Which is more profitable, Halliburton or SLB?

SLB keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Halliburton or SLB?

Halliburton grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Halliburton or SLB?

Halliburton costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Halliburton or SLB?

SLB would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Halliburton vs SLB stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Halliburton grows faster and is cheaper for its profits. SLB is more profitable and has less debt.

Side by side

	Halliburton	SLB
	$27.9 billion	$76.3 billion
	5.8%	9.4%
	+9.0%	+8.6%
	21.8×	22.6×
	1.6 years	1.2 years
	9.6%	10.4%
	1.7%	2.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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