SLB vs KGS vs WTTR Stock Comparison

Slb, Kodiak Gas Services and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$49.64 -0.7% 1M +35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.27B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.34%
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Slb leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Slb 7, Kodiak Gas Services 3, Select Water Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBKGSWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.27B $3.93B $1.96B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 46.2x 65.6x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 19.1x 27.6x KGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +8.2% -2.0% KGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 5.8% 2.2% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 6.2% 3.6% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 3.8x 0.9x WTTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.34% 3.78% 1.81% KGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.8% +14.7% +34.6% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr — +16.5%/yr WTTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 44.7% 48.5% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 48/100 36/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBKGSWTTR

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

AxisSLBKGSWTTR
Valuation 15 #40 of 47 11 #42 of 47 30 #33 of 47
Growth 51 #22 of 44 70 #14 of 44 35 #29 of 44
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 73 #12 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Financial Health 51 #23 of 46 11 #41 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 74 #9 of 32 13 #28 of 32
Overall 55 48 36
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • KGS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WTTR 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

PeriodSLBKGSWTTRSPY
1 month -0.7%-30.4%-22.8% -5.9%
3 months -3.7%-31.5%-25.3% -4.6%
6 months -6.3%-44.6%-8.1% +0.2%
Year to date +29.3%+4.0%+46.9% +7.5%
1 year +35.8%+14.7%+34.6% +8.2%
3 years -12.1%+126.8%+108.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.2%+31.4%+27.8% +19.0%
5 years +48.1%—+114.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.2%—+16.5% +9.4%
10 years -36.2%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.4%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSLBKGSWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%44.7%48.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%51.6%48.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.840.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.330.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-49.0%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-49.0%-30.7% -5.9%
52-week high $60.12$76.27$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$32.95$9.40 $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.

MultipleSLBKGSWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 22.0x 46.2xmedian 22.0x 65.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 8.1x 9.6xmedian 8.1x 8.4xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 14.2x 783.9xmedian 14.2x -23.9xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.27median 0.45 -17.94median 0.45 -2.80median 0.45

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 monthsSLBKGSWTTR
Revenue $36.89B $1.39B $1.43B
Gross profit $6.02B $889.05M $231.00M
Operating income $4.64B $382.14M $50.15M
Net income $3.16B $80.57M $32.23M
Free cash flow $4.56B $5.01M -$82.00M
R&D $678.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $0.83 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $137.55M $33.40M
Total debt $12.80B $2.72B $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 1.50B 96.81M 138.17M
Enterprise value $70.88B $3.69B $1.93B

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
MetricSLBKGSWTTR
P/E 23.7x 46.2x 65.6x
P/FCF 16.1x 783.9x -23.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 8.2x 8.4x
P/S 2.0x 2.8x 1.4x
P/B 2.7x 1.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 9.6x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 17.0x 43.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 18.1x 1,300x -26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 13.6x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.27 -17.94 -2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBKGSWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 8.2% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 22.6% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 11.8% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 24.1% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 17.9% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 17.1% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% -4.5% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 15.0% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% -10.3% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -2.6% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 7.2% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 31.6% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -96.1% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 22.3% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBKGSWTTR
Gross margin 16.3% 63.8% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 48.9% 18.3%
Operating margin 12.6% 27.4% 3.5%
Pretax margin 10.7% 8.1% 2.6%
Net margin 8.4% 5.8% 2.2%
FCF margin 12.4% 0.4% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 34.4% 16.4%
Return on equity 11.6% 4.8% 2.9%
Return on assets 5.6% 1.6% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 6.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 8.2% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 5.9x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.9% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBKGSWTTR
Debt / assets 22.8% 49.5% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 3.8x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 543.4x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 60.7% 36.4%
Equity / assets 48.4% 39.3% 63.6%
Interest coverage 9.2x – 2.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.04 1.22 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBKGSWTTR
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.1% -9.3%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 5.9% -7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 217.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3,506% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% –

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.

ConsensusSLBKGSWTTR
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.51FY2026 $2.04FY2026 $0.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.3%FY2026 +129.2%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +37.7% -3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $1.59BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +5.5% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBKGSWTTR
Held by institutions 89.8% 100.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding 1,702 408 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +16.7% +3.6%
Institutions buying 785 283 132
Institutions selling 664 86 91
Buyers to sellers 1.18 3.29 1.45

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.

SLBKGSWTTR
SLB 1.00 0.24 0.38
KGS 0.24 1.00 0.44
WTTR 0.38 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, KGS and WTTR?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $73.27B, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) $3.93B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, KGS and WTTR?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 23.7x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 46.2x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 65.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 19.8x, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 19.1x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +8.2%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 5.8%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 6.2%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +35.8%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) +14.7%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +34.6%. Over five years, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +8.2%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.34%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 3.78%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 1.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 44.7%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, KGS and WTTR?

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