%
1 year +48.2%+49.1%+66.3% +13.0%
3 years -4.9%+60.7%+71.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.7%+17.1%+19.7% +23.1%
5 years +63.2%+107.0%+121.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.3%+15.7%+17.2% +11.0%
10 years -33.6%+129.3%+5.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%+8.7%+0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLBCVXPDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%24.0%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%24.1%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.73-0.610.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.312.051.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-28.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-0.5%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $60.12$233.24$101.96 $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 25.5xmedian 25.5x 22.2xmedian 13.5x -56.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 8.6x -7.7xmedian 5.9x 2.9xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.7x 17.0xmedian 11.0x 2.5xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 0.41 -1.65median 2.27 1.88median 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 monthsSLBCVXPDS
Revenue $36.37B $215.26B $1.39B
Gross profit $6.01B $97.64B $429.47M
Operating income $4.68B -$86.98B $336.65M
Net income $3.15B $20.97B -$22.36M
Free cash flow $4.81B $27.01B $508.21M
R&D $692.00M $1.07B –
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $10.43 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $8.53B $46.65M
Total debt $12.80B $37.08B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 1.98B 13.34M
Enterprise value $76.02B $422.06B $1.16B

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 25.5x 22.2x -56.5x
P/FCF 16.4x 17.0x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 10.1x 4.3x
P/S 2.2x 2.1x 0.9x
P/B 2.9x 2.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x -7.7x 2.9x
EV/EBIT 18.7x -5.6x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF 18.2x 18.0x 3.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 10.7x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 -1.65 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 10.2% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -1.1% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% 23.2% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.6% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% 7.3% -7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 0.3% -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 52.1% -129.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -11.5% -29.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 31.1% -133.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -13.5% -30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 41.0% -8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 3.2% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 67.8% 2.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -0.8% 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Gross margin 16.5% 45.4% 30.9%
EBITDA margin 20.5% -29.5% 41.7%
Operating margin 12.9% -40.4% 24.2%
Pretax margin 10.8% 14.2% 0.7%
Net margin 8.5% 9.6% -1.7%
FCF margin 13.2% 12.5% 36.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 21.1% 21.4%
Return on equity 11.5% 10.9% -1.9%
Return on assets 5.7% 6.4% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 9.5% -25.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 11.4% -29.9% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.2x -13.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Debt / assets 23.0% 11.2% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 1.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 40.8% 41.1%
Equity / assets 49.1% 59.2% 58.9%
Interest coverage 9.1x -60.9x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.21 2.76 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBCVXPDS
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 2.2% -2.6%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 5.2% -2.6%
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 21.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
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% 64.3%
Institutions holding 1,698 4,130 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.8% +7.6%
Institutions buying 783 1,965 64
Institutions selling 663 1,730 49
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.14 1.31

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 0.37 0.42
CVX 0.37 1.00 0.50
PDS 0.42 0.50 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) $80.09B, Chevron (CVX) $449.94B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, CVX and PDS?

Chevron (CVX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.8x, Chevron (CVX) 21.9x, Precision Drilling (PDS) -56.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Chevron (CVX) 14.2x, Precision Drilling (PDS) 19.4x). 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%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, 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) +48.2%, Chevron (CVX) +49.1%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +66.3%. Over five years, Precision Drilling (PDS) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.7%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and Precision Drilling (PDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Chevron (CVX) 24.0%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.1%). 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 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.