SLB vs STX vs LBRT Stock Comparison

Slb, Seagate Technology Holdings and Liberty Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.14B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.
$16.94 -10.5% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
70.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy

Head to Head

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

QuestionSLBSTXLBRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.14B $152.10B $2.86B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x 34.6x 70.9x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 17.3x 80.7x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +44.4% +13.6% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% — 0.9% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% — 1.8% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 2.2x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.6% +190.0% +0.4% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr +49.5%/yr +4.2%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 75.9% 60.2% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 39/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBSTXLBRT

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

AxisSLBSTXLBRT
Valuation 28 #34 of 47 24 #85 of 112 67 #16 of 47
Growth 45 #24 of 43 99 #2 of 109 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 40 93 #8 of 104 36 #26 of 40
Financial Health 57 #20 of 45 25 #87 of 116 25 #34 of 45
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 43 #47 of 81 58 #14 of 32
Overall 59 57 39
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodSLBSTXLBRTSPY
1 month +4.9%-27.2%-10.5% -0.2%
3 months +8.2%-10.6%-4.2% +3.9%
6 months -2.8%+15.3%-48.7% +8.2%
Year to date +40.9%+142.5%-8.2% +12.9%
1 year +49.6%+190.0%+0.4% +12.3%
3 years -3.1%+879.3%-13.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.1%+114.1%-4.7% +23.3%
5 years +62.4%+645.8%+23.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.2%+49.5%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years -32.1%+1,850.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.8%+34.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLBSTXLBRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%75.9%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%76.2%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.742.521.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.352.500.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-58.2%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-39.0%-50.1% -1.2%
52-week high $60.12$1,094.04$33.93 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$223.00$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.

MultipleSLBSTXLBRT
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 26.1x 33.3xmedian 33.2x 68.6xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 11.0xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 8.8x —median 20.0x 7.3xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.9x 69.1xmedian 29.8x -4.2xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 43.9xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.89median 0.49 0.35median 1.17 -1.17median 0.49

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 monthsSLBSTXLBRT
Revenue $36.37B $13.80B $4.44B
Gross profit $6.01B – $800.93M
Operating income $4.68B $5.46B $74.18M
Net income $3.15B $4.40B $40.31M
Free cash flow $4.81B – -$652.46M
R&D $692.00M $769.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $19.20 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $1.26B $119.00M
Total debt $12.80B – $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 229.00M 163.19M
Enterprise value $76.07B $152.10B $1.46B

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
MetricSLBSTXLBRT
P/E 26.0x 33.3x 68.6x
P/FCF 16.7x 69.1x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 31.3x 4.9x
P/S 2.2x 11.0x 0.6x
P/B 2.9x 43.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 43.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x – 7.3x
EV/EBIT 19.0x – 53.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 11.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.5x – -6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 31.3x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.89 0.35 -1.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBSTXLBRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 44.4% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 26.6% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% – -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – -17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% 150.5% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 125.4% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 156.6% -78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 99.4% -59.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 153.3% -78.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 94.7% -58.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 217.9% -5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 80.3% -16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% – -30,346%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% – -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBSTXLBRT
Gross margin 16.5% – 18.0%
EBITDA margin 20.5% – 12.1%
Operating margin 12.9% – 1.7%
Pretax margin 10.8% – 1.2%
Net margin 8.5% – 0.9%
FCF margin 13.2% – -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 35.0% 12.6%
Return on equity 11.5% 156.4% 2.1%
Return on assets 5.7% 43.3% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.5% – 1.8%
Return on capital employed 11.4% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.1x 13.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBSTXLBRT
Debt / assets 23.0% – 28.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 66.6% 57.2%
Equity / assets 49.1% 33.4% 42.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.24 – 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBSTXLBRT
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.4% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusSLBSTXLBRT
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 17.3xFY2027 80.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $38.53FY2027 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +63.8% -81.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027 $4.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +29.7% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBSTXLBRT
Held by institutions 89.8% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,698 1,955 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.4% +4.7%
Institutions buying 783 1,207 217
Institutions selling 663 590 142
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.05 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.

SLBSTXLBRT
SLB 1.00 0.10 0.22
STX 0.10 1.00 0.28
LBRT 0.22 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, STX and LBRT?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $80.14B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $152.10B, Liberty Energy (LBRT) $2.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, STX and LBRT?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 34.6x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 70.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 80.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +0.4%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr, Liberty Energy (LBRT) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%, Liberty Energy (LBRT) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, STX 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, 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.