HAL vs SLB
Halliburton and SLB, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- 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.
- SLBSell some
Right now the possible gain isn't worth the risk.
Percent return
- HAL+19.73%
- SLB+38.81%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: HAL $26.1B, SLB $72.7B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: HAL +1.5%, SLB +4.7%. SLB is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: HAL $12, SLB $17. HAL is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: HAL 13¢, SLB 14¢. SLB is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: HAL −$6.36B, SLB −$9.21B. HAL is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: HAL +20%, SLB +39%. SLB is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: HAL 33%, SLB 38%. HAL is ahead.
| Measure | HALHalliburton | SLBSLB |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $32.93 | $50.95 |
| Today | Best in this row: +3.36% | +2.10% |
| 1 month | +1.17% | Best in this row: +4.11% |
| 3 months | Best in this row: −2.12% | −4.59% |
| This year | +18.13% | Best in this row: +34.96% |
| 1 year | +19.73% | Best in this row: +38.81% |
| 5 years | +53.06% | Best in this row: +73.62% |
| From 52-week high | −22.7% | −14.8% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 33% | 38% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $26.1B | $72.7B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 16.3× | 23.9× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | Best in this row: 11.6× | 17.2× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | Best in this row: 1.00× | 1.47× |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 1.2× | 2.0× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | Best in this row: 16.5× | 18.0× |
| Company value vs operating profit | Best in this row: 7.9× | 11.2× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | Best in this row: 0 | 36 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +1.5% | Best in this row: +4.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +3.0% | Best in this row: +8.3% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | −23.6% | Best in this row: −22.6% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +25.1% | Best in this row: +26.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 14.8% | Best in this row: 16.6% |
| Kept as operating profit | 13.2% | Best in this row: 13.8% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 8.9% | 8.4% |
| Kept as spare cash | 7.1% | Best in this row: 11.1% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 18.8% | 11.7% |
| Profit on all money put in | Best in this row: 14.4% | 11.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$6.36B | −$9.21B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.73× | Best in this row: 0.47× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 2.02× | 1.39× |
| Dividend yield | 2.14% | Best in this row: 2.36% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | Best in this row: 28% | 57% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Sell some |
| Why | 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. | Right now the possible gain isn't worth the risk. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 56 | 47 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 56 | 47 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 49 | 32 |
| Our quality score | 70 | Best in this row: 72 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 54 | 47 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +29.7% | +21.9% |
| Average analyst target | $42.71 | $62.13 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 79% | Best in this row: 87% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | Best in this row: +1 | 0 |
| Analysts covering | 14 | 16 |
HAL: our only Buy more, with more analyst upside
Our pick of these: Halliburton
+29.7% to the average analyst target, vs +21.9%
HAL +29.7%, SLB +21.9%.Price trend score 54 of 100, vs 47
HAL 54, SLB 47.Price swings less: 33% a year vs 38%
HAL 33%, SLB 38%.Where it loses: SLB has faster sales growth, +4.7% vs +1.5%
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Prices as of yesterday, 3:59 PM ET. A view, not advice.