SLB vs USAC vs NESR Stock Comparison

Slb, USA Compression Partners and National Energy Services Reunited Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

National Energy Services Reunited leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (National Energy Services Reunited 7, USA Compression Partners 3, Slb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLBUSACNESRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.60B $3.71B $2.14B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 25.7x 22.9x NESR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 20.4x 14.0x NESR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +19.9% +23.5% NESR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 12.3% 5.8% USAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 9.9% 8.9% USAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.3x 0.5x NESR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.1% +14.9% +52.0% NESR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +9.8%/yr +12.9%/yr NESR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 28.1% 58.3% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 80/100 NESR

Percentile Scorecard

SLBUSACNESR

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

AxisSLBUSACNESR
Valuation 33 #32 of 47 39 #29 of 47 87 #7 of 47
Growth 50 #22 of 43 93 #4 of 43 95 #3 of 43
Profitability 87 #6 of 40 100 #1 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Financial Health 52 #22 of 45 7 #42 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 83 #6 of 30 –
Overall 62 64 80
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NESR 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

PeriodSLBUSACNESRSPY
1 month +7.9%+1.4%-19.1% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%-2.9%-18.9% +3.7%
6 months -5.4%-7.7%-14.1% +7.1%
Year to date +40.2%+10.2%+36.8% +12.8%
1 year +46.1%+14.9%+52.0% +11.9%
3 years -4.6%+2.8%+279.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.5%+0.9%+56.0% +22.8%
5 years +66.8%+59.5%+83.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+9.8%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years -32.0%+33.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%+2.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLBUSACNESRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%28.1%58.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%28.6%52.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.091.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.260.530.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-25.3%-79.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-16.3%-41.0% -1.2%
52-week high $60.12$30.30$36.31 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$21.99$12.31 $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.

MultipleSLBUSACNESR
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 28.5x 25.5xmedian 28.5x 23.1xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 8.9x 9.7xmedian 8.9x 7.9xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.4x 11.9xmedian 15.4x 13.8xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 12.8xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.52 0.13median 0.52 0.50median 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 monthsSLBUSACNESR
Revenue $36.89B $1.18B $1.62B
Gross profit $6.02B $772.78M $216.51M
Operating income $4.64B $352.30M $151.16M
Net income $3.16B $146.24M $93.38M
Free cash flow $4.56B $309.81M $156.33M
R&D $678.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $0.99 $0.90
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $9.48M $174.99M
Total debt $12.80B $2.94B $325.04M
Shares (diluted) 1.50B 145.62M 103.22M
Enterprise value $76.05B $3.67B $1.68B

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
MetricSLBUSACNESR
P/E 25.7x 25.5x 23.1x
P/FCF 17.4x 11.9x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 8.2x 6.2x
P/S 2.2x 3.1x 1.3x
P/B 2.9x 12.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 33.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 9.7x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 18.8x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 19.5x 21.3x 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 14.8x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 0.13 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBUSACNESR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 19.9% 23.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 15.0% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% 18.2% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 14.7% 305.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.6% 18.9% 19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 21.9% 77.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.3% 55.9% 27.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 40.7% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% 50.4% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 197.5% 46.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 25.1% 48.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 19.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 19.9% -12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 68.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBUSACNESR
Gross margin 16.3% 65.7% 13.4%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 57.8% 18.0%
Operating margin 12.6% 30.0% 9.3%
Pretax margin 10.7% 13.5% 7.2%
Net margin 8.4% 12.3% 5.8%
FCF margin 12.4% 26.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 38.0% 21.6%
Return on equity 11.6% 48.4% 9.2%
Return on assets 5.6% 3.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 9.9% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 10.2% 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 3.1x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBUSACNESR
Debt / assets 22.8% 79.8% 15.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 10.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.3x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 9.5x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 92.2% 50.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 7.8% 49.7%
Interest coverage 9.2x 1.8x 5.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.17 – 2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBUSACNESR
Dividend yield 2.2% 8.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 8.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 189.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 89.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –

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.

ConsensusSLBUSACNESR
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 +84.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +24.2% +81.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% -3.9% +29.2%
SLB estimates →USAC estimates →NESR estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBUSACNESR
Held by institutions 89.8% 37.0% 69.5%
Institutions holding 1,700 130 225
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.4% +13.2%
Institutions buying 785 63 144
Institutions selling 663 26 66
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.42 2.18
SLB holders →USAC holders →NESR holders →

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.

SLBUSACNESR
SLB 1.00 0.30 0.46
USAC 0.30 1.00 0.15
NESR 0.46 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, USAC and NESR?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.60B, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.71B, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) $2.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, USAC and NESR?

National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.7x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 25.7x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.4x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.4x, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +4.6%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +19.9%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +23.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.3%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, USA Compression Partners (USAC) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 9.9%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +46.1%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +14.9%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +52.0%. Over five years, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +9.8%/yr, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Slb (SLB) 0.00%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 0.07%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, USA Compression Partners (USAC) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.5%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 28.1%, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 58.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) 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.