NOV Inc. (NOV) vs Weatherford International PLC (WFRD)

NOV Inc. and Weatherford International PLC are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. NOV Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.6B against $5.5B — 1.2× the size. Weatherford International PLC trades at the lower P/E: 14.9× against 72.8×. NOV Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.72% against −7.17%. Weatherford International PLC has the higher net margin (7.66% vs 1.10%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.8% vs 4.03%). Both pay a dividend; NOV Inc. yields more (1.82% vs 1.41%). Across the 22 metrics below, Weatherford International PLC leads on 13 and NOV Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric NOV WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
P/E 72.81 14.94 22.50
P/S 0.79 1.15 1.17
P/B 1.09 3.06 1.82
Price to free cash flow 11.29 10.30 13.72
EV/EBITDA 8.41 6.55 8.68
EV/Sales 0.85 1.22 1.34
Earnings yield 1.37% 6.69% 3.94%
Free cash flow yield 8.86% 9.71% 5.66%

Profitability

Metric NOV WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Gross margin 20.53% 30.51% 23.26%
Operating margin 5.08% 12.70% 9.34%
Net margin 1.10% 7.66% 4.69%
Free cash flow margin 6.97% 11.41% 5.35%
Return on equity 1.48% 22.13% 4.92%
Return on assets 0.84% 7.15% 2.37%
Return on invested capital 4.03% 17.79% 4.32%

Growth

Metric NOV WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.72%) (7.17%) 6.08%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (75.63%) (12.15%) (13.00%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.50% 5.94% 14.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NOV WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Debt to equity 0.27 0.83 0.46
Current ratio 2.42 2.34 2.07
Net debt to EBITDA 0.18 0.43 0.75

Dividend

Metric NOV WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Dividend yield 1.82% 1.41% 1.51%
Payout ratio 1.33 0.21 0.38

Size

Metric NOV WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Market cap 6.64b 5.45b 1.63b

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