STX vs SLB vs HPE Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Slb and Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Slb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Slb 6, Seagate Technology Holdings 4, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXSLBHPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.46B $80.26B $80.80B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 26.0x 29.4x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 21.5x 15.1x HPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +2.5% +26.6% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.5% 6.6% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% 5.6% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 2.3x SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.44% 2.14% 0.93% SLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +190.0% +49.6% +151.6% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.5%/yr +10.2%/yr +32.8%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.9% 36.6% 58.1% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 63/100 HPE

Percentile Scorecard

STXSLBHPE

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

AxisSTXSLBHPE
Valuation 24 #85 of 112 28 #34 of 47 78 #25 of 112
Growth 99 #2 of 109 45 #24 of 43 92 #10 of 109
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 85 #7 of 40 60 #42 of 104
Financial Health 25 #87 of 116 57 #20 of 45 16 #98 of 116
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 81 #7 of 32 68 #27 of 81
Overall 57 59 63
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HPE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSTXSLBHPESPY
1 month -27.2%+4.9%-3.3% -0.2%
3 months -10.6%+8.2%+33.4% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%-2.8%+117.7% +8.2%
Year to date +142.5%+40.9%+153.3% +12.9%
1 year +190.0%+49.6%+151.6% +12.3%
3 years +879.3%-3.1%+300.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +114.1%-1.1%+58.8% +23.3%
5 years +645.8%+62.4%+312.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.5%+10.2%+32.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,850.5%-32.1%+371.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.6%-3.8%+16.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTXSLBHPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.9%36.6%58.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%33.4%53.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.520.742.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.501.352.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-48.9%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-10.0%-17.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1,094.04$60.12$73.46 $779.14
52-week low $223.00$35.19$20.00 $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.

MultipleSTXSLBHPE
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 33.2x 26.0xmedian 26.1x 29.4xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 12.0xmedian 8.8x 15.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.1xmedian 29.8x 16.7xmedian 14.9x 19.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 1.17 -2.89median 0.49 0.91median 1.17

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 monthsSTXSLBHPE
Revenue $13.80B $36.37B $41.87B
Gross profit – $6.01B $15.41B
Operating income $5.46B $4.68B $2.60B
Net income $4.40B $3.15B $2.79B
Free cash flow – $4.81B $4.16B
R&D $769.00M $692.00M $3.71B
EPS (diluted) $19.20 $2.06 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $2.74B $6.22B
Total debt – $12.80B $20.24B
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 1.51B 1.45B
Enterprise value $151.46B $77.37B $58.68B

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
MetricSTXSLBHPE
P/E 33.3x 26.0x 29.4x
P/FCF 69.1x 16.7x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x 12.3x 12.1x
P/S 11.0x 2.2x 1.9x
P/B 43.9x 2.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 43.9x 3.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 12.0x 15.6x
EV/EBIT – 19.0x 36.4x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 2.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 18.5x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.3x 13.6x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -2.89 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXSLBHPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 2.5% 26.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 5.3% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -15.3% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.5% -16.5% 885.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 125.4% -2.2% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.6% -25.2% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.4% -7.6% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.3% -31.3% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.7% -9.0% 32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 217.9% -1.6% 169.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 8.5% 13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.1% 1,747%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.2% 41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXSLBHPE
Gross margin – 16.5% 36.8%
EBITDA margin – 20.5% 14.5%
Operating margin – 12.9% 6.2%
Pretax margin – 10.8% 6.3%
Net margin – 8.5% 6.6%
FCF margin – 13.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 35.0% 18.0% 16.0%
Return on equity 156.4% 11.5% 10.7%
Return on assets 43.3% 5.7% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 9.5% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – 11.4% 5.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 0.9% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXSLBHPE
Debt / assets – 23.0% 24.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 50.9% 68.2%
Equity / assets 33.4% 49.1% 31.8%
Interest coverage – 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.24 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXSLBHPE
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 26.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusSTXSLBHPE
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 21.5xFY2026 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.53FY2027 $2.52FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +147.3%FY2027 -14.0%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.8% +17.1% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.55BFY2027 $38.38BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +7.5%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% +0.5% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXSLBHPE
Held by institutions 83.8% 89.8% 88.5%
Institutions holding 1,955 1,698 1,439
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 1,207 783 870
Institutions selling 590 663 411
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.18 2.12

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.

STXSLBHPE
STX 1.00 0.12 0.31
SLB 0.12 1.00 0.18
HPE 0.31 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, SLB and HPE?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $151.46B, Slb (SLB) $80.26B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $80.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, SLB and HPE?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.3x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 15.1x). 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%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +151.6%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slb (SLB) has the highest dividend yield: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.44%, Slb (SLB) 2.14%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Slb (SLB) leads on 6. 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.