SLB vs E vs WFRD Stock Comparison

Slb, Eni Spa and Weatherford International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.08B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Weatherford International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Weatherford International 6, Eni Spa 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBEWFRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.60B $89.08B $6.44B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 17.2x 15.9x WFRD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 9.0x 17.2x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +11.2% -5.7% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 5.3% 8.6% WFRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 6.9% 16.4% WFRD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.4x 0.4x WFRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% +64.5% +25.9% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +16.4%/yr +26.6%/yr WFRD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 27.5% 41.7% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 51/100 68/100 WFRD

Percentile Scorecard

SLBEWFRD

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

AxisSLBEWFRD
Valuation 26 #35 of 47 78 #23 of 99 65 #17 of 47
Growth 44 #25 of 44 64 #36 of 97 49 #23 of 44
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 47 #51 of 96 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 56 #21 of 46 33 #69 of 102 51 #23 of 46
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 32 32 #52 of 76 81 #7 of 32
Overall 57 51 68
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WFRD 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

PeriodSLBEWFRDSPY
1 month +3.0%+10.7%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months +3.0%+19.6%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months -3.9%+12.6%-19.2% +7.0%
Year to date +38.4%+59.6%+13.2% +12.2%
1 year +48.2%+64.5%+25.9% +13.0%
3 years -4.9%+86.6%-5.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.7%+23.1%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +63.2%+113.7%+225.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.3%+16.4%+26.6% +11.0%
10 years -33.6%+105.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.0%+7.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLBEWFRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%27.5%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%26.5%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.73-0.391.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.312.350.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-37.1%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-2.4%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $60.12$62.08$111.42 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$36.32$69.97 $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.

MultipleSLBEWFRD
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.5x 17.6xmedian 13.5x 15.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 8.6x 7.7xmedian 5.9x 7.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.7x 6.2xmedian 11.0x 11.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 0.41 1.46median 2.27 2.64median 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 monthsSLBEWFRD
Revenue $36.37B $98.30B $4.69B
Gross profit $6.01B – $1.44B
Operating income $4.68B $6.83B $582.00M
Net income $3.15B $6.59B $415.00M
Free cash flow $4.81B $15.30B $579.00M
R&D $692.00M – $86.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $3.36 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $9.55B $1.16B
Total debt $12.80B $139.18B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 1.54B 72.20M
Enterprise value $76.53B $33.64B $2.18B

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
MetricSLBEWFRD
P/E 25.5x 17.6x 15.7x
P/FCF 16.4x 6.2x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 6.2x 8.3x
P/S 2.2x 1.0x 1.4x
P/B 2.9x 1.5x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.5x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 7.7x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 17.0x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 18.2x 7.6x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 7.6x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 1.46 2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBEWFRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 11.2% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -6.8% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% – -7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – -4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% 204.9% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -14.3% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 135.7% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -11.6% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 6.3% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 12.0% 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 12.1% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -5.9% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 12.1% 51.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -18.6% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBEWFRD
Gross margin 16.5% – 30.8%
EBITDA margin 20.5% 15.4% 18.5%
Operating margin 12.9% 6.9% 12.4%
Pretax margin 10.8% 8.0% 9.3%
Net margin 8.5% 5.3% 8.6%
FCF margin 13.2% 15.6% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 15.6% 16.4%
Return on equity 11.5% 10.4% 22.0%
Return on assets 5.7% 3.9% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 6.9% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 5.3% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBEWFRD
Debt / assets 23.0% 21.5% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 2.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 61.3% 62.7%
Equity / assets 49.1% 38.7% 37.3%
Interest coverage 9.1x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.21 1.66 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBEWFRD
Dividend yield 2.2% 4.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.1% -2.5% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.5% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.7% 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.7% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% –

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.

ConsensusSLBEWFRD
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% -4.9% +39.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -8.6% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBEWFRD
Held by institutions 89.8% 1.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,698 343 428
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +2.3% +5.1%
Institutions buying 783 196 217
Institutions selling 663 92 143
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.13 1.52

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.

SLBEWFRD
SLB 1.00 0.32 0.77
E 0.32 1.00 0.23
WFRD 0.77 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, E and WFRD?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $80.60B, Eni Spa (E) $89.08B, Weatherford International (WFRD) $6.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, E and WFRD?

Weatherford International (WFRD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x, Weatherford International (WFRD) 17.2x). 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) +2.5%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Weatherford International (WFRD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weatherford International (WFRD) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Weatherford International (WFRD) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +48.2%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) +25.9%. Over five years, Weatherford International (WFRD) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Weatherford International (WFRD) +26.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Slb (SLB) 0.00%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 0.01%. Slb (SLB) and Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Weatherford International (WFRD) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Weatherford International (WFRD) 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.