SLB vs TS vs NGL Stock Comparison

Slb, Tenaris and NGL Energy Partners Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.77 +4.5% 1M +49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.37B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
2.16%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.41 +7.6% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.76B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
2.95%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$16.53 +11.0% 1M +156.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 5, NGL Energy Partners 4, Slb 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBTSNGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.37B $64.76B $2.06B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 33.4x -5.9x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 15.2x 12.7x NGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +2.3% +5.8% NGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 15.9% -9.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 12.7% 4.8% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.1x 8.0x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% 2.95% 0.00% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.9% +60.2% +156.7% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +22.1%/yr +48.4%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 28.9% 51.5% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 58/100 35/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBTSNGL

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

AxisSLBTSNGL
Valuation 35 #31 of 47 42 #118 of 203 47 #19 of 35
Growth 52 #21 of 43 17 #157 of 188 6 #32 of 34
Profitability 87 #6 of 40 81 #36 of 184 12 #30 of 34
Financial Health 52 #22 of 45 99 #4 of 217 9 #32 of 35
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 53 #72 of 153 100 #1 of 31
Overall 62 58 35
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NGL ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSLBTSNGLSPY
1 month +4.5%+7.6%+11.0% +0.9%
3 months +9.8%+8.2%+6.2% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%-4.9%+1.6% +8.5%
Year to date +40.1%+57.1%+65.3% +13.3%
1 year +49.9%+60.2%+156.7% +12.4%
3 years -3.7%+92.3%+299.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.2%+24.4%+58.7% +23.5%
5 years +66.7%+171.1%+618.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.8%+22.1%+48.4% +11.0%
10 years -32.1%+112.2%-11.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.8%+7.8%-1.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSLBTSNGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%28.9%51.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%29.4%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.330.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.362.083.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-33.7%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-5.6%-12.9% -0.9%
52-week high $60.12$64.02$18.98 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$37.70$6.40 $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.

MultipleSLBTSNGL
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 28.7x 33.4xmedian 25.4x -5.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 8.7x 19.6xmedian 14.3x 13.1xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.3x 23.3xmedian 21.8x 20.3xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 2.2x -8.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.51 —median 1.41 0.09median 1.72

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 monthsSLBTSNGL
Revenue $36.89B $12.04B $3.52B
Gross profit $6.02B $4.08B $1.04B
Operating income $4.64B $2.23B $142.60M
Net income $3.16B $1.97B -$131.86M
Free cash flow $4.56B $2.78B $101.88M
R&D $678.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 – $-2.73
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $9.02B $5.07M
Total debt $12.80B $1.27B $3.28B
Shares (diluted) 1.50B – 128.09M
Enterprise value $76.98B $36.05B $2.04B

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
MetricSLBTSNGL
P/E 25.7x 33.4x -5.9x
P/FCF 17.4x 23.3x 20.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 28.9x 5.0x
P/S 2.2x 5.4x 0.6x
P/B 2.9x 3.8x -8.7x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 3.8x -2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 19.6x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 25.1x 37.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 19.4x 20.1x 52.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 25.0x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 – 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBTSNGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 2.3% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -6.7% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 2.7% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% -13.9% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 0.0% -58.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -20.6% -14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% -3.3% -228.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -18.8% -67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% – -560.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – -63.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -11.7% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -9.6% -6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -13.2% -39.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -7.8% -34.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBTSNGL
Gross margin 16.3% 33.9% 29.5%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 23.7% 11.6%
Operating margin 12.6% 18.5% 4.0%
Pretax margin 10.7% 20.5% -3.7%
Net margin 8.4% 15.9% -9.9%
FCF margin 12.4% 23.1% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 18.6% 11.6%
Return on equity 11.6% 11.4% –
Return on assets 5.6% 9.7% -3.1%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 12.7% 4.8%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 11.0% 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.1x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBTSNGL
Debt / assets 22.8% 1.5% 78.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x -13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.1x 8.0x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.1x 32.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 15.2% 105.7%
Equity / assets 48.4% 84.8% -5.7%
Interest coverage 9.2x 45.4x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 70.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 58.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.17 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBTSNGL
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -1.5% 17.5%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 1.4% 17.5%
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.

ConsensusSLBTSNGL
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $1.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +1.5% +31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -6.1% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBTSNGL
Held by institutions 89.8% 3.6% 60.3%
Institutions holding 1,699 283 88
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -2.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying 784 154 25
Institutions selling 663 78 29
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.97 0.86

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.

SLBTSNGL
SLB 1.00 0.53 0.20
TS 0.53 1.00 0.19
NGL 0.20 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, TS and NGL?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.37B, Tenaris (TS) $64.76B, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $2.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, TS and NGL?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.7x, Tenaris (TS) 33.4x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.3x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 12.7x). 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%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -9.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 4.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +49.9%, Tenaris (TS) +60.2%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +156.7%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.1%/yr, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +48.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.16%, Tenaris (TS) 2.95%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 0.00%. NGL Energy Partners (NGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.