SLB vs WTTR vs HAL Stock Comparison

Slb, Select Water Solutions and Halliburton Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.26B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
2.14%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
HAL Halliburton Co
$35.62 +8.7% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$29.46B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.48B
Div. yield
1.91%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLBWTTRHALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.26B $2.48B $29.46B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 82.9x 14.8x HAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 33.6x 14.7x HAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% -2.0% +1.5% SLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 2.2% 8.9% HAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 3.6% 13.2% HAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.9x 1.3x WTTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.14% 1.44% 1.91% SLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.6% +69.4% +32.9% WTTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr +25.3%/yr +6.8%/yr WTTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 46.6% 32.7% HAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 36/100 55/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

SLBWTTRHAL

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

AxisSLBWTTRHAL
Valuation 28 #34 of 47 20 #38 of 47 57 #21 of 47
Growth 45 #24 of 43 33 #29 of 43 48 #23 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 40 39 #25 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Financial Health 57 #20 of 45 71 #14 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 16 #27 of 32 45 #18 of 32
Overall 59 36 55
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • WTTR 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

PeriodSLBWTTRHALSPY
1 month +4.9%-1.7%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months +8.2%+8.3%+14.0% +3.9%
6 months -2.8%+18.1%-12.7% +8.2%
Year to date +40.9%+85.5%+26.0% +12.9%
1 year +49.6%+69.4%+32.9% +12.3%
3 years -3.1%+165.4%-10.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.1%+38.5%-3.5% +23.3%
5 years +62.4%+208.2%+39.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.2%+25.3%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years -32.1%—-25.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.8%—-2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLBWTTRHALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%46.6%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%44.1%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.660.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.351.491.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-51.3%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-12.4%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $60.12$22.28$42.98 $779.14
52-week low $35.19$9.40$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.

MultipleSLBWTTRHAL
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 26.1x 82.9xmedian 26.1x 14.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 8.8x 10.3xmedian 8.8x 8.7xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.9x -30.2xmedian 14.9x 18.4xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.89median 0.49 -3.54median 0.49 -2.37median 0.49

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 monthsSLBWTTRHAL
Revenue $36.37B $1.43B $22.48B
Gross profit $6.01B $231.00M $3.36B
Operating income $4.68B $50.15M $2.83B
Net income $3.15B $32.23M $2.01B
Free cash flow $4.81B -$82.00M $1.60B
R&D $692.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $0.23 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $2.74B $33.40M $1.84B
Total debt $12.80B $259.59M $7.07B
Shares (diluted) 1.51B 138.17M 832.00M
Enterprise value $77.37B $2.44B $21.41B

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
MetricSLBWTTRHAL
P/E 26.0x 82.9x 14.8x
P/FCF 16.7x -30.2x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 10.6x 11.2x
P/S 2.2x 1.7x 1.3x
P/B 2.9x 2.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 10.3x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 53.9x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 18.5x -33.0x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 11.6x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.89 -3.54 -2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLBWTTRHAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% -2.0% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -3.2% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% 4.9% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.4% -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.5% -13.7% 15.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -11.7% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% -15.0% 52.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -22.2% -8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% -16.6% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -23.4% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 18.7% -18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 23.4% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% -291.6% -14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -91.0% -5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLBWTTRHAL
Gross margin 16.5% 16.1% 14.9%
EBITDA margin 20.5% 18.3% 17.8%
Operating margin 12.9% 3.5% 12.6%
Pretax margin 10.8% 2.6% 10.7%
Net margin 8.5% 2.2% 8.9%
FCF margin 13.2% -5.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 16.4% 11.7%
Return on equity 11.5% 2.9% 18.1%
Return on assets 5.7% 1.8% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 3.6% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 3.4% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 7.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLBWTTRHAL
Debt / assets 23.0% 14.5% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x -3.2x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 36.4% 57.2%
Equity / assets 49.1% 63.6% 42.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x 2.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.24 3.17 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLBWTTRHAL
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 1.1% -7.4% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.2% -5.9% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusSLBWTTRHAL
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 33.6xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $2.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.0%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% -5.2% +26.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.38BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026 $21.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +13.3% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLBWTTRHAL
Held by institutions 89.8% 87.5% 87.9%
Institutions holding 1,698 264 1,207
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +3.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 783 131 640
Institutions selling 663 91 377
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.44 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.

SLBWTTRHAL
SLB 1.00 0.38 0.74
WTTR 0.38 1.00 0.44
HAL 0.74 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLB, WTTR and HAL?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slb (SLB) $80.26B, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) $2.48B, Halliburton (HAL) $29.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLB, WTTR and HAL?

Halliburton (HAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 82.9x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Halliburton (HAL) is cheapest (Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 33.6x, Halliburton (HAL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Slb (SLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) -2.0%, Halliburton (HAL) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Halliburton (HAL) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 2.2%, Halliburton (HAL) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Halliburton (HAL) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 3.6%, Halliburton (HAL) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Select Water Solutions (WTTR) returned the most: Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +69.4%, Halliburton (HAL) +32.9%. Over five years, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) compounded fastest (Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) +25.3%/yr, Halliburton (HAL) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slb (SLB) has the highest dividend yield: Slb (SLB) 2.14%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 1.44%, Halliburton (HAL) 1.91%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Halliburton (HAL) has been the steadiest (Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Select Water Solutions (WTTR) 46.6%, Halliburton (HAL) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLB, WTTR 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.