SLB vs E vs LBRT Stock Comparison

Slb, Eni Spa and Liberty Energy 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
3 wins
E Eni Spa
$59.66 +7.3% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$93.87B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
4.09%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
9 wins
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$17.60 -7.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
71.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
2.05%
Oilfield Services Energy

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eni Spa leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Eni Spa 9, Slb 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBELBRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.37B $93.87B $2.87B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 11.3x 71.3x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 8.9x 83.8x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +19.6% +13.6% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 7.7% 0.9% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 9.0% 1.8% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.1x 2.2x E
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% 4.09% 2.05% E
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.9% +60.7% +3.2% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +15.7%/yr +6.4%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 27.6% 60.4% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 55/100 38/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBELBRT

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

AxisSLBELBRT
Valuation 35 #31 of 47 86 #15 of 99 65 #17 of 47
Growth 52 #21 of 43 84 #16 of 97 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 87 #6 of 40 47 #51 of 96 36 #26 of 40
Financial Health 52 #22 of 45 31 #71 of 102 30 #32 of 45
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 26 #57 of 77 52 #16 of 32
Overall 62 55 38
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LBRT 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

PeriodSLBELBRTSPY
1 month +4.5%+7.3%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months +9.8%+10.8%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%+7.6%-48.0% +8.5%
Year to date +40.1%+57.2%-4.7% +13.3%
1 year +49.9%+60.7%+3.2% +12.4%
3 years -3.7%+83.8%-10.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.2%+22.5%-3.5% +23.5%
5 years +66.7%+107.2%+36.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.8%+15.7%+6.4% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%+103.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.8%+7.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSLBELBRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%27.6%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%26.7%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.74-0.401.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.362.200.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-37.1%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-3.9%-48.1% -0.9%
52-week high $60.12$62.08$33.93 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$36.32$15.28 $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.

MultipleSLBELBRT
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 28.7x 11.3xmedian 12.4x 71.3xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 8.7x 6.5xmedian 5.9x 7.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.3x 5.6xmedian 10.0x -4.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.51 0.36median 0.92 -1.21median 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 monthsSLBELBRT
Revenue $36.89B $104.23B $4.44B
Gross profit $6.02B – $800.93M
Operating income $4.64B $9.26B $74.18M
Net income $3.16B $9.60B $40.31M
Free cash flow $4.56B $16.71B -$652.46M
R&D $678.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $5.19 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $13.34B $119.00M
Total debt $12.80B $38.88B $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.50B 1.54B 163.19M
Enterprise value $76.98B $37.05B $1.47B

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
MetricSLBELBRT
P/E 25.7x 11.3x 71.3x
P/FCF 17.4x 5.6x -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 5.6x 5.1x
P/S 2.2x 0.9x 0.6x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 6.5x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 12.2x 54.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 19.4x 6.7x -6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 6.7x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 0.36 -1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBELBRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 19.6% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -1.2% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% – -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – -17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 439.3% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 6.9% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% 198.9% -78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 18.9% -59.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% 62.2% -78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 31.2% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 19.7% -5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 0.3% -16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 19.7% -30,346%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -14.2% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBELBRT
Gross margin 16.3% – 18.0%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 16.5% 12.1%
Operating margin 12.6% 8.9% 1.7%
Pretax margin 10.7% 8.5% 1.2%
Net margin 8.4% 7.7% 0.9%
FCF margin 12.4% 16.0% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 16.0% 12.6%
Return on equity 11.6% 14.7% 2.1%
Return on assets 5.6% 5.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 9.0% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 7.7% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.7x 13.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBELBRT
Debt / assets 22.8% 22.3% 28.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.1x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.3x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 62.6% 57.2%
Equity / assets 48.4% 37.4% 42.8%
Interest coverage 9.2x 2.2x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 1.64 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBELBRT
Dividend yield 2.2% 4.1% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.8% -5.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% -1.3% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSLBELBRT
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 83.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% -4.9% -81.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -8.6% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBELBRT
Held by institutions 89.8% 1.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,699 343 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +2.3% +4.7%
Institutions buying 784 196 217
Institutions selling 663 92 142
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.13 1.53

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.

SLBELBRT
SLB 1.00 0.31 0.21
E 0.31 1.00 0.22
LBRT 0.21 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, E and LBRT?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.37B, Eni Spa (E) $93.87B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, E and LBRT?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.7x, Eni Spa (E) 11.3x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 71.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.3x, Eni Spa (E) 8.9x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 83.8x). 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: Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Eni Spa (E) +19.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Eni Spa (E) 7.7%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Eni Spa (E) 9.0%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +49.9%, Eni Spa (E) +60.7%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +3.2%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +15.7%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.16%, Eni Spa (E) 4.09%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 2.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Eni Spa (E) 27.6%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, E and LBRT?

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 9. 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.