TS vs BKR vs LUD Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Baker Hughes and Luda Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.58B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
10 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.59B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 10, Baker Hughes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSBKRLUDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.58B $58.59B $86.19M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 18.9x 155.0x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 22.1x — TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +0.4% — TS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 11.2% — TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 8.9% — TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 0.1x — TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +18.4% -56.0% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr +17.5%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 33.2% 144.4% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 55/100 — TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSBKRLUD

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

AxisTSBKRLUD
Valuation 41 #120 of 203 44 #27 of 47 18 #166 of 203
Growth 18 #154 of 187 67 #15 of 44 –
Profitability 80 #37 of 185 75 #11 of 41 –
Financial Health 99 #4 of 219 49 #24 of 46 40 #132 of 219
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 153 42 #19 of 32 –
Overall 58 55 –
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSBKRLUDSPY
1 month +6.9%-3.1%-3.0% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%-7.6%-10.8% +3.5%
6 months -6.1%-18.1%-28.8% +7.0%
Year to date +54.3%+23.0%-39.6% +12.2%
1 year +65.7%+18.4%-56.0% +13.0%
3 years +88.8%+60.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%+17.2%— +23.1%
5 years +164.5%+124.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%+17.5%— +11.0%
10 years +108.1%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSBKRLUDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%33.2%144.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%34.2%142.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.681.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.270.55-0.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-47.2%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-19.6%-67.3% -1.8%
52-week high $64.02$69.67$11.85 $779.14
52-week low $37.11$44.47$3.20 $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.

MultipleTSBKRLUD
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 26.0x 17.9xmedian 25.5x 155.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.0x 11.5xmedian 8.6x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 21.4x 17.8xmedian 14.7x -40.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 0.45median 0.41 —median 1.26

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 monthsTSBKRLUD
Revenue $12.04B $27.73B –
Gross profit $4.08B $6.58B –
Operating income $2.23B $3.59B –
Net income $1.97B $3.12B –
Free cash flow $2.78B $3.13B –
R&D – $569.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $3.11 –
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $15.73B $4.77M
Total debt $1.27B $16.25B $49.69M
Shares (diluted) – 997.00M 22.24M
Enterprise value $34.62B $21.69B $40.54M

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
MetricTSBKRLUD
P/E 32.8x 17.9x 155.0x
P/FCF 22.8x 17.8x -40.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 12.5x –
P/S 5.3x 2.0x 2.6x
P/B 3.7x 2.8x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.5x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT 24.6x 15.7x –
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.0x –
EV/FCF 19.7x 17.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSBKRLUD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 0.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% -0.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% 9.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.6% 23.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 1.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 39.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 39.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 29.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 16.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 44.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 21.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSBKRLUD
Gross margin 33.9% 23.7% –
EBITDA margin 23.7% 17.6% –
Operating margin 18.5% 12.9% –
Pretax margin 20.5% 12.7% –
Net margin 15.9% 11.2% –
FCF margin 23.1% 11.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 16.0% –
Return on equity 11.4% 15.8% –
Return on assets 9.7% 6.0% –
Return on invested capital 12.7% 8.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSBKRLUD
Debt / assets 1.5% 30.9% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 61.8% 54.8%
Equity / assets 84.8% 38.2% 45.2%
Interest coverage 45.4x – –
Current ratio – 2.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 70.8x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 58.2x 1.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSBKRLUD
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield -1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% –

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.

ConsensusTSBKRLUD
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.97FY2026 $2.54FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.99BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% -1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSBKRLUD
Held by institutions 3.6% 97.2% –
Institutions holding 283 1,148 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +5.2% –
Institutions buying 154 576 –
Institutions selling 78 429 –
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.34 –

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.

TSBKRLUD
TS 1.00 0.53 -0.02
BKR 0.53 1.00 0.04
LUD -0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, BKR and LUD?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $63.58B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.59B, Luda Technology (LUD) $86.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, BKR and LUD?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 33.2x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.9x, Luda Technology (LUD) 155.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 14.9x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenaris (TS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Luda Technology (LUD) -56.0%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Luda Technology (LUD) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) and Luda Technology (LUD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TS, BKR and LUD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 10. 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.