Halliburton vs SLB
HAL and SLB side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HAL and SLB compare
SLB is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Halliburton ($79.8B against $30.1B).
On earnings, Halliburton is cheaper: it trades at 18.9× trailing earnings, against 26.0× for SLB.
SLB grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.5% versus 0.63% for Halliburton).
SLB keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.5% compared with 7.2% at Halliburton.
Both pay dividends: Halliburton yields 1.9% and SLB 2.2%.
Halliburton scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for SLB), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HAL | SLB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $30.1B | $79.8B |
| Share price | $36.17 | $53.74 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.6% | 45.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 46.5% | 60.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | 0.73 |
| Employees | 46K | 109K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.9× (better) | 26.0× |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 2.2× |
| P/B | 2.7× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× (better) | 12.2× |
| P/FCF | 17.5× | 16.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 6.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $32.03 | $39.80 |
| Margin of safety | −12.9% (better) | −35.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.63% | 2.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.0% (better) | 8.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.0% (better) | −24.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −10.7% (better) | −29.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 11.4% | – |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 8.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 13.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 14.9% (better) | 13.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.43 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.53 | 0.98 (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.44 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.55 (better) | 2.95 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 2.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 35.7% | 54.7% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% (better) | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% (better) | 3.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.2% | 92.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.43% | 0.19% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$42.8M | −$25.6M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.1% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- HAL stock overview
- HAL income statement
- HAL valuation and score
- SLB stock overview
- SLB income statement
- SLB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.