Halliburton Company (HAL) vs Weatherford International PLC (WFRD)

Halliburton Company and Weatherford International PLC are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. Halliburton Company is the larger, with a market value of $26.4B against $6.0B — 4.4× the size. Halliburton Company trades at the lower P/E: 13.4× against 14.7×. Halliburton Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.53% against −5.65%. Halliburton Company has the higher net margin (8.90% vs 8.64%) and the lower return on invested capital (10.7% vs 16.0%). Both pay a dividend; Halliburton Company yields more (2.12% vs 1.33%). Across the 22 metrics below, Halliburton Company leads on 11 and Weatherford International PLC on 11.

Valuation

Metric HAL WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
P/E 13.41 14.72 20.53
P/S 1.19 1.27 1.08
P/B 2.39 2.99 1.64
Price to free cash flow 14.62 10.13 12.36
EV/EBITDA 7.98 7.20 8.00
EV/Sales 1.42 1.33 1.29
Earnings yield 7.46% 6.80% 3.88%
Free cash flow yield 6.84% 9.87% 5.18%

Profitability

Metric HAL WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Gross margin 14.94% 30.80% 22.88%
Operating margin 12.58% 12.41% 7.44%
Net margin 8.90% 8.64% 4.12%
Free cash flow margin 8.11% 12.82% 3.10%
Return on equity 18.69% 22.76% 5.46%
Return on assets 7.81% 7.64% 2.63%
Return on invested capital 10.72% 16.00% 4.26%

Growth

Metric HAL WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.53% (5.65%) 4.65%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (47.00%) (12.15%) (13.00%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.96% 5.94% 12.57%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric HAL WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Debt to equity 0.64 0.74 0.44
Current ratio 2.02 2.04 2.04
Net debt to EBITDA 1.46 0.43 1.12

Dividend

Metric HAL WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Dividend yield 2.12% 1.33% 1.49%
Payout ratio 0.28 0.20 0.36

Size

Metric HAL WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Market cap 26.40b 5.97b 1.44b

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