SLB vs USAC vs HAL Stock Comparison

Slb, USA Compression Partners and Halliburton Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.05 +2.3% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.10B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
HAL Halliburton Co
$34.92 +5.8% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLBUSACHALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.10B $3.61B $29.49B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 25.0x 14.7x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 20.2x 14.4x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +19.9% +1.5% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 12.3% 8.9% USAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 9.9% 21.4% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.3x -0.4x HAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.02% USAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.3% +10.7% +28.3% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.4%/yr +8.2%/yr +6.2%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 28.3% 32.7% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 56/100 65/100 HAL

Percentile Scorecard

SLBUSACHAL

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

AxisSLBUSACHAL
Valuation 26 #35 of 47 28 #34 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Growth 44 #25 of 44 98 #2 of 44 47 #24 of 44
Profitability 83 #8 of 41 100 #1 of 41 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 51 #23 of 46 7 #43 of 46 78 #11 of 46
Shareholder Returns 68 #11 of 32 48 #17 of 32 45 #18 of 32
Overall 54 56 65
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HAL 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

PeriodSLBUSACHALSPY
1 month +2.3%-2.9%+5.8% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%-4.9%+4.7% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%-8.8%-13.5% +6.4%
Year to date +38.2%+9.1%+23.6% +11.4%
1 year +47.3%+10.7%+28.3% +13.1%
3 years -6.9%-0.4%-13.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%-0.1%-4.6% +21.5%
5 years +56.4%+48.1%+34.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.4%+8.2%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years -34.1%+34.2%-27.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.1%+3.0%-3.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSLBUSACHALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%28.3%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%28.8%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.080.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.290.380.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-25.3%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-17.2%-18.8% -2.5%
52-week high $60.12$30.30$42.98 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$21.99$25.62 $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.

MultipleSLBUSACHAL
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.5x 25.2xmedian 25.5x 14.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 8.8x 9.7xmedian 8.8x 6.8xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.7x 11.7xmedian 14.7x 18.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 12.7xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 0.41 0.13median 0.41 -2.32median 0.41

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 monthsSLBUSACHAL
Revenue $36.37B $1.18B $22.48B
Gross profit $6.01B $772.78M $3.36B
Operating income $4.68B $352.30M $2.83B
Net income $3.15B $146.24M $2.01B
Free cash flow $4.81B $309.81M $1.60B
R&D $692.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $0.99 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $9.48M $1.84B
Total debt $12.80B $2.94B $90.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 145.62M 832.00M
Enterprise value $75.03B $3.58B $21.39B

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
MetricSLBUSACHAL
P/E 25.5x 25.2x 14.5x
P/FCF 16.4x 11.7x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 8.1x 11.0x
P/S 2.2x 3.1x 1.3x
P/B 2.9x 12.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 33.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 9.7x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 18.7x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 18.2x 21.2x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 14.7x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 0.13 -2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBUSACHAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 19.9% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 15.0% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% 18.2% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 14.7% -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% 18.9% 15.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 21.9% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 55.9% 52.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 40.7% -8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 50.4% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 197.5% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 25.1% -18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 19.6% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 19.9% -14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 68.5% -5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBUSACHAL
Gross margin 16.5% 65.7% 14.9%
EBITDA margin 20.5% 57.8% 17.8%
Operating margin 12.9% 30.0% 12.6%
Pretax margin 10.8% 13.5% 10.7%
Net margin 8.5% 12.3% 8.9%
FCF margin 13.2% 26.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 38.0% 11.7%
Return on equity 11.5% 48.4% 18.1%
Return on assets 5.7% 3.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 9.9% 21.4%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 10.2% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBUSACHAL
Debt / assets 23.0% 79.8% 0.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 10.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 9.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 92.2% 57.2%
Equity / assets 49.1% 7.8% 42.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.21 – 3.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBUSACHAL
Dividend yield 2.2% 8.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 8.4% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 189.3% 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 89.3% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% -2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 1.7%

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.

ConsensusSLBUSACHAL
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $2.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +24.2% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.20BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $21.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -3.9% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBUSACHAL
Held by institutions 89.8% 37.0% 87.9%
Institutions holding 1,698 130 1,207
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 783 63 640
Institutions selling 663 26 377
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.42 1.70

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.

SLBUSACHAL
SLB 1.00 0.30 0.74
USAC 0.30 1.00 0.39
HAL 0.74 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, USAC and HAL?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.10B, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.61B, Halliburton (HAL) $29.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, USAC and HAL?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.5x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 25.0x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.1x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.2x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +2.5%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +19.9%, Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.3%, Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 9.9%, Halliburton (HAL) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +47.3%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +10.7%, Halliburton (HAL) +28.3%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +9.4%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +8.2%/yr, Halliburton (HAL) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 0.00%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 0.08%, Halliburton (HAL) 0.02%. Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, USA Compression Partners (USAC) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.6%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 28.3%, Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, USAC and HAL?

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