STX vs EQIX vs SLB Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Equinix and Slb Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQIX Equinix Inc
$1,036.67 +2.1% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$100.18B
P/E
60.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.06B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.82 +7.9% 1M +46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$78.86B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 9, Slb 1, Equinix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXEQIXSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $143.93B $100.18B $78.86B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.7x 60.8x 25.5x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 58.9x 21.4x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +11.1% +4.6% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% 16.4% 8.4% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 82.3% 5.7% 9.3% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.3x 1.2x STX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +163.7% +30.0% +46.1% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.1%/yr +4.4%/yr +10.8%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 25.8% 36.5% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 62/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

STXEQIXSLB

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

AxisSTXEQIXSLB
Valuation 32 #77 of 112 35 #25 of 38 33 #32 of 47
Growth 99 #2 of 108 37 #23 of 36 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 100 #1 of 104 82 #7 of 34 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 47 #20 of 37 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 62 #30 of 78 79 #5 of 20 86 #5 of 30
Overall 67 56 62
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SLB 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

PeriodSTXEQIXSLBSPY
1 month -23.3%+2.1%+7.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.8%-1.0%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months +4.0%-4.3%-5.4% +7.1%
Year to date +154.4%+35.3%+40.2% +12.8%
1 year +163.7%+30.0%+46.1% +11.9%
3 years +923.8%+44.9%-4.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +117.3%+13.2%-1.5% +22.8%
5 years +686.4%+23.8%+66.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +51.1%+4.4%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,951.2%+192.0%-32.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +35.3%+11.3%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTXEQIXSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%25.8%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.4%22.6%33.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.530.560.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.211.161.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-40.2%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-7.1%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1,094.04$1,115.94$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $237.49$726.09$35.19 $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.

MultipleSTXEQIXSLB
P/E now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 32.9x 62.1xmedian 27.6x 25.7xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.9x 10.2xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 20.0x 27.3xmedian 25.6x 11.9xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 30.2x -41.1xmedian 15.4x 17.4xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 2.9x 7.1xmedian 4.1x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 1.08 2.89median 0.80 -2.46median 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 monthsSTXEQIXSLB
Revenue $13.80B $10.06B $36.89B
Gross profit $6.95B $5.19B $6.02B
Operating income $5.46B $2.26B $4.64B
Net income $4.40B $1.65B $3.16B
Free cash flow $4.16B -$2.49B $4.56B
R&D $769.00M – $678.00M
EPS (diluted) $18.95 $16.60 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $2.36B $2.62B
Total debt $2.35B $22.63B $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 232.00M 99.28M 1.50B
Enterprise value $138.77B $88.08B $75.31B

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
MetricSTXEQIXSLB
P/E 36.3x 62.1x 25.7x
P/FCF 38.7x -41.1x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.3x 24.6x 12.5x
P/S 11.7x 10.2x 2.2x
P/B 46.6x 7.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 46.6x 7.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 28.2x 27.3x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 53.7x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 11.7x 12.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 39.0x -48.8x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 29.2x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 2.89 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 11.1% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 7.2% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.2% 14.0% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 8.4% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.5% 48.1% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 125.4% 18.0% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.6% 53.8% -16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.4% 23.6% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 150.0% 52.2% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.1% 21.5% -10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 217.9% 11.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 11.9% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 241.1% -349.4% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.8% -756.4% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSLB
Gross margin 50.4% 51.6% 16.3%
EBITDA margin 41.6% 44.4% 20.2%
Operating margin 39.6% 22.5% 12.6%
Pretax margin 36.7% 18.3% 10.7%
Net margin 31.9% 16.4% 8.4%
FCF margin 30.1% -24.8% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 35.0% 41.5% 17.2%
Return on equity 156.4% 11.4% 11.6%
Return on assets 43.3% 3.8% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 82.3% 5.7% 9.3%
Return on capital employed 76.1% 5.9% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 5.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSLB
Debt / assets 22.8% 50.9% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.6x -9.1x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 67.3% 51.6%
Equity / assets 33.4% 32.7% 48.4%
Interest coverage 22.3x 3.7x 9.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 16.77 2.72 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSLB
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.9% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – –

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.

ConsensusSTXEQIXSLB
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2027 58.9xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.53FY2027 $17.61FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +147.3%FY2027 +28.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.8% +10.8% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.55BFY2027 $10.81BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% -0.7% +0.5%
STX estimates →EQIX estimates →SLB estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXEQIXSLB
Held by institutions 83.8% 97.5% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,957 1,357 1,700
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,209 728 785
Institutions selling 590 420 663
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.73 1.18
STX holders →EQIX holders →SLB 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.

STXEQIXSLB
STX 1.00 0.30 0.10
EQIX 0.30 1.00 0.17
SLB 0.10 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, EQIX and SLB?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $143.93B, Equinix (EQIX) $100.18B, Slb (SLB) $78.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, EQIX and SLB?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 32.7x, Equinix (EQIX) 60.8x, Slb (SLB) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.2x, Equinix (EQIX) 58.9x, Slb (SLB) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, Equinix (EQIX) +11.1%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%, Equinix (EQIX) 16.4%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 82.3%, Equinix (EQIX) 5.7%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +163.7%, Equinix (EQIX) +30.0%, Slb (SLB) +46.1%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.1%/yr, Equinix (EQIX) +4.4%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Equinix (EQIX) 0.00%, Slb (SLB) 0.00%. Equinix (EQIX) and Slb (SLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 73.9%, Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, Slb (SLB) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STX, EQIX and SLB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads on 9. 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.