BKR vs HAL
Baker Hughes and Halliburton, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- BKRBuy more11%
Baker Hughes' report on Oct 27 beat profit forecasts by 11%, and its sales grew 3.7% over the past year.
- HALBuy more3.5%
Halliburton's report on Oct 20 beat profit forecasts by 3.5%, and it trades at 16 times its past year's earnings, below the 21 it typically traded at from April to July.
Percent return
- BKR+2.52%
- HAL+19.73%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: BKR $58.3B, HAL $26.1B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: BKR +3.7%, HAL +1.5%. BKR is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: BKR $18, HAL $12. HAL is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: BKR 12¢, HAL 13¢. HAL is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: BKR −$12.9B, HAL −$6.36B. HAL is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: BKR +2.5%, HAL +20%. HAL is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: BKR 38%, HAL 33%. HAL is ahead.
| Measure | BKRBaker Hughes | HALHalliburton |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $49.40 | $32.93 |
| Today | Best in this row: +3.41% | +3.36% |
| 1 month | −12.44% | Best in this row: +1.17% |
| 3 months | −23.41% | Best in this row: −2.12% |
| This year | +10.20% | Best in this row: +18.13% |
| 1 year | +2.52% | Best in this row: +19.73% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +127.13% | +53.06% |
| From 52-week high | −28.3% | −22.7% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 38% | Best in this row: 33% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $58.3B | $26.1B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 18.8× | Best in this row: 16.3× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 17.6× | Best in this row: 11.6× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 2.48× | Best in this row: 1.00× |
| Price to sales | 1.6× | Best in this row: 1.2× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | Best in this row: 14.7× | 16.5× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 12.0× | Best in this row: 7.9× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | 39 | Best in this row: 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | Best in this row: +3.7% | +1.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | Best in this row: +9.4% | +3.0% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | Best in this row: +7.0% | −23.6% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +9.4% | Best in this row: +25.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 23.7% | 14.8% |
| Kept as operating profit | 12.2% | Best in this row: 13.2% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 10.1% | 8.9% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 11.2% | 7.1% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 15.1% | Best in this row: 18.8% |
| Profit on all money put in | 12.1% | Best in this row: 14.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$12.9B | Best in this row: −$6.36B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.89× | Best in this row: 0.73× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 1.24× | Best in this row: 2.02× |
| Dividend yield | 1.92% | Best in this row: 2.14% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | 32% | Best in this row: 28% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Baker Hughes' report on Oct 27 beat profit forecasts by 11%, and its sales grew 3.7% over the past year. | Halliburton's report on Oct 20 beat profit forecasts by 3.5%, and it trades at 16 times its past year's earnings, below the 21 it typically traded at from April to July. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 50 | Best in this row: 56 |
| Our value score | 35 | Best in this row: 56 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 52 | 49 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 72 | 70 |
| Our price trend score | 42 | Best in this row: 54 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +41.8% | +29.7% |
| Average analyst target | $70.07 | $42.71 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 80% | 79% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | +1 | +1 |
| Analysts covering | 15 | 14 |
BKR: faster sales growth
Our pick of these: Baker Hughes
Sales growth +3.7% vs +1.5%
BKR +3.7%, HAL +1.5%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 4.74 vs no growth
BKR 4.74, HAL no growth.+41.8% to the average analyst target, vs +29.7%
BKR +41.8%, HAL +29.7%.Where it loses: HAL has a better past year, +19.7% vs +2.5%
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