HAL vs SLB
Halliburton Co. and SLB Limited, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | HAL | SLB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $22.2B | $35.7B |
| Net income | $1.3B | $3.4B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 9.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | 14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $2.35 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 45.1% | 47.5% |
| Free cash flow | $1.7B | $4.8B |
| Equity | $10.5B | $26.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.47× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.04× | 1.33× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.0% | 8.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
SLB bills 1.6× the revenue of HAL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.7% against 5.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | HAL | SLB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $22.2B | $35.7B |
| FY2024 | $22.9B | $36.3B |
| FY2023 | $23.0B | $33.1B |
| FY2022 | $20.3B | $28.1B |
| FY2021 | $15.3B | $22.9B |
| FY2020 | $14.4B | $23.6B |
| FY2019 | $22.4B | $32.9B |
| FY2018 | $24.0B | $32.8B |
| FY2017 | $20.6B | $30.4B |
| FY2016 | $15.9B | $27.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | HAL | SLB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $3.4B |
| FY2024 | $2.5B | $4.5B |
| FY2023 | $2.6B | $4.2B |
| FY2022 | $1.6B | $3.4B |
| FY2021 | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| FY2020 | $-2.9B | $-10.5B |
| FY2019 | $-1.1B | $-10.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2017 | $-463.0M | $-1.5B |
| FY2016 | $-5.8B | $-1.7B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$13,524,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2024 | −$13,345,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2023 | −$10,117,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2022 | −$7,794,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2021 | −$7,634,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2020 | −$9,156,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2019 | −$10,509,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2018 | −$8,820,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2017 | −$9,820,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2016 | −$11,923,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2015 | −$11,842,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2014 | −$15,710,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2013 | −$15,864,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2012 | −$13,228,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2011 | −$11,750,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2010 | −$8,699,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2009 | −$8,027,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2008 | −$8,884,000,000 | SLB |
| FY2007 | −$8,013,000,000 | SLB |
SLB has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.8 pp | SLB |
| FY2024 | −1.7 pp | SLB |
| FY2023 | −1.3 pp | SLB |
| FY2022 | −4.6 pp | SLB |
| FY2021 | +1.2 pp | HAL |
| FY2020 | +24.1 pp | HAL |
| FY2019 | +25.7 pp | HAL |
| FY2018 | +0.3 pp | HAL |
| FY2017 | +2.7 pp | HAL |
| FY2016 | −30.5 pp | SLB |
| FY2015 | −8.8 pp | SLB |
| FY2014 | −0.7 pp | SLB |
| FY2013 | −7.7 pp | SLB |
| FY2012 | −3.9 pp | SLB |
| FY2011 | −2.3 pp | SLB |
| FY2010 | −5.7 pp | SLB |
| FY2009 | −6.0 pp | SLB |
| FY2008 | −8.0 pp | SLB |
| FY2007 | +0.9 pp | HAL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between HAL and SLB over this period.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SLB's net margin has been more volatile than HAL's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 16.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.9.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between HAL and SLB over these 19 fiscal years — HAL led in 6 and SLB in 13.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HAL's return on equity has been more volatile than SLB's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 23.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 21.7.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between HAL and SLB over these 19 fiscal years — HAL led in 12 and SLB in 7.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.