SLB vs TS vs HOS Stock Comparison

Slb, Tenaris and Hornbeck Offshore Services Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$52.14 +7.0% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.06B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win
TS Tenaris Sa
$57.58 +2.8% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.93B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 7, Hornbeck Offshore Services 3, Slb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBTSHOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.06B $58.93B $903.19M SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 30.8x 22.8x HOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 14.5x 18.4x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +2.3% +6.2% HOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 15.9% 3.0% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 12.7% 2.4% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.1x — TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.8% +41.4% -9.7% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr +19.2%/yr +10.1%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 28.9% 45.8% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 58/100 66/100 HOS

Percentile Scorecard

SLBTSHOS

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

AxisSLBTSHOS
Valuation 26 #35 of 47 45 #112 of 204 100 #1 of 47
Growth 51 #22 of 44 16 #160 of 191 81 #9 of 44
Profitability 75 #11 of 41 79 #40 of 189 48 #22 of 41
Financial Health 51 #23 of 46 99 #4 of 221 87 #7 of 46
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 31 52 #76 of 158 17 #26 of 31
Overall 57 58 66
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HOS 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

PeriodSLBTSHOSSPY
1 month +7.0%+2.8%-17.8% -2.0%
3 months +2.6%-0.7%-34.9% -2.2%
6 months -6.9%-9.3%-39.1% +4.2%
Year to date +35.9%+49.8%-0.3% +10.6%
1 year +40.8%+41.4%-9.7% +10.4%
3 years -8.3%+65.4%-38.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.9%+18.3%-15.0% +20.2%
5 years +57.3%+140.0%+61.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +9.5%+19.2%+10.1% +10.1%
10 years -33.5%+107.4%-27.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.0%+7.6%-3.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLBTSHOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%28.9%45.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%29.9%47.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.380.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.121.43-0.21 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-33.7%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-10.1%-41.0% -3.2%
52-week high $60.12$64.02$10.60 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$37.76$6.14 $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.

MultipleSLBTSHOS
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 24.9x 31.8xmedian 25.4x 23.2xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.4x 18.6xmedian 14.5x —median 8.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 15.0x 22.2xmedian 23.6x 3.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.39median 0.50 —median 1.21 0.33median 0.50

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 monthsSLBTSHOS
Revenue $36.89B $12.04B $1.30B
Gross profit $6.02B $4.08B $181.68M
Operating income $4.64B $2.23B $73.52M
Net income $3.16B $1.97B $39.67M
Free cash flow $4.56B $2.78B $235.76M
R&D $678.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 – $0.27
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $9.02B $652.23M
Total debt $12.80B $301.89M $304.31M
Shares (diluted) 1.50B – 148.11M
Enterprise value $72.51B $30.38B -$1.01B

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
MetricSLBTSHOS
P/E 24.9x 31.8x 23.2x
P/FCF 16.9x 22.2x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 27.5x 3.6x
P/S 2.1x 5.1x 0.7x
P/B 2.8x 3.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 3.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 18.6x –
EV/EBIT 18.6x 23.8x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF 18.9x 19.0x 2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 23.7x 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.39 – 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBTSHOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 2.3% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -6.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 2.7% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% -13.9% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 0.0% -8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -20.6% 57.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% -3.3% -20.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -18.8% 68.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% – -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -11.7% 91.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -9.6% 36.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -13.2% 117.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -7.8% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBTSHOS
Gross margin 16.3% 33.9% 13.9%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 23.7% –
Operating margin 12.6% 18.5% 5.6%
Pretax margin 10.7% 20.5% 4.1%
Net margin 8.4% 15.9% 3.0%
FCF margin 12.4% 23.1% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 18.6% 19.5%
Return on equity 11.6% 11.4% 2.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 9.7% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 12.7% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 11.0% 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBTSHOS
Debt / assets 22.8% 1.5% 11.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.1x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 15.2% 38.4%
Equity / assets 48.4% 84.8% 61.6%
Interest coverage 9.2x 45.4x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.4x – 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 70.8x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 58.2x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBTSHOS
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -1.6% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.5% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusSLBTSHOS
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +1.5% +76.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -6.1% +36.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBTSHOS
Held by institutions 89.8% 3.6% –
Institutions holding 1,702 285 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -2.4% –
Institutions buying 785 154 –
Institutions selling 664 80 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.93 –

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.

SLBTSHOS
SLB 1.00 0.54 0.56
TS 0.54 1.00 0.54
HOS 0.56 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, TS and HOS?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $76.06B, Tenaris (TS) $58.93B, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) $903.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, TS and HOS?

Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 24.6x, Tenaris (TS) 30.8x, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 20.7x, Tenaris (TS) 14.5x, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +4.6%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +40.8%, Tenaris (TS) +41.4%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) -9.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +9.5%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +19.2%/yr, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.5%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) 45.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, TS and HOS?

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