SLB vs NGL vs WTTR Stock Comparison

Slb, NGL Energy Partners and Select Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.82 +7.9% 1M +46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.60B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins
NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$16.66 +12.5% 1M +160.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Slb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Slb 6, NGL Energy Partners 4, Select Water Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBNGLWTTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.60B $2.06B $2.66B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x -5.9x 83.3x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 12.8x 34.3x NGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.8% -2.0% NGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% -9.9% 2.2% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 4.8% 3.6% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 8.0x 0.9x WTTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.1% +160.3% +68.1% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +48.6%/yr +27.1%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 51.4% 46.5% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 36/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBNGLWTTR

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

AxisSLBNGLWTTR
Valuation 33 #32 of 47 50 #18 of 35 20 #38 of 47
Growth 50 #22 of 43 6 #32 of 34 36 #28 of 43
Profitability 87 #6 of 40 13 #27 of 31 39 #25 of 40
Financial Health 52 #22 of 45 9 #30 of 33 71 #14 of 45
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 100 #1 of 31 14 #26 of 30
Overall 62 36 36
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NGL ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodSLBNGLWTTRSPY
1 month +7.9%+12.5%+2.9% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%+3.2%+9.7% +3.7%
6 months -5.4%+2.8%+19.1% +7.1%
Year to date +40.2%+66.6%+89.4% +12.8%
1 year +46.1%+160.3%+68.1% +11.9%
3 years -4.6%+300.5%+168.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.5%+58.9%+39.0% +22.8%
5 years +66.8%+624.3%+231.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+48.6%+27.1% +10.9%
10 years -32.0%-10.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%-1.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLBNGLWTTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%51.4%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%43.3%44.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.370.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.263.121.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-61.5%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-12.2%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $60.12$18.98$22.28 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$6.40$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.

MultipleSLBNGLWTTR
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 28.5x -5.9xmedian 19.6x 84.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 8.9x 13.1xmedian 11.1x 10.5xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.4x 20.4xmedian 16.9x -30.9xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x -8.8xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.52 0.09median 1.68 -3.61median 0.52

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 monthsSLBNGLWTTR
Revenue $36.89B $3.52B $1.43B
Gross profit $6.02B $1.04B $231.00M
Operating income $4.64B $142.60M $50.15M
Net income $3.16B -$131.86M $32.23M
Free cash flow $4.56B $101.88M -$82.00M
R&D $678.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $-2.73 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $5.07M $33.40M
Total debt $12.80B $3.28B $259.59M
Shares (diluted) 1.50B 128.09M 138.17M
Enterprise value $76.05B $2.04B $2.54B

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
MetricSLBNGLWTTR
P/E 25.7x -5.9x 84.6x
P/FCF 17.4x 20.4x -30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 5.1x 10.8x
P/S 2.2x 0.6x 1.8x
P/B 2.9x -8.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -2.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 13.1x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 37.5x 55.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 19.5x 52.5x -33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 13.1x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 0.09 -3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBNGLWTTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.8% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -4.9% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 6.0% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 2.3% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% -58.6% -13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -14.6% -11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% -228.9% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -67.4% -22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% -560.3% -16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -63.2% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 8.1% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -6.3% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -39.9% -291.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -34.1% -91.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBNGLWTTR
Gross margin 16.3% 29.5% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 11.6% 18.3%
Operating margin 12.6% 4.0% 3.5%
Pretax margin 10.7% -3.7% 2.6%
Net margin 8.4% -9.9% 2.2%
FCF margin 12.4% 2.9% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 11.6% 16.4%
Return on equity 11.6% – 2.9%
Return on assets 5.6% -3.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 4.8% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 4.0% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -3.1x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.1% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBNGLWTTR
Debt / assets 22.8% 78.4% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x -13.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 8.0x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 32.2x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 105.7% 36.4%
Equity / assets 48.4% -5.7% 63.6%
Interest coverage 9.2x 0.6x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 – 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBNGLWTTR
Dividend yield 2.2% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 17.4% -7.2%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 17.4% -5.8%
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.

ConsensusSLBNGLWTTR
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.30FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 – +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +31.5% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -6.2% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBNGLWTTR
Held by institutions 89.8% 60.3% 87.5%
Institutions holding 1,700 88 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +3.5% +3.6%
Institutions buying 785 25 131
Institutions selling 663 29 91
Buyers to sellers 1.18 0.86 1.44

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.

SLBNGLWTTR
SLB 1.00 0.20 0.37
NGL 0.20 1.00 0.22
WTTR 0.37 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, NGL and WTTR?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.60B, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $2.06B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $2.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, NGL and WTTR?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.7x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -5.9x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 83.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.4x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 12.8x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 34.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NGL Energy Partners (NGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +4.6%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +5.8%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -9.9%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 4.8%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +46.1%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +160.3%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +68.1%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +48.6%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.5%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 51.4%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, NGL 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 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.