SLB vs USAC vs TDW Stock Comparison

Slb, USA Compression Partners and Tidewater 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
1 win
TDW Tidewater Inc
$86.02 +0.0% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tidewater leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tidewater 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.

QuestionSLBUSACTDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.10B $3.61B $4.20B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 25.0x 17.0x TDW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 20.2x 29.9x USAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +19.9% -1.0% USAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 12.3% 18.3% TDW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 9.9% 12.2% TDW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.3x 0.1x TDW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.3% +10.7% +67.3% TDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.4%/yr +8.2%/yr +47.1%/yr TDW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 28.3% 48.7% USAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 56/100 75/100 TDW

Percentile Scorecard

SLBUSACTDW

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

AxisSLBUSACTDW
Valuation 26 #35 of 47 28 #34 of 47 39 #29 of 47
Growth 44 #25 of 44 98 #2 of 44 79 #10 of 44
Profitability 83 #8 of 41 100 #1 of 41 98 #2 of 41
Financial Health 51 #23 of 46 7 #43 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Shareholder Returns 68 #11 of 32 48 #17 of 32 –
Overall 54 56 75
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • USAC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • TDW 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

PeriodSLBUSACTDWSPY
1 month +2.3%-2.9%+0.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%-4.9%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%-8.8%-2.8% +6.4%
Year to date +38.2%+9.1%+70.3% +11.4%
1 year +47.3%+10.7%+67.3% +13.1%
3 years -6.9%-0.4%+23.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%-0.1%+7.2% +21.5%
5 years +56.4%+48.1%+588.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.4%+8.2%+47.1% +10.9%
10 years -34.1%+34.2%-10.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.1%+3.0%-1.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSLBUSACTDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%28.3%48.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%28.8%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.080.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.290.381.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-25.3%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-17.2%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $60.12$30.30$100.61 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$21.99$48.67 $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.

MultipleSLBUSACTDW
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.5x 25.2xmedian 25.5x 17.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 8.8x 9.7xmedian 8.8x 8.4xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.7x 11.7xmedian 14.7x 15.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 12.7xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 0.41 0.13median 0.41 0.24median 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 monthsSLBUSACTDW
Revenue $36.37B $1.18B $1.35B
Gross profit $6.01B $772.78M $651.24M
Operating income $4.68B $352.30M $248.14M
Net income $3.15B $146.24M $245.49M
Free cash flow $4.81B $309.81M $271.18M
R&D $692.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $0.99 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $9.48M $613.54M
Total debt $12.80B $2.94B $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 145.62M 50.13M
Enterprise value $75.03B $3.58B $2.03B

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
MetricSLBUSACTDW
P/E 25.5x 25.2x 17.3x
P/FCF 16.4x 11.7x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 8.1x 13.8x
P/S 2.2x 3.1x 3.2x
P/B 2.9x 12.7x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 33.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 9.7x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 18.7x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF 18.2x 21.2x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 14.7x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 0.13 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBUSACTDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 19.9% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 15.0% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% 18.2% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 14.7% 26.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% 18.9% -19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 21.9% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% 55.9% 24.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 40.7% 72.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 50.4% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 197.5% 73.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 25.1% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 19.6% 48.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% 19.9% -2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 68.5% 59.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBUSACTDW
Gross margin 16.5% 65.7% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 20.5% 57.8% 38.2%
Operating margin 12.9% 30.0% 18.4%
Pretax margin 10.8% 13.5% 11.9%
Net margin 8.5% 12.3% 18.3%
FCF margin 13.2% 26.3% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 38.0% 23.1%
Return on equity 11.5% 48.4% 17.8%
Return on assets 5.7% 3.9% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 9.9% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 10.2% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBUSACTDW
Debt / assets 23.0% 79.8% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 10.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 9.5x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 92.2% 41.1%
Equity / assets 49.1% 7.8% 58.9%
Interest coverage 9.1x 1.8x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 3.21 – 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBUSACTDW
Dividend yield 2.2% 8.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 8.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSLBUSACTDW
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 29.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026 -56.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +24.2% +110.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.20BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -3.9% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBUSACTDW
Held by institutions 89.8% 37.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,698 130 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.4% +9.4%
Institutions buying 783 63 183
Institutions selling 663 26 123
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.42 1.49

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.

SLBUSACTDW
SLB 1.00 0.30 0.46
USAC 0.30 1.00 0.24
TDW 0.46 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, USAC and TDW?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $79.10B, USA Compression Partners (USAC) $3.61B, Tidewater (TDW) $4.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, USAC and TDW?

Tidewater (TDW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 25.5x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 25.0x, Tidewater (TDW) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, USA Compression Partners (USAC) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.1x, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 20.2x, Tidewater (TDW) 29.9x). 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%, Tidewater (TDW) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tidewater (TDW) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 12.3%, Tidewater (TDW) 18.3%). On return on invested capital, Tidewater (TDW) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) 9.9%, Tidewater (TDW) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tidewater (TDW) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +47.3%, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +10.7%, Tidewater (TDW) +67.3%. Over five years, Tidewater (TDW) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +9.4%/yr, USA Compression Partners (USAC) +8.2%/yr, Tidewater (TDW) +47.1%/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) 0.08%, Tidewater (TDW) 0.00%. Slb (SLB) and Tidewater (TDW) 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%, Tidewater (TDW) 48.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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